# Amado Nervo National Airport (TPQ / MMEP)

**Amado Nervo National Airport** (IATA: TPQ, ICAO: MMEP) is a medium airport in Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico. It has one runway, 3,100 m (10,171 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares. In 2023 it handled 245 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmep

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: TPQ / MMEP
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares
- Serves: Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
- Elevation: 921 m / 3,020 ft
- Coordinates: 21.4198, -104.8425
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,100 m / 10,171 ft
- Passengers: 244,531 (2023)
- Time zone: UTC-7 · America/Mazatlan
- Website: https://www.aeropuertosasa.mx/aeropuerto_de_tepic.php
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tepic_International_Airport (13 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2231675
- Weather station: MMEP · WMO 76556
- Ident: MMEP

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02/20 | 3,100 m / 10,171 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 026° / 206° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2012 | 50,742 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 88,417 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 111,253 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 113,043 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 148,367 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 142,051 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 163,183 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 210,545 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 132,588 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 171,998 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 205,617 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 244,531 | Wikidata |

## Routes

6 destinations in 3 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (5)

- [NLU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmsm.md) Felipe Ángeles International Airport · Mexico · 635 km / 395 mi · Viva
- [MEX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmx.md) Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport · Mexico · 641 km / 398 mi · Aeroméxico Connect
- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 1,345 km / 836 mi · United Express
- [TIJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmtj.md) General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport · Mexico · 1,722 km / 1,070 mi · Volaris
- [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 1,926 km / 1,197 mi · Volaris

### Seasonal (1)

- [YYC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyc.md) Calgary International Airport · Canada · 3,397 km / 2,111 mi · WestJet

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from TPQ, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (5)

- Y4 [Volaris](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/volaris) · 2
- 5D [Aeroméxico Connect](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aeromexico-connect) · 1
- UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 1
- VB [Viva](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/viva) · 1
- WS [WestJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/westjet) · 1 · seasonal

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 245K (2023) | #1,447 of 3,974 | #321 in North America | #43 in MX |
| Longest runway | 3,100 m / 10,171 ft | =930 of 29,858 | =201 in North America | =13 in MX |
| Elevation | 921 m / 3,020 ft | =5,428 of 43,403 | =2,704 in North America | #495 in MX |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =21 in MX |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR | TWR | 118.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [MX-0284](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-0284.md) Las Bugambilias Airport · 21 km / 13 mi
- [MX-0343](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-0343.md) La Pochoteca Airport · 24 km / 15 mi
- [MX-0536](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-0536.md) Las Varas Airport · 41 km / 25 mi
- [MX-0529](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-0529.md) Higuera Gorda Airport · 43 km / 27 mi
- [MX-0428](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-0428.md) San Bias Airport · 48 km / 30 mi
- [MX-0012](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-0012.md) El Llano Airport · 55 km / 34 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: “Tepic International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tepic_International_Airport&oldid=1370673008), revision of 22 Aug 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/mmep/data