# Tapachula International Airport (TAP / MMTP)

**Tapachula International Airport** (IATA: TAP, ICAO: MMTP) is a medium airport in Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico. It has one runway, 2,000 m (6,562 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste. In 2023 it handled 554 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: TAP / MMTP
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
- Serves: Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico
- Elevation: 30 m / 97 ft
- Coordinates: 14.7945, -92.3699
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,000 m / 6,562 ft
- Passengers: 553,744 (2023)
- Time zone: UTC-6 · America/Mexico_City
- Website: http://www.asur.com.mx/asur/Ingles/aeropuertos/tapachula/tapachula.asp
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapachula_International_Airport (14 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2233085
- Weather station: MMTP
- Ident: MMTP

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 2,000 m / 6,562 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 055° / 235° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 161,892 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 163,682 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 156,288 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 175,194 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 265,670 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 308,788 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 292,592 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 330,619 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 385,483 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 424,249 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 503,254 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 553,744 | Wikidata |

## Routes

4 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (4)

- [MEX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmx.md) Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport · Mexico · 879 km / 546 mi · Aeroméxico Connect, Aeroméxico, Volaris
- [GDL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmgl.md) Guadalajara International Airport · Mexico · 1,322 km / 821 mi · Volaris
- [MTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmy.md) Monterrey International Airport · Mexico · 1,463 km / 909 mi · Viva
- [TIJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmtj.md) General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport · Mexico · 3,174 km / 1,972 mi · Volaris

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (4)

- Y4 [Volaris](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/volaris) · 3
- AM [Aeroméxico](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aeromexico) · 1
- 5D [Aeroméxico Connect](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aeromexico-connect) · 1
- VB [Viva](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/viva) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 554K (2023) | #1,073 of 3,974 | #256 in North America | #35 in MX |
| Longest runway | 2,000 m / 6,562 ft | =3,840 of 29,858 | =965 in North America | =77 in MX |
| Elevation | 30 m / 97 ft | =37,047 of 43,403 | =16,803 in North America | =1,123 in MX |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =21 in MX |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR | TWR | 118.200 |

## Nearby airports

- [MX-2232](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-2232.md) Los Torres Airport · 4.3 km / 2.7 mi
- [MX-0107](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-0107.md) Aeródromo La Base · 4.9 km / 3.0 mi
- [MX-0126](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-0126.md) Algodonera de Tapachula Airport · 5.0 km / 3.1 mi
- [MX-1335](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-1335.md) Aeródromo Erendira · 5.8 km / 3.6 mi
- [MX-1428](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-1428.md) El Paraiso Villalobos Airport · 8.1 km / 5.0 mi
- [MX-0844](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-0844.md) Murallas Airport · 8.1 km / 5.0 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: “Tapachula International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tapachula_International_Airport&oldid=1363082014), 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/mmtp/data