# Terán Air Base (MMTB)

**Terán Air Base** (ICAO: MMTB) is a medium airport in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico. It opened in 1957. It has one runway, 2,153 m (7,065 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Secretariat of National Defense.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / MMTB
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Secretariat of National Defense
- Serves: Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico
- Opened: 1957 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 582 m / 1,909 ft
- Coordinates: 16.7399, -93.1733
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,153 m / 7,065 ft
- Time zone: UTC-6 · America/Mexico_City
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuxtla_Guti%C3%A9rrez_Air_Force_Base (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5659042
- Weather station: MMTB · WMO 76843
- Ident: MMTB

## Timeline

- 1957: Terán Air Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 2,153 m / 7,065 ft | 41 m / 135 ft | Asphalt | 179° / 359° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,153 m / 7,065 ft | =3,418 of 29,858 | #786 in North America | #64 in MX |
| Elevation | 582 m / 1,909 ft | =9,332 of 43,403 | #4,223 in North America | #617 in MX |
| Age | Opened 1957 | =4,248 of 15,079 | =2,902 in North America | #8 in MX |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =21 in MX |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | TUXTLA APP | 118.600 |
| TWR | TUXTLA TWR | 118.450 |

## Nearby airports

- [X-MMTG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/x-mmtg.md) Francisco Sarabia National Airport · 18 km / 11 mi
- [TGZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmtg.md) Angel Albino Corzo International Airport · 25 km / 16 mi
- [MX-1114](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-1114.md) Valle Bonito Airport · 26 km / 16 mi
- [MX-0834](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-0834.md) Rancho Joali Airport · 70 km / 44 mi
- [MX-1320](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-1320.md) Acuagranjas Airport · 89 km / 55 mi
- [MX-0526](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-0526.md) El Blanquillo Airport · 94 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: “Tuxtla Gutiérrez Air Force Base”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tuxtla_Gutiérrez_Air_Force_Base&oldid=1363084292), revision of 7 Jul 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/mmtb/data