Aguascalientes International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes (Mexico)

IATA: AGU ICAO: MMAS

Longest Active Runway

9,843 ft

3,000 meters

Field Elevation

6,112 ft

1,863 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

1 closed, Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

21.6996°, -102.3184°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #603 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#1,084 of 7558

Top 15.9% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Mexico)

tied #14 of 16 in MX

same length as MTY, SJD · #17 of 87 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

-1.6%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 AGU in numbers: 9,843 ft longest runway · tied #603 of 650 published · #1,084 of 7,558 worldwide (top 15.9%) · tied #14 in Mexico.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

High-Altitude Aerodrome (≥5,000 ft)

AGU lies at 1,863 m (6,112 ft), #27 of 650 published airports by elevation and 95.3 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 626 ft above the Mexico median (5,486 ft, 16 airports); TLC is highest at 8,466 ft, 2,354 ft higher than AGU.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

2 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 2 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: Guanajuato International Airport (BJX), 63.2 NM, 11,483 ft. Next: GDL 89.8 NM. GDL has the radius's longest runway, 3,280 ft more than AGU.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 9,843 ft (3,000 m)

AGU runway: 18/36 9,843 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: tied #14 of 16 in Mexico with MTY/SJD at 9,843 ft; NLU leads by 4,921 ft (14,764 ft). −1.6% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
18/36	9,843 ft (3000 m / 3.000 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
04/22	3,478 ft (1060 m / 1.060 km)	98 ft (30m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	❌ Unlighted	⛔ Closed

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Guanajuato International Airport (Silao)	`BJX`	63.2 NM (117 km)	11,483 ft	✅ Lighted
Guadalajara International Airport (Guadalajara)	`GDL`	89.8 NM (166.3 km)	13,123 ft	✅ Lighted

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