Monterrey International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Monterrey, Nuevo León (Mexico)

IATA: MTY ICAO: MMMY

Longest Active Runway

9,843 ft

3,000 meters

Field Elevation

1,278 ft

390 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

25.7785°, -100.1070°

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

#1,134 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 AGU, SJD · #18 of 87 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

-1.6%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 MTY in numbers: 9,843 ft longest runway · tied #603 of 650 published · #1,134 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

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

MTY lies at 390 m (1,278 ft), #166 of 650 published airports by elevation and 72.3 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 4,208 ft below the Mexico median (5,486 ft, 16 airports); TLC is highest at 8,466 ft, 7,188 ft higher than MTY.

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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 MTY. Nearest published airport: Aguascalientes International Airport (AGU), 273 NM, 9,843 ft (same length); none other within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

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

MTY runways: 12/30 9,843 × 148 ft asphalt (asp); 16/34 5,909 × 98 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: tied #14 of 16 in Mexico with AGU/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
12/30	9,843 ft (3000 m / 3.000 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
16/34	5,909 ft (1801 m / 1.801 km)	98 ft (30m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	❌ Unlighted	✅ Active

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