Felipe Ángeles International Airport (MMSM), MEX
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Overview
Felipe Ángeles International Airport (MMSM), also known by its IATA code NLU, serves the Mexico City metro area from a field roughly 25 nautical miles outside the city center. The airport sits at 7,369 feet elevation and offers three parallel-configuration runways, including two at 14,764 feet, among the longest paved surfaces in the region. As a Mexico-based field, traffic figures cited here reflect cross-border activity as tracked by the FAA rather than total airport operations.
Runways
Felipe Ángeles International Airport has three paved runways. The longest, 04C/22C, is 14,764 ft long and 148 ft wide, with a bituminous surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Business aviation traffic
Felipe Ángeles International Airport recorded 2,671 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in October and December. Business aviation traffic at MMSM concentrates in the second half of the year, with October, August, and December posting the highest monthly operations counts.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month October, 291 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
May is the warmest month, with average highs of 79.7°F, and January the coldest, at 68.7°F.
Weather station is 8.8 NM from the field. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional.
Nearby airfields
Felipe Ángeles International Airport has five airfields within 50 NM. The closest is Jorge Jiménez Cantú National Airport (MMJC), 18.64 NM southwest.
Part of the Mexico City and Toluca area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
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Frequently asked questions
What runway options does MMSM offer for business aviation arrivals?
Felipe Ángeles International Airport (MMSM) operates three paved runways. Runway 04C/22C and runway 04L/22R each measure 14,764 feet long and 148 feet wide, with a PEM surface. Runway 04R/22L is shorter at 11,483 feet but wider surface class, built with a concrete (CON) surface, and still 148 feet wide. This gives crews flexibility across a range of aircraft weights and approach categories, with ample length margin on the two longer runways for high-elevation performance planning.
How high is the elevation at Felipe Ángeles International Airport, and why does it matter for dispatch planning?
Felipe Ángeles International Airport sits at 7,369 feet in elevation, one of the higher field elevations serving the Mexico City area. That altitude reduces air density, which lengthens takeoff and landing distances and affects engine and climb performance calculations. Dispatchers should factor this elevation into weight-and-balance and runway-length planning for every operation, particularly on warmer days when density altitude climbs further above the field elevation itself. The runway lengths available at MMSM, including two runways at 14,764 feet, provide margin for these performance penalties.
What does the business aviation traffic volume look like at MMSM?
Felipe Ángeles International Airport recorded 2,671 business aviation operations against 63,548 total operations in 2025, according to FAA TFMSC data. As a Mexican airport, this figure represents cross-border traffic seen by the FAA rather than the field's full operational count. Monthly volumes ranged from a low of 138 operations in January to a high of 291 in October. The airport carries an ops tier of 1, reflecting its status among the more heavily trafficked fields in the FAA's tracked dataset for the region.
How far is MMSM from other airports serving the Mexico City area?
Felipe Ángeles International Airport has several airports within reasonable proximity. Jorge Jiménez Cantú National Airport sits 18.64 nautical miles away, and Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport is 18.75 nautical miles distant. Engineer Juan Guillermo Villasana National Airport lies 23.95 nautical miles out, while Adolfo López Mateos International Airport is 39.60 nautical miles away. These nearby fields give operators alternative routing and diversion options within a short radius of MMSM.
What are typical maximum temperatures at Felipe Ángeles International Airport throughout the year?
Felipe Ángeles International Airport experiences relatively mild maximum temperatures year-round given its high elevation. May is the warmest month with an average high near 79.7°F, while January is coolest at roughly 68.7°F. Temperatures stay in a narrow band through the year, with most months falling between 69°F and 79°F. This moderate range means seasonal temperature swings have less impact on performance planning at MMSM than the field elevation itself, though density altitude effects remain a year-round consideration.