Francisco Sarabia National Airport
Tuxtla Gutiérrez Air Force Base Base Aérea Militar No. 6 Tuxtla Gutiérrez | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Mexican Air Force | ||||||||||
| Location | Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1957 | ||||||||||
| Time zone | CST (UTC-06:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 454 m / 1,490 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 16°44′23.93″N 93°10′23.65″W / 16.7399806°N 93.1732361°W | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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Tuxtla Gutiérrez Air Force Base (Spanish: Base Aérea Militar Tuxtla Gutiérrez) (B.A.M. 6); officially Base Aérea Militar No. 6 General Aviador Ángel Hipólito Corzo Molina (Air Force Base No. 6 General Aviator Ángel Hipólito Corzo Molina), formerly known as Francisco Sarabia National Airport or Terán Airport (IATA: TGZ, ICAO: MMTG), is a military airport located in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico. It formerly served as the main airport for the city of Tuxtla Gutiérrez. However, the airport no longer provides scheduled passenger public services and is currently used exclusively for military purposes. The nearest airport serving commercial flights is Tuxtla Gutiérrez International Airport.