Private Jet Airports on the Central Pacific Coast
Choosing an airfield here
What drives the choice in this area: where the traffic goes, where you can clear, and what you can land.
Overview
4 airfields serve the Central Pacific Coast. Playa de Oro International Airport (MMZO) handles the most business aviation traffic, with 42% of the area's cross-border business jet movements , followed by Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport and Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid International Airport . This coastal stretch runs along the Mexican Pacific between the states of Colima, Michoacán, and Guerrero, with airfields set 34 to 123 NM from the area's center. Three of the four fields sit near sea level along the shoreline, while Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid International Airport climbs to 2,467 ft inland at Colima, a difference worth building into performance planning. As cross-border traffic, the reported movements reflect flights linked to the United States rather than the area's full operational picture. Winter months bring the heaviest bizav volume, tapering through the fall.
Comparison
All four airfields serving the Central Pacific Coast, ranked by business jet traffic. Distance is measured from the area center, and runway length is the longest paved surface on the field.
All four airfields in the area are shown above.
Source: FAA Form 5010 and CBP list of ports of entry.
Seasonality
Business jet traffic across the Central Pacific Coast peaks in January and is lowest in October. Five months run above the yearly average. October sees about three times fewer movements than January.
FAA TFMSC records a movement outside the United States only when the flight enters US airspace. This is cross-border traffic, not total activity in the area.
Source: FAA TFMSC, 4,624 business jet movements across the area, 2025.
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Frequently asked questions
What does the cross-border traffic figure for the Central Pacific Coast area actually measure?
The 4,624 annual business jet movements recorded for the Central Pacific Coast area reflect FAA-tracked cross-border traffic, not total activity across all four airfields. This means the figure captures flights connecting to or from the United States rather than the full mix of domestic Mexican operations at Playa de Oro International Airport (MMZO), Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (MMZH), Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid International Airport (MMIA), and Lázaro Cárdenas Airport (MMLC). A dispatcher building a cross-border trip plan should treat this number as a subset indicator, useful for gauging US-linked demand patterns rather than overall runway usage at any single field in the area.
How does elevation differ between the coastal and inland airfields in the Central Pacific Coast area?
The Central Pacific Coast area spans a sharp elevation gradient. Playa de Oro International Airport (MMZO) sits at 30 ft, Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (MMZH) at 26 ft, and Lázaro Cárdenas Airport (MMLC) at 39 ft, all near sea level along the coast. Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid International Airport (MMIA) in Colima sits at 2,467 ft, well inland. A crew planning performance numbers for MMIA needs density altitude figures distinct from the three coastal fields, since temperature and elevation combine differently at that inland site than at any of the sea-level airports in the area.
How far apart are Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport and Lázaro Cárdenas Airport?
Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (MMZH) and Lázaro Cárdenas Airport (MMLC) sit 50 NM apart, the shortest link between any two airfields in the Central Pacific Coast area. That proximity matters for a dispatcher weighing a diversion or a repositioning leg between the two, since it is close enough for a short hop but far enough that ground transport between them is not a practical substitute. By contrast, the longest link in the area, between Playa de Oro International Airport (MMZO) and Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (MMZH), runs 199 NM, giving a sense of the spread a single trip plan covering both ends would need to account for.
Why does business jet traffic spike in January and November at airfields in the Central Pacific Coast area?
Business jet movements across the Central Pacific Coast area peak at 647 in January and 551 in November, versus a low of 241 in October, based on 2025 traffic data. Five months of the year run above the 385 average monthly movements, with January, November, and December all standing out. This seasonal pattern points to winter travel demand along this Mexican Pacific coastline, relevant for a dispatcher planning slot or ramp space expectations at Playa de Oro International Airport (MMZO), Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (MMZH), or the area's other fields during the highest-traffic months rather than assuming flat demand year-round.
What share of business jet activity in the Central Pacific Coast area runs through the top airfield?
Playa de Oro International Airport (MMZO) accounts for 42% of business jet movements across the Central Pacific Coast area, the largest single share among the four airfields tracked. Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (MMZH) follows closely with 1,921 annual movements, nearly matching MMZO's 1,961, while Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid International Airport (MMIA) and Lázaro Cárdenas Airport (MMLC) handle markedly less at 595 and 147 respectively. For a dispatcher, this means traffic in the area concentrates heavily in two coastal fields rather than distributing evenly across all four, with the inland and southern fields carrying a much smaller portion of regional bizav volume.