Puerto Vallarta: Selected Years Winter Int’l Network 1965 – 2008

Published at 2230GMT 03FEB24

AeroRoutes' daily update in early-January 2024 was published in Puerto Vallarta, where it inspired this 2-part series of Puerto Vallarta's historical international network on selected years, during Northern winter season.

Part 1 of this feature focuses on international service of Puerto Vallarta during Northern winter season, appeared in ABC World Airways Guide and Official Airline Guide. ABC and OAG historical information mostly covers scheduled regular service, therefore charter carriers or certain charter flights are not included in this list. Except 1965 entry, US domestic sector of international flights by US carriers and Mexico domestic sectors flown by Mexican carriers are excluded.

December 1965
Mexicana
3 weekly DC6 Mexico City – Guadalajara – Puerto Vallarta – Mazatlán – Los Angles
4 weekly DC6 Mexico City – Puerto Vallarta – Mazatlán – Los Angeles

December 1984
Aeromexico
Houston – Puerto Vallarta 1 daily DC9

American Airlines
Dallas/Ft. Worth – Puerto Vallarta 2 weekly 727
Dallas/Ft. Worth – Puerto Vallarta – Guadalajara – Dallas/Ft. Worth 3 weekly 727
Dallas/Ft. Worth – Guadalajara – Puerto Vallarta – Dallas/Ft. Worth 2 weekly 727

Continental
Houston – Puerto Vallarta 2 weekly DC9, 1 weekly 727

Frontier Airlines
Albuquerque – Puerto Vallarta – Mazatlán 4 weekly 737-200
El Paso – Puerto Vallarta – Mazatlán 3 weekly 737-200

Mexicana
Chicago O'Hare – Puerto Vallarta 1 daily 727
Dallas/Ft. Worth – Puerto Vallarta 1 daily 727
Los Angeles – Puerto Vallarta 1 daily 727
San Francisco – Puerto Vallarta 1 daily DC10
Seattle – Puerto Vallarta 5 weekly 727

Republic Airlines
Phoenix – Mazatlán – Puerto Vallarta 1 daily MD80

Western Airlines
Los Angeles – Puerto Vallarta 5 weekly DC10

January 1987
American Airlines
Dallas/Ft. Worth – Puerto Vallarta 1 daily 727

Continental
Houston – Puerto Vallarta 1 weekly 727
Houston – Puerto Vallarta – Guadalajara – Houston 6 weekly 727

Mexicana
Puerto Vallarta – Chicago O'Hare 1 daily 727
Puerto Vallarta – Dallas/Ft. Worth 1 daily 727
Puerto Vallarta – Denver 2 weekly 727
Puerto Vallarta – Los Angeles 1 daily 727
Puerto Vallarta – San Antonio 4 weekly 727
Puerto Vallarta – San Francisco 5 weekly DC10, 2 weekly 727
Puerto Vallarta – Seattle 5 weekly 727

Northwest Airlines
Memphis – Puerto Vallarta 2 weekly DC9 (3 from 16FEB87)

Western Airlines
Los Angeles – Puerto Vallarta 5 weekly 737-300, 1 weekly 737-200
Phoenix – Puerto Vallarta 3 weekly 737-200

January 1990
Alaska Airlines
San Francisco – Puerto Vallarta 1 daily 727

American Airlines
Chicago O'Hare – Puerto Vallarta 1 daily 727

Canadian
Toronto – Puerto Vallarta 1 weekly 737

Continental
Houston – Puerto Vallarta 2 weekly 727
Houston – Puerto Vallarta – Guadalajara – Houston 5 weekly 727

Delta
Los Angeles – Puerto Vallarta 1 daily 727
Phoenix – Puerto Vallarta 4 weekly 737

Mexicana
Chicago O'Hare – Puerto Vallarta 1 daily 727
Los Angeles – Puerto Vallarta 1 daily 727
San Antonio – Puerto Vallarta 4 weekly 727
San Francisco – Puerto Vallarta 5 weekly DC10, 2 weekly 727
Seattle – Puerto Vallarta 4 weekly 727

January 1994
Aeromexico
Los Angeles – Puerto Vallarta 1 daily MD80
San Diego – Puerto Vallarta 1 daily MD80

Alaska Airlines
Los Angeles – Mazatlán – Puerto Vallarta 3 weekly MD80
Los Angeles – Puerto Vallarta – Mazatlán 4 weekly MD80
San Francisco – Mazatlán – Puerto Vallarta 4 weekly MD80
San Francisco – Puerto Vallarta – Mazatlán 3 weekly MD80
Seattle – Puerto Vallarta 1 weekly MD80

American Airlines
Dallas/Ft. Worth – Puerto Vallarta 8 weekly 727

Continental
Houston – Puerto Vallarta 2 weekly 727
Houston – Puerto Vallarta – Guadalajara – Houston 5 weekly 727

Delta
Los Angeles – Puerto Vallarta 1 daily 727

Mexicana
Denver – Puerto Vallarta 2 weekly 727
Los Angeles – Puerto Vallarta 1 daily A320
San Francisco – Puerto Vallarta 5 weekly A320/727

Northwest Airlines
Detroit – Puerto Vallarta 1 weekly 757
Minneapolis/St. Paul – Puerto Vallarta 1 weekly 727

January 2004
Aerocalifornia
Los Angeles – Puerto Vallarta 3 weekly DC9

Aeromexico
Los Angeles – Puerto Vallarta 1 daily 737/MD87

Air Canada
Calgary – Puerto Vallarta 1 weekly A319
Toronto – Puerto Vallarta 2 weekly A319
Vancouver – Puerto Vallarta 1 weekly A320

Alaska Airlines
Los Angeles – Puerto Vallarta 2 daily 737-900/MD80
San Francisco – Puerto Vallarta 2 daily 737-400
Seattle – Puerto Vallarta 1 daily 737-700

America West
Phoenix – Puerto Vallarta 15 weekly 737-300

American Airlines
Chicago O'Hare – Puerto Vallarta 7 weekly MD80
Dallas/Ft. Worth – Puerto Vallarta 2 daily MD80

American Trans Air
Chicago Midway – Puerto Vallarta 2 weekly 737-800

Continental Airlines
Houston – Puerto Vallarta 14 weekly 737-800/737-900/757-200/ERJ145
Newark – Puerto Vallarta 2 weekly 737-800

Frontier Airlines
Denver – Puerto Vallarta 3 weekly A319

Northwest Airlines
Detroit – Puerto Vallarta 1 weekly A320
Minneapolis/St. Paul – Puerto Vallarta 1 weekly A320

Sun Country Airlines
Minneapolis/St. Paul – Puerto Vallarta 1 weekly 737-800

January 2008 (focuses on 08 – 31JAN08)
Air Canada
Calgary – Puerto Vallarta 1 weekly 767
Toronto – Puerto Vallarta 5 weekly A319
Vancouver – Puerto Vallarta 1 weekly A320

Alaska Airlines
Los Angeles – Puerto Vallarta 2 daily 737-400/-800
Portland OR – Puerto Vallarta 3 weekly 737-700
San Francisco – Puerto Vallarta 13 weekly 737-400/-800/-900
Seattle – Puerto Vallarta 1 daily 737-900

American Airlines
Chicago O'Hare – Puerto Vallarta 8 weekly MD83
Dallas/Ft. Worth – Puerto Vallarta 19 weekly MD80

Continental Airlines
Houston – Puerto Vallarta 18 weekly 737/757-300/ERJ145
Newark – Puerto Vallarta 4 weekly 737-800

Delta
Atlanta – Puerto Vallarta 1 daily 757
Los Angeles – Puerto Vallarta 6 weekly 737-800
New York JFK – Puerto Vallarta 1 weekly 737-800
Salt Lake City – Puerto Vallarta 7 weekly 737-800/CRJ900

Frontier Airlines
Albuquerque – Puerto Vallarta 3 weekly Embraer E170
Denver – Puerto Vallarta 12 weekly A319
Kansas City – Puerto Vallarta 3 weekly A319

Frontier Also offered Sacramento – Puerto Vallarta and San Jose CA – Puerto Vallarta service with A319/E170 during Christmas/New Year 2007-08.

Mexicana
Los Angeles – Puerto Vallarta 1 daily A319

Northwest Airlines
Detroit – Puerto Vallarta 4 weekly A320
Minneapolis/St. Paul – Puerto Vallarta 8 weekly A320

Sun Country Airlines
Minneapolis/St. Paul – Puerto Vallarta 3 weekly 737-800

Ted
Chicago O'Hare – Puerto Vallarta 1 weekly A320
Denver – Puerto Vallarta 1 daily A320
San Francisco – Puerto Vallarta 4 weekly A320

United
Chicago O'Hare – Puerto Vallarta 6 weekly A320
San Francisco – Puerto Vallarta 1 daily A320

US Airways
Las Vegas – Puerto Vallarta 1 weekly CRJ900
Los Angeles – Puerto Vallarta 1 weekly CRJ900
Phoenix – Puerto Vallarta 20 weekly 737-300/757-200/A319/A320/CRJ900
San Diego – Puerto Vallarta 1 weekly CRJ900

USA3000
Chicago O'Hare – Puerto Vallarta 3 weekly A320
Detroit – Puerto Vallarta 1 weekly A320