List of the busiest airports in Mexico

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Interior view of Terminal 2 at Mexico City International Airport, the busiest airport in Mexico. Mexico City International Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional de la Ciudad de Mexico) Feb 2021.jpg
Interior view of Terminal 2 at Mexico City International Airport, the busiest airport in Mexico.
Aerial view of Terminal 3 at Cancun International Airport, the busiest airport in Mexico and Latin America by international passenger traffic CUNterminal3.jpg
Aerial view of Terminal 3 at Cancún International Airport, the busiest airport in Mexico and Latin America by international passenger traffic

This page lists the busiest airports in Mexico, ranked by passenger traffic, international passenger traffic, aircraft operations, and cargo traffic, according to the Federal Civil Aviation Agency (AFAC). [1] The data covers 2010 onward and includes ICAO and IATA codes, along with growth rates. A separate list includes all airports in Mexico.

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Mexico has an extensive and well-developed aviation network, with 1,527 registered airfields and 80 airports, ranking fourth globally in total airfields. [2] The country's airports handle over 180 million passengers annually. [3]

Mexico City International Airport (MEX) remains the country's busiest airport and one of the largest in Latin America. It serves as the primary hub for Mexico's flagship carrier, Aeroméxico. The broader Mexico City Airport System, which includes Felipe Ángeles International Airport (NLU) and Toluca International Airport (TLC), is one of the busiest city airport systems in Latin America.

Cancún International Airport (CUN) is the busiest airport in Mexico and Latin America by international passenger traffic, offering flights to numerous destinations across the Americas and Europe. [4] Felipe Ángeles International Airport (NLU) leads in cargo operations, with the most operational runways (3) and the longest runway in Mexico. [5]

Other major airports include Guadalajara (GDL), Monterrey (MTY), Tijuana (TIJ), Los Cabos (SJD), and Puerto Vallarta (PVR). Every Mexican metropolitan area with over 300,000 inhabitants has an airport, with Cuernavaca (CVJ) and Xalapa (JAL) being the largest cities whose airports lack scheduled passenger service. [6]

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Mexico's 50 busiest airports by passenger traffic (2020-2024)

#AirportIATAICAO20202021 [7] 2022 [1] 2023 [1] 2024 [1] %
(23/24)
1 Mexico City International Airport MEXMMMX21,977,26836,028,38946,200,52948,377,43545,359,485Decrease2.svg6.31%
2 Cancún International Airport CUNMMUN12,259,14822,318,46730,342,96132,750,41130,563,739Decrease2.svg6.67%
3 Guadalajara International Airport GDLMMGL8,094,11512,208,82815,574,00217,678,83917,877,142Increase2.svg1.12%
4 Monterrey International Airport MTYMMMY4,994,1708,269,83410,943,18613,326,93613,650,872Increase2.svg2.43%
5 Tijuana International Airport TIJMMTJ6,310,7989,665,84412,308,37013,180,60412,577,865Decrease2.svg4.57%
6 Los Cabos International Airport SJDMMSD2,927,9875,465,6246,843,0947,459,8417,508,982Increase2.svg0.65%
7 Puerto Vallarta International Airport PVRMMPR2,489,8254,053,8936,122,9046,726,3366,811,013Increase2.svg1.25%
8 Felipe Ángeles International Airport NLUMMSM912,4152,630,4376,348,091Increase2.svg141.33%
9 Mérida International Airport MIDMMMD1,297,3082,079,5033,079,6183,674,1033,716,588Increase2.svg1.15%
10 Bajío International Airport BJXMMLO1,377,5732,101,4332,581,9763,195,9463,179,905Decrease2.svg0.50%
11 Culiacán International Airport CULMMCL1,373,1021,970,2112,426,0032,612,2492,275,370Decrease2.svg12.89%
12 Hermosillo International Airport HMOMMHO961,4851,515,7001,908,8132,155,1492,174,841Increase2.svg0.91%
13 Ciudad Juárez International Airport CJSMMCS790,0091,499,8412,004,5242,275,1532,142,511Decrease2.svg5.83%
14 Querétaro Intercontinental Airport QROMMQT506,140817,7911,151,6021,767,3762,074,950Increase2.svg17.40%
15 Mazatlán International Airport MZTMMMZ740,3061,106,0711,450,9441,621,7401,877,553Increase2.svg15.77%
16 Chihuahua International Airport CUUMMCU818,1511,363,9371,727,0061,905,7141,850,383Decrease2.svg2.90%
17 Oaxaca International Airport OAXMMOX590,778913,9371,304,0341,693,0421,793,259Increase2.svg5.91%
18 Veracruz International Airport VERMMVR721,1591,103,4601,333,5781,665,6941,726,200Increase2.svg3.63%
19 Toluca International Airport TLCMMTO215,701134,305585,0361,520,2551,704,011Increase2.svg12.08%
20 Tuxtla Gutiérrez International Airport TGZMMTG756,7861,186,5281,590,1781,784,0101,681,980Decrease2.svg5.71%
21 Villahermosa International Airport VSAMMVA638,477976,4561,214,1901,396,6531,488,164Increase2.svg6.55%
22 Morelia International Airport MLMMMMM623,016947,1001,167,8791,378,1991,314,330Decrease2.svg4.63%
23 Tulum International Airport TQOMMTL39,7681,237,248Increase2.svg3111.16%
24 La Paz International Airport LAPMMLP563,691902,7081,062,5291,095,3431,209,210Increase2.svg10.39%
25 Puebla International Airport PBCMMPB383,496565,612790,931935,5001,076,484Increase2.svg15.07%
26 Mexicali International Airport MXLMMML688,0231,086,9261,289,1021,593,7601,037,038Decrease2.svg34.91%
27 Aguascalientes International Airport AGUMMAS469,039785,335918,095914,879963,040Increase2.svg5.26%
28 Bahías de Huatulco International Airport HUXMMBT402,728692,150971,035914,714850,877Decrease2.svg6.97%
29 Puerto Escondido International Airport PXMMMPS267,817526,231729,002917,400850,142Decrease2.svg7.33%
30 Torreón International Airport TRCMMTC320,820537,161670,245776,462816,429Increase2.svg5.14%
31 San Luis Potosí International Airport SLPMMSP309,311528,625633,364718,639738,476Increase2.svg2.76%
32 Cozumel International Airport CZMMMCZ268,290531,675663,270677,503722,370Increase2.svg6.62%
33 Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport ZIHMMZH317,395434,176593,354654,392674,497Increase2.svg3.07%
34 Tapachula International Airport TAPMMTP280,475424,249503,254553,744620,026Increase2.svg11.96%
35 Acapulco International Airport ACAMMAA395,948670,239838,991894,012604,464Decrease2.svg32.38%
36 Los Mochis International Airport LMMMMLM204,291362,389419,652464,226587,165Increase2.svg26.48%
37 Tampico International Airport TAMMMTM270,835397,191495,602563,204561,065Decrease2.svg0.37%
38 Durango International Airport DGOMMDO271,231446,030485,524513,246533,501Increase2.svg3.94%
39 Reynosa International Airport REXMMRX229,058425,918518,051540,122531,558Decrease2.svg1.58%
40 Ciudad Obregón International Airport CENMMCN215,147354,868432,080426,648438,717Increase2.svg2.82%
41 Chetumal International Airport CTMMMCM152,670279,424374,152335,088433,527Increase2.svg29.37%
42 Zacatecas International Airport ZCLMMZC232,352375,930433,952443,582375,020Decrease2.svg15.45%
43 Ciudad del Carmen International Airport CMEMMCE259,729322,399339,294342,737318,782Decrease2.svg6.98%
44 Playa de Oro International Airport ZLOMMZO79,798126,175158,133172,212216,515Increase2.svg25.72%
45 Colima Airport CLQMMIA105,667143,774169,516201,243212,435Increase2.svg5.56%
46 Tepic International Airport TPQMMEP132,580171,989205,595244,531211,447Decrease2.svg13.52%
47 Loreto International Airport LTOMMLT66,043101,688131,714169,228173,927Increase2.svg2.77%
48 Uruapan International Airport UPNMMPN129,019167,112151,151173,005172,193Decrease2.svg0.46%
49 Minatitlán International Airport MTTMMMT70,29598,544112,018142,118153,659Increase2.svg8.12%
50 Nuevo Laredo International Airport NLDMMNL28,89153,906107,368197,673151,764Decrease2.svg23.22%

Mexico's 50 busiest airports by passenger traffic (2010-2019)

#AirportIATAICAO2010201120122013201420152016201720182019%
(18/19)
1 Mexico City International Airport MEXMMMX24,130,53526,368,86129,491,55331,532,33134,252,38138,430,49441,710,25444,732,41847,700,54750,304,011Increase2.svg 5.45%
2 Cancún International Airport CUNMMUN12,439,26613,022,48114,463,43515,962,16217,455,35319,596,48521,415,79523,601,50925,202,01625,481,989Increase2.svg 1.11%
3 Guadalajara International Airport GDLMMGL6,953,9007,201,7007,436,4008,148,7628,695,1839,758,51611,362,55212,779,87414,340,15214,823,592Increase2.svg 3.37%
4 Monterrey International Airport MTYMMMY5,380,4125,582,7946,105,9106,417,7557,128,5318,461,9179,178,5339,683,14010,733,18611,176,555Increase2.svg 4.13%
5 Tijuana International Airport TIJMMTJ3,649,5003,500,8003,759,7004,269,2354,372,8654,853,7976,318,8267,089,2197,823,7448,917,160Increase2.svg13.97%
6 Los Cabos International Airport SJDMMSD2,745,5002,807,0003,018,5003,234,2873,130,9863,523,0104,089,0004,701,5805,065,1525,339,316Increase2.svg 5.41%
7 Puerto Vallarta International Airport PVRMMPR2,735,3002,535,9002,597,7002,671,0353,039,1263,517,8013,990,4834,433,1734,627,8004,931,026Increase2.svg 6.55%
8 Mérida International Airport MIDMMMD1,135,6571,225,5931,233,7381,316,2421,436,9591,663,6161,944,7822,148,4842,451,6162,790,649Increase2.svg13.82%
9 Bajío International Airport BJXMMLO853,800854,200950,300975,8731,203,6801,472,8111,692,8641,940,4112,323,7722,746,824Increase2.svg18.20%
10 Culiacán International Airport CULMMCL1,059,9041,070,7061,168,3801,252,2351,307,7171,432,3151,726,6541,857,3402,270,8342,458,863Increase2.svg 8.28%
11 Hermosillo International Airport HMOMMHO1,138,3001,200,9001,288,7001,276,2011,277,8971,309,7631,525,8841,593,2141,708,9631,840,477Increase2.svg 7.69%
12 Chihuahua International Airport CUUMMCU828,123782,133855,129885,659961,5381,110,5131,305,9611,385,4711,556,7701,699,816Increase2.svg 9.18%
13 Ciudad Juárez International Airport CJSMMCS633,919673,364699,394702,904769,029863,7601,102,8551,216,7091,364,0281,597,471Increase2.svg17.11%
14 Tuxtla Gutiérrez International Airport TGZMMTG650,053803,611786,829855,073928,2431,121,3321,272,6891,342,3451,388,7061,496,152Increase2.svg 7.73%
15 Veracruz International Airport VERMMVR834,199867,438894,5521,010,8141,157,5221,249,9141,315,8671,367,9721,488,5691,475,581Decrease2.svg 0.87%
16 Villahermosa International Airport VSAMMVA728,781851,264960,0941,014,4451,121,3651,273,1401,240,7951,260,2771,227,6481,245,026Increase2.svg 1.41%
17 Oaxaca International Airport OAXMMOX446,676401,320473,133510,345542,271663,187746,910862,286951,0371,196,245Increase2.svg25.78%
18 Mexicali International Airport MXLMMML461,400493,000521,900496,000498,928586,396708,551794,1521,130,5411,191,920Increase2.svg 5.42%
19 Querétaro Intercontinental Airport QROMMQT115,622152,568226,908292,152415,391503,276637,752807,2281,024,0231,175,000Increase2.svg14.74%
20 Mazatlán International Airport MZTMMMZ756,122722,492669,407731,297789,234853,409973,440983,3271,038,5551,161,155Increase2.svg11.80%
21 La Paz International Airport LAPMMLP558,800546,500553,100531,140583,529623,475837,072837,162916,599998,024Increase2.svg 8.88%
22 Bahías de Huatulco International Airport HUXMMBT385,593459,640473,262484,604519,619618,767662,780776,632819,305892,287Increase2.svg 8.90%
23 Morelia International Airport MLMMMMM429,700376,200409,300425,200456,368467,297524,944609,138721,802890,358Increase2.svg23.35%
24 Acapulco International Airport ACAMMAA736,878596,326546,951617,079631,570730,382718,493673,809739,120875,315Increase2.svg18.42%
25 Aguascalientes International Airport AGUMMAS294,100328,500400,100456,600527,033621,008681,436740,558855,669847,975Decrease2.svg 0.89%
26 Puebla International Airport PBCMMPB318,037218,401264,211292,152285,041327,811383,361511,233685,583761,575Increase2.svg11.08%
27 Tampico International Airport TAMMMTM451,005548,083594,797608,813688,893763,744717,599711,016736,627739,143Increase2.svg 0.34%
28 Torreón International Airport TRCMMTC338,003375,669415,244467,398523,783556,449646,898610,493681,551708,563Increase2.svg 3.96%
29 Toluca International Airport TLCMMTO2,270,7671,579,115972,4141,161,064867,096865,037771,152789,081691,712689,001Decrease2.svg 0.39%
30 San Luis Potosí International Airport SLPMMSP222,854248,645271,107261,699373,986444,469504,313546,488626,512643,224Increase2.svg 2.66%
31 Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport ZIHMMZH496,523480,613457,906459,799508,065562,099557,389591,415566,497625,186Increase2.svg10.35%
32 Cozumel International Airport CZMMMCZ438,832441,692457,269449,871514,528553,776538,092541,598579,719546,423Decrease2.svg 5.74%
33 Durango International Airport DGOMMDO217,230227,131241,946235,952255,937315,835424,415393,599418,914527,004Increase2.svg25.80%
34 Reynosa International Airport REXMMRX198,138216,599302,934392,206472,027507,186563,952482,661466,934480,524Increase2.svg 2.91%
35 Zacatecas International Airport ZCLMMZC268,577248,029265,264259,677284,625320,065343,136348,714366,871475,241Increase2.svg29.53%
36 Puerto Escondido International Airport PXMMMPS66,20547,24978,092121,703161,299185,330225,917255,831302,478407,651Increase2.svg34.77%
37 Ciudad del Carmen International Airport CMEMMCE505,256516,205566,333602,305661,901623,154459,497362,795362,663401,316Increase2.svg10.65%
38 Tapachula International Airport TAPMMTP185,159161,892157,926156,288175,194265,670308,788292,592330,619385,483Increase2.svg16.59%
39 Ciudad Obregón International Airport CENMMCN217,761211,472181,806191,242214,992245,492256,573303,405338,316373,337Increase2.svg10.35%
40 Chetumal International Airport CTMMMCM95,687129,615156,838151,087155,799179,377209,972275,610321,785368,332Increase2.svg14.46%
41 Los Mochis International Airport LMMMMLM243,300205,800183,500161,057189,273235,323285,011280,166273,068319,236Increase2.svg16.90%
42 Tepic International Airport TPQMMEP37,50341,89950,74288,417111,253113,043148,367142,051163,183210,545Increase2.svg29.02%
43 Colima Airport CLQMMIA43,00661,929103,739108,275114,457113,583138,962138,441155,966194,471Increase2.svg24.68%
44 Playa de Oro International Airport ZLOMMZO159,700157,200168,000193,300196,084169,485174,394176,263166,053169,064Increase2.svg 1.81%
45 Uruapan International Airport UPNMMPN107,379109,455112,275113,101106,949110,067128,578150,192160,045167,796Increase2.svg 4.84%
46 Campeche International Airport CPEMMCP103,514113,169148,447166,271190,535181,751183,369178,675165,185164,919Decrease2.svg 0.16%
47 Minatitlán International Airport MTTMMMT120,975108,521133,235174,855234,749256,431233,242201,219196,786148,159Decrease2.svg24.71%
48 Loreto International Airport LTOMMLT37,33043,75640,12553,47455,57657,90772,41285,06389,079116,827Increase2.svg31.14%
49 Nuevo Laredo International Airport NLDMMNL97,34482,58484,44370,19166,84672,97884,06478,33863,57665,471Increase2.svg 2.98%
50 Matamoros International Airport MAMMMMA55,80381,912101,71696,98589,60997,65497,97388,14763,81761,261Decrease2.svg 4.00%

Mexico's 10 busiest airports by international passenger traffic (2010-2024)

RankAirport201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021 [7] 2022 [1] 2023 [1] 2024 [1]
1 Cancún International Airport 9,067,0099,338,3859,848,66510,890,50011,971,88413,569,06314,571,63715,793,14116,424,50616,501,5936,804,15313,237,11319,637,06520,908,19420,294,735
2 Mexico City International Airport 8,532,6388,904,0049,803,30110,632,32411,499,03112,755,93814,053,35215,750,05317,201,96117,643,7535,790,45710,144,92814,506,23416,294,66417,116,325
3 Guadalajara International Airport 2,176,9392,480,5302,440,8462,600,8862,878,6913,250,0693,669,2043,758,2484,036,5924,347,3312,345,6673,692,7444,444,9145,201,2755,910,406
4 Los Cabos International Airport 1,968,4991,970,9441,987,1722,336,7792,269,9892,510,0452,824,7663,240,0273,400,1273,436,1961,723,0413,460,3924,280,3474,510,0044,658,059
5 Puerto Vallarta International Airport 1,995,8201,799,4521,714,2711,766,4772,142,7382,431,3122,722,8963,043,5633,061,8653,127,8701,572,7072,244,5903,507,5643,902,9633,962,318
6 Monterrey International Airport 803,071830,911942,757958,8371,035,5161,317,0611,260,9051,262,7751,331,7941,419,989505,9981,294,5251,397,9551,849,6582,276,529
7 Bajío International Airport 341,739377,288395,597376,607478,366552,322595,965645,174681,703697,306334,262627,774770,796871,3551,052,493
8 Querétaro Intercontinental Airport 45,06482,741127,633155,469175,568194,821196,827235,384304,212349,382129,512249,365345,974419,428686,912
9 Morelia International Airport 186,512144,273189,732190,920228,272248,855267,518295,724359,900418,557241,077403,441499,176587,798658,793
10 Tulum International Airport --------------631,626

Mexico's 10 busiest airports by aircraft operations (2010-2024)

RankAirport201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021 [7] 2022 [1] 2023 [1] 2024 [1]
1 Mexico City International Airport 339,898350,032377,743389,226406,340426,761448,142448,020459,235459,987239,306327,812385,313363,271323,025
2 Cancún International Airport 119,010120,338127,335135,800146,238161,929171,979181,105190,187183,838106,678176,549214,340223,284205,555
3 Guadalajara International Airport 133,323129,977126,991132,333140,021145,102158,950167,231180,317179,652123,633149,436175,669173,229154,862
4 Monterrey International Airport 90,21686,07188,60490,234102,462114,428115,593110,938114,564112,18858,26577,86090,950107,525112,584
5 Tijuana International Airport 46,28342,39342,95948,33548,23452,91261,76263,29266,66169,62460,24278,39793,03595,74385,564
6 Toluca International Airport 74,11479,33287,63091,94595,42395,063101,695101,18696,72584,72360,91770,38774,71078,81679,576
7 Felipe Ángeles International Airport ------------8,99623,20267,730
8 Los Cabos International Airport 36,17733,39930,56431,03429,41233,32236,55442,18442,81542,37129,29049,14752,70656,21767,404
9 Puerto Vallarta International Airport 42,70539,30637,19837,51341,91144,78647,60651,03553,20453,04637,50954,06464,37362,30367,113
10 Mérida International Airport 30,83728,54527,62327,84231,73133,48437,05043,36250,09152,34133,66239,27351,58957,21255,703

Mexico's 10 busiest airports by cargo traffic (2010-2024)

RankAirport201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021 [7] 2022 [1] 2023 [1] 2024 [1]
1 Felipe Ángeles International Airport ------------5.18185,733447,341
2 Mexico City International Airport 393,076411,456397,018376,350396,732446,915483,434535,622581,675556,142469,725567,779570,808447,887240,035
3 Guadalajara International Airport 130,685125,201127,733130,297142,580136,418151,268159,220164,242161,108161,593197,219176,779165,006173,711
4 Monterrey International Airport 48,63746,66646,64946,06843,54548,50247,89852,86756,28251,98349,03867,62777,76474,97079,425
5 Querétaro Intercontinental Airport 8,38414,85816,52717,92419,77922,35524,73935,76753,28950,81345,14464,88872,84779,82477,391
6 Toluca International Airport 25,71430,39326,75826,51626,69625,43721,82731,15936,49135,77944,83354,94343,20537,69439,109
7 Tijuana International Airport 14,38215,25615,82016,92016,88018,27821,31622,67927,17130,70728,33235,44937,42735,26538,570
8 Cancún International Airport 26,54325,67127,33227,07222,63825,00025,15229,71432,85831,47617,71530,86745,86838,82236,166
9 San Luis Potosí International Airport 26,75427,33928,11124,67228,53127,11425,80126,55024,76024,16922,00426,71728,79028,73727,500
10 Mérida International Airport 18,46717,73217,71317,86717,95418,99119,12720,26420,64822,44420,07422,45822,64626,02726,201

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Annual passenger traffic at MEX CUN GDL TIJ MTY SJD PVR NLU BJX MID airports. See Wikidata query.

See also

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