Chilpancingo National Airport (MMCH), GRO
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Overview
Chilpancingo National Airport (MMCH) serves the city of Chilpancingo in the Mexican state of Guerrero, at an elevation of 4,199 feet. The airport offers a single paved runway and sits roughly 176 nautical miles from the nearest major metro area. Cross-border business aviation activity here is light, and dispatchers planning into MMCH should treat published figures as a starting point rather than a full picture of local operations, since Mexican-airport traffic in this dataset reflects only what the FAA TFMSC tracks for cross-border flights rather than total airport activity.
Runways
Chilpancingo National Airport has one paved runway, 15/33, 4,615 ft long and 65 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Business aviation traffic
Chilpancingo National Airport recorded 2 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in June and August. Cross-border business aviation traffic at MMCH, as tracked by the FAA, is concentrated in the June-to-August window, with no recorded movements in September or October.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month June, 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.
Climate
April is the warmest month, with average highs of 88.5°F, and January the coldest, at 83.1°F.
Weather station is on the field. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional.
Alternates
Chilpancingo National Airport has two alternates within 78 NM. The nearest alternate is General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (MMAA), 50.91 NM south.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
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Frequently asked questions
What runway does MMCH have for business aviation traffic?
Chilpancingo National Airport (MMCH) has one paved runway, designated 15/33, measuring 4,615 feet long and 65 feet wide with an asphalt surface. This is the only runway serving the field, so all arrivals and departures use this single strip. Crews should plan performance calculations around its length given the airport's elevation of 4,199 feet, which affects density altitude.
How much cross-border business aviation traffic does Chilpancingo National Airport see?
According to FAA TFMSC data, Chilpancingo National Airport recorded a total of 4 cross-border operations in 2025, with 2 attributed to business aviation. This figure reflects flights tracked crossing the US border rather than the airport's total activity. Dispatchers should note that reported movements are sparse and concentrated in only a few months of the year.
What airports are near MMCH for alternate planning?
General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport lies about 51 nautical miles from MMCH on a bearing of 196 degrees, offering the closest alternate. General Mariano Matamoros International Airport is farther out, at roughly 77 nautical miles on a bearing of 11 degrees. Both can serve as diversion or alternate options when planning flights into Chilpancingo National Airport.
What is the typical maximum temperature at MMCH throughout the year?
Chilpancingo National Airport sees fairly stable high temperatures year-round, ranging from about 83°F in January and December to a peak near 88.5°F in April. May and June stay close to the same upper-80s range before easing slightly into the fall months. These figures give dispatchers a general sense of daytime heat conditions when planning aircraft performance at this elevation.