Playa de Oro International Airport (MMZO), COL
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Overview
Playa de Oro International Airport (MMZO) serves Manzanillo in the Mexican state of Colima, offering a single long asphalt runway suited to a range of business aircraft. The field carries an ops tier of 1 within Skystar's classification, reflecting sustained cross-border activity as tracked by the FAA. Traffic through MMZO leans heavily toward the winter months, a pattern worth building into scheduling and handling expectations for trips into this coastal Pacific airport.
Runways
Playa de Oro International Airport has one paved runway, 10/28, 7,218 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
Playa de Oro International Airport recorded 1,961 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in January and November. Business aviation traffic at MMZO is concentrated in the winter months, with January and November well above the levels seen from May through September.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month January, 284 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
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 95.2°F, and January the coldest, at 91.4°F.
Weather station is 5.6 NM from the field. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional.
Alternates
Playa de Oro International Airport has one alternate within 57 NM. The nearest alternate is Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid International Airport (MMIA), 56.24 NM east.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at MMZO
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Frequently asked questions
What is the runway length at MMZO?
Playa de Oro International Airport (MMZO) has a single runway, 10/28, measuring 7,218 feet long and 148 feet wide. The surface is asphalt, and this is the only paved runway serving the field. At 7,218 feet, the runway can accommodate the large business jets that make up most of the reported traffic. Field elevation is 30 feet. Dispatchers planning into MMZO have only one runway orientation to account for, so wind coverage should be checked against headings 10 and 28 specifically.
How busy is Playa de Oro International Airport (MMZO)?
FAA TFMSC data records 1,961 business aviation crossings at Playa de Oro International Airport for 2025, out of 4,657 total annual operations reported for the field. As a Mexican airport, these figures reflect cross-border traffic tracked by the FAA rather than the airport's full domestic activity. MMZO carries an ops tier of 1, the busiest classification in this system. Traffic is concentrated in specific months rather than spread evenly across the year, a pattern dispatchers should factor into slot and handling expectations.
Does MMZO see seasonal traffic swings?
Yes. At Playa de Oro International Airport (MMZO), business aviation crossings peak in January at 284 and November at 275, according to FAA TFMSC figures for 2025. Traffic drops sharply through the middle of the year, bottoming out at 83 in September and 88 in July. This produces a winter-heavy pattern, with the January-through-March and November-December windows carrying substantially more traffic than the summer months. Dispatchers scheduling trips into MMZO during these peak months should anticipate a busier ramp than in mid-year.
How hot does it get at Playa de Oro International Airport?
Average maximum temperatures at Playa de Oro International Airport (MMZO) stay consistently high year-round, ranging from 91.4°F in January to a peak of 95.2°F in July and August. Every month of the year averages above 91°F, with only modest variation between the coolest and warmest periods. This narrow, elevated temperature band should factor into performance planning for departures, since high density altitude conditions are a near-constant consideration at this field rather than a seasonal exception. Field elevation is 30 feet, so the heat effect on performance is the dominant factor rather than altitude.
What is the nearest airport to MMZO, and how far is it?
The nearest listed neighboring airport to Playa de Oro International Airport (MMZO) is Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid International Airport, located 56.24 nautical miles away on a bearing of 82 degrees, roughly to the east. This distance is relevant for dispatchers weighing alternate airports in the region or planning fuel reserves for diversions. MMZO itself sits near Manzanillo in the state of Colima, with a metro distance of 97.35 nautical miles from its reference metropolitan area.