AirportsGeneral Lucio Blanco International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Reynosa, in Tamaulipas, Mexico. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is REX.
Key facts
- IATA code
- REX
- ICAO code
- MMRX
- City
- Reynosa
- State or region
- Tamaulipas
- Country
- Mexico
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 26.0089° N, 98.2285° W
- Elevation
- 42 m (139 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,903 m (6,243 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, REX means General Lucio Blanco International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MMRX. 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 26.0089° N, 98.2285° W. It stands 42 metres (139 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Matamoros, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
General Lucio Blanco International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,903 metres (6,243 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 62 airports of Mexico on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 60.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 1,903 m 6,243 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 |
|---|---|---|
| McAllen Miller International AirportMcAllen, United States | MFE | 19 km |
| Valley International AirportHarlingen, United States | HRL | 62 km |
| General Servando Canales International AirportMatamoros | MAM | 75 km |
| Brownsville South Padre Island International AirportBrownsville, United States | BRO | 81 km |
| Monterrey International AirportMonterrey | MTY | 190 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,927 km | 17 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,909 km | 18 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,650 km | 16 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,283 km | 10 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,778 km | 3 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,129 km | 3 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 16,148 km | 19 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,853 km | 13 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,396 km | 16 h 40 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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