Valle del Fuerte International Airport (MMLM), SIN
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Overview
Valle del Fuerte International Airport, identified by the ICAO code MMLM and IATA code LMM, serves the city of Los Mochis in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. The airport sits at 16 feet elevation and offers a single paved runway suitable for business aviation traffic transiting the region. Traffic figures presented here reflect cross-border operations as tracked by the FAA rather than the airport's total activity, consistent with its location outside the United States.
Runways
Valle del Fuerte International Airport has one paved runway, 09/27, 6,562 ft long and 148 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Business aviation traffic
Valle del Fuerte International Airport recorded 1,085 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in November. Business aviation traffic at MMLM concentrates toward the end of the calendar year, with November and December showing markedly higher operations than the mid-year months.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month November, 148 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
Valle del Fuerte International Airport has one alternate within 63 NM. The nearest alternate is El Mochomo Airport, 62.24 NM southeast.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
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Frequently asked questions
What is MMLM and where is it located?
MMLM is the ICAO code for Valle del Fuerte International Airport, serving Los Mochis in the state of Sinaloa, Mexico. The field sits at 16 feet elevation and carries the IATA code LMM. According to FAA TFMSC data, cross-border traffic tracked for this airport totaled 7,173 operations in 2025, with 1,085 attributed to business aviation. Dispatchers routing through northwestern Mexico will find MMLM listed under its Los Mochis city designation on most flight planning references.
How long is the runway at Valle del Fuerte International Airport?
Valle del Fuerte International Airport operates a single paved runway, designated 09/27, measuring 6,562 feet in length and 148 feet in width. The surface is asphalt. This single-runway configuration matches the airport's maximum paved distance figure of 6,562 feet, confirming that 09/27 is the only usable strip for fixed-wing traffic. Crews planning operations into MMLM should note there is no crosswind runway option available at this field.
Does MMLM see seasonal variation in business aviation traffic?
Yes, business aviation traffic at MMLM (Valle del Fuerte International Airport) shows a concentrated pattern rather than an even spread across the year. FAA TFMSC data for 2025 shows November and December as the peak months, with 148 and 135 business aviation operations respectively. This contrasts with the lower-volume months of July and August, which recorded 63 and 66 operations. Dispatchers scheduling flights into Los Mochis late in the calendar year should anticipate higher traffic volumes than during the summer months.
What is the nearest neighboring airport to Valle del Fuerte International Airport?
El Mochomo Airport is the nearest neighboring facility to Valle del Fuerte International Airport, located 62.24 nautical miles away on a bearing of 118 degrees. This places El Mochomo to the southeast of MMLM. For dispatchers evaluating alternate airports in the Los Mochis region, this distance places El Mochomo outside typical close-proximity alternate range for most business aviation operations. No other neighboring airport data is listed for comparison in this area.
How much business aviation traffic does MMLM handle compared to total operations?
Of the 7,173 total operations recorded at MMLM, Valle del Fuerte International Airport, in 2025 according to FAA TFMSC data, 1,085 were classified as business aviation. This means business aviation accounts for a notable share of the cross-border traffic tracked at this airport, though the majority of operations fall outside that category. As this traffic reflects cross-border activity monitored by the FAA rather than the airport's total activity, dispatchers should treat these figures as a partial view of overall field usage. Los Mochis serves as the surrounding city for this facility.