Puerto Vallarta International Airport (MMPR), JAL
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Puerto Vallarta International Airport (MMPR) serves the Puerto Vallarta metro area from a single paved runway long enough to accommodate a broad mix of commercial and business aircraft. Sitting near sea level and close to the coast, the field handles a meaningful volume of cross-border business aviation traffic tracked by the FAA alongside its scheduled commercial operations.
Runways
Puerto Vallarta International Airport has one paved runway, 04/22, 10,171 ft long and 148 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Business aviation traffic
Puerto Vallarta International Airport recorded 10,289 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in January. Business aviation traffic at MMPR concentrates in the winter months, with January, November, and December each posting well over 1,000 operations while mid-year months fall below 600.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month January, 1,302 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
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 94.5°F, and January the coldest, at 86.4°F.
Weather station is 4.1 NM from the field. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional.
Alternates
Puerto Vallarta International Airport has one alternate within 51 NM. The nearest alternate is Amado Nervo National Airport (MMEP), 50.06 NM northeast.
Part of the Puerto Vallarta area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at MMPR
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Frequently asked questions
What is the runway length at MMPR?
Puerto Vallarta International Airport, identified as MMPR, has a single runway, 04/22, measuring 10,171 feet long and 148 feet wide. The surface is asphalt and paved along its full length. That length places it among the longer commercial-length runways in the region, supporting a wide range of turbine and jet traffic. There is no secondary runway, so all arrivals and departures use this one strip regardless of wind orientation between the two published headings.
How much business aviation traffic does Puerto Vallarta International Airport handle?
FAA TFMSC data recorded 10,289 business aviation operations in cross-border traffic at Puerto Vallarta International Airport for 2025, out of 57,980 total operations tracked. Because the airport is in Mexico, these figures reflect cross-border traffic as seen by the FAA rather than the airport's full operational count. Monthly volumes vary considerably across the year. Dispatchers planning trips through MMPR should treat these numbers as a cross-border indicator rather than a complete picture of total field activity.
When is business aviation traffic busiest at MMPR?
Cross-border business aviation traffic at MMPR, as tracked by FAA TFMSC, concentrates in the winter months. January, November, and December each exceed 1,100 operations, with December at 1,154 and January at 1,302. Traffic drops sharply through the middle of the year, bottoming out at 449 operations in September. Dispatchers scheduling flights to Puerto Vallarta International Airport should expect higher ramp and slot demand during the winter peak season compared to the summer months.
How far is MMPR from the nearest airport tracked as a neighbor?
The nearest neighboring airport on record for Puerto Vallarta International Airport is Amado Nervo National Airport, located 50.06 nautical miles away on a bearing of 27 degrees. This places it well outside typical diversion range for most operational contingencies at MMPR. Puerto Vallarta International Airport sits roughly 3.54 nautical miles from the metro area it serves, keeping it close to the city center it supports. Crews should factor the distance to Amado Nervo into any alternate-airport planning for the region.
How hot does it get at Puerto Vallarta International Airport?
Average monthly high temperatures at Puerto Vallarta International Airport run warm year-round, ranging from about 86.4°F in January to a peak near 94.5°F in July. The warmest stretch spans June through September, with highs consistently above 93°F. Cooler months, by comparison, still stay in the mid-to-upper 80s. These figures represent average maximum temperatures rather than daily extremes, so crews should still plan for performance calculations using applicable temperature data for the specific day of operation at MMPR.