Mexico City International Airport

Mexico City International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juárez
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorGrupo Aeroportuario de la Ciudad de México
ServesGreater Mexico City
LocationVenustiano Carranza, Mexico City, Mexico
OpenedMay 15, 1931 (1931-05-15)
Hub for
Focus city forMagnicharters
Time zoneCST (UTC−06:00)
Elevation AMSL2,230 m / 7,316 ft
Coordinates19°26′10″N 099°04′19″W / 19.43611°N 99.07194°W / 19.43611; -99.07194
Websitewww.aicm.com.mx
Map
MEX
Location within Mexico City
MEX
MEX (Mexico City)
MEX
MEX (Mexico)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05R/23L 3,900 12,795 Asphalt
05L/23R 3,952 12,966 Asphalt
Statistics (2024)
Total passengers45,359,485
Ranking in Mexico1st
Cargo tonnage240,034.6
Employees1,265
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, also ranking as the 49th-busiest in the world, third-busiest in Latin America, and 15th-busiest in North America as of 2025, based on passenger traffic. The airport is served by more than 25 airlines, with flights to over 100 destinations across Mexico, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.

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, and a focus city for Magnicharters. The facility comprises two passenger terminals and two runways. It 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 México. It was named after the 19th-century president Benito Juárez.

Part of Mexico City's airport system, which also includes Toluca International Airport and Felipe Ángeles International Airport, the Mexico City International Airport operates at full capacity. With an average of 1,056 daily aircraft movements, it ranks as one of the busiest two-runway airports in the world. With an average of 124,000 daily passengers, the airport served 48,415,693 passengers in 2023 and 45,359,485 in 2024.