GDL — Guadalajara International Airport

Large airport in Guadalajara, Mexico.
IATA code
GDL
ICAO code
MMGL
Size
large
OurAirports class
Passengers
17,710,200
2023 · Wikidata
Nonstop routes
36
With open traffic data
Time zone
UTC−6
America/Mexico_City
Elevation
1,529 m
5,016 ft
Runways
2
Longest 4,000 m

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About GDL

Guadalajara International Airport is a large airport serving Guadalajara, Mexico. It is run by Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico. 17,710,200 passengers used it in 2023. Open traffic data shows 36 nonstop routes from GDL.

Wikidata (CC0). Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from GDL

Route Distance Passengers / year
GDL → LAX2,104 km 1,033,590
GDL → ORD2,785 km 403,788
GDL → DFW1,505 km 385,473
GDL → IAH1,319 km 366,457
GDL → OAK2,639 km 346,110
GDL → FAT2,404 km 335,070
GDL → LAS2,075 km 310,411
GDL → SMF2,671 km 280,508
GDL → SJC2,593 km 237,282
GDL → ONT2,057 km 234,583
GDL → PHX1,669 km 174,514
GDL → SEA3,444 km 152,321
GDL → SAT1,111 km 143,568
GDL → PDX3,293 km 138,937
GDL → MAD9,339 km 133,292
GDL → ATL2,363 km 116,226
GDL → DEN2,148 km 111,704
GDL → MCO2,391 km 91,639
GDL → SLC2,392 km 90,668
GDL → EWR3,549 km 88,769
GDL → MDW2,775 km 70,942
GDL → MIA2,425 km 70,694
GDL → RNO2,626 km 67,747
GDL → SFO2,642 km 48,047
GDL → CLT2,728 km 37,411
GDL → DTW3,047 km 7,351
GDL → IND2,676 km 419
GDL → AUS1,213 km 239
GDL → BHM2,182 km 172
GDL → SPS1,566 km 170
GDL → MSP2,857 km 165
GDL → JFK3,575 km 164
GDL → OKC1,740 km 160
GDL → BNA2,370 km 159
GDL → MKE2,873 km 157
GDL → SAV2,547 km 149

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.

Airlines at GDL on flights to and from the US

  • Y4 Concesionaria Vuela Compania De Aviacion SA de CV (Volaris) · 22,216 flights
  • VB Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V. · 3,387 flights
  • AM Aeromexico · 3,163 flights
  • AA American Airlines · 1,833 flights
  • UA United Air Lines · 1,516 flights
  • AS Alaska Airlines · 1,191 flights
  • OO SkyWest Airlines · 902 flights
  • DL Delta Air Lines · 760 flights
  • YV Mesa Airlines · 536 flights

Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources

Nearest airports

Code Airport Distance
CLQLicenciado Miguel de la Madrid International Airport141 km
AGUAguascalientes International Airport166 km
UPNUruapan - Licenciado y General Ignacio Lopez Rayon International Airport183 km
TPQAmado Nervo National Airport188 km
BJXGuanajuato International Airport197 km

Distance from GDL to the major hubs

Route Distance Passengers / year
GDL → LHR9,098 km —
GDL → DXB14,445 km —
GDL → CDG9,406 km —
GDL → FRA9,739 km —
GDL → IST11,571 km —
GDL → AMS9,386 km —
GDL → JFK3,575 km 164
GDL → ATL2,363 km 116,226
GDL → LAX2,104 km 1,033,590
GDL → SIN16,187 km —
GDL → HND10,926 km —
GDL → DOH14,264 km —

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
11R/29L4,000 m 60 mAsphalt
11L/29R3,538 m 45 mAsphalt

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico · 20.5233, -103.3101

Map (OpenStreetMap) Airport website Wikipedia

Questions

Guadalajara International Airport has the IATA code GDL and the ICAO code MMGL. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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