 guadalajara international airport (spanish: aeropuerto internacional de guadalajara), ceremonial name don miguel hidalgo y costilla international airport , is the main airport of mexico's second-largest city guadalajara. it opened in 1966 and is located 16&nbsp;km south of the city center. in 2013, the airport handled 8'148,000 passengers. it is mexico's third busiest airport, after mexico city international airport and cancÃºn international airport and second busiest for cargo flights. guadalajara's international airport is composed of two runways and two terminals. it is also a major airport for connections, being a hub for aeromÃ©xico/aeromÃ©xÃ­co connect"aeromexico increases its connectivity to provide additional benefits to all of its clients", press release, aeromexico, may 7, 2014 and volaris, for which is a primary gateway to the united states. it is also a focus city for vivaaerobus. flights are offered to destinations within mexico and to central america and the united states. the airport is named for miguel hidalgo, who began the war that brought mexican independence from spain. he has been called the "father of mexican independence". the airport is being renovated and expanded under a project that will allow it to double its operating capacity by 2007. this renovation includes a new terminal 1 concourse and four additional taxiways. the new terminal 2 was r
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