# General Rafael Buelna International Airport (MZT / MMMZ)

**General Rafael Buelna International Airport** (IATA: MZT, ICAO: MMMZ) is a large airport in Mazatlàn, Sinaloa, Mexico. It has one runway, 2,703 m (8,868 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte. In 2023 it handled 1.6 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: MZT / MMMZ
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte
- Serves: Mazatlàn, Sinaloa, Mexico
- Elevation: 12 m / 38 ft
- Coordinates: 23.1628, -106.2645
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,703 m / 8,868 ft
- Passengers: 1,621,740 (2023)
- Time zone: UTC-7 · America/Mazatlan
- Website: http://www.oma.aero/es/aeropuertos/mazatlan/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazatl%C3%A1n_International_Airport (14 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1432022
- Weather station: MMMZ
- Ident: MMMZ

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 2,703 m / 8,868 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Asphalt | 093° / 273° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2012 | 669,407 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 731,297 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 789,234 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 853,409 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 973,440 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 983,327 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 1,038,555 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 1,161,155 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 740,306 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 1,106,071 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 1,450,944 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 1,621,740 | Wikidata |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (16)

- [TRC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmtc.md) Francisco Sarabia Tinoco International Airport · Mexico · 394 km / 245 mi · TAR México
- [GDL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmgl.md) Guadalajara International Airport · Mexico · 423 km / 263 mi · Volaris
- [LAP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmlp.md) Manuel Márquez de León International Airport · Mexico · 430 km / 267 mi · TAR México
- [CUU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmcu.md) General Roberto Fierro Villalobos International Airport · Mexico · 617 km / 383 mi · Viva
- [MTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmy.md) Monterrey International Airport · Mexico · 688 km / 428 mi · Viva
- [QRO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmqt.md) Querétaro Intercontinental Airport · Mexico · 688 km / 428 mi · TAR México, Volaris
- [HMO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmho.md) General Ignacio L. Pesqueira International Airport · Mexico · 814 km / 506 mi · TAR México
- [NLU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmsm.md) Felipe Ángeles International Airport · Mexico · 841 km / 523 mi · Viva
- [MEX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmx.md) Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport · Mexico · 853 km / 530 mi · Aeroméxico, Volaris, Viva
- [CJS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmcs.md) Abraham González International Airport · Mexico · 942 km / 585 mi · Viva
- [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · United States · 1,272 km / 790 mi · American Airlines
- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 1,324 km / 823 mi · United Airlines
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 1,410 km / 876 mi · American Airlines
- [TIJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmtj.md) General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport · Mexico · 1,480 km / 920 mi · Volaris, Viva
- [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 1,684 km / 1,046 mi · Alaska Airlines
- [YUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyul.md) Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport · Canada · 3,837 km / 2,384 mi · WestJet

### Seasonal (6)

- [YWG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cywg.md) Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport · Canada · 3,076 km / 1,911 mi · WestJet
- [YYC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyc.md) Calgary International Airport · Canada · 3,179 km / 1,975 mi · WestJet
- [YLW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cylw.md) Kelowna International Airport · Canada · 3,190 km / 1,982 mi · WestJet
- [YVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyvr.md) Vancouver International Airport · Canada · 3,252 km / 2,021 mi · WestJet, Air Canada Rouge
- [YYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyz.md) Toronto Pearson International Airport · Canada · 3,336 km / 2,073 mi · WestJet
- [YEG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyeg.md) Edmonton International Airport · Canada · 3,408 km / 2,118 mi · WestJet

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (9)

- WS [WestJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/westjet) · 7
- VB [Viva](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/viva) · 6
- YQ [TAR México](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tar-mexico) · 4
- Y4 [Volaris](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/volaris) · 4
- AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines) · 2
- AM [Aeroméxico](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aeromexico) · 1
- RV [Air Canada Rouge](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-canada-rouge) · 1 · seasonal
- AS [Alaska Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alaska-airlines) · 1
- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 1.6M (2023) | #650 of 3,974 | #155 in North America | #19 in MX |
| Longest runway | 2,703 m / 8,868 ft | #1,885 of 29,858 | #415 in North America | #27 in MX |
| Elevation | 12 m / 38 ft | =39,973 of 43,403 | =18,087 in North America | =1,329 in MX |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =21 in MX |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | MAZATLAN APP | 121.200 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 127.700 |
| TWR | MAZATLAN TWR | 118.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [MX-0996](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-0996.md) Mazfly S.C. Airport · 11 km / 7.1 mi
- [MX-2283](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-2283.md) Mazatlan Aerospace Park Airport · 30 km / 18 mi
- [MX-0434](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-0434.md) El Rosario Airstrip · 45 km / 28 mi
- [MX-0760](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-0760.md) Campo El Patole Airport · 86 km / 54 mi
- [MX-0574](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-0574.md) San Ignacio Airport · 88 km / 55 mi
- [MX-0433](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-0433.md) Teacapán Naval Air Station / Escuinapa National Airport · 89 km / 56 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: “Mazatlán International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mazatlán_International_Airport&oldid=1369975681), revision of 18 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/mmmz/data