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'''Ciudad Potaxie International Airport''' (IATA: '''PCX''', ICAO: '''FPCX''', FASA LID: '''FPCX'''), officially '''South Floptropica Ciudad Potaxie International Airport''', is a city-owned public airport in [[Ciudad Potaxie]], [[Floptropica]]. Located 3 mi (4.8 km) northwest of Downtown Ciudad Potaxie, the airport serves both the city and the [[Greater Ciudad Potaxie|Greater Ciudad Potaxie area]]. Until June 2011, the airport was named Ciudad Potaxie International Airport.  
'''Ciudad Potaxie International Airport''' (IATA: '''PCX''', ICAO: '''FPCX''', FASA LID: '''FPCX'''), officially '''South Floptropica Ciudad Potaxie International Airport''', is a city-owned public airport in [[Ciudad Potaxie]], [[Floptropica]]. Located 3 mi (4.8 km) northwest of Downtown Ciudad Potaxie, the airport serves both the city and the [[Greater Ciudad Potaxie|Greater Ciudad Potaxie area]]. Until June 2011, the airport was named Ciudad Potaxie International Airport.  


PCX is both Floptropica and the entire Carribean's busiest airport, handling over 15 million passengers a year. It is situated three miles northwest of Downtown Ciudad Potaxie, meaning strict height restrictions are enforced for buildings nearby. In 2022, PCX began construction on two new concourses, replacing the current terminal, which was last updated in 1983, and could only handle up to 8 million passengers per year. The new departure and arrivals facility opened in July 2024, with passengers being transported to the current terminnal by a 10-minute bus ride. A second runway opened in July 2024 as well. The first new concourse is expected to open by June 2025, followed by the second international concourse in 2027. These projects will bring the airport's capacity to 30 million, which PCX is expected to reach by 2050.
PCX is both Floptropica and the entire Carribean's second-busiest airport, handling over 9 million passengers a year. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, PCX handled nearly 14 million passengers in 2019. Due to Floptropica's strict travel restrictions during the pandemic, passenger numbers are expected to pass pre-COVID levels by 2026, and reach 20 million per year by 2030. The airport is situated three miles northwest of Downtown Ciudad Potaxie, meaning strict height restrictions are enforced for buildings nearby. In 2022, PCX began construction on two new concourses, replacing the current terminal, which was last updated in 1983, and could only handle up to 8 million passengers per year. The new departure and arrivals facility opened in July 2024, with passengers being transported to the current terminnal by a 10-minute bus ride. A second runway opened in July 2024 as well. The first new concourse is expected to open by June 2025, followed by the second international concourse in 2027. These projects will bring the airport's capacity to 30 million, which PCX is expected to reach by 2050.
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Latest revision as of 22:19, 19 September 2024

South Floptropica Ciudad Potaxie International Airport
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Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorCity of Ciudad Potaxie
ServesGreater Ciudad Potaxie
LocationCiudad Potaxie, Potaxiene, Floptropica
Opened1939, 85 years ago
Hub forFloptropican Airlines
POSAY Flop Airways
Flopavia
Elevation AMSL67 ft / 20 m
Websitewww.flycpx.fl
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12L/30R 11,000 3,353 Asphalt Concrete
12C/30C 11,000 3,353 Asphalt Concrete
12R/30L 11,000 3,353 Asphalt Concrete
Statistics (2023)
Total Passengers9,650,274
Aircraft movements164,619

Ciudad Potaxie International Airport (IATA: PCX, ICAO: FPCX, FASA LID: FPCX), officially South Floptropica Ciudad Potaxie International Airport, is a city-owned public airport in Ciudad Potaxie, Floptropica. Located 3 mi (4.8 km) northwest of Downtown Ciudad Potaxie, the airport serves both the city and the Greater Ciudad Potaxie area. Until June 2011, the airport was named Ciudad Potaxie International Airport.

PCX is both Floptropica and the entire Carribean's second-busiest airport, handling over 9 million passengers a year. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, PCX handled nearly 14 million passengers in 2019. Due to Floptropica's strict travel restrictions during the pandemic, passenger numbers are expected to pass pre-COVID levels by 2026, and reach 20 million per year by 2030. The airport is situated three miles northwest of Downtown Ciudad Potaxie, meaning strict height restrictions are enforced for buildings nearby. In 2022, PCX began construction on two new concourses, replacing the current terminal, which was last updated in 1983, and could only handle up to 8 million passengers per year. The new departure and arrivals facility opened in July 2024, with passengers being transported to the current terminnal by a 10-minute bus ride. A second runway opened in July 2024 as well. The first new concourse is expected to open by June 2025, followed by the second international concourse in 2027. These projects will bring the airport's capacity to 30 million, which PCX is expected to reach by 2050.