List of airports in Mexico
Mexico has a vast aviation network, with 1,527 registered airfields and 80 functioning airports as of 2025, ranking 4th globally after USA, Brazil, and Australia.[1] Of these, 38 airports offer both domestic and international passenger services, while 25 serve only domestic routes. The country also has 19 Air Force bases, 10 Air Force stations, and more than 20 Naval Air Bases, most of which share facilities with civil aviation rather than operating independently. Additionally, hundreds of airfields and airstrips remain scattered across the country, many dating back to a time when limited road infrastructure made air travel crucial for connecting remote areas and supporting military logistics.[2]
Mexico’s airport system is managed by both public and private operators, with the Federal Civil Aviation Agency (AFAC) overseeing regulations and safety.[3] In 1995, the government launched a major airport privatization effort through the 'Ley de Aeropuertos' (Airports Law), transferring most state-owned airports to private operators: Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASUR), Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico (GAP), and Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte (OMA). In 2023, the government expanded military involvement in infrastructure, creating the military-owned Grupo Olmeca-Maya-Mexica (OMM), which took over several previously government-operated airports.[4] Another state-owned operator, Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares (ASA), continues to manage a small number of airports.[5]
A separate List of the busiest airports in Mexico ranks the country's airports by passenger traffic and aircraft movements. The following list provides details on all public and military airports in Mexico, categorized by largest city served, state, ICAO and IATA codes, and official airport name.
Airports
[edit]See also
[edit]- List of the busiest airports in Mexico
- List of busiest airports in North America
- List of the busiest airports in Latin America
- List of smaller airfields and airstrips
- List of airfields in Baja California
- List of airfields in Baja California Sur
- List of airports by ICAO code: M
- List of military bases
- List of Air Force bases
- List of Naval Air bases
- List of busiest passenger flight routes
- List of airlines of Mexico
- Airline destinations: Mexico
- Transportation in Mexico
- Tourism in Mexico
- Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASUR)
- Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico (GAP)
- Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte (OMA)
- Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares (ASA)
References
[edit]- "ICAO Location Indicators by State" (PDF). International Civil Aviation Organization. 2010-09-17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-26.
- "IATA Airport Code Search". International Air Transport Association.
- "UN Location Codes: Mexico (includes IATA codes)". UN/LOCODE 2017-2. UNECE. December 2017.
- Great Circle Mapper: Airports in Mexico, reference for airport codes
- Airport Guide: Mexico Airports, reference for airport codes
- ^ "Country Comparisons - Airports".
- ^ "Indicadores de Transporte Aéreo* enero 2025" (PDF) (in Spanish).
- ^ "Company history". Asur.com.mx. Retrieved 2016-04-22.[self-published source]
- ^ Espino, Manuel (17 August 2021). "Sedatu traspasa 5 hectáreas a Sedena para construcción de aeropuerto "Felipe Ángeles"". El Universal (México). Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ "Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares" (in Spanish).