General Servando Canales International Airport (MMMA), TAM
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Overview
General Servando Canales International Airport (MMMA) serves Matamoros, Tamaulipas, just across the border from the Brownsville area. As a Mexican airport, its business aviation activity here is presented as cross-border traffic seen by the FAA rather than the airport's total operations. The field offers a single paved runway long enough to accommodate a wide range of business jet types operating in and out of northeastern Mexico.
Runways
General Servando Canales International Airport has one paved runway, 15/33, 7,546 ft long and 151 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Business aviation traffic
General Servando Canales International Airport recorded 556 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in January. Cross-border bizav traffic at MMMA is concentrated in the December-to-January period, with a secondary rise in the fall months of September through November.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month January, 90 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
Weather station is 7.6 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional.
Nearby airfields
General Servando Canales International Airport has five airfields within 41 NM. The closest is Brownsville / South Padre Island International (KBRO), 9.78 NM northeast.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at MMMA
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Frequently asked questions
How long is the runway at MMMA?
MMMA, General Servando Canales International Airport, has a single paved runway, 15/33, measuring 7,546 feet long and 151 feet wide with an asphalt surface. This length supports most business jet types without payload restrictions tied to runway length alone. The runway width of 151 feet is generous compared to typical business aviation fields. There is no second runway at this airport, so all arrivals and departures use 15/33 regardless of wind conditions.
What is the annual business aviation traffic at MMMA?
General Servando Canales International Airport recorded 556 business aviation operations in cross-border traffic seen by the FAA for 2025, out of 1,701 total operations tracked. This places MMMA in ops tier 1, the highest activity tier used in this dataset. The bizav figure reflects only the cross-border component of traffic, not the airport's full operational count. Monthly figures show meaningful swings, with December and January representing the busiest periods of the year for this segment.
What airports are near MMMA?
The closest airport to MMMA, General Servando Canales International Airport, is Brownsville / South Padre Island International, located 9.78 nautical miles away on a bearing of 33 degrees. Cameron County airport sits 25.69 nautical miles out at a bearing of 22 degrees. Valley International is 28.30 nautical miles away to the northwest, bearing 346 degrees. Mid Valley and General Lucio Blanco International Airport are further out, at 34.48 and 40.60 nautical miles respectively, giving dispatchers several nearby alternates across the border region.
How far is MMMA from the nearest major metro area?
General Servando Canales International Airport sits 414.31 nautical miles from the reference metro point used in this dataset. This distance reflects the airport's position in northeastern Mexico near the Texas border rather than proximity to a major metropolitan hub. Dispatchers planning routings through MMMA should factor this distance into fuel and alternate planning for connecting flights. The airport's single 7,546-foot runway remains capable of handling the aircraft types typically flying such distances.
What month sees the most business aviation traffic at MMMA?
December is the peak month for cross-border business aviation traffic at MMMA, General Servando Canales International Airport, with 60 operations recorded in the FAA TFMSC data for 2025. January follows closely as the second-busiest month, with 90 operations, making the December-January period the clear high point of the year. By contrast, June shows the lowest activity, with only 21 operations. Traffic builds again in the fall, with September through November each posting totals in the high 50s.