Mazatlán International Airport
Rafael Buelna 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 / 23.16139°N 106.26611°W | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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MZT Location of the airport in Sinaloa
} MZT MZT (Mexico) | |||||||||||
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| Source: Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte | |||||||||||
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 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 2024, the airport handled 1,868,817 passengers, and this number decreased to 1,736,208 in 2024, according to OMA.