# General Roberto Fierro Villalobos International Airport (CUU / MMCU) **General Roberto Fierro Villalobos International Airport** (IATA: CUU, ICAO: MMCU) is a large airport in Chihuahua, Mexico. It has 3 runways; the longest is 2,600 m (8,530 ft). It is operated by Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte. In 2023 it handled 1.9 million passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmcu ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: CUU / MMCU - Type: Large airport - Operator: Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte - Serves: Chihuahua, Mexico - Elevation: 1,360 m / 4,462 ft - Coordinates: 28.7026, -105.9638 - Runways: 3 - Longest runway: 2,600 m / 8,530 ft - Passengers: 1,905,714 (2023) - Time zone: UTC-6 · America/Chihuahua - Website: http://www.oma.aero/es/aeropuertos/ciudad-juarez/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chihuahua_International_Airport (15 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q732278 - Weather station: MMCU - Ident: MMCU ## Timeline - 27 Jul 1981: Aeroméxico Flight 230. 32 killed. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 18L/36R | 2,600 m / 8,530 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 191° / 011° | yes | | 18R/36L | 2,403 m / 7,885 ft | 23 m / 75 ft | Asphalt | 191° / 011° | | | 05/23 | 1,100 m / 3,609 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 056° / 236° | | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2012 | 855,129 | Wikidata | | 2013 | 885,659 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 961,538 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 1,110,513 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 1,305,961 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 1,385,471 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 1,556,770 | Wikidata | | 2019 | 1,699,816 | Wikidata | | 2020 | 818,151 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 1,363,937 | Wikidata | | 2022 | 1,727,006 | Wikidata | | 2023 | 1,905,714 | Wikidata | ## Routes 16 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (16) - [TRC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmtc.md) Francisco Sarabia Tinoco International Airport · Mexico · 431 km / 268 mi · TAR México - [LMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmlm.md) Valle del Fuerte International Airport · Mexico · 456 km / 283 mi · TAR México - [CUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmcl.md) Bachigualato Federal International Airport · Mexico · 463 km / 288 mi · TAR México - [HMO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmho.md) General Ignacio L. Pesqueira International Airport · Mexico · 497 km / 309 mi · TAR México - [MZT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmz.md) General Rafael Buelna International Airport · Mexico · 617 km / 383 mi · Viva - [MTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmy.md) Monterrey International Airport · Mexico · 664 km / 413 mi · Viva - [LAP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmlp.md) Manuel Márquez de León International Airport · Mexico · 676 km / 420 mi · TAR México - [CSW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmsl.md) Cabo San Lucas International Airport · Mexico · 753 km / 468 mi · Señor Air - [GDL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmgl.md) Guadalajara International Airport · Mexico · 948 km / 589 mi · Volaris, Viva - [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 971 km / 603 mi · American Eagle - [QRO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmqt.md) Querétaro Intercontinental Airport · Mexico · 1,071 km / 665 mi · TAR México - [TIJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmtj.md) General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport · Mexico · 1,136 km / 706 mi · Volaris - [NLU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmsm.md) Felipe Ángeles International Airport · Mexico · 1,219 km / 757 mi · Viva - [MEX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmx.md) Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport · Mexico · 1,245 km / 774 mi · Aeroméxico, Volaris, Viva - [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 1,246 km / 774 mi · Volaris - [CUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmun.md) Cancún International Airport · Mexico · 2,102 km / 1,306 mi · Viva ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from CUU, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (6) - YQ [TAR México](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tar-mexico) · 6 - VB [Viva](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/viva) · 6 - Y4 [Volaris](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/volaris) · 4 - AM [Aeroméxico](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aeromexico) · 1 - [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 1 - SEN [Señor Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/senor-air) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 1.9M (2023) | #586 of 3,974 | #137 in North America | #14 in MX | | Longest runway | 2,600 m / 8,530 ft | =2,041 of 29,858 | =456 in North America | =32 in MX | | Elevation | 1,360 m / 4,462 ft | =2,734 of 43,403 | =1,460 in North America | #300 in MX | | Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =1 in MX | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | CHIHUAHUA APP | 121.000 | | ATIS | ATIS | 127.900 | | TWR | CHIHUAHUA TWR | 118.400 | ## Nearby airports - [MX-0698](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-0698.md) Santa Ema Airport · 3.7 km / 2.3 mi - [MX-0073](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-0073.md) C.P.A. Rodolfo Amparan Rosales Airport · 20 km / 12 mi - [MX-1866](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-1866.md) Rancho Santa Ana Airstrip · 20 km / 12 mi - [MX-1902](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-1902.md) El Coyote Airstrip · 26 km / 16 mi - [MX-0364](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-0364.md) Rancho Santa Maria Airport · 28 km / 18 mi - [MX-0664](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-0664.md) Chihuahua South Airport · 42 km / 26 mi ## Sources - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “Chihuahua International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chihuahua_International_Airport&oldid=1364135512), revision of 14 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmcu/data