The airport is located in Jalisco the distance in miles to Puerto Vallarta is about 10. The airport is located at the northern end of Puerto Vallarta, at the border between the state of Jalisco and the state of Nayarit. From Puerto Vallarta You need about 10 minutes to get there.
To get from PVR airport to the capital of the state of Jalisco it needs less than 1 hour by air. by bus the travel to the capital Guadalajara would need about 4.5 hours.