Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A.B. de C.V., known as ASUR, is a Mexican airport operator headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico. It operates 9 airports in the southeastern states of Mexico, including that of Cancún. It is the third largest airport services company by passenger traffic in Mexico. It serves approximately 23 million passengers annually.[2]
ASUR is listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange and in the NYSE. It is a constituent of the IPC, the main benchmark index of the Mexican Stock Exchange.
History
ASUR was created in 1996 as the Mexican government started the privatisation of the country airport network. In 2000, ASUR launched its IPO on the NYSE (through ADRs) and the Mexican Stock Exchange, making 74.9% of the capital public. In 2004, Fernando Chico Pardo becomes the main shareholder of the company. In 2005, the government privatized its remaining 11.1% shares it owned in ASUR, making the company 100% privately held.[3]
In 2008, ASUR reached 17.8 million yearly passengers. In 2012, 19.3 million passengers travelled through ASUR's airports.[3] In 2013, 21 million passengers were recorded in ASUR's airports.[4]
In November 2011, ASUR agreed to sell 49% of its shares of Inversiones y Tecnicas Aeroportuarias (ITA) to the transport company ADO.[5]
In July 2012, in a 50/50 joint-venture with Highstar Capital, ASUR won the bid to operate the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (San Juan, Puerto Rico) for a 40-year term.[6][7]
In December 2015, ASUR signed a deal with SunPower to purchase 36 megawatts of solar energy to power its network of airports and comply with its objective to reduce carbon emissions.[8][9]
In March 2016, amid a financial crisis of domestic competitor OMA (Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte), ASUR considered acquiring the airport operator.[10]
Airports
Airports in Mexico
Map
Airports in the Caribbean and South America
Passenger numbers
See also
- List of airports in Mexico
- List of the busiest airports in Mexico
- Busiest airports in North America
- Busiest airports in Latin America
- Airfields in Baja California
- Airfields in Baja California Sur
- Small airstrips
- Military bases
- Air Force bases
- Naval air bases
- Lists of airports
- International airports
- Defunct airports
- Airports by ICAO code
- Airlines of Mexico
- Airline hubs
- Airline destinations
- Transportation in Mexico
- Tourism in Mexico
- Federal Civil Aviation Agency
- Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
- Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico
- Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte
- Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares
- List of busiest airports by passenger traffic
- Metropolitan areas of Mexico
External links
References
- Financial Information Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, March 2025, retrieved May 2, 2025^
- Our Airports Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, January 2018, retrieved January 5, 2018^
- Company history Asur.com.mx, retrieved 2016-04-22^
- Mexican airports group ASUR records robust traffic increase in 2013 Moodiereport.com, 7 January 2014, retrieved 2016-04-23^
- Asur vende 49% de ITA a grupo ADO Eluniversal.com.mx, 8 November 2011, retrieved 2016-04-23^
- Alfonso Rodriguez. Mexico's ASUR wins Puerto Rico airport concession Foxnews.com, 20 July 2012, retrieved 2016-04-23^
- San Juan airport tender won by Aerostar, an ASUR–Highstar Capital consortium Centreforaviation.com, 30 July 2012, retrieved 2016-04-23^
- Miriam Posada. Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste anunció que adquirirá energía solar Umam.mx, 16 December 2015, retrieved 2016-04-23^
- SunPower Tackling 36 MW Of PV In Mexico Solarindustrymag.com, 17 December 2015, retrieved 2016-04-23^
- Arturo Medina Galindo. Reportan problemas financieros de OMA y entraría ASUR 'al quite' Reportur.com, 7 March 2016, retrieved 2016-04-23^
- ASUR wins San Juan's Luis Muñoz Marín Airport Aeropuertos del Sureste, retrieved August 28, 2013^
- Passenger Traffic Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, January 2026, retrieved January 13, 2026^