Felipe Ángeles International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Mexico City, México (state) (Mexico)

IATA: NLU ICAO: MMSM

Longest Active Runway

14,764 ft

4,500 meters

Field Elevation

7,369 ft

2,246 m MSL

Runway Inventory

3 active

1 closed, Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

19.7438°, -99.0151°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #11 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#24 of 7558

Top 0.3% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Mexico)

#1 of 16 in MX

#1 of 87 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+47.6%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 NLU in numbers: 14,764 ft longest runway · tied #11 of 650 published · #24 of 7,558 worldwide (top 0.3%) · #1 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)

NLU lies at 2,246 m (7,369 ft), #13 of 650 published airports by elevation and 96.4 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 1,883 ft above the Mexico median (5,486 ft, 16 airports); TLC is highest at 8,466 ft, 1,097 ft higher than NLU.

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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: Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX), 18.8 NM, 12,966 ft. Next: TLC 39.6 NM, PBC 50.6 NM, QRO 84.4 NM. NLU has the longest runway in this radius, 984 ft over TLC.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 14,764 ft (4,500 m)

NLU runways: 04L/22R 14,764 × 148 ft permanent paved (pem); 04C/22C 14,764 × 148 ft permanent paved (pem); 04R/22L 11,483 × 148 ft concrete (con). National standing: #1 of 16 in Mexico; 984 ft ahead of TLC (13,780 ft). +47.6% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
04L/22R	14,764 ft (4500 m / 4.500 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Permanent Paved (PEM)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
04C/22C	14,764 ft (4500 m / 4.500 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Permanent Paved (PEM)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
04R/22L	11,483 ft (3500 m / 3.500 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
04/22	11,385 ft (3470 m / 3.470 km)	246 ft (75m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	⛔ 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
Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport (Mexico City)	`MEX`	18.8 NM (34.8 km)	12,966 ft	✅ Lighted
Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (Toluca)	`TLC`	39.6 NM (73.3 km)	13,780 ft	✅ Lighted
Hermanos Serdán International Airport (Puebla)	`PBC`	50.6 NM (93.7 km)	11,811 ft	✅ Lighted
Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (Querétaro)	`QRO`	84.4 NM (156.3 km)	11,483 ft	✅ Lighted

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