MEX — Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport
- IATA code
- MEX
- ICAO code
- MMMX
- Size
- large
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- 44,605,576
- 2025 · Wikidata
- Nonstop routes
- 61
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC−6
- America/Mexico_City
- Elevation
- 2,230 m
- 7,316 ft
- Runways
- 2
- Longest 3,952 m
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About MEX
Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport is a large airport serving Mexico City, Mexico. It opened in 1952 and is run by Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares. 44,605,576 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 61 nonstop routes from MEX.
Wikidata (CC0). Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from MEX
| Route | Distance | Passengers |
|---|---|---|
| MEX → MAD | 9,080 km | 1,208,106 |
| MEX → LAX | 2,499 km | 878,655 |
| MEX → IAH | 1,228 km | 829,669 |
| MEX → ORD | 2,713 km | 745,209 |
| MEX → MIA | 2,053 km | 698,178 |
| MEX → DFW | 1,505 km | 630,853 |
| MEX → JFK | 3,364 km | 624,957 |
| MEX → CDG | 9,213 km | 587,884 |
| MEX → ATL | 2,141 km | 452,552 |
| MEX → SFO | 3,027 km | 437,479 |
| MEX → LAS | 2,425 km | 382,792 |
| MEX → AMS | 9,220 km | 352,043 |
| MEX → MCO | 2,061 km | 350,651 |
| MEX → GRU | 7,423 km | 321,178 |
| MEX → EWR | 3,341 km | 288,539 |
| MEX → DEN | 2,327 km | 273,512 |
| MEX → SAT | 1,120 km | 273,392 |
| MEX → FRA | 9,566 km | 230,771 |
| MEX → SCL | 6,573 km | 194,364 |
| MEX → PHX | 2,014 km | 190,219 |
| MEX → IAD | 3,000 km | 163,750 |
| MEX → IST | 11,406 km | 145,816 |
| MEX → FCO | 10,239 km | 132,561 |
| MEX → OAK | 3,023 km | 130,207 |
| MEX → CLT | 2,497 km | 113,902 |
| MEX → BCN | 9,496 km | 109,204 |
| MEX → AUS | 1,201 km | 94,786 |
| MEX → SEA | 3,753 km | 92,808 |
| MEX → SLC | 2,667 km | 91,699 |
| MEX → BOS | 3,663 km | 90,017 |
| MEX → ICN | 12,115 km | 40,537 (6 mo) |
| MEX → DTW | 2,928 km | 81,033 |
| MEX → TPA | 1,931 km | 79,351 |
| MEX → MSP | 2,873 km | 79,059 |
| MEX → PHL | 3,213 km | 70,759 |
| MEX → RDU | 2,696 km | 49,484 |
| MEX → SMF | 3,044 km | 28,832 |
| MEX → RSW | 1,939 km | 433 |
| MEX → MSY | 1,469 km | 373 |
| MEX → MEM | 1,948 km | 332 |
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, ANAC (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026) for routes in and out of Brazil, Incheon Airport (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026, 6 months) for routes from Incheon, JAC (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026) for routes in and out of Chile. Routes outside these are not counted.
Airlines at MEX on flights to and from the US
- AM Aeromexico · 18,779 flights
- UA United Air Lines · 9,698 flights
- AA American Airlines · 8,991 flights
- Y4 Concesionaria Vuela Compania De Aviacion SA de CV (Volaris) · 8,523 flights
- DL Delta Air Lines · 6,170 flights
- VB Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V. · 4,306 flights
- 5D Aerolitoral · 1,466 flights
Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources
Airports within 150 km
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| NLU | Felipe Ángeles International Airport | 35 km |
| TLC | Adolfo López Mateos International Airport | 53 km |
| PBC | Hermanos Serdán International Airport | 80 km |
Distance from MEX to the major hubs
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| MEX → LHR | 8,917 km | — |
| MEX → DXB | 14,346 km | — |
| MEX → CDG | 9,213 km | 587,884 |
| MEX → FRA | 9,566 km | 230,771 |
| MEX → IST | 11,406 km | 145,816 |
| MEX → AMS | 9,220 km | 352,043 |
| MEX → JFK | 3,364 km | 624,957 |
| MEX → ATL | 2,141 km | 452,552 |
| MEX → LAX | 2,499 km | 878,655 |
| MEX → SIN | 16,610 km | — |
| MEX → HND | 11,330 km | — |
| MEX → DOH | 14,136 km | — |
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05L/23R | 3,952 m | 45 m | Asphalt |
| 05R/23L | 3,900 m | 45 m | Asphalt |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Mexico City, Ciudad de México, Mexico · 19.4358, -99.0703
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