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Mexico City

MEX Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport

Local timeUTC−6America/Mexico_City
Runways2longest 12,966 ft3,952 m
Elevation7,316 ft2,230 mabove sea level
CodesMEX · MMMXIATA · ICAO

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Runways

Runway layout of Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport, drawn to scale from surveyed runway-end positionsRunway 05L/23R: 12,966 ft (3,952 m), asphaltRunway 05R/23L: 12,795 ft (3,900 m), asphalt05L23R05R23L1 km · 3,281 ftN
Drawn to scale by JetSet Authority from OurAirports’ runway-end coordinates. Taxiways and buildings are not shown. Not for navigation.
RunwayLengthWidthSurface
05L/23R
59° / 239° true		 12,966 ft3,952 m148 ft45 masphalt · lit
05R/23L
59° / 239° true		 12,795 ft3,900 m148 ft45 masphalt · lit

Runway numbers are the magnetic heading divided by ten, rounded; L, C and R mark parallel runways. Displaced thresholds shorten the usable length at some ends.

Location and time

Coordinates19.4°N, 99.1°W (19.4358, -99.0703)
RegionCiudad de México, Mexico
Time zoneAmerica/Mexico_City: UTC−6 all year (no daylight saving time)
Official sitewww.aicm.com.mx

Distances and flight times to world hubs

Great circles from MEX to 19 major hubsATLLAXJFKORDYYZGRULHRCDGFRAISTDXBDOHJNBDELSINHKGPEKHNDSYDMEX
HubDistanceFrom MEXTo MEX
Atlanta ATL2,143 km1,332 mi3 h 20 min3 h 35 min
Los Angeles LAX2,500 km1,554 mi4 h 05 min3 h 45 min
Chicago ORD2,719 km1,689 mi4 h4 h 15 min
Toronto YYZ3,247 km2,017 mi4 h 35 min4 h 55 min
New York JFK3,365 km2,091 mi4 h 40 min5 h 05 min
São Paulo GRU7,433 km4,619 mi9 h 20 min9 h 40 min
London LHR8,904 km5,533 mi10 h 30 min12 h
Paris CDG9,199 km5,716 mi10 h 45 min12 h 25 min
Frankfurt FRA9,551 km5,935 mi11 h 10 min12 h 45 min
Tokyo HND11,312 km7,029 mi15 h 10 min12 h 50 min
Istanbul IST11,387 km7,076 mi13 h 05 min15 h
Beijing PEK12,436 km7,727 mi16 h14 h 25 min
Sydney SYD12,983 km8,067 mi16 h 25 min15 h 15 min
Doha DOH14,119 km8,773 mi16 h 05 min18 h 15 min
Hong Kong HKG14,151 km8,793 mi18 h 25 min16 h
Dubai DXB14,329 km8,904 mi16 h 25 min18 h 20 min
Johannesburg JNB14,598 km9,071 mi17 h 10 min18 h 10 min
Delhi DEL14,663 km9,111 mi17 h 35 min17 h 50 min
Singapore SIN16,598 km10,313 mi21 h 25 min18 h 40 min

Estimated scheduled flight times for a nonstop flight; whether one operates is not something we track. Linked hubs have a full route page.

Nearest airports with scheduled flights

AirportDistance
Mexico City NLU
Felipe Ángeles International Airport		35 km22 mi N
Toluca TLC
Adolfo López Mateos International Airport		53 km33 mi WSW
Puebla PBC
Hermanos Serdán International Airport		80 km49 mi ESE
Querétaro QRO
Querétaro Intercontinental Airport		176 km109 mi NW
Morelia MLM
General Francisco J. Mujica International Airport		210 km130 mi WNW
Poza Rica PAZ
El Tajín National Airport		212 km132 mi NE
Veracruz VER
General Heriberto Jara International Airport		304 km189 mi E
Silao BJX
Guanajuato International Airport		305 km190 mi NW

How far can you get?

Of the 265 airports with guides on this site, roughly this many are within a nonstop flight of:

93 hours
596 hours
659 hours
11012 hours

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Route guides from MEX

Radio frequencies
ServiceDescriptionMHz
ApproachMEXICO APP121.200
ARRMEXICO ARR129.600
ATIS (recorded airport information)ATIS127.650
Clearance deliveryMEXICO CLNC DEL122.100
DepartureMEXICO DEP120.500
GroundGND121.000
RDOMEXICO INFO126.900
TowerMEXICO TWR118.550

From OurAirports’ community-maintained list. Frequencies change; check the current official publication. Not for navigation.

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