Adolfo López Mateos International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Toluca, México (state) (Mexico)

IATA: TLC ICAO: MMTO

Longest Active Runway

13,780 ft

4,200 meters

Field Elevation

8,466 ft

2,580 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

19.3369°, -99.5658°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #31 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#52 of 7558

Top 0.7% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Mexico)

#2 of 16 in MX

#2 of 87 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+37.8%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 TLC in numbers: 13,780 ft longest runway · tied #31 of 650 published · #52 of 7,558 worldwide (top 0.7%) · #2 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)

TLC lies at 2,580 m (8,466 ft), #8 of 650 published airports by elevation and 96.8 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 2,980 ft above the Mexico median (5,486 ft, 16 airports) and the highest published airport in the country.

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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: Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX), 28.7 NM, 12,966 ft. Next: NLU 39.6 NM, PBC 68.5 NM, QRO 84.6 NM. NLU has the radius's longest runway, 984 ft more than TLC.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 13,780 ft (4,200 m)

TLC runway: 15/33 13,780 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #2 of 16 in Mexico; NLU leads by 984 ft (14,764 ft). +37.8% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
15/33	13,780 ft (4200 m / 4.200 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`	28.7 NM (53.2 km)	12,966 ft	✅ Lighted
Felipe Ángeles International Airport (Mexico City)	`NLU`	39.6 NM (73.3 km)	14,764 ft	✅ Lighted
Hermanos Serdán International Airport (Puebla)	`PBC`	68.5 NM (126.9 km)	11,811 ft	✅ Lighted
Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (Querétaro)	`QRO`	84.6 NM (156.7 km)	11,483 ft	✅ Lighted
General Francisco J. Mujica International Airport (Morelia)	`MLM`	88.1 NM (163.2 km)	11,155 ft	✅ Lighted

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