# Xoxocotlán International Airport (OAX / MMOX)

**Xoxocotlán International Airport** (IATA: OAX, ICAO: MMOX) is a large airport in Oaxaca, Mexico. It has one runway, 2,450 m (8,038 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste. In 2023 it handled 1.7 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: OAX / MMOX
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
- Serves: Oaxaca, Mexico
- Elevation: 1,521 m / 4,989 ft
- Coordinates: 16.9988, -96.7261
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,450 m / 8,038 ft
- Passengers: 1,693,042 (2023)
- Time zone: UTC-6 · America/Mexico_City
- Website: https://oaxaca-airport.com
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oaxaca_International_Airport (14 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1432218
- Weather station: MMOX
- Ident: MMOX

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01/19 | 2,450 m / 8,038 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 016° / 196° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 401,320 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 490,687 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 510,345 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 542,271 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 663,187 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 746,910 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 862,286 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 951,037 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 1,196,245 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 913,937 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 1,304,034 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 1,693,042 | Wikidata |

## Routes

15 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (15)

- [PXM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmps.md) Puerto Escondido International Airport · Mexico · 131 km / 81 mi · Aerotucán
- [HUX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmbt.md) Bahías de Huatulco International Airport · Mexico · 145 km / 90 mi · Aerotucán
- [IZT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmit.md) General Antonio Cárdenas Rodríguez National Airport / Ixtepec Air Base · Mexico · 184 km / 114 mi · Aerotucán
- [MEX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmx.md) Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport · Mexico · 367 km / 228 mi · Volaris, Viva
- [NLU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmsm.md) Felipe Ángeles International Airport · Mexico · 389 km / 242 mi · Viva
- [TGZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmtg.md) Angel Albino Corzo International Airport · Mexico · 397 km / 247 mi · Viva
- [QRO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmqt.md) Querétaro Intercontinental Airport · Mexico · 543 km / 337 mi · Volaris
- [GDL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmgl.md) Guadalajara International Airport · Mexico · 796 km / 495 mi · Volaris
- [MID](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmd.md) Manuel Crescencio Rejón International Airport · Mexico · 863 km / 536 mi · Volaris
- [MTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmy.md) Monterrey International Airport · Mexico · 1,037 km / 644 mi · Viva
- [CUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmun.md) Cancún International Airport · Mexico · 1,129 km / 702 mi · Volaris
- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 1,451 km / 902 mi · United Express
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 1,768 km / 1,099 mi · American Airlines
- [TIJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmtj.md) General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport · Mexico · 2,667 km / 1,657 mi · Volaris, Viva
- [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 2,867 km / 1,781 mi · Volaris

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (5)

- Y4 [Volaris](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/volaris) · 7
- VB [Viva](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/viva) · 5
- [Aerotucán](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aerotucan) · 3
- AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines) · 1
- UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 1.7M (2023) | #627 of 3,974 | #150 in North America | #17 in MX |
| Longest runway | 2,450 m / 8,038 ft | =2,660 of 29,858 | =529 in North America | #44 in MX |
| Elevation | 1,521 m / 4,989 ft | #2,052 of 43,403 | #1,071 in North America | #239 in MX |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =21 in MX |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | OAXACA APP | 121.100 |
| TWR | OAXACA TWR | 118.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [MX-0632](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-0632.md) San Mateo Yucutindoo Airport · 87 km / 54 mi
- [MX-0635](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-0635.md) Barranca Honda Airport · 87 km / 54 mi
- [MX-0972](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-0972.md) San Jacinto Tlacotepec Airport · 88 km / 55 mi
- [MX-0634](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-0634.md) Pista del Centro · 91 km / 56 mi
- [MX-0854](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-0854.md) El Carrizal Airstrip · 92 km / 57 mi
- [MX-2521](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-2521.md) San Juan Bautista Cuicatlán Airstrip · 93 km / 58 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: “Oaxaca International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oaxaca_International_Airport&oldid=1372320651), revision of 31 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/mmox/data
