Table 11-2b Top 20 Mexican Airports by Flight Operations: 1996
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Table 11-2b
Top 20 Mexican Airports by Flight Operations: 1996
(Number of flight operations (landings plus take-offs). Length and altitude in meters)
| Airport name | Number of flight operationsa |
Length of longest runway | Altitude above sea level |
International airport? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico City, D.F. | 236,136 | 3,900 | 2,237 | Yes |
| Guadalajara, Jal. | 124,948 | 4,000 | 1,528 | Yes |
| Monterrey, N.L. | 76,004 | 3,000 | 387 | Yes |
| Cancún, Q. Roo. | 73,308 | 3,500 | 7 | Yes |
| Toluca, Edo. de Méx. | 48,088 | 4,200 | 2,575 | Yes |
| Hermosillo, Son. | 46,695 | 2,300 | 197 | Yes |
| Culiacán, Sin. | 44,561 | 2,300 | 33 | Yes |
| Tijuana, B.C. | 41,088 | 2,960 | 152 | Yes |
| Chihuahua, Chih. | 36,162 | 2,600 | 1,360 | Yes |
| Puerto Vallarta, Jal. | 34,683 | 3,100 | 6 | Yes |
| Cd. del Carmen, Camp. | 33,659 | 2,200 | 2 | No |
| Acapulco, Gro. | 28,334 | 3,300 | 5 | Yes |
| Torreón, Coah. | 27,854 | 2,750 | 1,126 | Yes |
| Mazatlán, Sin. | 24,447 | 2,700 | 10 | Yes |
| Mérida, Yuc. | 22,895 | 2,700 | 11 | Yes |
| Bajío (León), Gto. | 21,343 | 3,500 | 1,874 | Yes |
| La Paz, B.C.S. | 21,165 | 2,550 | 21 | Yes |
| Tampico, Tamps. | 20,383 | 2,250 | 25 | Yes |
| San José del Cabo, B.C.S. | 18,722 | 2,200 | 109 | Yes |
| Villahermosa, Tab. | 18,600 | 2,200 | 13 | Yes |
aIncludes all civilian operations (air carriers, air taxis and general aviation), including local movements. (Canadian and U.S. data in Tables 11-2a and 11-2c exclude local movements). For the definition of local movements, see Appendix B.
SOURCE: Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares. Resultado del Movimiento Aeroportuario, Enero-Diciembre de 1996. (Mexico City, D.F.: 1997).