Guadalajara International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Guadalajara, Jalisco (Mexico)

IATA: GDL ICAO: MMGL

Longest Active Runway

13,123 ft

4,000 meters

Field Elevation

5,016 ft

1,529 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

1 closed, Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

20.5233°, -103.3101°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #56 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#104 of 7558

Top 1.8% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Mexico)

#3 of 16 in MX

#3 of 87 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+31.2%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 GDL in numbers: 13,123 ft longest runway · tied #56 of 650 published · #104 of 7,558 worldwide (top 1.8%) · #3 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)

GDL lies at 1,529 m (5,016 ft), #44 of 650 published airports by elevation and 92.9 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 470 ft below the Mexico median (5,486 ft, 16 airports); TLC is highest at 8,466 ft, 3,450 ft higher than GDL.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

1 Qualifying Aerodrome in Vicinity

Closest of 1 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbour within 100 NM: Aguascalientes International Airport (AGU), 89.8 NM, 9,843 ft. GDL has the longest runway in this radius, 3,280 ft over AGU.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 13,123 ft (4,000 m)

GDL runways: 11R/29L 13,123 × 197 ft asphalt (asph); 11L/29R 11,608 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #3 of 16 in Mexico; NLU leads by 1,641 ft (14,764 ft). +31.2% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
11R/29L	13,123 ft (4000 m / 4.000 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Asphalt (ASPH)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
11L/29R	11,608 ft (3538 m / 3.538 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
02/20	5,906 ft (1800 m / 1.800 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
Aguascalientes International Airport (Aguascalientes)	`AGU`	89.8 NM (166.3 km)	9,843 ft	✅ Lighted

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