Los Cabos International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur (Mexico)

IATA: SJD ICAO: MMSD

Longest Active Runway

9,843 ft

3,000 meters

Field Elevation

374 ft

114 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

23.1519°, -109.7207°

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

#1,152 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, MTY · #19 of 87 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

-1.6%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 SJD in numbers: 9,843 ft longest runway · tied #603 of 650 published · #1,152 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)

SJD lies at 114 m (374 ft), #304 of 650 published airports by elevation and 46.8 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 5,112 ft below the Mexico median (5,486 ft, 16 airports); TLC is highest at 8,466 ft, 8,092 ft higher than SJD.

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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 SJD. Nearest published airport: Puerto Vallarta International Airport (PVR), 290 NM, 10,171 ft (328 ft longer than SJD); none other within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

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

SJD runway: 16/34 9,843 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: tied #14 of 16 in Mexico with AGU/MTY 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
16/34	9,843 ft (3000 m / 3.000 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

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