Mexico City Airport (MEX)

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Country Mexico | Continent North America | IATA: MEX | ICAO: MMMX | Elevation 7316 ft · 2,230 m | Local time —

Destinations
106
Flights / day
436
Busiest route
Cancún
Top airline
Aeromexico

Mexico City Licenciado Benito Juarez Airport averages 436 flights per day to 106 destinations, with 44 domestic routes and 59 international routes. A total of 23 airlines operate at MEX, led by Aeromexico. This airport provides direct service to 25 countries across five continents, with United States of America representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Mexico City Licenciado Benito Juarez connects to Tokyo, with a typical flight time of 14 hr 10 mins. Updated: February 16, 2026

Route Network

Mexico City Licenciado Benito Juarez Airport connects 103 destinations worldwide, with Cancún standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Tokyo, and the shortest flight is to Veracruz.

Cancún (CUN) – Mexico
4 airlines
2 hr 30 mins
798 mi · 1,284 km
28
per day
Guadalajara (GDL) – Mexico
3 airlines
1 hr 50 mins
285 mi · 459 km
25
per day
Tijuana (TIJ) – Mexico
4 airlines
4 hr 10 mins
1,430 mi · 2,301 km
17
per day
Monterrey (MTY) – Mexico
3 airlines
2 hr 0 mins
443 mi · 713 km
17
per day
Mérida (MID) – Mexico
3 airlines
2 hr 5 mins
619 mi · 996 km
15
per day
Houston (IAH) – United States of America
4 airlines
2 hr 35 mins
765 mi · 1,232 km
11
per day
Miami (MIA) – United States of America
3 airlines
3 hr 25 mins
1,274 mi · 2,051 km
10
per day
Puerto Vallarta (PVR) – Mexico
4 airlines
2 hr 10 mins
410 mi · 660 km
10
per day
Villahermosa (VSA) – Mexico
3 airlines
1 hr 40 mins
421 mi · 678 km
9
per day
Veracruz (VER) – Mexico
2 airlines
1 hr 10 mins
189 mi · 304 km
9
per day
Oaxaca City (OAX) – Mexico
3 airlines
1 hr 20 mins
228 mi · 367 km
8
per day
Bogotá (BOG) – Colombia
2 airlines
4 hr 45 mins
1,963 mi · 3,159 km
8
per day
Los Angeles (LAX) – United States of America
3 airlines
4 hr 25 mins
1,553 mi · 2,500 km
8
per day
Chicago (ORD) – United States of America
5 airlines
4 hr 25 mins
1,689 mi · 2,719 km
8
per day
Hermosillo (HMO) – Mexico
3 airlines
3 hr 20 mins
1,006 mi · 1,619 km
8
per day
Chihuahua City (CUU) – Mexico
3 airlines
2 hr 50 mins
774 mi · 1,245 km
8
per day
Tocumen (PTY) – Panama
2 airlines
3 hr 50 mins
1,498 mi · 2,411 km
7
per day
Tuxtla Gutiérrez (TGZ) – Mexico
3 airlines
1 hr 45 mins
444 mi · 715 km
7
per day
San José del Cabo (SJD) – Mexico
3 airlines
2 hr 50 mins
732 mi · 1,178 km
7
per day
Ciudad Juárez (CJS) – Mexico
3 airlines
3 hr 10 mins
959 mi · 1,543 km
7
per day
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) – United States of America
3 airlines
3 hr 0 mins
938 mi · 1,510 km
7
per day
Madrid (MAD) – Spain
2 airlines
11 hr 25 mins
5,633 mi · 9,066 km
6
per day
Silao (BJX) – Mexico
1 airline
1 hr 35 mins
190 mi · 305 km
6
per day
Torreón (TRC) – Mexico
2 airlines
2 hr 15 mins
506 mi · 814 km
6
per day
San Francisco (SFO) – United States of America
2 airlines
5 hr 0 mins
1,882 mi · 3,028 km
6
per day
New York (JFK) – United States of America
4 airlines
5 hr 5 mins
2,091 mi · 3,365 km
6
per day
San Luis Potosí (SLP) – Mexico
1 airline
1 hr 35 mins
229 mi · 368 km
5
per day
Aguascalientes (AGU) – Mexico
1 airline
1 hr 45 mins
262 mi · 422 km
5
per day
Guatemala City (GUA) – Guatemala
3 airlines
2 hr 15 mins
656 mi · 1,056 km
5
per day
Atlanta (ATL) – United States of America
1 airline
3 hr 35 mins
1,332 mi · 2,143 km
5
per day
Mazatlán (MZT) – Mexico
3 airlines
2 hr 25 mins
530 mi · 852 km
5
per day
Puerto Escondido (PXM) – Mexico
3 airlines
1 hr 30 mins
278 mi · 448 km
5
per day
Santa María Huatulco (HUX) – Mexico
3 airlines
1 hr 30 mins
313 mi · 504 km
5
per day
San José (SJO) – Costa Rica
3 airlines
3 hr 15 mins
1,187 mi · 1,910 km
4
per day
Tampico (TAM) – Mexico
1 airline
1 hr 20 mins
212 mi · 342 km
4
per day
Culiacán (CUL) – Mexico
2 airlines
2 hr 35 mins
652 mi · 1,049 km
4
per day
Tapachula (TAP) – Mexico
2 airlines
2 hr 0 mins
546 mi · 879 km
4
per day
Toronto (YYZ) – Canada
3 airlines
4 hr 55 mins
2,017 mi · 3,247 km
4
per day
Vancouver (YVR) – Canada
3 airlines
6 hr 0 mins
2,451 mi · 3,945 km
4
per day
Acapulco (ACA) – Mexico
2 airlines
1 hr 25 mins
190 mi · 307 km
3
per day
Chetumal (CTM) – Mexico
3 airlines
2 hr 15 mins
705 mi · 1,134 km
3
per day
Denver (DEN) – United States of America
3 airlines
4 hr 5 mins
1,450 mi · 2,333 km
3
per day
La Paz (LAP) – Mexico
2 airlines
2 hr 55 mins
792 mi · 1,274 km
3
per day
Las Vegas (LAS) – United States of America
3 airlines
4 hr 15 mins
1,508 mi · 2,427 km
3
per day
Newark (EWR) – United States of America
2 airlines
5 hr 0 mins
2,077 mi · 3,343 km
3
per day
Orlando (MCO) – United States of America
2 airlines
3 hr 30 mins
1,280 mi · 2,060 km
3
per day
Paris (CDG) – France
2 airlines
11 hr 35 mins
5,716 mi · 9,199 km
3
per day
San Antonio (SAT) – United States of America
3 airlines
2 hr 30 mins
699 mi · 1,124 km
3
per day
Ixtapa (ZIH) – Mexico
2 airlines
1 hr 35 mins
201 mi · 324 km
3
per day
Mexicali (MXL) – Mexico
2 airlines
4 hr 0 mins
1,353 mi · 2,177 km
3
per day
Querétaro (QRO) – Mexico
1 airline
1 hr 20 mins
109 mi · 175 km
3
per day
Minatitlán (MTT) – Mexico
1 airline
1 hr 25 mins
308 mi · 496 km
3
per day
Santa Clara (SAL) – El Salvador
3 airlines
2 hr 30 mins
782 mi · 1,259 km
3
per day
Durango (DGO) – Mexico
1 airline
2 hr 15 mins
477 mi · 767 km
2
per day
Amsterdam (AMS) – Netherlands
2 airlines
11 hr 35 mins
5,721 mi · 9,206 km
2
per day
Charlotte (CLT) – United States of America
1 airline
4 hr 0 mins
1,553 mi · 2,499 km
2
per day
Lima (LIM) – Peru
2 airlines
6 hr 5 mins
2,638 mi · 4,245 km
2
per day
Los Mochis (LMM) – Mexico
2 airlines
2 hr 50 mins
770 mi · 1,240 km
2
per day
Manzanillo (ZLO) – Mexico
1 airline
2 hr 0 mins
358 mi · 577 km
2
per day
Montreal (YUL) – Canada
2 airlines
5 hr 30 mins
2,307 mi · 3,713 km
2
per day
Phoenix (PHX) – United States of America
2 airlines
3 hr 45 mins
1,253 mi · 2,017 km
2
per day
Rionegro (MDE) – Colombia
2 airlines
4 hr 30 mins
1,834 mi · 2,952 km
2
per day
Campeche (CPE) – Mexico
1 airline
2 hr 0 mins
558 mi · 899 km
2
per day
Ciudad del Carmen (CME) – Mexico
1 airline
1 hr 50 mins
478 mi · 769 km
2
per day
Reynosa (REX) – Mexico
2 airlines
2 hr 0 mins
457 mi · 736 km
2
per day
Santiago (SCL) – Chile
2 airlines
8 hr 45 mins
4,099 mi · 6,597 km
2
per day
London (LHR) – United Kingdom
2 airlines
11 hr 15 mins
5,533 mi · 8,904 km
2
per day
San Miguel de Cozumel (CZM) – Mexico
2 airlines
2 hr 30 mins
792 mi · 1,275 km
2
per day
São Paulo (GRU) – Brazil
2 airlines
9 hr 35 mins
4,619 mi · 7,433 km
2
per day
Washington (IAD) – United States of America
2 airlines
4 hr 40 mins
1,865 mi · 3,002 km
2
per day
Ciudad Obregón (CEN) – Mexico
1 airline
3 hr 5 mins
875 mi · 1,409 km
2
per day
Zacatecas City (ZCL) – Mexico
1 airline
1 hr 55 mins
334 mi · 537 km
2
per day
Barcelona (BCN) – Spain
2 airlines
11 hr 50 mins
5,891 mi · 9,481 km
1
per day
Boston (BOS) – United States of America
1 airline
5 hr 25 mins
2,277 mi · 3,665 km
1
per day
Buenos Aires (EZE) – Argentina
1 airline
9 hr 35 mins
4,597 mi · 7,397 km
1
per day
Cartagena de Indias (CTG) – Colombia
1 airline
4 hr 15 mins
1,689 mi · 2,717 km
1
per day
Detroit (DTW) – United States of America
1 airline
4 hr 35 mins
1,822 mi · 2,933 km
1
per day
Havana (HAV) – Cuba
1 airline
3 hr 5 mins
1,100 mi · 1,771 km
1
per day
Morelia (MLM) – Mexico
1 airline
1 hr 30 mins
130 mi · 210 km
1
per day
Oakland (OAK) – United States of America
1 airline
5 hr 0 mins
1,879 mi · 3,024 km
1
per day
Punta Cana (PUJ) – Dominican Republic
1 airline
4 hr 50 mins
2,004 mi · 3,226 km
1
per day
Salt Lake City (SLC) – United States of America
1 airline
4 hr 30 mins
1,660 mi · 2,672 km
1
per day
Santo Domingo City (SDQ) – Dominican Republic
1 airline
4 hr 40 mins
1,921 mi · 3,091 km
1
per day
Seattle (SEA) – United States of America
1 airline
5 hr 45 mins
2,334 mi · 3,757 km
1
per day
Frankfurt-am-Main (FRA) – Germany
1 airline
12 hr 0 mins
5,934 mi · 9,551 km
1
per day
Minneapolis (MSP) – United States of America
1 airline
4 hr 35 mins
1,790 mi · 2,881 km
1
per day
Philadelphia (PHL) – United States of America
1 airline
4 hr 55 mins
1,998 mi · 3,215 km
1
per day
Tampa (TPA) – United States of America
1 airline
3 hr 20 mins
1,199 mi · 1,930 km
1
per day
Tepic (TPQ) – Mexico
1 airline
2 hr 5 mins
398 mi · 640 km
1
per day
Tokyo (NRT) – Japan
1 airline
14 hr 10 mins
6,993 mi · 11,254 km
1
per day
Austin (AUS) – United States of America
1 airline
2 hr 35 mins
748 mi · 1,205 km
6
per week
Raleigh/Durham (RDU) – United States of America
1 airline
4 hr 15 mins
1,676 mi · 2,697 km
6
per week
La Mesa (SAP) – Honduras
1 airline
2 hr 30 mins
784 mi · 1,262 km
5
per week
Nuevo Laredo (NLD) – Mexico
1 airline
2 hr 15 mins
554 mi · 892 km
5
per week
Santiago de Cali (CLO) – Colombia
1 airline
4 hr 35 mins
1,884 mi · 3,031 km
5
per week
Calgary (YYC) – Canada
1 airline
5 hr 45 mins
2,335 mi · 3,758 km
4
per week
Rome (FCO) – Italy
1 airline
12 hr 40 mins
6,352 mi · 10,223 km
4
per week
Managua (MGA) – Nicaragua
1 airline
2 hr 55 mins
994 mi · 1,600 km
3
per week
Munich (MUC) – Germany
1 airline
12 hr 15 mins
6,117 mi · 9,845 km
3
per week
Sacramento (SMF) – United States of America
1 airline
5 hr 0 mins
1,892 mi · 3,045 km
3
per week
Heroica Matamoros (MAM) – Mexico
1 airline
1 hr 55 mins
449 mi · 722 km
1
per week
Istanbul (IST) – Türkiye
1 airline
—
MEX → IST
1
per week
Sydney (SYD) – Australia
1 airline
—
MEX → SYD
1
per week

Route and destination data updated February 16, 2026.

Mexico City Licenciado Benito Juarez Airport is served by 23 airlines, with Aeromexico in the lead at 46% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 78% of routes. 10 carriers operate only one route each. A total of 21 airlines operate international routes, compared with six airlines serving domestic routes. ANA is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Tokyo with a flight time of 14 hrs 10 mins.

Aeromexico (94 routes)
Volaris (39 routes)
VivaAerobus (26 routes)
United Airlines (6 routes)
American Airlines (6 routes)
Delta Air Lines (5 routes)
Avianca (4 routes)
Air Canada (3 routes)
Turkish Airlines (2 routes)
Volaris Costa Rica (2 routes)
Flair Airlines (2 routes)
LATAM (2 routes)
Lufthansa (2 routes)
China Southern Airlines (1 routes)
Hainan Airlines (1 routes)
Copa Airlines (1 routes)
Iberia (1 routes)
Air France (1 routes)
KLM (1 routes)
British Airways (1 routes)
Emirates (1 routes)
ANA (1 routes)
WestJet (1 routes)

Mexico City Licenciado Benito Juarez Airport provides direct service to 25 countries across five continents. The route network is 43% domestic and 57% international. United States of America is the primary international destination.

Mexico - 269/day
United States of America - 94/day
Colombia - 12/day
Canada - 11/day
Panama - 7/day
Spain - 7/day
Guatemala - 5/day
Costa Rica - 4/day
France - 3/day
El Salvador - 3/day
Netherlands - 2/day
Peru - 2/day
Chile - 2/day
United Kingdom - 2/day
Brazil - 2/day
Dominican Republic - 2/day
Argentina - 1/day
Cuba - 1/day
Germany - 1/day
Japan - 1/day
Honduras - 1/day
Italy - 1/day
Nicaragua - 0/day
Türkiye - 0/day
Australia - 0/day

Global Rankings

Destinations

Measures how broadly the airport connects distinct endpoints.

Flights & Scheduling

Reflects flight volume and runway utilization.

Distance & Reach

Highlights long-haul reach and distance efficiency.

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
13,097 ft 3,992 m 148 ft 45 m Asphalt
13,097 ft 3,992 m 148 ft 45 m Asphalt
13,002 ft 3,963 m 148 ft 45 m Asphalt
13,002 ft 3,963 m 148 ft 45 m Asphalt
348 ft 106 m 50 ft 15 m Unknown
348 ft 106 m 50 ft 15 m Unknown

Runway Length

Runways at Mexico City Licenciado Benito Juarez Airport are long enough for all aircraft with known takeoff and landing distances.

Miscellaneous