Mexico City International Airport

Mexico City International Airport

*Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juárez*
Mexico City International Airport; Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juárez
	IATA: MEX; ICAO: MMMX; LID: ME1;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Government of Mexico
Operator	Grupo Aeroportuario de la Ciudad de México
Serves	Greater Mexico City
Location	Mexico City, Mexico
Opened	May 15, 1931
Hub for	Passenger Aeroméxico; Aeroméxico Connect; Volaris; Viva Aerobus; Cargo AeroUnion; Mas Air;
Focus city for	Magnicharters
Time zone	CST (UTC−06:00)
Elevation AMSL	2,230 m / 7,316 ft
Coordinates	19°26′10″N 099°04′19″W / 19.43611°N 99.07194°W
Website	www.aicm.com.mx
Map
	MEX Location within Mexico City MEX MEX (Mexico City) MEX MEX (Mexico)
Runways
Statistics (2023)
Total passengers
Total passengers	48,415,693
Ranking in Mexico	1st
Cargo tonnage	447,887.2
	Source: DAFIF; Statistics: Airport website

Mexico City International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de la Ciudad de México, AICM); officially Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juárez (Benito Juárez International Airport) (IATA: MEX, ICAO: MMMX) is the primary international airport serving Greater Mexico City. It is the busiest airport in Mexico and Latin America,^[4] ranking as the 17th-busiest in the world and eighth in North America as of 2022, based on passenger traffic and aircraft movements.^[5]

The airport is served by more than 25 airlines, handling flights to over 100 destinations across Mexico, the Americas, Europe, and Asia. With an average of 132,000 daily passengers, the airport handled 46,200,529 passengers in 2022 and 48,415,693 in 2023.^[3]

As the primary hub for Mexico's flag carrier, Aeroméxico, Mexico City Airport functions as a SkyTeam hub. Additionally, it serves as a hub for Volaris and Viva Aerobus, and a focus city for Magnicharters. The facility comprises two passenger terminals and two runways. It supports cargo activities and accommodates entities such as Mexican Airspace Navigation Services, the Mexican Federal Civil Aviation Agency, and an Air Force Base. It is owned by the Mexican Navy and operated by Grupo Aeroportuario de la Ciudad de Mexico. It was named after the 19th-century president Benito Juárez.^[6]

Part of Mexico City's airport system, which also includes Toluca International Airport and Felipe Ángeles International Airport, the Mexico City International Airport was operating at full capacity, as of mid-2020.^[7] With an average of 1,056 daily aircraft movements, it ranks as the busiest two-runway airport in the world.^[8]

^ "Airport information for MMMX". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on March 5, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
^ Airport information for MEX at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
^ ^a ^b "AICM in Numbers, December 2023" (PDF). Mexico City International Airport. January 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
^ Tomás Serebrisky. "Airport Economics in Latin America and the Caribbean". The World Bank. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
^ "2022 Airport Traffic Report" (PDF). Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. April 2023. p. 32. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 28, 2023.
^ Elizalde, Triunfo; Vargas, Rosa Elvira (October 5, 2006). "Decretará Fox que el AICM se denomine Benito Juárez" [President Vicente Fox decrees official name for Mexico City Airport]. La Jornada (in Spanish). Archived from the original on September 8, 2014.
^ Cantera, Sara (June 11, 2020). "IATA respalda cancelación de la Terminal 3 y suspensión de adquisición del Aeropuerto de Toluca". El Universal (México).
^ "Airport Runway Counts & Traffic Stats".

[WAD-1] "Airport information for MMMX". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on March 5, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.

[GCM-2] Airport information for MEX at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).

[aicmstats-3] "AICM in Numbers, December 2023" (PDF). Mexico City International Airport. January 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.

[4] Tomás Serebrisky. "Airport Economics in Latin America and the Caribbean". The World Bank. Retrieved January 30, 2022.

[PANYNJ_2022_report-5] "2022 Airport Traffic Report" (PDF). Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. April 2023. p. 32. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 28, 2023.

[6] Elizalde, Triunfo; Vargas, Rosa Elvira (October 5, 2006). "Decretará Fox que el AICM se denomine Benito Juárez" [President Vicente Fox decrees official name for Mexico City Airport]. La Jornada (in Spanish). Archived from the original on September 8, 2014.

[suspensión1-7] Cantera, Sara (June 11, 2020). "IATA respalda cancelación de la Terminal 3 y suspensión de adquisición del Aeropuerto de Toluca". El Universal (México).

[8] "Airport Runway Counts & Traffic Stats".

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