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Calafia Airlines offers adventure to and from Rocky Point

The Calafia Airlines flight between Puerto Peñasco and Tijuana launched onto the local scene and into the skies at the end of April 2022, hitting the tarmac running and quickly meeting goals of average 70% passenger occupancy. While bringing Puerto Peñasco and Tijuana effortlessly accessible to each other via the just over 40-minute flight, an […]

Flights from Phoenix-Puerto Peñasco to start in October

Swift Air announces aerial connectivity to Puerto Peñasco, with a twice weekly Phoenix – Puerto Peñasco flight route set to begin October 5th . Bruce Stratford, Swift President, explained flights will be on a typical commercial Boeing 737 with capacity for over 150 passengers, linking the Aeropuerto Internacional Mar de Cortés in Puerto Peñasco and […]

New flights + CBX = Easy access to/from San Diego!

The new TAR Airlines flights in Puerto Peñasco to/from spots in Mexico, including Hermosillo here in Sonora, Cd. Juárez in Chihuahua, and Tijuana, Baja California tickles our own travel lust though one of the main goals is to attract new markets to Puerto Peñasco’s beaches.  The Thursday and Sunday flights, which began Thursday, July 21st, […]

TAR flights start mañana – July 21

On Thursday, July 21st, the first TAR flights between Puerto Peñasco, Hermosillo, Tijuana, and Cd. Juárez will begin, offering new connectivity meant to promote Puerto Peñasco regionally, nationally, and internationally. The first TAR flight is scheduled to fly into the Mar de Cortés International Airport at 10:30 a.m., where additional information will be presented about […]

State Tourism Commission promotes new Peñasco flight

The Sonora State Tourism Commission recently held a press conference at the renowned Hotel Sheraton in Mexico City to promote new commercial flights between Puerto Peñasco and the cities of Tijuana in Baja California, Cd. Juárez in Chihuahua, and Hermosillo.  The event included participation of the Peñasco Convention and Visitors Bureau (OCV), Directors from TAR […]

Creation of Local Committee on Flight Routes

Puerto Peñasco, Sonora. June 13, 2016.  The Local Committee on Flight Routes was recently formed to guarantee Puerto Peñasco’s air connectivity with other cities in Mexico and abroad, while seeking the possibility of new destinations. Jorge Valdéz Félix, City Economic Development Coordinator, present on behalf of the local administration, explained the committee seeks to further […]

Airlines take another look at Puerto Peñasco

During his recent tour through Puerto Peñasco, incoming State Secretary of Tourism Jesús Antonio Berumen announced the possibility of having two separate airlines connect the city with both international and national flights is currently being analyzed with various companies. This could happen as early as before the end of the year. The state official indicated […]

Executive flights confirmed between Hermosillo – Puerto Peñasco

Though not specifically a tourist service, a new company will soon begin to operate flights twice a week between Puerto Peñasco – Hermosillo, confirms Héctor Vázquez del Mercado, President of the Puerto Peñasco Convention and Visitors Bureau (OCV). The aerial service will be carried out by the company Servicios Aéreos MIRA, based out of Aguascalientes, […]

Aeroméxico temporarily suspends Puerto Peñasco flight

By Azucena Mazón The Hermosillo – Puerto Peñasco – Las Vegas flight route of Aeroméxico will be suspended for about three months, period which historically has been a lower tourism season for the area, remarked Puerto Peñasco Convention and Visitors Bureau (OCV) President Héctor Vásquez del Mercado. As of January 9th, after consulting with the […]

Flights from Tucson to Rocky Point? Survey explores option

In exploring future flight options in and out of Puerto Peñasco, a survey concerning possible routes (and connections) through Tucson, AZ is now being widely distributed among local Puerto Peñasco residents and visitors. According to the local Convention and Visitors Bureau, those conducting the survey are looking at travel needs between Tucson and cities in […]

Buzz about projects in Puerto Peñasco

Each year there is always buzz about the possibility of exciting projects coming to Puerto Peñasco.  Some of this excitement in the past was stirred up with the development of the Coastal Highway, which has offered a wonderful “short-cut” to Baja California (and subsequently Yuma, AZ and parts Northwest of the city), the inauguration of […]