Mazatlán International Airport
International airport in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mazatlán International Airport, (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Mazatlán); officially Aeropuerto Internacional General Rafael Buelna (General Rafael Buelna International Airport) (IATA: MZT, ICAO: MMMZ) is an international airport located in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico. It serves as the primary international gateway to Mazatlán, a popular Mexican tourist destination, offering flights to and from Mexico, the United States, and Canada. The airport also facilitates various tourism-related activities, flight training, and general aviation. Owned by Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte (OMA), it is named after Rafael Buelna, a military figure who played a significant role in the Mexican Revolution.
Mazatlán International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Mazatlán | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner/Operator | Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte | ||||||||||
Serves | Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico | ||||||||||
Time zone | MST (UTC-07:00) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 12 m / 39 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 23°09′41″N 106°15′58″W | ||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||
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Source: Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte[1] |
Mazatlán Airport is the busiest in Sinaloa for international passengers and ranks second to Culiacán International Airport for domestic operations. It serves as a gateway in a heavily traveled air corridor connecting mainland Mexico to the Baja California peninsula. In 2022, the airport handled 1,450,944 passengers, and this number increased to 1,621,740 in 2022, a 11.77% growth according to OMA.[1]