Puerto Vallarta International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco (Mexico)

IATA: PVR ICAO: MMPR

Longest Active Runway

10,171 ft

3,100 meters

Field Elevation

23 ft

7 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

20.6799°, -105.2544°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #512 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#845 of 7558

Top 11.2% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Mexico)

#13 of 16 in MX

#14 of 87 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+1.7%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 PVR in numbers: 10,171 ft longest runway · tied #512 of 650 published · #845 of 7,558 worldwide (top 11.2%) · #13 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)

PVR lies at 7 m (23 ft), #578 of 650 published airports by elevation and 11 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 5,463 ft below the Mexico median (5,486 ft, 16 airports); TLC is highest at 8,466 ft, 8,443 ft higher than PVR.

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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 PVR. Nearest published airport: Guadalajara International Airport (GDL), 110 NM, 13,123 ft (2,952 ft longer than PVR); 4 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,171 ft (3,100 m)

PVR runway: 04/22 10,171 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #13 of 16 in Mexico; NLU leads by 4,593 ft (14,764 ft). +1.7% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
04/22	10,171 ft (3100 m / 3.100 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

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