Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport (MMCY), GUA
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Overview
Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport, identified by the ICAO code MMCY, serves the city of Celaya in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico. Sitting at an elevation of 5,709 feet, the airport is positioned within roughly 40 to 43 nautical miles of three regional counterparts: Querétaro Intercontinental, General Francisco J. Mujica International, and Guanajuato International. Its single asphalt runway, 08/26, accommodates the airport's business aviation traffic, which the FAA TFMSC tracks as cross-border activity rather than total field operations, given the airport's location in Mexico.
Runways
Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport has one paved runway, 08/26, 6,284 ft long and 98 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Business aviation traffic
Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport recorded 189 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in October. Business aviation traffic at MMCY concentrates most heavily in October, December, and January, with the lowest activity recorded in February.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month October, 24 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
May is the warmest month, with average highs of 88.3°F, and January the coldest, at 74.1°F.
Weather station is 3.9 NM from the field. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional.
Nearby airfields
Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport has three airfields within 43 NM. The closest is Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (MMQT), 39.59 NM east.
Part of the Bajio area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at MMCY
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Frequently asked questions
What is MMCY and where is it located?
MMCY, also known as Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport, serves the city of Celaya in Guanajuato, Mexico. The field sits at an elevation of 5,709 feet and lies roughly 40 to 43 nautical miles from Querétaro, Morelia, and Guanajuato airports. Cross-border business aviation traffic at MMCY is tracked by the FAA TFMSC, reflecting flights connecting to and from the United States rather than total field activity.
How long is the runway at Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport?
Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport has a single paved runway, 08/26, measuring 6,284 feet long and 98 feet wide with an asphalt surface. This length matches the airport's maximum paved runway figure on record. The single-runway layout means all arrivals and departures use this one strip, aligned roughly east-west.
What does business aviation traffic look like at MMCY?
Business aviation traffic at MMCY, tracked by the FAA TFMSC for 2025, totaled 189 operations against 614 annual operations overall. Monthly counts ranged from a low of 10 in February to a high of 24 in October, with activity notably concentrated toward the October-to-January stretch. This places MMCY in Skystar's tier 2 category, reflecting moderate and somewhat seasonal traffic.
What are typical temperatures at Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport?
Average maximum temperatures at Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport range from about 74°F in January to a peak near 88°F in May, based on climate records for the site. Temperatures ease slightly through the mid-year months before cooling again toward December. No data on extreme heat days, freezing days, or snow accumulation is recorded for this location.