Mazatlán International Airport

Mazatlán International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Mazatlán
IATA: MZT ICAO: MMMZ
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte
Serves	Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico
Time zone	MST (UTC-07:00)
Elevation AMSL	12 m / 39 ft
Coordinates	23°09′41″N 106°15′58″W
Website	www.oma.aero/en/passengers/mazatlan/
Map
MZT Location of the airport in Sinaloa MZT MZT (Mexico)
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 08/26 2,700 8,858 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Total passengers 1,621,740 Ranking in Mexico 19th 4
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte

Mazatlán International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Mazatlán), officially Aeropuerto Internacional General Rafael Buelna (General Rafael Buelna International Airport; IATA: MZT, ICAO: MMMZ), is an international airport located in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico. It serves as the primary international gateway to Mazatlán, a popular Mexican tourist destination, offering flights to and from Mexico, the United States, and Canada. The airport also facilitates various tourism-related activities, flight training, and general aviation. Owned by Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte (OMA), it is named after Rafael Buelna, a military figure who played a significant role in the Mexican Revolution.

Mazatlán Airport is the busiest in Sinaloa for international passengers and ranks second to Culiacán International Airport for domestic operations. It serves as a gateway in a heavily traveled air corridor connecting mainland Mexico to the Baja California peninsula. In 2022, the airport handled 1,450,944 passengers, and this number increased to 1,621,740 in 2022, a 11.77% growth according to OMA.

Facilities

The airport is situated 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) southeast of Mazatlán, with an elevation of 12 metres (39 ft) above mean sea level. It has a single runway, designated as 08/26, which is 2,700 metres (8,900 ft) long and surfaced with asphalt. The commercial aviation apron features ten parking positions intended for narrow-body aircraft, located around two terminal satellites. Additionally, the general aviation apron provides parking spaces and heliports for private aviation.

Passenger terminal

The passenger terminal accommodates both arrival and departure services for domestic and international flights within a two-story main building and two satellite terminals. The ground floor of the main building includes check-in areas and an arrivals section featuring customs and immigration facilities, a baggage claim area, and an arrivals hall. Here, passengers can access car rental services, taxi stands, snack bars, and souvenir shops. The upper floor of the main building houses the security checkpoint and a departure area equipped with a food court, duty-free shops, a VIP lounge, and a transit zone. The gates are located in two satellite buildings, designated A and B, which are connected to the main terminal via a walkway.

Satellite A serves domestic flights and features waiting areas with shops and food stands. It has four gates: gates 7 and 9 are located on the top floor and are equipped with jet bridges, while gates 6, 8, and 10 are located on the ground floor, where passengers board their aircraft directly from the apron. Airlines operating from this satellite include Aeromexico, Aeromexico Connect, Viva Aerobus, Volaris, TAR, Magni, Calafia Airlines, and Aero Servicio Guerrero.

Satellite B serves international flights, primarily from U.S. American and Canadian airlines. It features sitting areas, food stands, and duty-free shops. This Satellite also features four gates (gates 1-5), with two of them equipped with jet bridges. Airlines operating from Satellite B include Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, American Eagle, Sun Country Airlines, United Express, and Westjet.

Other facilities

Terminal map

Adjacent to the terminal, other facilities include civil aviation hangars, cargo and logistics and courier companies, and designated spaces for general aviation. The parking facility provides both short-term and long-term parking spaces.

Mazatlán Area Control Center (ACC) is one of four Area Control Centres in Mexico, with the others being the Mexico City ACC, Monterrey ACC, and Mérida ACC. It operates under the Mexican Airspace Navigation Services, (Spanish: Servicios a la Navegación en el Espacio Aéreo Mexicano). Mazatlán ACC provides air traffic control services to aircraft within the Mazatlán Flight Data Region (FDRG). This region includes the entire Baja California Peninsula, the Gulf of California, the northern Pacific Coast of Mexico, the states of Sonora and Sinaloa, and western sections of Chihuahua, Durango, and Nayarit. It shares its boundaries with six other Area Control Centers. To the east, it is adjacent to the Monterrey ACC and Mexico ACC, while to the north, it borders the Los Angeles ARTCC and Albuquerque ARTCC. To the west, it borders the Oakland Oceanic ARTCC (KZAK) and Mazatlán Oceanic (MMFO) Flight Information Regions (FIR).

Additionally, the Mazatlan Oceanic Air Control Center (ICAO: MMFO) is located at the Mazatlán Airport. This center is responsible for providing air traffic control services within its Flight Information Region (FIR), which is one of two FIRs in Mexico, covering a significant portion of the North Pacific Ocean and spanning 2,856,498 square kilometres (1,102,900 sq mi). Its borders include the Oakland Oceanic ARTCC (KZAK) to the West, the Mexico FIR (MMFR) to the east, and the Central American FIR (MHTG) to the south.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
Aéreo Servicio Guerrero	San José del Cabo
Aeroméxico	Mexico City
Aeroméxico Connect	Mexico City
Alaska Airlines	Los Angeles Seasonal: San Francisco
American Airlines	Dallas/Fort Worth, Phoenix–Sky Harbor
Delta Air Lines	Los Angeles (begins December 21, 2024), Minneapolis/St. Paul (begins December 21, 2024)
Magni	Monterrey, San José del Cabo Seasonal: Chihuahua
Mexicana de Aviación	Mexico City–AIFA
Señor Air	Cabo San Lucas
Sun Country Airlines	Seasonal: Minneapolis/St. Paul
Sunwing Airlines	Seasonal: Calgary, Edmonton, Kelowna, Montréal–Trudeau, Regina, Saskatoon, Toronto–Pearson, Vancouver, Winnipeg
TAR	Hermosillo, La Paz, Querétaro
United Express	Seasonal: Houston–Intercontinental
Viva	Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico City, Mexico City–AIFA, Monterrey, Tijuana
Volaris	León/El Bajío, Mexico City, Tijuana
WestJet	Seasonal: Calgary, Edmonton, Kelowna, Vancouver

Gallery

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  Passenger terminal
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  Terminal entrance
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  Check-in area
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  The main corridor at the terminal
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  Arrivals hall
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  Arrivals hall
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  Parking lot
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  Main entrance
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  Terminal airside
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  Satellite B
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  Airport entrance
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  Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 at MZT
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  VivaAerobus Airbus A320-232 at MZT

Destinations map

Mazatlán Mexico City Mexico City/AIFA Chihuahua Ciudad Juárez Hermosillo La Paz León/Del Bajío Monterrey Querétaro San José del Cabo Tijuana Cabo San Lucas class=notpageimage| Domestic destinations from Mazatlán International Airport Red = Year-round destination Blue = Future destination Green = Seasonal destination

Mazatlán Calgary Edmonton Winnipeg Kelowna Regina Saskatoon Toronto-Pearson Vancouver Montréal-Trudeau Dallas/Fort Worth Houston–Intercontinental Los Angeles Minneapolis–St. Paul San Francisco Phoenix–Sky Harbor class=notpageimage| International destinations from Mazatlán International Airport Red = Year-round destination Blue = Future destination Green = Seasonal destination

Statistics

Passengers

Mazatlán Airport Passengers. See Wikidata query.

Busiest routes

Busiest domestic routes from Mazatlán International Airport (2023)

Rank	City	Passengers	Ranking	Airline
1	Mexico City, Mexico City	274,141		Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Viva Aerobus, Volaris
2	Baja California, Tijuana	208,104		Viva Aerobus, Volaris
3	Nuevo León, Monterrey	81,930		Magni, Viva Aerobus, Volaris
4	Chihuahua, Chihuahua	17,780	1	Magni, TAR, Viva Aerobus
5	Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez	17,024	3	TAR, Viva Aerobus
6	Baja California Sur, La Paz	12,507	2	Aeromar, Calafia Airlines, TAR, Viva Aerobus
7	State of Mexico, Mexico City-AIFA	10,247		Viva Aerobus
8	Guanajuato, León/El Bajío	6,724		Volaris
9	Baja California Sur, Cabo San Lucas	6,086	3	Calafia Airlines
10	Querétaro, Querétaro	4,521	3	TAR

Busiest international routes from Mazatlán International Airport (2023)

Rank	City	Passengers	Ranking	Airline
1	United States, Phoenix–Sky Harbor	36,784		American Airlines, American Eagle
2	United States, Los Angeles	30,703		Alaska Airlines, American Eagle
3	United States, Dallas/Fort Worth	21,446		American Airlines, American Eagle
4	Canada, Calgary	17,636		WestJet
5	Canada, Edmonton	11,590	2	Sunwing Airlines, Swoop, WestJet,
6	United States, Minneapolis/St. Paul	7,855		Delta Air Lines, Sun Country Airlines
7	Canada, Vancouver	7,816	2	WestJet
8	Canada, Abbotsford	5,236		WestJet
9	Canada, Toronto-Pearson	4,247	1	Sunwing Airlines
10	Canada, Montréal-Trudeau	2,832		Sunwing Airlines

See also

• List of the busiest airports in Mexico
• List of airports in Mexico
• List of Mexican military installations
• List of airports by ICAO code: M
• List of busiest airports in North America
• List of the busiest airports in Latin America
• Area control center
• List of area control centers
• Flight information region
• Transportation in Mexico
• Tourism in Mexico
• Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte
• List of beaches in Mexico
• Gulf of California
• Las Labradas

External links

• Media related to Mazatlán International Airport at Wikimedia Commons
• Official Website
• Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte
• Aeronautical chart and airport information for MMMZ at SkyVector
• Current weather for MMMZ at NOAA/NWS
• Mazatlán Airport information at Great Circle Mapper
• Accident history for MZT at Aviation Safety Network
• Mexican Air Traffic Control Services
• Servicios a la Navegación en el Espacio Aéreo Mexicano
• Tourism in Mazatlán