Airports by country · MX
Airports in Mexico
In short
Mexico has 59 airports with scheduled passenger service in OurAirports data: 29 classified as large and 30 as medium.
The nearest to the capital, Mexico City, is Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX), 7 km (4 mi) from the city centre.
Tamaulipas has the most airports of any region (5).
Source: OurAirports data retrieved 2026-10-18; capital location from Natural Earth.
Data updated
At a glance
- Airports with scheduled service
- 59
- Large (OurAirports class)
- 29
- Medium (OurAirports class)
- 30
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Key findings
With 59 airports with scheduled passenger service, Mexico ranks 10th of the 233 countries and territories in OurAirports data.
How we calculated this: Rank of countries by count of dataset airports.
The highest is Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC) at 8,466 ft (2,580 m) above sea level.
How we calculated this: Maximum OurAirports field elevation within the country.
The longest runway is at Felipe Ángeles International Airport (NLU): 14,764 ft (4,500 m).
How we calculated this: Maximum OurAirports runway length within the country.
Tamaulipas has the most of them: 5 of 59, across 29 regions with airports.
How we calculated this: Count of dataset airports by OurAirports region (ISO 3166-2).
The airport nearest to central Mexico City, the capital, is Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX), 7 km (4 mi) away.
How we calculated this: Nearest dataset airport to the Natural Earth capital point.
Airports by region
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAMGeneral Francisco Javier Mina International AirportCiudad Madero | Medium | 2,550 m | 24 m |
| REXGeneral Lucio Blanco International AirportReynosa | Medium | 1,903 m | 42 m |
| CVMGeneral Pedro Jose Mendez International AirportCiudad Victoria | Medium | 2,200 m | 232 m |
| MAMGeneral Servando Canales International AirportMatamoros | Medium | 2,300 m | 8 m |
| NLDQuetzalcóatl International AirportNuevo Laredo | Medium | 2,000 m | 148 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LTOLoreto International AirportLoreto | Large | 2,200 m | 10 m |
| SJDLos Cabos International AirportSan José del Cabo | Large | 3,000 m | 114 m |
| CSWCabo San Lucas International AirportCabo San Lucas | Medium | 2,133 m | 140 m |
| LAPManuel Márquez de León International AirportLa Paz | Medium | 2,500 m | 21 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUXBahías de Huatulco International AirportHuatulco | Large | 2,700 m | 141 m |
| OAXXoxocotlán International AirportOaxaca | Large | 2,450 m | 1,521 m |
| IZTGeneral Antonio Cárdenas Rodríguez National Airport / Ixtepec Air BaseIxtepec | Medium | 2,329 m | 50 m |
| PXMPuerto Escondido International AirportPuerto Escondido | Medium | 2,300 m | 90 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUNCancún International AirportCancún | Large | 3,500 m | 7 m |
| CZMCozumel International AirportCozumel | Large | 2,700 m | 5 m |
| TQOFelipe Carrillo Puerto International Airport TulumTulum | Large | 3,700 m | 20 m |
| CTMChetumal International AirportChetumal | Medium | 2,208 m | 12 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRCFrancisco Sarabia Tinoco International AirportTorreón | Medium | 2,755 m | 1,124 m |
| PDSPiedras Negras International AirportPiedras Negras | Medium | 2,028 m | 275 m |
| SLWPlan de Guadalupe International AirportSaltillo | Medium | 2,897 m | 1,456 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CULBachigualato Federal International AirportCuliacán | Large | 2,245 m | 33 m |
| MZTGeneral Rafael Buelna International AirportMazatlàn | Large | 2,703 m | 12 m |
| LMMValle del Fuerte International AirportLos Mochis | Medium | 2,000 m | 5 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| HMOGeneral Ignacio L. Pesqueira International AirportHermosillo | Large | 2,300 m | 191 m |
| CENCiudad Obregón International AirportCiudad Obregón | Medium | 2,300 m | 74 m |
| GYMGeneral José María Yáñez International AirportGuaymas | Medium | 2,350 m | 18 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERGeneral Heriberto Jara International AirportVeracruz | Large | 2,400 m | 27 m |
| PAZEl Tajín National AirportPoza Rica | Medium | 1,800 m | 151 m |
| MTTMinatitlán/Coatzacoalcos International AirportCosoleacaque | Medium | 2,100 m | 11 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIJGeneral Abelardo L. Rodriguez International AirportTijuana | Large | 2,960 m | 149 m |
| MXLGeneral Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International AirportMexicali | Medium | 2,600 m | 23 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMECiudad del Carmen International AirportCiudad del Carmen | Medium | 2,200 m | 3 m |
| CPEIngeniero Alberto Acuña Ongay International AirportCampeche | Medium | 2,500 m | 10 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TGZAngel Albino Corzo International AirportTuxtla Gutiérrez | Medium | 2,500 m | 457 m |
| TAPTapachula International AirportTapachula | Medium | 2,000 m | 30 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CJSAbraham González International AirportCiudad Juárez | Large | 2,700 m | 1,190 m |
| CUUGeneral Roberto Fierro Villalobos International AirportChihuahua | Large | 2,600 m | 1,360 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLQLicenciado Miguel de la Madrid International AirportColima | Medium | 2,300 m | 752 m |
| ZLOPlaya de Oro International AirportManzanillo | Medium | 2,200 m | 9 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACAGeneral Juan N. Álvarez International AirportAcapulco | Large | 3,302 m | 5 m |
| ZIHIxtapa-Zihuatanejo International AirportIxtapa | Large | 2,506 m | 8 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDLGuadalajara International AirportGuadalajara | Large | 4,000 m | 1,529 m |
| PVRPuerto Vallarta International AirportPuerto Vallarta | Large | 3,100 m | 7 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TLCAdolfo López Mateos International AirportToluca | Large | 4,200 m | 2,580 m |
| NLUFelipe Ángeles International AirportMexico City | Large | 4,500 m | 2,246 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MLMGeneral Francisco J. Mujica International AirportMorelia | Large | 3,400 m | 1,839 m |
| UPNUruapan - Licenciado y General Ignacio Lopez Rayon International AirportUruapan | Medium | 2,400 m | 1,603 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGUAguascalientes International AirportAguascalientes | Large | 3,000 m | 1,863 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEXMexico City Benito Juárez International AirportMexico City | Large | 3,952 m | 2,230 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DGOGeneral Guadalupe Victoria International AirportDurango | Medium | 2,900 m | 1,860 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BJXGuanajuato International AirportSilao | Large | 3,500 m | 1,815 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TPQAmado Nervo National AirportTepic | Medium | 3,100 m | 920 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MTYMonterrey International AirportMonterrey | Large | 3,000 m | 390 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PBCHermanos Serdán International AirportPuebla | Large | 3,600 m | 2,244 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| QROQuerétaro Intercontinental AirportQuerétaro | Large | 3,500 m | 1,919 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLPPonciano Arriaga International AirportSan Luis Potosí | Medium | 3,007 m | 1,839 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| VSACarlos Rovirosa Pérez International AirportVillahermosa | Large | 2,200 m | 14 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIDManuel Crescencio Rejón International AirportMérida | Large | 3,200 m | 12 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZCLGeneral Leobardo C. Ruiz International AirportZacatecas | Medium | 3,000 m | 2,177 m |
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