<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-center">History Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">It was inaugurated on March 1, 1951, by then-president of Mexico, Miguel Alem&aacute;n Vald&eacute;s, and the governor of the state of Jalisco, Jos&eacute; de Jes&uacute;s Gonz&aacute;lez Gallo.The airport is named after Miguel Hidalgo, leader of the Mexican War of Independence.</p>
<p class="blog-para">On May 24, 1993, the airport parking lot was the scene of a deadly firefight between the Logan Heights Gang working for the Tijuana Cartel and the Sinaloa Cartel. Seven people were killed including Catholic Archbishop Juan Jesus Posadas Ocampo.</p>
<p class="blog-para">In 2020, it was announced that the Grupo Aeroportuario del Pac&iacute;fico group have invested around $14 billion pesos to build a new runway and terminal building, along with new facilities and improvements such as an expanded parking lot, a hotel, office block, and a solar-powered plant. Additionally, the airport aims to expand services to the United States as well as Europe. Expected to be completed by 2024, it is part of GAP's new expansion plan for its airports in the state of Jalisco, both Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta, and its total budget is $18 billion pesos. Aerom&eacute;xico introduced flights to Madrid on a Boeing 787 in December 2021. This is the Guadalajara airport's first nonstop link to Europe.</p>
<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-left">Terminals Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport</h2>
<ul>
<li class="blog-li">Airport's main entrance</li>
<li class="blog-li">Terminal map</li>
<li class="blog-li">Main corridor at the airport</li>
<li class="blog-li">Concourse A at the airport</li>
<li class="blog-li">Concourse D (now Concourse C) at the airport</li>
<li class="blog-li">Local baggage claim</li>
<li class="blog-li">Passenger terminal</li>
</ul>
<p class="blog-para">The Passenger Terminal, or Terminal 1, is used by all airlines for international and domestic flights. The terminal has customs facilities. There are also 27 remote parking positions. It also has 12 jetways and 4 concourses:</p>
<ul>
<li class="blog-li">Concourse A - Airside Walk-up A1 through A8</li>
<li class="blog-li">Concourse B - Jetway gates B10 through B13</li>
<li class="blog-li">Concourse C - Jetway gates C30 through C37</li>
<li class="blog-li">Concourse D - Lower level, Bus gates D40 through D50</li>
<li class="blog-li">Cargo terminal Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport</li>
<li class="blog-li">The Cargo Terminal was recently expanded and has a capacity to store approximately 350,000 tons of goods annually in its 27,000 square meters. It has six positions that can handle any kind of major aircraft.</li>
</ul>
<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-left">Amenities Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport</h2>
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<li class="blog-li">Restaurants</li>
<li class="blog-li">Burger King</li>
<li class="blog-li">California Pizza Kitchen</li>
<li class="blog-li">Carl's Jr.</li>
<li class="blog-li">Chili's</li>
<li class="blog-li">Corner Bar</li>
<li class="blog-li">De Volada Grab N' Go</li>
<li class="blog-li">El Quijote</li>
<li class="blog-li">Fronteras Bar</li>
<li class="blog-li">Guacamole Mexican Grill</li>
<li class="blog-li">Johnny Rockets</li>
<li class="blog-li">Krispy Kreme</li>
<li class="blog-li">La Pausa</li>
<li class="blog-li">Los Tres Amigos Tacos</li>
<li class="blog-li">Medas</li>
<li class="blog-li">Natural Break</li>
<li class="blog-li">Sbarro</li>
<li class="blog-li">Starbucks</li>
<li class="blog-li">Subway</li>
<li class="blog-li">Wings</li>
<li class="blog-li">Car rental</li>
<li class="blog-li">Avis</li>
<li class="blog-li">Enterprise</li>
<li class="blog-li">Hertz</li>
<li class="blog-li">Veico Car Rental</li>
<li class="blog-li">City Car Rental</li>
<li class="blog-li">Mex Rent A Car</li>
</ul>
<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-left">Local Conflicts Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">The expansion projects have been delayed due to conflicts with the local residents. Also, several protests were made, blocking the parking lot access many times. These expansion projects include new and better access to the terminal, and it would take three years to build a second runway (including two years of land preparation and one to build the base and pave it). The locals argue that Grupo Aeroportuario del Pac&iacute;fico has debts to the land where the airport sits on because of expropriation of land, which was taken from locals in 1975 to expand the airport.</p>
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