Where is ZCL airport?

ZCL is a medium-sized airport in Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico, at 22.8949, -102.6872, 2,177 m above sea level.

What time zone is ZCL in?

ZCL is in the America/Mexico_City time zone, UTC−6.

How many passengers use ZCL?

443,582 passengers in 2023, according to Wikidata.

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ZCL — General Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport

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Medium-sized airport in Zacatecas, Mexico.

IATA code: ZCL
ICAO code: MMZC
Size: medium; OurAirports class
Passengers: 443,582; 2023 · Wikidata
Nonstop routes: 10; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC−6; America/Mexico_City
Elevation: 2,177 m; 7,142 ft
Runways: 1; Longest 3,000 m

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About ZCL

General Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Zacatecas, Mexico. It is run by Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte. 443,582 passengers used it in 2023. Open traffic data shows 10 nonstop routes from ZCL.

Wikidata (CC0). Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from ZCL

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
ZCL → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	1,963 km	66,465
ZCL → MDW	Chicago, United States	2,515 km	57,304
ZCL → DFW	Dallas-Fort Worth, United States	1,240 km	39,910
ZCL → SJC	San Jose, United States	2,442 km	21,970
ZCL → OAK	Oakland, United States	2,487 km	15,905
ZCL → JFK	New York, United States	3,346 km	322
ZCL → ORD	Chicago, United States	2,524 km	197
ZCL → LAS	Las Vegas, United States	1,893 km	163
ZCL → AUS	Austin, United States	951 km	59
ZCL → SAT	San Antonio, United States	848 km	48

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 ZCL on flights to and from the US

Y4 Concesionaria Vuela Compania De Aviacion SA de CV (Volaris) · 1,303 flights
MQ Envoy Air · 708 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
AGU	Aguascalientes International Airport	Aguascalientes City, Mexico	138 km
SLP	Ponciano Arriaga International Airport	San Luis Potosí, Mexico	193 km
DGO	General Guadalupe Victoria International Airport	Victoria de Durango, Mexico	232 km
BJX	Guanajuato International Airport	Guanajuato, Mexico	245 km
GDL	Guadalajara International Airport	Guadalajara, Mexico	271 km

Distance from ZCL to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
ZCL → LHR	London, United Kingdom	8,851 km	—
ZCL → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	14,180 km	—
ZCL → CDG	Paris, France	9,162 km	—
ZCL → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	9,491 km	—
ZCL → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	11,319 km	—
ZCL → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	9,135 km	—
ZCL → JFK	New York, United States	3,346 km	322
ZCL → ATL	Atlanta, United States	2,146 km	—
ZCL → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	1,963 km	66,465
ZCL → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	16,076 km	—
ZCL → HND	Tokyo, Japan	10,794 km	—
ZCL → DOH	Doha, Qatar	14,002 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
02/20	3,000 m	45 m	Asphalt	Yes

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico · 22.8949, -102.6872

Map (OpenStreetMap) Airport website Wikipedia

Questions

General Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport has the IATA code ZCL and the ICAO code MMZC. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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