General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (MMAA), GRO
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Overview
General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport, identified by the ICAO code MMAA and IATA code ACA, serves Acapulco in the Mexican state of Guerrero. The airport sits at 16 feet of elevation and offers two paved concrete runways, with the longer surface extending to 10,832 feet. As a Skystar Tier 1 field, MMAA carries the most complete operational documentation available for the market it serves, reflecting its role as a regularly used cross-border destination for business aviation traffic tracked by the FAA.
Runways
General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport has two paved runways. The longest, 10/28, is 10,832 ft long and 148 ft wide, with a concrete surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Business aviation traffic
General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport recorded 3,526 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in April, November and December. Business aviation traffic at MMAA concentrates in the winter months, peaking in December and January, with a marked drop in volume through the June to October period.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month December, 425 movements in 2025.
FAA TFMSC records a movement outside the United States only when the flight enters US airspace. This is cross-border traffic, not total activity at the airfield.
Source: FAA TFMSC, cross-border movements, 2025.
Climate
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 92.1°F, and January the coldest, at 88.5°F.
Weather station is on the field. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional.
Alternates
General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport has one alternate within 51 NM. The nearest alternate is Chilpancingo National Airport (MMCH), 50.91 NM north.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at MMAA
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Frequently asked questions
What is the runway length available at MMAA?
General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport, identified as MMAA, has two paved concrete runways. The primary runway, 10/28, measures 10,832 feet long and 148 feet wide, making it the longest surface at the field. A secondary runway, 06/24, adds 5,579 feet in length and 115 feet in width. Both surfaces are concrete, giving operators a paved option regardless of which runway is active for wind or traffic reasons. This runway length supports a wide range of business aviation aircraft into Acapulco.
How much business aviation traffic crosses the border at MMAA each year?
FAA TFMSC data recorded 3,526 business aviation operations tied to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (MMAA) in 2025, reflecting cross-border traffic seen by the FAA rather than the airport's total activity. Total operations across all categories for that period reached 8,367. This places MMAA in Skystar's top operational tier for documentation and monitoring. Dispatchers planning trips into Acapulco should treat these figures as a measure of traffic visible to US oversight systems, not a full accounting of Mexican domestic or other international movements at the field.
Does traffic at MMAA vary by season?
Yes, business aviation traffic at General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport shows clear seasonal concentration. Monthly bizav operations in 2025 ranged from a low of 118 in June to a high of 425 in December, according to FAA TFMSC data on cross-border traffic. Volumes climb through the fourth quarter and into January before falling sharply through the middle of the year. Dispatchers scheduling flights into MMAA during the June through October window should expect comparatively lighter cross-border bizav activity than in the winter months.
What are typical high temperatures at MMAA throughout the year?
Average maximum temperatures at General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport stay warm year-round, with little seasonal swing. January readings average 88.5°F, rising gradually to a peak of 92.1°F in July. Temperatures ease slightly into the fall and winter, with December averaging 89.4°F. The airport sits at an elevation of only 16 feet, consistent with its coastal Acapulco location. Dispatchers should note the narrow temperature range when planning performance calculations, since MMAA does not see the wide seasonal variation found at higher-latitude fields.
How far is the nearest neighboring airport to MMAA?
Chilpancingo National Airport lies 50.91 nautical miles from General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport, on a bearing of 16 degrees. This is the closest documented airport in Skystar's neighbor data for MMAA. The distance is significant enough that Chilpancingo would not typically serve as a practical alternate for most operational contingencies tied to weather or field closures at MMAA. Dispatchers working flight plans into Acapulco should identify closer or better-equipped alternates separately from this reference point.