AirportsMexico City Benito Juárez International Airport is a large airport serving Mexico City, in Ciudad de México, Mexico. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MEX.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MEX
- ICAO code
- MMMX
- City
- Mexico City
- State or region
- Ciudad de México
- Country
- Mexico
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 19.4358° N, 99.0703° W
- Elevation
- 2,230 m (7,316 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,952 m (12,966 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MEX means Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MMMX. 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 19.4358° N, 99.0703° W. It stands 2,230 metres (7,316 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
Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,952 metres (12,966 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 4.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05L/23R | 3,952 m 12,966 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 05R/23L | 3,900 m 12,795 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Felipe Ángeles International AirportMexico City | NLU | 35 km |
| Adolfo López Mateos International AirportToluca | TLC | 53 km |
| Hermanos Serdán International AirportPuebla | PBC | 80 km |
| Querétaro Intercontinental AirportQuerétaro | QRO | 176 km |
| General Francisco J. Mujica International AirportMorelia | MLM | 210 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,663 km | 18 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,642 km | 19 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,329 km | 17 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,904 km | 11 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,365 km | 4 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,500 km | 3 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 16,598 km | 20 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,312 km | 14 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,983 km | 16 h 10 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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