Tuxtla Gutiérrez International Airport

Tuxtla Gutiérrez International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional de Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorGrupo Aeroportuario de Chiapas
ServesTuxtla Gutiérrez
LocationChiapa de Corzo, Chiapas, Mexico
Time zoneCST (UTC-06:00)
Elevation AMSL457 m / 1,499 ft
Coordinates16°33′49″N 093°01′21″W / 16.56361°N 93.02250°W / 16.56361; -93.02250
Websitewww.aeropuertosasa.mx/aeropuerto_de_tuxtla.php
Map
TGZ
Location of the airport in Chiapas
TGZ
TGZ (Mexico)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 2,500 8,202 Concrete
Statistics (2024)
Total passengers1,681,980
Ranking in Mexico20th 5
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario de Chiapas

Tuxtla Gutiérrez International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Tuxtla Gutiérrez), officially known as Aeropuerto Internacional Ángel Albino Corzo (Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport) (IATA: TGZ, ICAO: MMTG), is an international airport situated in the municipality of Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas. It serves air traffic for Tuxtla Gutiérrez and a significant part of the State of Chiapas, including San Cristóbal de las Casas and Comitán.

The airport is operated by Grupo Aeroportuario de Chiapas, a government-owned corporation. It replaced the Francisco Sarabia National Airport, which is now exclusively used for military purposes. According to official statistics from the Civil Aviation Federal Agency (AFAC), the airport handled 1,681,980 passengers in 2024, a 5.71% decrease from previous year.