ASUR Announces Total Passenger Traffic for December 2023
Passenger traffic increased year-on-year by 4.5% in Mexico and 11.2% in Puerto Rico and decreased 10.8% in Colombia
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: ASR; BMV: ASUR), ASUR, a leading international airport group with operations in Mexico, the U.S. and Colombia, today announced that passenger traffic for December 2023 reached a total of 6.5 million passengers, representing an increase of 1.8% compared to December 2022.
Passenger traffic presented year-on-year increases of 4.5% in Mexico, 11.2% in Puerto Rico, while it decreased 10.8% in Colombia. Passenger traffic growth in Mexico and Puerto Rico was driven primarily by increases in international traffic of 9.6% and 27.2%, respectively, while domestic traffic decreased 1.1% in Mexico and increased 9.6% in Puerto Rico. Passenger traffic in Colombia remained negatively affected by the suspension of operations of two local airlines in the beginning of 2023 which resulted in an 14.2% decline in domestic traffic while international traffic increased 4.0% year-on-year.
This announcement reflects comparisons between the periods December 1 through December 31, 2023 and 2022. Transit and general aviation passengers are excluded from traffic measures in Mexico and Colombia.
Passenger Traffic Summary
December
% Chg
Year to date
% Chg
2022
2023
2022
2023
Mexico
3,863,469
4,035,410
4.5
39,523,958
43,467,984
10.0
Domestic Traffic
1,860,661
1,840,849
(1.1)
18,700,737
21,272,863
13.8
International Traffic
2,002,808
2,194,561
9.6
20,823,221
22,195,121
6.6
San Juan, Puerto Rico
997,444
1,109,409
11.2
10,310,990
12,197,553
18.3
Domestic Traffic
907,519
995,024
9.6
9,404,031
10,919,299
16.1
International Traffic
89,925
114,385
27.2
906,959
1,278,254
40.9
Colombia
1,559,866
1,390,788
(10.8)
16,506,196
14,895,709
(9.8)
Domestic Traffic
1,270,380
1,089,695
(14.2)
13,718,590
11,920,378
(13.1)
International Traffic
289,486
301,093
4.0
2,787,606
2,975,331
6.7
Total Traffic
6,420,779
6,535,607
1.8
66,341,144
70,561,246
6.4
Domestic Traffic
4,038,560
3,925,568
(2.8)
41,823,358
44,112,540
5.5
International Traffic
2,382,219
2,610,039
9.6
24,517,786
26,448,706
7.9
Mexico Passenger Traffic
December
% Chg
Year to date
% Chg
2022
2023
2022
2023
Domestic Traffic
1,860,661
1,840,849
(1.1)
18,700,737
21,272,863
13.8
CUN
Cancun
1,050,521
961,582
(8.5)
10,705,897
11,842,217
10.6
CZM
Cozumel
10,557
23,595
123.5
173,506
203,999
17.6
HUX
Huatulco
78,694
62,396
(20.7)
878,959
796,414
(9.4)
MID
Merida
301,884
313,486
3.8
2,811,644
3,350,258
19.2
MTT
Minatitlan
9,113
13,166
44.5
100,754
134,392
33.4
OAX
Oaxaca
121,516
137,469
13.1
1,111,877
1,477,600
32.9
TAP
Tapachula
48,752
57,355
17.6
489,547
537,472
9.8
VER
Veracruz
119,522
138,490
15.9
1,241,734
1,562,819
25.9
VSA
Villahermosa
120,102
133,310
11.0
1,186,819
1,367,692
15.2
International Traffic
2,002,808
2,194,561
9.6
20,823,221
22,195,121
6.6
CUN
Cancun
1,884,068
2,059,633
9.3
19,637,064
20,908,196
6.5
CZM
Cozumel
49,642
52,160
5.1
489,764
473,504
(3.3)
HUX
Huatulco
14,923
20,025
34.2
92,076
118,300
28.5
MID
Merida
25,709
30,028
16.8
267,974
323,845
20.8
MTT
Minatitlan
661
593
(10.3)
11,264
7,726
(31.4)
OAX
Oaxaca
16,298
17,948
10.1
192,157
215,442
12.1
TAP
Tapachula
1,179
874
(25.9)
13,707
16,272
18.7
VER
Veracruz
7,449
10,790
44.9
91,844
102,875
12.0
VSA
Villahermosa
2,879
2,510
(12.8)
27,371
28,961
5.8
Traffic Total Mexico
3,863,469
4,035,410
4.5
39,523,958
43,467,984
10.0
CUN
Cancun
2,934,589
3,021,215
3.0
30,342,961
32,750,413
7.9
CZM
Cozumel
60,199
75,755
25.8
663,270
677,503
2.1
HUX
Huatulco
93,617
82,421
(12.0)
971,035
914,714
(5.8)
MID
Merida
327,593
343,514
4.9
3,079,618
3,674,103
19.3
MTT
Minatitlan
9,774
13,759
40.8
112,018
142,118
26.9
OAX
Oaxaca
137,814
155,417
12.8
1,304,034
1,693,042
29.8
TAP
Tapachula
49,931
58,229
16.6
503,254
553,744
10.0
VER
Veracruz
126,971
149,280
17.6
1,333,578
1,665,694
24.9
VSA
Villahermosa
122,981
135,820
10.4
1,214,190
1,396,653
15.0
US Passenger Traffic, San Juan Airport (LMM)
December
% Chg
Year to date
% Chg
2022
2023
2022
2023
SJU Total
997,444
1,109,409
11.2
10,310,990
12,197,553
18.3
Domestic Traffic
907,519
995,024
9.6
9,404,031
10,919,299
16.1
International Traffic
89,925
114,385
27.2
906,959
1,278,254
40.9
Colombia Passenger Traffic Airplan
December
% Chg
Year to date
% Chg
2022
2023
2022
2023
Domestic Traffic
1,270,380
1,089,695
(14.2)
13,718,590
11,920,378
(13.1)
MDE
Rionegro
950,281
788,658
(17.0)
10,185,489
8,804,497
(13.6)
EOH
Medellin
116,101
119,559
3.0
1,264,382
1,242,806
(1.7)
MTR
Monteria
140,909
128,769
(8.6)
1,569,389
1,288,100
(17.9)
APO
Carepa
20,370
16,801
(17.5)
263,093
205,052
(22.1)
UIB
Quibdo
39,328
32,387
(17.6)
379,948
353,504
(7.0)
CZU
Corozal
3,391
3,521
3.8
56,289
26,419
(53.1)
International Traffic
289,486
301,093
4.0
2,787,606
2,975,331
6.7
MDE
Rionegro
289,486
301,093
4.0
2,787,606
2,975,331
6.7
EOH
Medellin
MTR
Monteria
-
-
-
-
APO
Carepa
-
-
-
-
UIB
Quibdo
-
-
-
-
CZU
Corozal
-
-
-
-
Traffic Total Colombia
1,559,866
1,390,788
(10.8)
16,506,196
14,895,709
(9.8)
MDE
Rionegro
1,239,767
1,089,751
(12.1)
12,973,095
11,779,828
(9.2)
EOH
Medellin
116,101
119,559
3.0
1,264,382
1,242,806
(1.7)
MTR
Monteria
140,909
128,769
(8.6)
1,569,389
1,288,100
(17.9)
APO
Carepa
20,370
16,801
(17.5)
263,093
205,052
(22.1)
UIB
Quibdo
39,328
32,387
(17.6)
379,948
353,504
(7.0)
CZU
Corozal
3,391
3,521
3.8
56,289
26,419
(53.1)
About ASUR Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A.B. de C.V. (ASUR) is a leading international airport operator with a portfolio of concessions to operate, maintain and develop 16 airports in the Americas. This comprises nine airports in southeast Mexico, including Cancun Airport, the most important tourist destination in Mexico, the Caribbean and Latin America, and six airports in northern Colombia, including Medellin international airport (Rio Negro), the second busiest in Colombia. ASUR is also a 60% JV partner in Aerostar Airport Holdings, LLC, operator of the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport serving the capital of Puerto Rico, San Juan. San Juan's Airport is the island's primary gateway for international and mainland-US destinations and was the first, and currently the only major airport in the US to have successfully completed a public-private partnership under the FAA Pilot Program. Headquartered in Mexico, ASUR is listed both on the Mexican Bolsa, where it trades under the symbol ASUR, and on the NYSE in the U.S., where it trades under the symbol ASR. One ADS represents ten (10) series B shares. For more information, visit www.asur.com.mx.