Ensenada International Airport / El Ciprés Air Base (MMES), BCN
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Ensenada International Airport, also known as El Ciprés Air Base and identified as MMES, serves the Ensenada area of Baja California with a single paved runway. Cross-border traffic recorded by the FAA places it in the moderate-activity tier among Mexican airports tracked in TFMSC data, with business aviation accounting for the large majority of that flow. General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport lies about 49 nautical miles to the northwest as the nearest airport neighbor.
Runways
Ensenada International Airport / El Ciprés Air Base has one paved runway, 11/29, 4,892 ft long and 115 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Business aviation traffic
Ensenada International Airport / El Ciprés Air Base recorded 436 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in November. Cross-border business aviation traffic at MMES concentrates in the fall months, with October and November posting the highest counts of the year according to FAA TFMSC data.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month November, 66 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
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 75.0°F, and February the coldest, at 65.3°F.
Weather station is 5.8 NM from the field. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional.
Alternates
Ensenada International Airport / El Ciprés Air Base has one alternate within 49 NM. The nearest alternate is General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport (MMTJ), 48.56 NM northwest.
Part of the Tijuana and Baja California area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at MMES
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Frequently asked questions
What runway is available at MMES?
MMES, Ensenada International Airport, has a single paved runway, designated 11/29. It measures 4,892 feet long and 115 feet wide, with an asphalt surface. This is the only runway serving the field, so all fixed-wing traffic uses this alignment regardless of wind.
How much business aviation traffic does Ensenada International Airport handle?
FAA TFMSC data shows 436 business aviation operations at MMES during 2025, out of 515 total operations tracked for the airport. Because Mexico is a cross-border case, this figure reflects traffic seen by the FAA rather than the airport's full operational count. The airport sits in ops tier 2, indicating moderate activity.
When is traffic busiest at MMES?
Cross-border business aviation activity at MMES, Ensenada International Airport, peaks in the fall, with November recording 66 operations and October recording 61, according to FAA TFMSC data. This compares to quieter months like March and January, each under 25 operations. Dispatchers planning fall trips into Ensenada should expect the busiest weeks of the year during that window.
What are typical temperatures at Ensenada International Airport during the year?
Average maximum temperatures at MMES range from about 65°F in winter months to roughly 75°F in August, the warmest month on record in the data. Spring and fall sit in the high-60s to low-70s range. The airport's coastal Baja California location keeps this range fairly narrow across the year.