# Guadalajara International Airport (GDL / MMGL)

**Guadalajara International Airport** (IATA: GDL, ICAO: MMGL) is a large airport in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. It opened on 1 Mar 1951. It has 2 runways; the longest is 4,000 m (13,123 ft). It is operated by Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico. In 2023 it handled 17.7 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: GDL / MMGL
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico
- Serves: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
- Opened: 1 Mar 1951 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 1,529 m / 5,016 ft
- Coordinates: 20.5233, -103.3101
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 4,000 m / 13,123 ft
- Passengers: 17,710,200 (2023)
- Time zone: UTC-6 · America/Mexico_City
- Website: http://www.aeropuertosgap.com.mx/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guadalajara_International_Airport (29 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q932025
- Weather station: MMGL
- Ident: MMGL

## Timeline

- 1 Mar 1951: Guadalajara International Airport opens.
- 2 Jun 1958: Aeroméxico Flight 111. 46 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11R/29L | 4,000 m / 13,123 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Asphalt | 113° / 293° | yes |
| 11L/29R | 3,538 m / 11,608 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt |  | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2012 | 7,389,897 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 8,104,762 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 8,695,183 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 9,758,516 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 11,362,552 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 12,808,000 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 14,351,600 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 14,846,300 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 8,125,600 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 12,243,000 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 15,606,600 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 17,710,200 | Wikidata |

## Routes

76 destinations in 9 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (72)

- [PVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmpr.md) Puerto Vallarta International Airport · Mexico · 203 km / 126 mi · Volaris, Viva
- [ZCL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmzc.md) General Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport · Mexico · 271 km / 168 mi · Volaris
- [SLP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmsp.md) Ponciano Arriaga International Airport · Mexico · 313 km / 194 mi · Volaris
- [QRO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmqt.md) Querétaro Intercontinental Airport · Mexico · 325 km / 202 mi · Volaris
- [ZIH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmzh.md) Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport · Mexico · 379 km / 235 mi · Volaris
- [TLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmto.md) Adolfo López Mateos International Airport · Mexico · 413 km / 257 mi · Volaris
- [DGO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmdo.md) General Guadalupe Victoria International Airport · Mexico · 420 km / 261 mi · Volaris
- [MZT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmz.md) General Rafael Buelna International Airport · Mexico · 423 km / 263 mi · Volaris
- [NLU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmsm.md) Felipe Ángeles International Airport · Mexico · 457 km / 284 mi · Volaris, Viva
- [MEX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmx.md) Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport · Mexico · 459 km / 285 mi · Aeroméxico, Volaris, Viva
- [PBC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmpb.md) Hermanos Serdán International Airport · Mexico · 538 km / 334 mi · Volaris, Viva
- [TRC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmtc.md) Francisco Sarabia Tinoco International Airport · Mexico · 560 km / 348 mi · Volaris
- [ACA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmaa.md) General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport · Mexico · 562 km / 349 mi · Volaris
- [SLW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmio.md) Plan de Guadalupe International Airport · Mexico · 608 km / 378 mi · Volaris
- [CUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmcl.md) Bachigualato Federal International Airport · Mexico · 636 km / 395 mi · Volaris
- [MTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmy.md) Monterrey International Airport · Mexico · 670 km / 416 mi · Volaris, Viva
- [SJD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmsd.md) Los Cabos International Airport · Mexico · 723 km / 449 mi · Volaris, Viva
- [VER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmvr.md) General Heriberto Jara International Airport · Mexico · 761 km / 473 mi · Volaris, Viva
- [OAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmox.md) Xoxocotlán International Airport · Mexico · 796 km / 495 mi · Volaris
- [REX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmrx.md) General Lucio Blanco International Airport · Mexico · 801 km / 498 mi · Volaris, Viva
- [LMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmlm.md) Valle del Fuerte International Airport · Mexico · 823 km / 511 mi · Volaris
- [LAP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmlp.md) Manuel Márquez de León International Airport · Mexico · 826 km / 513 mi · Volaris, Viva
- [PXM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmps.md) Puerto Escondido International Airport · Mexico · 836 km / 519 mi · Volaris, Viva
- [CUU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmcu.md) General Roberto Fierro Villalobos International Airport · Mexico · 948 km / 589 mi · Volaris, Viva
- [CEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmcn.md) Ciudad Obregón International Airport · Mexico · 1,011 km / 628 mi · Volaris
- [SAT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksat.md) San Antonio International Airport · United States · 1,114 km / 692 mi · Volaris
- [VSA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmva.md) Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport · Mexico · 1,136 km / 706 mi · Volaris, Viva
- [TGZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmtg.md) Angel Albino Corzo International Airport · Mexico · 1,170 km / 727 mi · Volaris, Viva
- [HMO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmho.md) General Ignacio L. Pesqueira International Airport · Mexico · 1,232 km / 766 mi · Volaris, Viva
- [CJS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmcs.md) Abraham González International Airport · Mexico · 1,274 km / 792 mi · Volaris, Viva
- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 1,321 km / 821 mi · United Express, United Airlines, Volaris, Viva
- [TAP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmtp.md) Tapachula International Airport · Mexico · 1,322 km / 821 mi · Volaris
- [MID](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmd.md) Manuel Crescencio Rejón International Airport · Mexico · 1,421 km / 883 mi · Volaris, Viva
- [GUA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mggt.md) La Aurora International Airport · Guatemala · 1,507 km / 936 mi · Volaris
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 1,509 km / 938 mi · Volaris, Viva
- [TQO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmtl.md) Felipe Carrillo Puerto International Airport Tulum · Mexico · 1,631 km / 1,013 mi · Volaris
- [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · United States · 1,673 km / 1,040 mi · American Eagle, Volaris
- [CUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmun.md) Cancún International Airport · Mexico · 1,709 km / 1,062 mi · Volaris, Viva
- [MXL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmml.md) General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport · Mexico · 1,792 km / 1,113 mi · Volaris, Viva
- [TIJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmtj.md) General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport · Mexico · 1,902 km / 1,182 mi · Volaris, Viva
- [ONT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kont.md) Ontario International Airport · United States · 2,059 km / 1,279 mi · Volaris
- [LAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klas.md) Harry Reid International Airport · United States · 2,079 km / 1,292 mi · Volaris, Viva
- [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 2,106 km / 1,309 mi · Aeroméxico, Volaris, Viva, Alaska Airlines
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 2,154 km / 1,338 mi · Volaris
- [SJO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mroc.md) Juan Santamaría International Airport · Costa Rica · 2,356 km / 1,464 mi · Volaris Costa Rica
- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 2,364 km / 1,469 mi · Delta Air Lines, Volaris
- [BNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbna.md) Nashville International Airport · United States · 2,372 km / 1,474 mi · Volaris
- [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · United States · 2,389 km / 1,484 mi · Volaris
- [SLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kslc.md) Salt Lake City International Airport · United States · 2,398 km / 1,490 mi · Aeroméxico, Volaris
- [FAT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfat.md) Fresno Yosemite International Airport · United States · 2,407 km / 1,496 mi · Volaris
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 2,422 km / 1,505 mi · Volaris
- [SJC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksjc.md) Mineta San Jose International Airport · United States · 2,595 km / 1,612 mi · Volaris
- [RNO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krno.md) Reno Tahoe International Airport · United States · 2,629 km / 1,634 mi · Volaris
- [OAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/koak.md) Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport · United States · 2,641 km / 1,641 mi · Volaris
- [SMF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksmf.md) Sacramento International Airport · United States · 2,674 km / 1,662 mi · Volaris
- [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 2,728 km / 1,695 mi · Volaris
- [MDW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmdw.md) Chicago Midway International Airport · United States · 2,779 km / 1,727 mi · Volaris
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 2,789 km / 1,733 mi · Volaris, Viva
- [PTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mpto.md) Tocumen International Airport · Panama · 2,864 km / 1,780 mi · Copa Airlines
- [RDU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krdu.md) Raleigh-Durham International Airport · United States · 2,934 km / 1,823 mi · Volaris
- [DTW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdtw.md) Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · United States · 3,051 km / 1,896 mi · Volaris
- [IAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiad.md) Washington Dulles International Airport · United States · 3,208 km / 1,993 mi · Volaris
- [PDX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpdx.md) Portland International Airport · United States · 3,297 km / 2,049 mi · Volaris
- [YYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyz.md) Toronto Pearson International Airport · Canada · 3,381 km / 2,101 mi · Flair Airlines
- [MDE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skrg.md) Jose Maria Córdova International Airport · Colombia · 3,404 km / 2,115 mi · Volaris
- [SEA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksea.md) Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · United States · 3,448 km / 2,142 mi · Volaris
- [EWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewr.md) Newark Liberty International Airport · United States · 3,549 km / 2,205 mi · Volaris
- [BOG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skbo.md) El Dorado International Airport · Colombia · 3,609 km / 2,243 mi · Volaris, Viva
- [YVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyvr.md) Vancouver International Airport · Canada · 3,643 km / 2,264 mi · Flair Airlines
- [BOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbos.md) Boston Logan International Airport · United States · 3,870 km / 2,405 mi · Volaris
- [MAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemd.md) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Spain · 9,323 km / 5,793 mi · Aeroméxico
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 9,391 km / 5,835 mi · Aeroméxico

### Seasonal (16)

- [TIJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmtj.md) General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport · Mexico · 1,902 km / 1,182 mi · Aeroméxico
- [LAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klas.md) Harry Reid International Airport · United States · 2,079 km / 1,292 mi · Aeroméxico
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 2,154 km / 1,338 mi · Aeroméxico
- [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · United States · 2,389 km / 1,484 mi · Aeroméxico
- [FAT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfat.md) Fresno Yosemite International Airport · United States · 2,407 km / 1,496 mi · Aeroméxico
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 2,422 km / 1,505 mi · Aeroméxico
- [SJC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksjc.md) Mineta San Jose International Airport · United States · 2,595 km / 1,612 mi · Alaska Airlines
- [OAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/koak.md) Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport · United States · 2,641 km / 1,641 mi · Viva
- [SFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfo.md) San Francisco International Airport · United States · 2,644 km / 1,643 mi · Aeroméxico
- [SMF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksmf.md) Sacramento International Airport · United States · 2,674 km / 1,662 mi · Aeroméxico
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 2,789 km / 1,733 mi · Aeroméxico
- [YYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyz.md) Toronto Pearson International Airport · Canada · 3,381 km / 2,101 mi · Air Canada
- [SEA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksea.md) Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · United States · 3,448 km / 2,142 mi · Aeroméxico
- [YYC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyc.md) Calgary International Airport · Canada · 3,528 km / 2,192 mi · WestJet
- [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · United States · 3,575 km / 2,221 mi · Aeroméxico
- [YUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyul.md) Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport · Canada · 3,869 km / 2,404 mi · Air Transat

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (14)

- Y4 [Volaris](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/volaris) · 66
- VB [Viva](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/viva) · 26
- AM [Aeroméxico](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aeromexico) · 16
- AS [Alaska Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alaska-airlines) · 2
- F8 [Flair Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flair-airlines) · 2
- AC [Air Canada](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-canada) · 1 · seasonal
- TS [Air Transat](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-transat) · 1 · seasonal
- [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 1
- CM [Copa Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/copa-airlines) · 1
- DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 1
- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 1
- UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 1
- Q6 [Volaris Costa Rica](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/volaris-costa-rica) · 1
- WS [WestJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/westjet) · 1 · seasonal

Former hub of [Aero Cuahonte](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aero-cuahonte), [Alma de México](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alma-de-mexico), [Mexicana de Aviación](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/mexicana-de-aviacion).

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 17.7M (2023) | #131 of 3,974 | #38 in North America | #3 in MX |
| Longest runway | 4,000 m / 13,123 ft | =111 of 29,858 | =38 in North America | #3 in MX |
| Elevation | 1,529 m / 5,016 ft | =2,006 of 43,403 | #1,051 in North America | #237 in MX |
| Age | Opened 1951 | =3,751 of 15,079 | =2,596 in North America | #6 in MX |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =4 in MX |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | GUADALAJARA APP | 119.300 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 127.900 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| TWR | GUADALAJARA TWR | 118.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [MX-0190](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-0190.md) Paco Airport · 29 km / 18 mi
- [MMZP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmzp.md) Zapopan Air Force Base · 30 km / 18 mi
- [MX-2248](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-2248.md) Laguna Seca Puerto Aereo Airport · 33 km / 21 mi
- [MX-0201](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-0201.md) Los Cerritos Airport · 42 km / 26 mi
- [MX-0617](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-0617.md) Pacana Airport · 54 km / 33 mi
- [MX-0739](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-0739.md) Vientos de la Vega Airport · 56 km / 35 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: “Guadalajara International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guadalajara_International_Airport&oldid=1374620299), revision of 13 Sep 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/mmgl/data