Querétaro Intercontinental Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Querétaro, Querétaro (Mexico)

IATA: QRO ICAO: MMQT

Longest Active Runway

11,483 ft

3,500 meters

Field Elevation

6,296 ft

1,919 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

20.6188°, -100.1864°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #273 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#443 of 7558

Top 6.4% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Mexico)

tied #7 of 16 in MX

same length as BJX, CUN · #7 of 87 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+14.8%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 QRO in numbers: 11,483 ft longest runway · tied #273 of 650 published · #443 of 7,558 worldwide (top 6.4%) · tied #7 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)

QRO lies at 1,919 m (6,296 ft), #25 of 650 published airports by elevation and 95.5 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 810 ft above the Mexico median (5,486 ft, 16 airports); TLC is highest at 8,466 ft, 2,170 ft higher than QRO.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

5 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 5 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: General Francisco J. Mujica International Airport (MLM), 66.1 NM, 11,155 ft. Next: BJX 76 NM, NLU 84.4 NM, TLC 84.6 NM. NLU has the radius's longest runway, 3,281 ft more than QRO.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,483 ft (3,500 m)

QRO runway: 09/27 11,483 × 148 ft concrete (con). National standing: tied #7 of 16 in Mexico with BJX/CUN at 11,483 ft; NLU leads by 3,281 ft (14,764 ft). +14.8% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
09/27	11,483 ft (3500 m / 3.500 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ 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
General Francisco J. Mujica International Airport (Morelia)	`MLM`	66.1 NM (122.4 km)	11,155 ft	✅ Lighted
Guanajuato International Airport (Silao)	`BJX`	76 NM (140.8 km)	11,483 ft	✅ Lighted
Felipe Ángeles International Airport (Mexico City)	`NLU`	84.4 NM (156.3 km)	14,764 ft	✅ Lighted
Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (Toluca)	`TLC`	84.6 NM (156.7 km)	13,780 ft	✅ Lighted
Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport (Mexico City)	`MEX`	94.9 NM (175.8 km)	12,966 ft	✅ Lighted

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