Where is TAM airport?

TAM is a medium-sized airport in Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico, at 22.2926, -97.8671, 24 m above sea level. It serves Tampico.

What time zone is TAM in?

TAM is in the America/Monterrey time zone, UTC−6.

How many passengers use TAM?

563,204 passengers in 2023, according to Wikidata.

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TAM — General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport

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Medium-sized airport in Tampico, Mexico.

IATA code: TAM
ICAO code: MMTM
Size: medium; OurAirports class
Passengers: 563,204; 2023 · Wikidata
Nonstop routes: 7; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC−6; America/Monterrey
Elevation: 24 m; 79 ft
Runways: 3; Longest 2,550 m

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About TAM

General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Tampico, Mexico. It is run by Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte. 563,204 passengers used it in 2023. Open traffic data shows 7 nonstop routes from TAM.

Wikidata (CC0). Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from TAM

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
TAM → IAH	Houston, United States	889 km	49,450
TAM → DFW	Dallas-Fort Worth, United States	1,178 km	33,349
TAM → RDU	Raleigh, United States	2,383 km	539
TAM → BOS	Boston, United States	3,342 km	161
TAM → LFT	Lafayette, United States	1,055 km	70
TAM → SAT	San Antonio, United States	804 km	43
TAM → BRO	Brownsville, United States	403 km	32

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 TAM on flights to and from the US

YV Mesa Airlines · 726 flights
MQ Envoy Air · 686 flights
C5 CommuteAir LLC dba CommuteAir · 318 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	Serves	Distance
CVM	General Pedro Jose Mendez International Airport	Ciudad Victoria, Mexico	192 km
PAZ	El Tajín National Airport	Poza Rica de Hidalgo, Mexico	193 km
QRO	Querétaro Intercontinental Airport	Querétaro, Mexico	304 km
NLU	Felipe Ángeles International Airport	Zumpango Municipality, Mexico	307 km
SLP	Ponciano Arriaga International Airport	San Luis Potosí, Mexico	316 km

Distance from TAM to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
TAM → LHR	London, United Kingdom	8,593 km	—
TAM → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	14,009 km	—
TAM → CDG	Paris, France	8,892 km	—
TAM → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	9,240 km	—
TAM → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	11,079 km	—
TAM → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	8,892 km	—
TAM → JFK	New York, United States	3,043 km	—
TAM → ATL	Atlanta, United States	1,821 km	—
TAM → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	2,388 km	—
TAM → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	16,486 km	—
TAM → HND	Tokyo, Japan	11,194 km	—
TAM → DOH	Doha, Qatar	13,803 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
14/32	2,550 m	45 m	Asphalt	Yes
18/36	1,300 m	30 m	Asphalt	No
09/27	1,200 m	30 m	Asphalt	No

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico · 22.2926, -97.8671

Map (OpenStreetMap) Wikipedia

Questions

General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport has the IATA code TAM and the ICAO code MMTM. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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