Lázaro Cárdenas Airport (MMLC), MIC
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Lázaro Cárdenas Airport (MMLC) serves the city of Lázaro Cárdenas in the state of Michoacán, Mexico, with a single paved runway. The field sits about 34 nautical miles from the nearest metro area and around 50 nautical miles from Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport, the closest neighboring facility. As a Mexican airport, its business aviation traffic is presented here as cross-border activity tracked by the FAA rather than total field operations.
Runways
Lázaro Cárdenas Airport has one paved runway, 01/19, 4,900 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
Lázaro Cárdenas Airport recorded 147 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in January and March. Cross-border business aviation traffic at MMLC is concentrated in the first quarter of the year, with January and March each recording 22 operations compared to single-digit counts in several other months.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month January, 22 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.
Alternates
Lázaro Cárdenas Airport has one alternate within 50 NM. The nearest alternate is Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (MMZH), 49.62 NM southeast.
Part of the Central Pacific Coast area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at MMLC
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The same order, priced two ways.
$1,200.00 catering order at MMLC.
Unchanged.
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One line, fixed.
It does not move with the size of the order.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
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Frequently asked questions
What runway is available at MMLC?
MMLC, Lázaro Cárdenas Airport, has one paved runway, designated 01/19. It measures 4,900 feet in length and 98 feet in width, with an asphalt surface. This single runway handles all traffic at the field, including business aviation movements tracked by the FAA.
How much business aviation traffic does Lázaro Cárdenas Airport see?
Lázaro Cárdenas Airport recorded 147 business aviation operations in 2025 out of 170 total cross-border operations tracked by the FAA TFMSC. This places the airport in ops tier 2, reflecting moderate traffic levels. The data reflects cross-border activity as seen by the FAA, not the airport's full operational count.
When is traffic busiest at MMLC?
Traffic at MMLC, Lázaro Cárdenas Airport, peaks in January and March, each with 22 business aviation operations recorded in 2025. Activity drops through the middle and later months, with June, August, and December each showing single-digit counts. Dispatchers planning operations here should expect lighter traffic outside the first quarter.
What is the nearest airport to Lázaro Cárdenas Airport?
Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport is the nearest neighboring facility to Lázaro Cárdenas Airport, located about 49.62 nautical miles away on a bearing of 119 degrees. This distance may be relevant for dispatchers evaluating alternate airports in the region. MMLC itself sits at an elevation of 39 feet.