What airport is MEX?
Why the code is MEX
MEXico.
The airport authority or a contemporaneous record states this directly.
The airport
- IATA code
- MEX
- ICAO code
- MMMX
- Airport
- Mexico City International Airport
- City
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Code origin
- Documented
At 2,230 m, on the bed of a drained lake, in a valley ringed by mountains, Mexico City is a demanding airport on every axis — the altitude alone lengthens takeoff runs by a third. It is also sinking, along with the rest of the city, which has required repeated runway resurfacing.
The other code, MMMX
Every airport has two codes. The three-letter IATA code, MEX, is the one on your boarding pass and your luggage tag, and it is assigned for commercial use. The four-letter ICAO code, MMMX, is the one pilots and controllers use, and it is assigned geographically: the first letter or two identify the region, so every airport in the same part of the world shares a prefix. That is why MMMX looks nothing like MEX.
Common questions
- What airport is MEX?
- Mexico City International Airport, in Mexico City, Mexico.
- Why is Mexico City's airport called MEX?
- MEXico.
- What is the difference between MEX and MMMX?
- MEX is the IATA code, used commercially — tickets, timetables, luggage tags. MMMX is the ICAO code, used operationally by pilots and air traffic control, and assigned geographically by region.
Related pages
- Mexico Capital, area, population and currency
- The flag of Mexico Colours, symbols and lookalikes
- Airport codes in Mexico 2 here
- What airport is CUN? Cancún International Airport, Cancún
Sources
- OurAirports — OurAirports (Public domain)