Mazatlán International Airport
General Rafael Buelna International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional General Rafael Buelna, IATA: MZT, ICAO: MMMZ), also known as Mazatlán International Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional de Mazatlán), is located in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico. This airport is the most important in Sinaloa for its international operations, and second to Culiacan International Airport for its domestic operations. It has one terminal with two concourses. It is located on the southeastern edge of the city and it is one of four airports in Mexico which has an Area Control Center (Centro Mazatlán/Mazatlán Center); the other ones being Mexico City International Airport, Monterrey International Airport and Mérida International Airport. Mazatlán Center controls air traffic over the northwest part of the country.
Mazatlán International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional General Rafael Buelna | |||||||||||
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Summary | |||||||||||
Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte | ||||||||||
Location | Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 38 ft / 12 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 23°09′41″N 106°15′58″W | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
Map | |||||||||||
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Runways | |||||||||||
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Statistics (2021) | |||||||||||
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Source: Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte |
The airport moved 740,306 passengers in 2020, and 1,106,071 in 2021.[1]
Facilities
- Contact positions: 4
- False Contact positions: 4
- Remote positions: 7
- Number of jetways: 4
- Number of baggage claiming carousels: 4
- Food court (Floor & Upper Level)
- Customs (Arrivals area)
- Taxi & car rentals (Arrivals area)
- Duty Free (Main corridor)
- Parking area
Airlines and destinations

Airlines | Destinations |
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Aéreo Servicio Guerrero | San José del Cabo |
Aeromar | Seasonal: Guadalajara, La Paz |
Aeroméxico | Seasonal: Mexico City |
Aeroméxico Connect | Mexico City |
Alaska Airlines | Los Angeles Seasonal: San Francisco |
American Airlines | Dallas/Fort Worth, Phoenix–Sky Harbor |
American Eagle | Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Phoenix–Sky Harbor |
Calafia Airlines | Cabo San Lucas, La Paz |
Magni | Monterrey, San José del Cabo Seasonal: Chihuahua |
Sun Country Airlines | Seasonal: Minneapolis/St. Paul |
Sunwing Airlines | Seasonal: Edmonton, Ottawa, Regina, Saskatoon, Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver |
Swoop | Seasonal: Abbotsford, Edmonton |
TAR | Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez, Hermosillo, La Paz, Querétaro |
United Express | Seasonal: Houston–Intercontinental |
VivaAerobús | Chihuahua, Mexico City, Monterrey, Tijuana Seasonal: La Paz |
Volaris | Mexico City, Tijuana Seasonal: Monterrey |
WestJet | Calgary Seasonal: Vancouver |


Statistics
Busiest routes
Rank | City | Passengers | Ranking | Airline |
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1 | ![]() |
132,103 | ![]() |
Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, VivaAerobús, Volaris |
2 | ![]() |
82,118 | ![]() |
VivaAerobús, Volaris |
3 | ![]() |
39,761 | ![]() |
Magni, VivaAerobús, Volaris |
4 | ![]() |
7,051 | ![]() |
Aéreo Servicio Guerrero, Magni |
5 | ![]() |
6,495 | Magni, TAR, VivaAerobús | |
6 | ![]() |
5,466 | ![]() |
Calafia Airlines, TAR, VivaAerobús |
7 | ![]() |
1,474 | ![]() |
TAR |
8 | ![]() |
1,406 | ![]() |
TAR |
9 | ![]() |
773 | ![]() |
TAR |
10 | ![]() |
375 |
Rank | City | Passengers | Ranking | Airline |
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1 | ![]() |
18,858 | ![]() |
American Airlines, American Eagle |
2 | ![]() |
17,591 | ![]() |
Alaska Airlines, American Eagle |
3 | ![]() |
10,164 | ![]() |
American Airlines, American Eagle |
4 | ![]() |
8,932 | ![]() |
WestJet |
5 | ![]() |
6,886 | ![]() |
Delta Air Lines, Sun Country Airlines |
6 | ![]() |
6,234 | ![]() |
Swoop |
7 | ![]() |
3,893 | ![]() |
Swoop |
8 | ![]() |
3,550 | ![]() |
WestJet |
9 | ![]() |
1,965 | ![]() |
Sunwing Airlines |
10 | ![]() |
1,926 | ![]() |
Sunwing Airlines |
References
- "Passenger's Traffic" (PDF). Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte (in Spanish). January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- "Traffic Statistics by Airline" (in Spanish). Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. January 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.