This past year, 154K passengers traveled through the Benito Juárez International Airport daily. Before the pandemic, the airport was adding about 3M additional passengers served per year, peaking at around 50M.

Bar chart comparing air passenger traffic in LatAm cities, showing São Paulo had more total passengers than Mexico City | Sources: Wikipedia, Radiofórmula, Latinometrics
These LatAm Cities Saw the Most Air Passengers in 2023

In Brazil's case, the numbers tell a slightly different story. São Paulo's main airport, Guarulhos, is third-busiest in LatAm, but the city is also home to Congonhas airport. When combine the flight traffic of both, São Paulo is the most popular flight destination in the region.

LatAm's biggest country has a massive flight industry: 12 out of the 30 busiest airports in the region are in Brazil. The national aviation market, meanwhile, is worth some $10B in annual revenue.