Monterrey International Airport (MMMY), NLE
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Overview
Monterrey International Airport (MMMY), serving the Monterrey metro area in Nuevo Leon, sits under 7 nautical miles from the city center and handles a substantial mix of scheduled and business aviation traffic. The field offers a long primary runway suited to a wide range of turbine aircraft, alongside a secondary runway for lighter operations. As a Mexican airport, all traffic figures cited here reflect cross-border activity as tracked by the FAA rather than MMMY's total operations.
Runways
Monterrey International Airport has two paved runways. The longest, 12/30, is 9,843 ft long and 148 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Business aviation traffic
Monterrey International Airport recorded 13,146 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in August, September and October. Cross-border business aviation traffic at MMMY builds through the year, with the highest volumes recorded in August and September and the lowest in January and February.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month September, 1,282 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
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 98.4°F, and January the coldest, at 72.3°F.
Weather station is 14.8 NM from the field. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional.
Nearby airfields
Monterrey International Airport has three airfields within 47 NM. The closest is Del Norte International Airport (MMAN), 8.76 NM northwest.
Part of the Monterrey area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
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Frequently asked questions
How long is the main runway at MMMY?
Monterrey International Airport's primary runway, designated 12/30, measures 9,843 feet long and 148 feet wide with an asphalt surface. This length places it among the longer runways available to business aviation operators crossing into or out of Mexico through MMMY. The airport also maintains a second runway, 16/34, at 5,909 feet long and 98 feet wide, also asphalt. Together the two runways give dispatchers flexibility in planning around wind and traffic conditions at Monterrey International Airport.
What is the elevation at Monterrey International Airport?
Monterrey International Airport sits at 1,278 feet above sea level. This elevation, combined with the region's summer temperatures, is a factor operators should account for in performance planning during the warmer months. MMMY's location in Nuevo Leon means density altitude considerations become more relevant from late spring through late summer. Crews planning departures at maximum weights should factor both field elevation and seasonal heat into runway length and climb performance calculations.
What kind of cross-border business aviation traffic does MMMY see?
MMMY recorded 13,146 business aviation operations in the FAA's tracked cross-border traffic for 2025, out of 126,732 total annual operations at the airport. This traffic is not evenly distributed across the year, with volumes climbing from a low near 875 operations in February to a peak above 1,280 operations in September. As a Mexican airport, these figures represent cross-border activity as measured by the FAA rather than Monterrey International Airport's full operational count. Dispatchers planning trips to Monterrey should expect the airport's cross-border traffic to be busiest in the late summer and early fall months.
How hot does it get at Monterrey International Airport during summer?
Average high temperatures at Monterrey International Airport peak in August at 98.4 degrees Fahrenheit, with July close behind at 97.7 and June at 97.5. These readings mark the airport's hottest stretch of the year, running from June through August. Temperatures ease through the fall, dropping to the high 80s in October and the mid 70s by December. Operators flying into MMMY during summer months should plan for high-heat performance conditions on departure.
How far is MMMY from other nearby airports?
The closest airport to Monterrey International Airport is Del Norte International Airport, located 8.76 nautical miles away on a bearing of 307 degrees. Two more distant fields, Agualeguas National Airport and Plan de Guadalupe International Airport, sit at roughly 45 and 47 nautical miles respectively. This spacing gives dispatchers alternate airports within a reasonable range of MMMY for diversion or positioning planning. Monterrey International Airport itself remains the primary hub for the metro area given its runway length and traffic volume.