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Manzanillo is served by Playa de Oro International Airport (ZLO), a small airport serving the Colima coast. Its primary function is to handle seasonal tourist traffic, with a very limited schedule of domestic flights and occasional international charters during the peak winter months.

Travelers departing from Manzanillo will find essential domestic connectivity to Mexico City (MEX) on a limited schedule. During the high season (roughly December to April), there may be a small number of direct international charter flights from Canada (e.g., from Calgary or Vancouver) operated by tour companies. There are no regularly scheduled international flights from ZLO to the United States.

The market is minimal. Aeroméxico Connect typically operates the route to Mexico City, sometimes on a non-daily basis. Seasonal charter flights are handled by Canadian leisure airlines like Air Transat or Sunwing.

To secure flights from Manzanillo, advance planning is essential due to very limited frequencies. For international travel, you are largely restricted to the winter charter season and must book a package tour. For all other travel, the standard and most reliable strategy is to book a domestic flight to Mexico City (MEX) and connect from there to your final destination. Given the airport's limitations, many travelers choose to use the larger Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid Airport (CLQ) in Colima city, approximately an hour's drive away, which offers more flight options, or to drive to Guadalajara's airport (GDL), about 3-4 hours away, for a vastly greater selection of domestic and international flights.