Private Jet Airports in Southern 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
12 airfields serve Southern Mexico. General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (MMAA) handles the most business aviation traffic, with 45% of the area's cross-border business jet movements , followed by Xoxocotlán International Airport and Angel Albino Corzo International Airport . It stretches across Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Chiapas, from the Pacific coast near Acapulco and Puerto Escondido to the Guatemala border near Tapachula, covering a distance of 273 NM at its widest. Field spacing ranges from close pairings near Oaxaca to legs of several hundred nautical miles toward the coast and the border. Elevations swing from sea level at Acapulco to nearly 5,000 ft at Oaxaca and Tehuacán, a difference that shapes performance planning for turbine and piston operators alike. As trans-border activity, the traffic figures reflect FAA-tracked movements into and out of the United States rather than total regional flying."
Comparison
All 12 airfields serving Southern Mexico, ranked by business jet traffic. Distance is measured from the area center, and runway length is the longest paved surface on the field.
All 12 airfields in the area are shown above.
Source: FAA Form 5010 and CBP list of ports of entry.
Seasonality
Business jet traffic across Southern Mexico peaks in December and is lowest in June. Six months run above the yearly average. June sees about three times fewer movements than December.
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, 7,847 business jet movements across the area, 2025.
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Frequently asked questions
How spread out are the airports across the Southern Mexico area?
The Southern Mexico area spans three states, Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Chiapas, with fields set apart by real distance rather than proximity. Xoxocotlán International Airport (MMOX) near Oaxaca and Puerto Escondido International Airport (MMPS) sit 71 NM apart along the coast, while Xoxocotlán and General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (MMAA) at Acapulco are 175 NM apart. Further east, Angel Albino Corzo International Airport (MMTG) at Tuxtla Gutiérrez and Tapachula International Airport (MMTP) are 113 NM apart near the Guatemala border. A dispatcher routing across this area is planning inter-city legs, not a single-airport arrival.
Which airport handles the largest share of business jet movements in the Southern Mexico area?
General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (MMAA) at Acapulco recorded 3,526 business jet movements in 2025, the highest volume among the twelve airfields tracked in the Southern Mexico area. Xoxocotlán International Airport (MMOX) at Oaxaca followed with 1,404 movements, and Angel Albino Corzo International Airport (MMTG) at Tuxtla Gutiérrez recorded 951. The remaining nine fields each logged under 800 movements, with several airfields such as Chilpancingo National Airport (MMCH) and Terán Air Base (MMTB) recording single-digit annual bizav activity. Traffic in this area concentrates heavily at the coastal Acapulco field rather than spreading evenly among the inland and border airports.
How does elevation vary among airports in the Southern Mexico area?
Elevation varies widely across the Southern Mexico area. Xoxocotlán International Airport (MMOX) at Oaxaca sits at 4,989 ft, and Tehuacán National Airport (MMHC) sits at 5,509 ft, both well above the coastal fields. General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (MMAA) at Acapulco sits at just 16 ft, and Estación Aeronaval de Salina Cruz (MMSZ) sits at 75 ft. Angel Albino Corzo International Airport (MMTG) near Tuxtla Gutiérrez sits at 1,499 ft. An operator planning a flight into the area needs to check the specific field's elevation directly, since performance planning for a highland airport differs materially from a sea-level coastal one.
What does the monthly traffic pattern look like in the Southern Mexico area?
Business jet movements in the Southern Mexico area peaked in December 2025 at 945 movements and dropped to a low of 347 in June. Traffic ran above the average monthly figure of 654 movements in six of the twelve months, with April, November, and December standing out as the strongest months. May and June form the softest stretch of the year, with July also below average. A dispatcher scheduling flexible trips into the area over the second and third quarters should expect thinner traffic and, by extension, a quieter operating environment than the year-end period.
Is business jet activity in the Southern Mexico area concentrated at one airport or spread across several?
Business jet activity in the Southern Mexico area is concentrated rather than spread evenly. General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (MMAA) at Acapulco alone accounts for close to half of the annual total of 7,847 movements recorded across the twelve tracked airfields. Xoxocotlán International Airport (MMOX) and Angel Albino Corzo International Airport (MMTG) add the next largest shares, while fields like Puerto Escondido International Airport (MMPS) and Bahías de Huatulco International Airport (MMBT) each contribute several hundred movements. Airfields such as Chilpancingo National Airport (MMCH) and Terán Air Base (MMTB) recorded negligible bizav activity in 2025, underscoring how unevenly traffic is distributed across the area.