Agualeguas National Airport (MMAL), NLE
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Overview
Agualeguas National Airport (MMAL), serving the city of Agualeguas in Nuevo Leon, Mexico, offers a single paved runway long enough to accommodate a broad range of business aircraft. Situated about 52 nautical miles from the nearest metro area, the field sits within a cluster of general aviation airports on both sides of the US-Mexico border, including Rio Grande City Municipal and Monterrey International Airport. As a Mexican airport, cross-border activity here is tracked through FAA TFMSC data rather than through a full account of local operations.
Runways
Agualeguas National Airport has one paved runway, 02/20, 9,350 ft long and 108 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Business aviation traffic
Agualeguas National Airport recorded 1 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in February. Cross-border traffic recorded for MMAL in 2025 was concentrated in February, according to FAA TFMSC data.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month February, 1 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.
Nearby airfields
Agualeguas National Airport has five airfields within 47 NM. The closest is Rio Grande City Municipal, 37.84 NM east.
Part of the Monterrey area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at MMAL
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$1,200.00 catering order at MMAL.
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It does not move with the size of the order.
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Frequently asked questions
Where is MMAL located?
MMAL, also known as Agualeguas National Airport, sits near the city of Agualeguas in the state of Nuevo Leon, Mexico, at an elevation of 676 feet. The field lies roughly 52 nautical miles from the nearest metro area. Nearby fields include Rio Grande City Municipal, Zapata County, and Monterrey International Airport, all within about 46 nautical miles.
How long is the runway at Agualeguas National Airport?
Agualeguas National Airport has a single paved runway, 02/20, measuring 9,350 feet long and 108 feet wide with an asphalt surface. This length matches the airport's listed maximum paved runway distance, making it suitable for a wide range of fixed-wing traffic. No parallel or secondary runway is listed for the field.
What does cross-border traffic look like at MMAL?
Cross-border traffic tracked by the FAA for MMAL, near Agualeguas in Nuevo Leon, Mexico, totaled a single operation for the 2025 traffic year, all of it business aviation. This figure reflects flights seen crossing into or out of the United States rather than the airport's overall activity. The data does not indicate any other cross-border movements recorded for the year.
Is traffic at Agualeguas National Airport spread throughout the year?
No. FAA TFMSC data recorded for Agualeguas National Airport (MMAL) in 2025 shows the sole tracked business aviation operation occurring in February. Traffic across the rest of the year shows no comparable cross-border activity in the same dataset. Dispatchers should treat this field as having concentrated rather than year-round cross-border movement.