# General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport (TAM / MMTM) **General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport** (IATA: TAM, ICAO: MMTM) is a medium airport in Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico. It opened in 1929. It has 3 runways; the longest is 2,550 m (8,366 ft). It is operated by Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte. In 2023 it handled 563 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmtm ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: TAM / MMTM - Type: Medium airport - Operator: Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte - Serves: Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico - Opened: 1929 (Wikipedia) - Elevation: 24 m / 80 ft - Coordinates: 22.2926, -97.8671 - Runways: 3 - Longest runway: 2,550 m / 8,366 ft - Passengers: 563,204 (2023) - Time zone: UTC-6 · America/Monterrey - Website: http://www.oma.aero/es/aeropuertos/tampico/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampico_International_Airport (17 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3274478 - Weather station: MMTM - Ident: MMTM ## Timeline - 1929: General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 14/32 | 2,550 m / 8,366 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 145° / 325° | yes | | 18/36 | 1,300 m / 4,265 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 190° / 010° | | | 09/27 | 1,200 m / 3,937 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 100° / 280° | | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2012 | 594,797 | Wikidata | | 2013 | 608,813 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 688,893 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 763,744 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 717,599 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 711,016 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 736,627 | Wikidata | | 2019 | 739,143 | Wikidata | | 2020 | 270,835 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 397,191 | Wikidata | | 2022 | 495,602 | Wikidata | | 2023 | 563,204 | Wikidata | ## Routes 9 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (9) - [NLU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmsm.md) Felipe Ángeles International Airport · Mexico · 307 km / 191 mi · Viva - [MEX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmx.md) Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport · Mexico · 341 km / 212 mi · Aeroméxico Connect, Aeroméxico - [VER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmvr.md) General Heriberto Jara International Airport · Mexico · 392 km / 244 mi · Aerus - [MTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmy.md) Monterrey International Airport · Mexico · 449 km / 279 mi · Aerus, Viva - [NLD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmnl.md) Quetzalcóatl International Airport · Mexico · 598 km / 372 mi · Viva - [VSA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmva.md) Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport · Mexico · 711 km / 442 mi · Viva - [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 892 km / 554 mi · United Airlines - [CUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmun.md) Cancún International Airport · Mexico · 1,144 km / 711 mi · Viva - [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 1,182 km / 734 mi · American Eagle ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from TAM, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (6) - VB [Viva](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/viva) · 5 - ZV [Aerus](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aerus) · 2 - AM [Aeroméxico](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aeromexico) · 1 - 5D [Aeroméxico Connect](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aeromexico-connect) · 1 - [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 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 | 563K (2023) | #1,063 of 3,974 | #255 in North America | #34 in MX | | Longest runway | 2,550 m / 8,366 ft | =2,202 of 29,858 | =486 in North America | #34 in MX | | Elevation | 24 m / 80 ft | =37,717 of 43,403 | =17,089 in North America | =1,167 in MX | | Age | Opened 1929 | =369 of 15,079 | =78 in North America | =1 in MX | | Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =1 in MX | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | TAMPICO APP | 120.300 | | TWR | TAMPICO TWR | 118.300 | ## Nearby airports - [MX-0522](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-0522.md) Topila Airport · 24 km / 15 mi - [MX-0796](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-0796.md) Yack Airport · 31 km / 19 mi - [MX-0333](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-0333.md) Vista Alegre Airport · 35 km / 22 mi - [MX-1020](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-1020.md) Rancho Santo Domingo Airport · 35 km / 22 mi - [MX-0827](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-0827.md) La Escondida Airport · 36 km / 22 mi - [MX-0566](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-0566.md) Tampachiche Airport · 38 km / 24 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: “Tampico International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tampico_International_Airport&oldid=1374704927), 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/mmtm/data