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Felipe Carrillo Puerto International Airport Tulum

Tulum, Quintana Roo (Mexico)
IATA: TQO ICAO: MMTL
Longest Active Runway
12,139 ft
3,700 meters
Field Elevation
66 ft
20 m MSL
Runway Inventory
1 active
Lighted / Paved
Coordinates & Class
20.1721°, -87.6603°
LARGE AIRPORT
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Records & National Rankings

Derived Aerodrome Insights
National Runway Rank
#5 in Mexico
Among 87 commercial aerodromes
Global Runway Rank
#256 Worldwide
Top 3.4% percentile worldwide
Elevation Ranking
#5648 MSL
Top 77.5% percentile
vs Large Airport Median
+21.4%
Compared to 10,000 ft baseline
💡 Statistical Conclusion: Felipe Carrillo Puerto International Airport Tulum's longest active runway measures 12,139 ft (3,700 m). It ranks as the #5 longest runway in Mexico and #256 worldwide among indexed commercial aerodromes.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator Length (ft / m) Width (ft / m) Surface Material Lighting Status
12/30 12,139 ft (3700m) 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
Cancún International Airport (Cancún) CUN 68.4 NM (126.7 km) 11,483 ft ✅ Lighted

🛡️ Data Provenance & Verification Metadata

Source Dataset: OurAirports Open Aviation Database
Snapshot Version: 2026-09-01
Verification Protocol: SHA-256 Checksum Verified
Spatial Model: Haversine Geodesic (R=3,440 NM)
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