# Felipe Ángeles International Airport (NLU / MMSM)

**Felipe Ángeles International Airport** (IATA: NLU, ICAO: MMSM) is a large airport in Mexico City, México (state), Mexico. It opened on 21 Mar 2022. It has 3 runways; the longest is 4,500 m (14,764 ft). It is operated by Secretariat of National Defense. In 2025 it handled 7.1 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: NLU / MMSM
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Secretariat of National Defense
- Serves: Mexico City, México (state), Mexico
- Opened: 21 Mar 2022
- Elevation: 2,246 m / 7,369 ft
- Coordinates: 19.7438, -99.0151
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 4,500 m / 14,764 ft
- Passengers: 7,079,303 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-6 · America/Mexico_City
- Website: https://aifa.aero/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felipe_%C3%81ngeles_International_Airport (14 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5721568
- Weather station: MMSM
- Ident: MMSM

## Timeline

- 21 Mar 2022: Felipe Ángeles International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04L/22R | 4,500 m / 14,764 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Paved | 045° / 225° | yes |
| 04C/22C | 4,500 m / 14,764 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Paved | 045° / 225° | yes |
| 04R/22L | 3,500 m / 11,483 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 045° / 225° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2022 | 912,415 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 2,630,437 | Wikidata |
| 2024 | 6,318,454 | Wikidata |
| 2025 | 7,079,303 | Wikidata |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (44)

- [BJX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmlo.md) Guanajuato International Airport · Mexico · 292 km / 181 mi · Viva
- [VER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmvr.md) General Heriberto Jara International Airport · Mexico · 304 km / 189 mi · Viva
- [TAM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmtm.md) General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport · Mexico · 307 km / 191 mi · Viva
- [ACA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmaa.md) General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport · Mexico · 341 km / 212 mi · Viva
- [SLP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmsp.md) Ponciano Arriaga International Airport · Mexico · 344 km / 214 mi · Viva
- [ZIH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmzh.md) Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport · Mexico · 351 km / 218 mi · Viva
- [OAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmox.md) Xoxocotlán International Airport · Mexico · 389 km / 242 mi · Viva
- [AGU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmas.md) Aguascalientes International Airport · Mexico · 407 km / 253 mi · Viva
- [CVM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmcv.md) General Pedro Jose Mendez International Airport · Mexico · 440 km / 273 mi · Aerus
- [GDL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmgl.md) Guadalajara International Airport · Mexico · 457 km / 284 mi · Volaris, Viva
- [PXM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmps.md) Puerto Escondido International Airport · Mexico · 476 km / 296 mi · Viva
- [HUX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmbt.md) Bahías de Huatulco International Airport · Mexico · 529 km / 329 mi · Viva
- [IZT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmit.md) General Antonio Cárdenas Rodríguez National Airport / Ixtepec Air Base · Mexico · 553 km / 344 mi · Aerus
- [ZLO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmzo.md) Playa de Oro International Airport · Mexico · 585 km / 364 mi · Viva
- [TPQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmep.md) Amado Nervo National Airport · Mexico · 635 km / 395 mi · Viva
- [PVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmpr.md) Puerto Vallarta International Airport · Mexico · 659 km / 409 mi · Viva
- [SLW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmio.md) Plan de Guadalupe International Airport · Mexico · 673 km / 418 mi · Viva
- [MTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmy.md) Monterrey International Airport · Mexico · 680 km / 423 mi · Viva
- [VSA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmva.md) Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport · Mexico · 680 km / 423 mi · Viva
- [MAM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmma.md) General Servando Canales International Airport · Mexico · 687 km / 427 mi · Viva
- [REX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmrx.md) General Lucio Blanco International Airport · Mexico · 701 km / 436 mi · Viva
- [TGZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmtg.md) Angel Albino Corzo International Airport · Mexico · 725 km / 450 mi · Viva
- [TRC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmtc.md) Francisco Sarabia Tinoco International Airport · Mexico · 788 km / 490 mi · Viva
- [MZT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmz.md) General Rafael Buelna International Airport · Mexico · 841 km / 523 mi · Viva
- [NLD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmnl.md) Quetzalcóatl International Airport · Mexico · 858 km / 533 mi · Viva
- [MID](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmd.md) Manuel Crescencio Rejón International Airport · Mexico · 986 km / 613 mi · Volaris, Viva
- [CUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmcl.md) Bachigualato Federal International Airport · Mexico · 1,034 km / 642 mi · Volaris, Viva
- [CTM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmcm.md) Chetumal International Airport · Mexico · 1,131 km / 703 mi · Viva
- [SJD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmsd.md) Los Cabos International Airport · Mexico · 1,171 km / 728 mi · Volaris, Viva
- [TQO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmtl.md) Felipe Carrillo Puerto International Airport Tulum · Mexico · 1,187 km / 738 mi · Viva
- [CUU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmcu.md) General Roberto Fierro Villalobos International Airport · Mexico · 1,219 km / 757 mi · Viva
- [LAP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmlp.md) Manuel Márquez de León International Airport · Mexico · 1,265 km / 786 mi · Volaris, Viva
- [CUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmun.md) Cancún International Airport · Mexico · 1,273 km / 791 mi · Volaris, Viva
- [CEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmcn.md) Ciudad Obregón International Airport · Mexico · 1,391 km / 864 mi · Viva
- [CJS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmcs.md) Abraham González International Airport · Mexico · 1,516 km / 942 mi · Volaris, Viva
- [HMO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmho.md) General Ignacio L. Pesqueira International Airport · Mexico · 1,600 km / 994 mi · Viva
- [HAV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/muha.md) José Martí International Airport · Cuba · 1,756 km / 1,091 mi · Viva
- [TIJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmtj.md) General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport · Mexico · 2,282 km / 1,418 mi · Volaris, Viva
- [CTG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skcg.md) Rafael Nuñez International Airport · Colombia · 2,723 km / 1,692 mi · Viva
- [MDE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skrg.md) Jose Maria Córdova International Airport · Colombia · 2,962 km / 1,841 mi · Viva
- [SDQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mdsd.md) Las Américas International Airport · Dominican Republic · 3,083 km / 1,916 mi · Arajet
- [BOG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skbo.md) El Dorado International Airport · Colombia · 3,170 km / 1,970 mi · Volaris, Viva
- [PUJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mdpc.md) Punta Cana International Airport · Dominican Republic · 3,218 km / 2,000 mi · Arajet
- [CCS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/svmi.md) Maiquetía Simón Bolívar International Airport · Venezuela · 3,577 km / 2,223 mi · Conviasa

### Seasonal (1)

- [AGU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmas.md) Aguascalientes International Airport · Mexico · 407 km / 253 mi · Volaris

### Cargo (27)

- [GDL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmgl.md) Guadalajara International Airport · Mexico · 457 km / 284 mi · Lufthansa Cargo, DHL Aviation
- [MTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmy.md) Monterrey International Airport · Mexico · 680 km / 423 mi · Lufthansa Cargo
- [GUA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mggt.md) La Aurora International Airport · Guatemala · 1,068 km / 664 mi · DHL Aviation
- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 1,197 km / 744 mi · Atlas Air
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 1,476 km / 917 mi · Lufthansa Cargo
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 2,032 km / 1,263 mi · Atlas Air
- [HSV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khsv.md) Huntsville International Airport · United States · 2,047 km / 1,272 mi · Atlas Air
- [SDF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksdf.md) Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport · United States · 2,416 km / 1,501 mi · UPS Airlines
- [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 2,481 km / 1,542 mi · Awesome Cargo, DHL Aviation
- [IND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kind.md) Indianapolis International Airport · United States · 2,532 km / 1,573 mi · Atlas Air, MSC Air Cargo
- [CVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcvg.md) Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport · United States · 2,550 km / 1,584 mi · DHL Aviation, Atlas Air
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 2,685 km / 1,668 mi · Lufthansa Cargo, Atlas Air
- [MDE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skrg.md) Jose Maria Córdova International Airport · Colombia · 2,962 km / 1,841 mi · Atlas Air
- [UIO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/seqm.md) Mariscal Sucre International Airport · Ecuador · 3,154 km / 1,960 mi · Atlas Air
- [YYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyz.md) Toronto Pearson International Airport · Canada · 3,214 km / 1,997 mi · Air Canada Cargo
- [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · United States · 3,335 km / 2,072 mi · Lufthansa Cargo
- [YUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyul.md) Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport · Canada · 3,681 km / 2,287 mi · Air Canada Cargo
- [YHZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyhz.md) Halifax / Stanfield International Airport · Canada · 4,295 km / 2,669 mi · Atlas Air
- [ANC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/panc.md) Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport · United States · 6,053 km / 3,761 mi · Atlas Air, MSC Air Cargo
- [HNL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/phnl.md) Daniel K. Inouye International Airport · United States · 6,100 km / 3,790 mi · Atlas Air
- [SCL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/scel.md) Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport · Chile · 6,624 km / 4,116 mi · Atlas Air
- [ZAZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lezg.md) Zaragoza Airport · Spain · 9,196 km / 5,714 mi · Atlas Air
- [LGG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eblg.md) Liège Airport · Belgium · 9,292 km / 5,774 mi · Atlas Air, MSC Air Cargo
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 9,521 km / 5,916 mi · Lufthansa Cargo
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 11,357 km / 7,057 mi · Turkish Cargo
- [HGH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zshc.md) Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport · China · 13,037 km / 8,101 mi · MasAir Cargo Mexico
- [CGO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zhcc.md) Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport · China · 13,052 km / 8,110 mi · Awesome Cargo

## Airlines

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

### Hub airlines (1)

- XN [Aerolínea del Estado Mexicano (Mexicana)](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aerolinea-del-estado-mexicano-mexicana)

### Passenger (5)

- VB [Viva](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/viva) · 39
- Y4 [Volaris](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/volaris) · 10
- ZV [Aerus](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aerus) · 2
- DM [Arajet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/arajet) · 2
- V0 [Conviasa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/conviasa) · 1

### Cargo (9)

- 5Y [Atlas Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/atlas-air) · 14
- LH [Lufthansa Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lufthansa-cargo) · 6
- [DHL Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/dhl-aviation) · 4
- [MSC Air Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/msc-air-cargo) · 3
- [Air Canada Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-canada-cargo) · 2
- [Awesome Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/awesome-cargo) · 2
- M7 [MasAir Cargo Mexico](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/masair-cargo-mexico) · 1
- [Turkish Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-cargo) · 1
- 5X [UPS Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ups-airlines) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 7.1M (2025) | #277 of 3,974 | #65 in North America | #7 in MX |
| Longest runway | 4,500 m / 14,764 ft | =27 of 29,858 | #11 in North America | #1 in MX |
| Elevation | 2,246 m / 7,369 ft | #405 of 43,403 | #168 in North America | #48 in MX |
| Age | Opened 2022 | =14,253 of 15,079 | =11,429 in North America | #25 in MX |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =1 in MX |

## Nearby airports

- [MX-2118](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-2118.md) Base N°1 de la Fuerza Aérea Mexicana (General Alfredo Lezama Álvarez) · 3.0 km / 1.8 mi
- [MEX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmx.md) Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport · 35 km / 22 mi
- [TLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmto.md) Adolfo López Mateos International Airport · 73 km / 46 mi
- [PBC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmpb.md) Hermanos Serdán International Airport · 94 km / 58 mi
- [CVJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmcb.md) General Mariano Matamoros International Airport · 104 km / 65 mi

## In collections

- [Highest airports](https://dromopedia.com/collections/highest) #65
- [Longest runways](https://dromopedia.com/collections/longest-runways) #29

## 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: “Felipe Ángeles International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Felipe_Ángeles_International_Airport&oldid=1375340071), revision of 17 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/mmsm/data