Hermanos Serdán International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Puebla, Puebla (Mexico)

IATA: PBC ICAO: MMPB

Longest Active Runway

11,811 ft

3,600 meters

Field Elevation

7,361 ft

2,244 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

19.1585°, -98.3716°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #219 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#350 of 7558

Top 5.2% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Mexico)

#6 of 16 in MX

#6 of 87 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+18.1%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 PBC in numbers: 11,811 ft longest runway · tied #219 of 650 published · #350 of 7,558 worldwide (top 5.2%) · #6 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)

PBC lies at 2,244 m (7,361 ft), #14 of 650 published airports by elevation and 96.4 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 1,875 ft above the Mexico median (5,486 ft, 16 airports); TLC is highest at 8,466 ft, 1,105 ft higher than PBC.

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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: Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX), 43 NM, 12,966 ft. Next: NLU 50.6 NM, TLC 68.5 NM. NLU has the radius's longest runway, 2,953 ft more than PBC.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,811 ft (3,600 m)

PBC runway: 17/35 11,811 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #6 of 16 in Mexico; NLU leads by 2,953 ft (14,764 ft). +18.1% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
17/35	11,811 ft (3600 m / 3.600 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
Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport (Mexico City)	`MEX`	43 NM (79.6 km)	12,966 ft	✅ Lighted
Felipe Ángeles International Airport (Mexico City)	`NLU`	50.6 NM (93.7 km)	14,764 ft	✅ Lighted
Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (Toluca)	`TLC`	68.5 NM (126.9 km)	13,780 ft	✅ Lighted

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