I feel like this airport was probalby a real gem a few years back, before Puerto Escondido started…read moregaining international interest. It is small airport, with only one baggage claim carousel, a small parking lot, and only a few airlines operating. Some airlines have flights going in and out only on certain days of the week only.
When we arrived, we had no issue at all. We grabbed our luggage and met our friends outside in the small parking lot moments later. When we left to fly out, a few days later, we checked our bags and got through the small security line very quickly. However when we got to the waiting area, where the gates were located, it was chaotic and only became more so.
On a positive note, the airport had a small outpost for a cute, local cafe, and a really cute souvenir shop, as well as a couple of places to purchase drinks or snacks.
However, had we wanted to sit down, it would have been impossible, as all of the chairs were taken, and the standing areas were filling up. Also, as soon as some of the flights were getting ready to board, the entire waiting area turned into lines, with nowhere to stand.
We were with a group of five adults, pretty much standing in the entrance to the souvenir shop, with lines forming all around us. Basically by virtue of being at the airport, we were standing in a boarding line, even if we wee not boarding, as there was nowhere to go.
Aside from remodeling the airport and adding on, it seems that they could stagger the flights a bit. It seemed that many of the flights were leaving around the same time, creating a huge crowd all it once.
I can imagine that a few years back, it was probably a nice, leisurely airport to sip a coffee, shop for souvenirs and wait for a flight. That time has long since passed and changes are badly needed.
