Private Jet Airports in Northern Mexico
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
16 airfields serve Northern Mexico. Francisco Sarabia Tinoco International Airport (MMTC) handles the most business aviation traffic, with 19% of the area's cross-border business jet movements , followed by General Roberto Fierro Villalobos International Airport and Piedras Negras International Airport . The area stretches across Coahuila, Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Durango, Sonora, and Tamaulipas, covering a real distance of well over 250 NM between its northern border fields and its southern coastal fields. This is a cross-border traffic picture as tracked by the FAA, not a total count of activity in the area. Fields here range from high-desert airports above 4,000 ft to sea-level strips on the Sinaloa coast, so density altitude and runway performance planning differ considerably depending on which end of the area a trip touches. Traffic holds fairly steady through the year, with a modest lift in the final quarter.
Comparison
Ten of the 16 airfields serving Northern Mexico handle 97% of the area's business jet movements. Distance is measured from the area center, and runway length is the longest paved surface on the field.
Headline figures cover public airports only. Military and private fields stay in the list below but are excluded from the counts.
Source: FAA Form 5010 and CBP list of ports of entry.
All airfields
All 16 airfields serving Northern Mexico, grouped by distance from the area center. Each tier carries its own scale in nautical miles, and every mark is one airfield.
Distance is measured from the area center, not from another airfield.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Seasonality
Business jet traffic across Northern Mexico peaks in December and is lowest in February. Six months run above the yearly average.
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, 20,480 business jet movements across the area, 2025.
Skystar in Northern Mexico
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Citation Longitude, four passengers, one night in Northern Mexico.
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Frequently asked questions
How spread out are the airfields across the Northern Mexico area?
The Northern Mexico area spans a wide stretch of terrain, from Los Pozos Airport near Saucillo at 33 NM from the center point out to Quetzalcóatl International Airport (MMNL) at Nuevo Laredo at 289 NM. Most fields, ten of sixteen, sit in the 100 to 250 NM band from the reference point, with only two inside 100 NM. This spread crosses multiple states, including Coahuila, Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Durango, Sonora, and Tamaulipas. A dispatcher working this area should treat it as a set of separate regional options rather than a single compact cluster, since fields on opposite ends are hundreds of miles apart in real terms.
What altitude differences should crews expect among fields in the Northern Mexico area?
Elevations across the Northern Mexico area vary sharply. General Guadalupe Victoria International Airport (MMDO) at Durango sits at 6,104 ft, while Valle del Fuerte International Airport (MMLM) at Los Mochis is just 16 ft above sea level. Aeropuerto Municipal de Nuevo Casas Grandes (MMCG) reaches 4,850 ft, and General Roberto Fierro Villalobos International Airport (MMCU) at Chihuahua sits at 4,462 ft. This range means performance planning, particularly density altitude at the higher inland fields, differs meaningfully from the low-elevation coastal fields near Sinaloa. Crews moving between these fields within the same trip should recheck runway and climb performance numbers rather than assume similar conditions.
How far apart are Bachigualato Federal International Airport and General Rafael Buelna International Airport?
Bachigualato Federal International Airport (MMCL) at Culiacán and General Rafael Buelna International Airport (MMMZ) at Mazatlàn, both in Sinaloa within the Northern Mexico area, sit 117 NM apart based on their coordinates. This is the shortest real-world distance between any two fields on this list, notably tighter than the gap between either field and the Coahuila or Chihuahua airports further north. For operators working the Sinaloa coast, this proximity means both fields can factor into the same routing or diversion planning without the long transit that separates the northern-border fields from each other.
Which field carries the most business jet traffic in the Northern Mexico area, and how does its share compare to the rest?
Francisco Sarabia Tinoco International Airport (MMTC) at Torreón leads the Northern Mexico area with 3,881 annual business jet movements, representing 19% of the area total of 20,480 operations recorded for 2025. General Roberto Fierro Villalobos International Airport (MMCU) at Chihuahua follows closely with 3,261 movements, and Piedras Negras International Airport (MMPG) rounds out the top three with 2,579. With no single field holding a large majority share, traffic across the area is distributed across several fields rather than concentrated at one hub, which matters for anyone assuming a single dominant alternate.
Does business jet traffic in the Northern Mexico area shift with the seasons?
Yes. Across the Northern Mexico area, monthly business jet movements ranged from a low of 1,565 in February 2025 to a peak of 1,870 in December, with six months running above the annual monthly average of 1,707. November also ran high at 1,842 movements. The swing between the slowest and busiest months is moderate rather than extreme, but the late-year climb from October through December is consistent. Dispatchers planning fourth-quarter trips into the area should expect somewhat higher activity levels than the February through August period, when monthly totals stayed closer to or below the average.