Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Mexico City, Ciudad de México (Mexico)

IATA: MEX ICAO: MMMX

Longest Active Runway

12,966 ft

3,952 meters

Field Elevation

7,316 ft

2,230 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

19.4358°, -99.0703°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

#95 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#151 of 7558

Top 2.0% percentile worldwide

National Standing (Mexico)

#4 of 16 in MX

#4 of 87 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+29.7%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 MEX in numbers: 12,966 ft longest runway · #95 of 650 published · #151 of 7,558 worldwide (top 2.0%) · #4 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)

MEX lies at 2,230 m (7,316 ft), #16 of 650 published airports by elevation and 96.3 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 1,830 ft above the Mexico median (5,486 ft, 16 airports); TLC is highest at 8,466 ft, 1,150 ft higher than MEX.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

4 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 4 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: Felipe Ángeles International Airport (NLU), 18.8 NM, 14,764 ft. Next: TLC 28.7 NM, PBC 43 NM, QRO 94.9 NM. NLU has the radius's longest runway, 1,798 ft more than MEX.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 12,966 ft (3,952 m)

MEX runways: 05L/23R 12,966 × 148 ft asphalt (asp); 05R/23L 12,795 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #4 of 16 in Mexico; NLU leads by 1,798 ft (14,764 ft). +29.7% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
05L/23R	12,966 ft (3952 m / 3.952 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
05R/23L	12,795 ft (3900 m / 3.900 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
Felipe Ángeles International Airport (Mexico City)	`NLU`	18.8 NM (34.8 km)	14,764 ft	✅ Lighted
Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (Toluca)	`TLC`	28.7 NM (53.2 km)	13,780 ft	✅ Lighted
Hermanos Serdán International Airport (Puebla)	`PBC`	43 NM (79.6 km)	11,811 ft	✅ Lighted
Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (Querétaro)	`QRO`	94.9 NM (175.8 km)	11,483 ft	✅ Lighted

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