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Felipe Angeles International AirportIATA code NLU

Felipe Angeles International Airport (NLU/MMSM) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Mexico City, Mexico in North America. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.

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Serves
Mexico City, Mexico
Codes
NLU · MMSM
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

Felipe Angeles International Airport (NLU/MMSM) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Mexico City, Mexico in North America. Operating on America/Mexico_City local time at coordinates 19.400°, -99.150°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Felipe Angeles International Airport (NLU) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Mexico City, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.

Felipe Angeles International Airport details

Airport record · 10 Jul 2026
IATA code
NLU
ICAO code
MMSM
City
Mexico City
Country
Mexico
Region
North America
Time zone
America/Mexico_City
Coordinates
19.744°, -99.015°
From OurAirports
Official website
aifa.aero (opens in a new tab)
From Wikidata

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 Felipe Angeles International Airport’s own pages.

NLU airport facts

OurAirports · Wikidata
Size class
Large airport
From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
Elevation
2,246 m (7,369 ft)
From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
Opened
21 March 2022
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026) — date of official opening
Operator
Secretariat of National Defense
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026)
Passengers, 2025
7.08 million
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026), citing milenio.com (opens in a new tab)
Nearest airport with scheduled flights
Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport MEX · 35 km
OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated

Runways at NLU

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.

3 open runways, all lit. Longest 04C/22C: 4,500 m, concrete. OurAirports also lists 1 closed runway, not shown.

Runways at NLU: length, width, surface and lighting
RunwayLengthWidthSurface
04C/22C4,500 m14,764 ft45 mconcrete
04L/22R4,500 m14,764 ft45 mconcrete
04R/22L3,500 m11,483 ft45 mconcrete

Routes from NLU

No route records yet

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

Airlines with a hub at NLU

Wikidata · 5 Oct 2026

Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026): airlines whose “airline hub” property names NLU, with no end date and not recorded as dissolved. Community-edited; hubs change.

Terminals, transport and parking at NLU

Not yet verified

Terminal assignments, ground transport into Mexico City, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Felipe Angeles International 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 Mexico City

Calculated

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

Felipe Angeles International Airport: common questions

Where is Felipe Angeles International Airport?

Felipe Angeles International Airport serves Mexico City, Mexico. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 19.744°, -99.015°.

What are the airport codes for Felipe Angeles International Airport?

The IATA code is NLU and the ICAO code is MMSM.

What time zone is NLU in?

Felipe Angeles International Airport is in the America/Mexico_City time zone.

What is the official website of Felipe Angeles International Airport?

The airport’s official website is aifa.aero. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.

How many runways does Felipe Angeles International Airport have?

OurAirports lists 3 open runways at NLU: 04C/22C (4,500 m (14,764 ft), concrete); 04L/22R (4,500 m (14,764 ft), concrete); 04R/22L (3,500 m (11,483 ft), concrete).

When did Felipe Angeles International Airport open?

Wikidata gives 21 March 2022 as its official opening date.

How many passengers use Felipe Angeles International Airport?

Wikidata records 7.08 million passengers for 2025, the latest year it holds.

Who operates Felipe Angeles International Airport?

Per Wikidata, NLU is operated by Secretariat of National Defense.

Which airlines have a hub at NLU?

Wikidata lists NLU as a hub of Aerolínea del Estado Mexicano (Mexicana).

What is the elevation of Felipe Angeles International Airport?

OurAirports gives NLU’s elevation as 2,246 m (7,369 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 Felipe Angeles International Airport’s own pages.

Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)