General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Acapulco, Guerrero (Mexico)

IATA: ACA ICAO: MMAA

Longest Active Runway

10,832 ft

3,302 meters

Field Elevation

16 ft

5 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

16.7571°, -99.7531°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

#397 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#634 of 7558

Top 8.4% percentile worldwide

National Standing (Mexico)

#11 of 16 in MX

#11 of 87 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+8.3%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 ACA in numbers: 10,832 ft longest runway · #397 of 650 published · #634 of 7,558 worldwide (top 8.4%) · #11 in Mexico.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

ACA lies at 5 m (16 ft), #601 of 650 published airports by elevation and 7.6 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 5,470 ft below the Mexico median (5,486 ft, 16 airports); TLC is highest at 8,466 ft, 8,450 ft higher than ACA.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of ACA. Nearest published airport: Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC), 155 NM, 13,780 ft (2,948 ft longer than ACA); 6 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,832 ft (3,302 m)

ACA runways: 10/28 10,832 × 148 ft concrete (con); 06/24 5,579 × 115 ft concrete (con). National standing: #11 of 16 in Mexico; NLU leads by 3,932 ft (14,764 ft). +8.3% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
10/28	10,832 ft (3302 m / 3.302 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
06/24	5,579 ft (1700 m / 1.700 km)	115 ft (35m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →