AirportsGuanajuato International Airport is a large airport serving Silao, in Guanajuato, Mexico. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BJX.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BJX
- ICAO code
- MMLO
- City
- Silao
- State or region
- Guanajuato
- Country
- Mexico
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 20.9927° N, 101.4803° W
- Elevation
- 1,815 m (5,956 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,500 m (11,483 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BJX means Guanajuato International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MMLO. ICAO codes that begin with M belong to Mexico and Central America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 20.9927° N, 101.4803° W. It stands 1,815 metres (5,956 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off.
Local time
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Time zone America/Mexico City, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Guanajuato International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,500 metres (11,483 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 62 airports of Mexico on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 7.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 3,500 m 11,483 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Aguascalientes International AirportAguascalientes | AGU | 117 km |
| General Francisco J. Mujica International AirportMorelia | MLM | 136 km |
| Querétaro Intercontinental AirportQuerétaro | QRO | 141 km |
| Ponciano Arriaga International AirportSan Luis Potosí | SLP | 152 km |
| Uruapan - Licenciado y General Ignacio Lopez Rayon International AirportUruapan | UPN | 187 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,503 km | 18 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,516 km | 19 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,298 km | 17 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,925 km | 11 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,405 km | 4 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,199 km | 3 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 16,293 km | 20 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,011 km | 13 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,846 km | 16 h 00 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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