Mexico's First Privately Owned Airport Opens at Resort

Mar de Cortes International, Mexico's first privately owned airport, has opened on the grounds of Grupo Mayan's Mayan Palace Resort (in photo) near Puerto Penasco. The airport features an 8,200-foot lighted concrete runway. The area, which offers abundant fishing and golfing opportunities, is less than an hour by air from Phoenix and less than two hours from L.A. and Las Vegas.