Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) — Live Flight Status & Airport Guide
Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport (IATA: MEX, ICAO: MMMX) serves Mexico City, Mexico. The field sits at an elevation of 7316 ft (2230 m), and its clocks follow America/Mexico_City; all times on this page are the airport's local time. Check today's flights at Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport on the arrivals and departures pages, or search directly for a flight number.
Live Air Traffic
The arrivals page lists every tracked flight due to land at Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport today, with its origin, scheduled and estimated times and current status; the departures page does the same for outbound flights. Both update continuously in the airport's local time. If a flight you expect is missing, check the exact flight number with the airline, because codeshare flights appear under the operating carrier's number.
Airport information
| Airport code | MMMX |
|---|---|
| IATA | MEX |
| Type | International airport |
| City | Mexico City |
| Country | Mexico |
| Continent | North America |
| Elevation | 7,316 ft (2,230 m) |
| Coordinates | 19.4358, -99.0703 |
Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) — Live Flight Status & Airport Guide on Google Maps
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Key facts about Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport
Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport is located at 19.4358, -99.0703, at an elevation of 7316 ft (2230 m) above sea level. The airfield has two runways, and which one a flight uses can noticeably change taxi times between touchdown and gate. Passenger facilities are spread across two terminals. Terminal 1 dates from 1952 and Terminal 2 opened in 2007, so check which one your flight uses before you travel. The airport keeps America/Mexico_City time. Tracking a flight from another time zone? The times on this page are the airport's local time, not yours.
Traffic we tracked at Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport
Over the last 30 days of our own live tracking we logged an average of 10.2 aircraft movements per day at Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport. The busiest window so far falls between 22:00-00:00 local time. These figures are refreshed weekly.
Destinations we tracked from Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)
| # | Destinations | Tracked flights | Carriers observed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monterrey (MTY) | 7 | Aeroméxico, Volaris |
| 2 | Guadalajara (GDL) | 5 | Aeroméxico, VivaAerobus |
| 3 | Cancún (CUN) | 5 | Aeroméxico |
| 4 | Amsterdam (AMS) | 3 | Aeroméxico, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines |
| 5 | Tijuana (TIJ) | 3 | Aeroméxico |
| 6 | New York (JFK) | 3 | Aeroméxico |
| 7 | Rome (FCO) | 2 | Aeroméxico |
| 8 | Miami (MIA) | 2 | Aeroméxico |
| 9 | Montréal (YUL) | 2 | Aeroméxico |
| 10 | Villahermosa (VSA) | 2 | Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect |
| 11 | Atlanta (ATL) | 2 | Delta Air Lines |
| 12 | Zacatecas (ZCL) | 2 | Aeroméxico Connect |
| 13 | São Paulo (GRU) | 1 | Aeroméxico |
| 14 | Buenos Aires (Ezeiza) (EZE) | 1 | Aeroméxico |
| 15 | Ciudad Juárez (CJS) | 1 | Aeroméxico |
| 16 | Tampico (TAM) | 1 | Aeroméxico |
| 17 | Mexicali (MXL) | 1 | Aeroméxico |
| 18 | Puerto Vallarta (PVR) | 1 | Aeroméxico |
| 19 | Mazatlán (MZT) | 1 | Aeroméxico |
| 20 | Tapachula (TAP) | 1 | Aeroméxico |
| 21 | San José del Cabo (SJD) | 1 | Aeroméxico |
| 22 | Orlando (MCO) | 1 | Aeroméxico |
| 23 | Washington (IAD) | 1 | Aeroméxico |
| 24 | Los Angeles (LAX) | 1 | Aeroméxico |
| 25 | Quito (UIO) | 1 | Aeroméxico |
| 26 | Toronto (YYZ) | 1 | Aeroméxico |
| 27 | Bogota (BOG) | 1 | Aeroméxico |
| 28 | Mérida (MID) | 1 | Aeroméxico |
| 29 | Frankfurt am Main (FRA) | 1 | Lufthansa |
| 30 | Madrid (MAD) | 1 | Iberia Airlines |
| 31 | Ixtapa (ZIH) | 1 | Aeroméxico Connect |
| 32 | Aguascalientes (AGU) | 1 | Aeroméxico Connect |
| 33 | Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) | 1 | Aeroméxico Connect |
| 34 | Morelia (MLM) | 1 | Aeroméxico Connect |
| 35 | Tepic (TPQ) | 1 | Aeroméxico Connect |
| 36 | Ciudad Obregón (CEN) | 1 | Aeroméxico Connect |
| 37 | Oakland (OAK) | 1 | Volaris |
Origins we tracked to Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)
| # | Origins | Tracked flights | Carriers observed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cancún (CUN) | 21 | Aeroméxico, VivaAerobus, Volaris |
| 2 | Guadalajara (GDL) | 17 | Aeroméxico, VivaAerobus, Volaris |
| 3 | Monterrey (MTY) | 17 | Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, VivaAerobus, Volaris |
| 4 | Tijuana (TIJ) | 12 | Aeroméxico, Volaris |
| 5 | San José del Cabo (SJD) | 9 | Aeroméxico, Volaris |
| 6 | Orlando (MCO) | 9 | Aeroméxico |
| 7 | Los Angeles (LAX) | 9 | Aeroméxico |
| 8 | Mérida (MID) | 9 | Aeroméxico |
| 9 | Oaxaca (OAX) | 8 | Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect |
| 10 | Hermosillo (HMO) | 8 | Aeroméxico, VivaAerobus |
| 11 | Chicago (ORD) | 7 | Aeroméxico |
| 12 | Tuxtla Gutiérrez (TGZ) | 6 | Aeroméxico |
| 13 | New York (JFK) | 6 | Aeroméxico, Delta Air Lines |
| 14 | Bogota (BOG) | 6 | Aeroméxico, Avianca - Aerovias Nacionales de Colombia, S.A. |
| 15 | Villahermosa (VSA) | 6 | Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect |
| 16 | Culiacán (CUL) | 5 | Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect |
| 17 | San José (Alajuela) (SJO) | 5 | Aeroméxico, LACSA |
| 18 | Veracruz (VER) | 5 | Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect |
| 19 | Atlanta (ATL) | 5 | Delta Air Lines |
| 20 | Tampico (TAM) | 4 | Aeroméxico |
| 21 | Puerto Vallarta (PVR) | 4 | Aeroméxico, Volaris |
| 22 | Miami (MIA) | 4 | Aeroméxico |
| 23 | San Francisco (SFO) | 4 | Aeroméxico |
| 24 | Guatemala City (GUA) | 4 | Aeroméxico |
| 25 | Cartagena (CTG) | 4 | Aeroméxico |
| 26 | Tocumen (PTY) | 4 | Aeroméxico Connect, Copa Airlines |
| 27 | Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) | 3 | Aeroméxico Connect, American Airlines |
| 28 | Madrid (MAD) | 3 | Aeroméxico, Iberia Airlines |
| 29 | Torreón (TRC) | 3 | Aeroméxico |
| 30 | Ciudad Juárez (CJS) | 3 | Aeroméxico |
| 31 | Ixtapa (ZIH) | 3 | Aeroméxico, Volaris |
| 32 | Aguascalientes (AGU) | 3 | Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect |
| 33 | Toronto (YYZ) | 3 | Aeroméxico, Flair Airlines |
| 34 | Raleigh/Durham (RDU) | 3 | Aeroméxico Connect |
| 35 | Lima (LIM) | 2 | Aeroméxico, LAN Peru |
| 36 | Silao (BJX) | 2 | Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect |
| 37 | San Luis Potosí (SLP) | 2 | Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect |
| 38 | Puerto Escondido (PXM) | 2 | Aeroméxico, VivaAerobus |
| 39 | Chetumal (CTM) | 2 | Aeroméxico |
| 40 | Tapachula (TAP) | 2 | Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect |
| 41 | Huatulco (HUX) | 2 | Aeroméxico, Volaris |
| 42 | Havana (HAV) | 2 | Aeroméxico |
| 43 | Washington (IAD) | 2 | Aeroméxico |
| 44 | Quito (UIO) | 2 | Aeroméxico |
| 45 | Cali (CLO) | 2 | Aeroméxico |
| 46 | Manzanillo (ZLO) | 2 | Aeroméxico Connect |
| 47 | Phoenix (PHX) | 1 | American Airlines |
| 48 | Montréal (YUL) | 1 | Air Canada |
| 49 | São Paulo (GRU) | 1 | Aeroméxico |
| 50 | Buenos Aires (Ezeiza) (EZE) | 1 | Aeroméxico |
| 51 | Barcelona (BCN) | 1 | Aeroméxico |
| 52 | Chihuahua (CUU) | 1 | Aeroméxico |
| 53 | Durango (DGO) | 1 | Aeroméxico |
| 54 | Austin (AUS) | 1 | Aeroméxico |
| 55 | Tampa (TPA) | 1 | Aeroméxico |
| 56 | Mexicali (MXL) | 1 | Aeroméxico |
| 57 | Acapulco (ACA) | 1 | Aeroméxico |
| 58 | Mazatlán (MZT) | 1 | Aeroméxico |
| 59 | La Paz (LAP) | 1 | Aeroméxico |
| 60 | Punta Cana (PUJ) | 1 | Aeroméxico |
| 61 | Houston (IAH) | 1 | Aeroméxico |
| 62 | Cozumel (CZM) | 1 | Aeroméxico |
| 63 | San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) (SAL) | 1 | Aeroméxico |
| 64 | Boston (BOS) | 1 | Aeroméxico |
| 65 | Santo Domingo (SDQ) | 1 | Aeroméxico |
| 66 | Denver (DEN) | 1 | Aeroméxico |
| 67 | Vancouver (YVR) | 1 | Transportes Aereos I.R. Crusoe |
| 68 | Morelia (MLM) | 1 | Aeroméxico Connect |
| 69 | Querétaro (QRO) | 1 | Aeroméxico Connect |
| 70 | Minatitlán (MTT) | 1 | Aeroméxico Connect |
| 71 | Reynosa (REX) | 1 | VivaAerobus |
We observed 17 different airlines on tracked MEX movements.
Facts last refreshed: 21 September 2026 · Tracking data: adsb.lol · Route data: adsbdb.com.
Passenger statistics and history
In 2025, Mexico City International handled 44.6 million passengers, making it the busiest airport in Mexico and the third-busiest in Latin America. It was inaugurated in 1931 and flew its first international route, to Los Angeles, in 1943. Traffic figures move from year to year, so read that number as an indication of scale rather than a live count.
Getting to Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport
The airport is roughly 6.1 km (4 mi) from the centre of Mexico City, measured in a straight line. The airport has its own metro station and lies only about 5 km (3 mi) east of downtown Mexico City. Two evergreen tips regardless of how you travel: confirm your terminal before leaving, and if you are picking someone up, track the inbound flight on this site first: you want to arrive when the aircraft actually lands, not when it was scheduled to.
Frequently asked questions about Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport flight status
How do I check Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport arrivals today?
Use the live arrivals page: it lists the flights due to land at Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) today, with their scheduled and estimated arrival times and current status, updated continuously in the airport's local time.
How do I check Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport departures today?
The live departures page shows today's outbound flights from Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport, each with its destination, scheduled and estimated departure time and current status. Gate and terminal details appear where the airport publishes them.
Is my flight to or from Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport on time?
Search for your flight number on this site. The status label tells you at a glance (scheduled, en route, delayed, landed, cancelled or diverted), and the estimated times reflect the latest available data. For rebooking or gate changes, the airline remains the authoritative source.
Does Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport have scheduled passenger flights?
It does: the OurAirports reference data lists Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport with scheduled service. Schedules change with the seasons, so check the current boards or the airline for what flies today.
What do the codes MEX and MMMX mean?
Both identify the same airport. MEX is the IATA code for Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport, the short code on tickets and baggage tags; MMMX is its ICAO code, used in flight plans and air-traffic operations.
What time zone is Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport in?
Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport keeps America/Mexico_City time. All times on this page are shown in the airport's local time.