# Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH / MMZH)

**Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport** (IATA: ZIH, ICAO: MMZH) is a large airport in Ixtapa, Guerrero, Mexico. It has one runway, 2,506 m (8,222 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte. In 2023 it handled 654 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: ZIH / MMZH
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte
- Serves: Ixtapa, Guerrero, Mexico
- Elevation: 8 m / 26 ft
- Coordinates: 17.6018, -101.4606
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,506 m / 8,222 ft
- Passengers: 654,392 (2023)
- Time zone: UTC-6 · America/Mexico_City
- Website: http://www.oma.aero/es/aeropuertos/zihuatanejo/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo_International_Airport (16 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2608594
- Weather station: MMZH
- Ident: MMZH

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 2,506 m / 8,222 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Asphalt | 092° / 272° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2012 | 457,906 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 459,799 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 508,065 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 562,099 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 557,389 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 591,415 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 566,497 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 625,186 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 317,395 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 434,176 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 593,354 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 654,392 | Wikidata |

## Routes

17 destinations in 3 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (9)

- [MEX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmx.md) Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport · Mexico · 324 km / 201 mi · Volaris
- [NLU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmsm.md) Felipe Ángeles International Airport · Mexico · 351 km / 218 mi · Viva
- [QRO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmqt.md) Querétaro Intercontinental Airport · Mexico · 361 km / 224 mi · Volaris
- [GDL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmgl.md) Guadalajara International Airport · Mexico · 379 km / 235 mi · Volaris
- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 1,510 km / 938 mi · United Express
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 1,757 km / 1,092 mi · American Eagle
- [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · United States · 2,051 km / 1,274 mi · American Eagle
- [TIJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmtj.md) General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport · Mexico · 2,275 km / 1,414 mi · Volaris
- [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 2,479 km / 1,540 mi · Alaska Airlines

### Seasonal (9)

- [MTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmy.md) Monterrey International Airport · Mexico · 920 km / 572 mi · Viva
- [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · United States · 2,051 km / 1,274 mi · American Airlines
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 3,001 km / 1,865 mi · United Airlines
- [SFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfo.md) San Francisco International Airport · United States · 3,019 km / 1,876 mi · Alaska Airlines
- [MSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsp.md) Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · United States · 3,129 km / 1,944 mi · Sun Country Airlines
- [YYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyz.md) Toronto Pearson International Airport · Canada · 3,549 km / 2,205 mi · Air Canada
- [YYC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyc.md) Calgary International Airport · Canada · 3,889 km / 2,417 mi · WestJet
- [YVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyvr.md) Vancouver International Airport · Canada · 4,019 km / 2,497 mi · WestJet, Air Canada
- [YUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyul.md) Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport · Canada · 4,021 km / 2,499 mi · Air Canada

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (10)

- Y4 [Volaris](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/volaris) · 4
- AC [Air Canada](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-canada) · 3 · seasonal
- AS [Alaska Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alaska-airlines) · 2
- [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 2
- VB [Viva](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/viva) · 2
- WS [WestJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/westjet) · 2 · seasonal
- AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- SY [Sun Country Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sun-country-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- 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 | 654K (2023) | #995 of 3,974 | #242 in North America | #33 in MX |
| Longest runway | 2,506 m / 8,222 ft | =2,279 of 29,858 | =502 in North America | #35 in MX |
| Elevation | 8 m / 26 ft | =40,786 of 43,403 | =18,428 in North America | =1,384 in MX |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =21 in MX |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | ZIHUATANEJO APP | 121.000 |
| TWR | ZIHUATANEJO TWR | 118.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [MX-0253](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-0253.md) Las Bodas Airport · 64 km / 40 mi
- [LZC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmlc.md) Lázaro Cárdenas Airport · 92 km / 57 mi
- [MX-0255](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-0255.md) Atoyac Airstrip · 116 km / 72 mi
- [MM35](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mm35.md) Santa Barbara Municipal Airport · 119 km / 74 mi
- [MM73](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mm73.md) Huetamo Airport · 121 km / 75 mi
- [MX-0098](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-0098.md) El Baztán Airstrip · 131 km / 81 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: “Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo_International_Airport&oldid=1372095271), revision of 30 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/mmzh/data