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Lazaro Cardenas AirportIATA code LZC

Lazaro Cardenas Airport (LZC/MMLC) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico in North America. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.

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Serves: Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico
Codes: LZC · MMLC; IATA · ICAO
Time zone: America/Mexico_City
Region: North America

Airport record, updated 10 Jul 2026OurAirports, 5 Oct 2026Wikidata, 5 Oct 2026Terminals and transport not yet verifiedWhere this comes from

Lazaro Cardenas Airport (LZC/MMLC) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico in North America. Operating on America/Mexico_City local time at coordinates 18.000°, -102.220°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Lazaro Cardenas Airport (LZC) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Lazaro Cardenas, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.

Lazaro Cardenas Airport details

Airport record · 10 Jul 2026

IATA code: LZC
ICAO code: MMLC
City: Lazaro Cardenas
Country: Mexico
Region: North America
Time zone: America/Mexico_City
Coordinates: 18.002°, -102.220°; From OurAirports

Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 10 Jul 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Lazaro Cardenas Airport’s own pages.

LZC airport facts

OurAirports · Wikidata

Size class: Medium airport; From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
Elevation: 12 m (39 ft); From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
Passengers, 2021: 1,945; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026), citing gob.mx (opens in a new tab)
Nearest airport with scheduled flights: Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport ZIH · 92 km; OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated

Runways at LZC

OurAirports · 5 Oct 2026

Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.

One open runway. The runway 01/19: 1,494 m, asphalt.

Runways at LZC: length, width, surface and lighting
Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lighting
01/19	1,494 m4,900 ft	30 m	asphalt	Not listed as lit

Routes from LZC

No route records yet

Originfacts does not track any routes from LZC yet, so no route records are listed here. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport.

Terminals, transport and parking at LZC

Not yet verified

Terminal assignments, ground transport into Lazaro Cardenas, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Lazaro Cardenas Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.

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Before you travel

Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.

Airports near Lazaro Cardenas

Calculated

Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.

Lazaro Cardenas Airport: common questions

Where is Lazaro Cardenas Airport?

Lazaro Cardenas Airport serves Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 18.002°, -102.220°.

What are the airport codes for Lazaro Cardenas Airport?

The IATA code is LZC and the ICAO code is MMLC.

What time zone is LZC in?

Lazaro Cardenas Airport is in the America/Mexico_City time zone.

How many runways does Lazaro Cardenas Airport have?

OurAirports lists one open runway at LZC: 01/19 (1,494 m (4,900 ft), asphalt).

How many passengers use Lazaro Cardenas Airport?

Wikidata records 1,945 passengers for 2021, the latest year it holds.

What is the elevation of Lazaro Cardenas Airport?

OurAirports gives LZC’s elevation as 12 m (39 ft) above sea level.

Sources

Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Lazaro Cardenas Airport’s own pages.

WhatSourceDate
Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record10 Jul 2026
Coordinates, runways, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026
Opening, operator, passengers, hubsWikidata item Q3542780 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
Terminals and transportNot yet verified—

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