# Playa de Oro International Airport (ZLO / MMZO)

**Playa de Oro International Airport** (IATA: ZLO, ICAO: MMZO) is a medium airport in Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico. It opened on 16 Oct 1973. It has one runway, 2,200 m (7,218 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico. In 2023 it handled 172 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: ZLO / MMZO
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico
- Serves: Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico
- Opened: 16 Oct 1973 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 9 m / 30 ft
- Coordinates: 19.1448, -104.5590
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,200 m / 7,218 ft
- Passengers: 172,212 (2023)
- Time zone: UTC-6 · America/Mexico_City
- Website: http://www.aeropuertosgap.com.mx/es/manzanillo.html
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playa_de_Oro_International_Airport (14 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2631115
- Weather station: MMZO
- Ident: MMZO

## Timeline

- 16 Oct 1973: Playa de Oro International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10/28 | 2,200 m / 7,218 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 106° / 286° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2012 | 130,259 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 168,613 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 196,084 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 169,485 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 174,394 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 182,000 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 172,500 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 174,700 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 86,200 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 133,300 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 165,800 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 172,212 | Wikidata |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (2)

- [MEX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmx.md) Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport · Mexico · 577 km / 359 mi · Aeroméxico
- [NLU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmsm.md) Felipe Ángeles International Airport · Mexico · 585 km / 364 mi · Viva

### Seasonal (4)

- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 1,522 km / 946 mi · United Express
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 1,702 km / 1,058 mi · American Eagle
- [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · United States · 1,752 km / 1,089 mi · American Eagle
- [YYC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyc.md) Calgary International Airport · Canada · 3,651 km / 2,269 mi · WestJet

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (5)

- [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 2 · seasonal
- AM [Aeroméxico](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aeromexico) · 1
- UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 1 · seasonal
- VB [Viva](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/viva) · 1
- WS [WestJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/westjet) · 1 · seasonal

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 172K (2023) | #1,604 of 3,974 | #362 in North America | #47 in MX |
| Longest runway | 2,200 m / 7,218 ft | =3,269 of 29,858 | =734 in North America | =58 in MX |
| Elevation | 9 m / 30 ft | =40,463 of 43,403 | =18,292 in North America | =1,372 in MX |
| Age | Opened 1973 | =6,831 of 15,079 | =4,972 in North America | #13 in MX |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =21 in MX |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | MANZANILLO APP/TWR | 118.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [MX-0241](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-0241.md) Chavarín Airport · 6.1 km / 3.8 mi
- [MX-1423](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-1423.md) Aeródromo Marabasco · 9.3 km / 5.8 mi
- [MX-0191](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-0191.md) Barra de Navidad Airport · 14 km / 8.4 mi
- [MX-0242](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-0242.md) Aeródromo La Tigrera · 37 km / 23 mi
- [MX-0410](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-0410.md) Cuixmala Airport · 52 km / 32 mi
- [MX-0189](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-0189.md) La Colonia Airport · 54 km / 33 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: “Playa de Oro International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Playa_de_Oro_International_Airport&oldid=1366844678), revision of 30 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/mmzo/data