Guanajuato International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Silao, Guanajuato (Mexico)

IATA: BJX ICAO: MMLO

Longest Active Runway

11,483 ft

3,500 meters

Field Elevation

5,956 ft

1,815 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

20.9927°, -101.4803°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #273 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#444 of 7558

Top 6.4% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Mexico)

tied #7 of 16 in MX

same length as QRO, CUN · #8 of 87 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+14.8%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 BJX in numbers: 11,483 ft longest runway · tied #273 of 650 published · #444 of 7,558 worldwide (top 6.4%) · tied #7 in Mexico.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

High-Altitude Aerodrome (≥5,000 ft)

BJX lies at 1,815 m (5,956 ft), #29 of 650 published airports by elevation and 95.1 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 470 ft above the Mexico median (5,486 ft, 16 airports); TLC is highest at 8,466 ft, 2,510 ft higher than BJX.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

3 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 3 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: Aguascalientes International Airport (AGU), 63.2 NM, 9,843 ft. Next: MLM 73.2 NM, QRO 76 NM. BJX ties with QRO for the longest runway in this radius (11,483 ft).

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,483 ft (3,500 m)

BJX runway: 13/31 11,483 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: tied #7 of 16 in Mexico with QRO/CUN at 11,483 ft; NLU leads by 3,281 ft (14,764 ft). +14.8% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
13/31	11,483 ft (3500 m / 3.500 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 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
Aguascalientes International Airport (Aguascalientes)	`AGU`	63.2 NM (117 km)	9,843 ft	✅ Lighted
General Francisco J. Mujica International Airport (Morelia)	`MLM`	73.2 NM (135.6 km)	11,155 ft	✅ Lighted
Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (Querétaro)	`QRO`	76 NM (140.8 km)	11,483 ft	✅ Lighted

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