BJX · Silao, Mexico
Guanajuato International Airport.
--:--:-- · CST (UTC-06:00) · 20.9927° N, 101.4803° W
Bajío International Airport
International airport serving León, Guanajuato, Mexico
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for BJX
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 4722; ident MMLO; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
aeropuertosgap.com.mx
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Bajío International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
19 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
BJX / MMLO
OurAirports ident
MMLO
GPS / local code
MMLO / BJ1
ISO region
MX-GUA
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
aeropuertosgap.com.mx
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q1431200
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 7:10 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--CST · UTC-06:00
Time zone
CST
America/Mexico_City · UTC-06:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
25 km
Approximate distance to central Silao.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Mexico City
Languages
Spanish
Currency
MXN ($)
Country area
1,964,375 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
1 runway
Longest runway
11,483 ft / 3,500 m
Runway surface
asphalt
Opened / operator
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico
Owner / entity
Q1431200
Hub airlines
cargo, general aviation activities
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
19 source-backed signals
Guanajuato International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Silao, Mexico. Silao's built-up core sits roughly 25 km from the terminal area. Operations run on America/Mexico_City (UTC-06:00, CST). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 4 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Guanajuato International Airport (BJX / MMLO) is at 20.9927° N, 101.4803° W, elevation 5,956 ft (1,815 m), serving Silao, Mexico.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Silao is in Mexico (capital Mexico City); regulated by Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil (AFAC); on America/Mexico_City (CST, UTC-06:00); working languages: Spanish; currency: MXN ($).
Distance from central Silao: 25 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for BJX.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Guanajuato International Airport (BJX / MMLO)
Bajío International Airport · International airport serving León, Guanajuato, Mexico
Known label 1
Del Bajío International Airport
Alternate airport-name cue retained for BJX, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 2
León/Bajío International Airport
Alternate airport-name cue retained for BJX, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
MMLO · MMLO · BJ1 · MX-GUA
aeropuertosgap.com.mx · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
It is the main international airport serving the Greater León Metropolitan Area and the State of Guanajuato, which is home to a population of 6 million residents, including the cities of Celaya, Guanajuato, Irapuato, Salamanca, and San Miguel de Allende.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for BJX; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Silao
silao · 7.8 km from BJX
Mexico · America/Mexico_City · +0h · population 74,242 · city coordinates 20.9436, -101.4270
2. Romita
romita · 14 km from BJX
Mexico · America/Mexico_City · +0h · population 21,176 · city coordinates 20.8713, -101.5168
3. Marfil
marfil · 20 km from BJX
Mexico · America/Mexico_City · +0h · population 29,375 · city coordinates 20.9916, -101.2843
4. Medina
medina · 23 km from BJX
Mexico · America/Mexico_City · +0h · population 16,166 · city coordinates 21.1497, -101.6225
5. Guanajuato
guanajuato · 23 km from BJX
Mexico · America/Mexico_City · +0h · population 72,237 · city coordinates 21.0186, -101.2591
6. León de los Aldama
leon-de-los-aldama · 25 km from BJX
Mexico · America/Mexico_City · +0h · population 1,579,803 · city coordinates 21.1291, -101.6737
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. QRO MMQT
Querétaro Intercontinental Airport · Querétaro
141 km from BJX · America/Mexico_City · +0h · elevation 6,296 ft (1,919 m) · airport coordinates 20.6188, -100.1864
2. GDL MMGL
Guadalajara International Airport · Guadalajara
197 km from BJX · America/Mexico_City · +0h · elevation 5,016 ft (1,529 m) · airport coordinates 20.5233, -103.3101
3. TLC MMTO
Adolfo López Mateos International Airport · Toluca
272 km from BJX · America/Mexico_City · +0h · elevation 8,466 ft (2,580 m) · airport coordinates 19.3369, -99.5658
4. NLU MMSM
Felipe Ángeles International Airport · Mexico City
292 km from BJX · America/Mexico_City · +0h · elevation 7,369 ft (2,246 m) · airport coordinates 19.7438, -99.0151
Route-time reference set
1. BJX-QRO
Querétaro · 141 km · 1h 1m
America/Mexico_City · +0h from BJX; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. BJX-GDL
Guadalajara · 197 km · 1h 5m
America/Mexico_City · +0h from BJX; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. BJX-TLC
Toluca · 272 km · 1h 11m
America/Mexico_City · +0h from BJX; reference route only, not a live schedule.
4. BJX-NLU
Mexico City · 292 km · 1h 12m
America/Mexico_City · +0h from BJX; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 11,483 ft / 3,500 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for BJX.
Runway identifiers
13/31
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. QRO MMQT
Querétaro Intercontinental Airport · Querétaro · 141 km from BJX
large airport · America/Mexico_City · mexico · 6,296 ft (1,919 m) · 20.6188, -100.1864
2. GDL MMGL
Guadalajara International Airport · Guadalajara · 197 km from BJX
large airport · America/Mexico_City · mexico · 5,016 ft (1,529 m) · 20.5233, -103.3101
3. TLC MMTO
Adolfo López Mateos International Airport · Toluca · 272 km from BJX
large airport · America/Mexico_City · mexico · 8,466 ft (2,580 m) · 19.3369, -99.5658
4. NLU MMSM
Felipe Ángeles International Airport · Mexico City · 292 km from BJX
large airport · America/Mexico_City · mexico · 7,369 ft (2,246 m) · 19.7438, -99.0151
5. MEX MMMX
Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport · Mexico City · 305 km from BJX
large airport · America/Mexico_City · mexico · 7,316 ft (2,230 m) · 19.4358, -99.0703
6. PBC MMPB
Hermanos Serdán International Airport · Puebla · 383 km from BJX
large airport · America/Mexico_City · mexico · 7,361 ft (2,244 m) · 19.1585, -98.3716
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
It serves as a focus city for Volaris and supports flight training, cargo, logistics and general aviation activities.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for BJX.
Country and authority
BJX sits in Mexico (United Mexican States), whose capital is Mexico City. Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil (AFAC) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Americas, North America.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: Spanish. Currency context: MXN ($). BJX is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
BJX is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with Del Bajío International Airport, León/Bajío International Airport. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
International airport serving León, Guanajuato, Mexico. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: It is the main international airport serving the Greater León Metropolitan Area and the State of Guanajuato, which is home to a population of 6 million residents, including the cities of Celaya, Guanajuato, Irapuato, Salamanca, and San Miguel de Allende.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q1431200 · Del Bajío International Airport. Administrative area: Silao de la Victoria Municipality
Field and clock profile
Guanajuato International Airport is a high-elevation field at 5,956 ft (1,815 m), positioned at 20.9927° N, 101.4803° W in the Northern tropics. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 11,483 ft / 3,500 m. The airport clock uses America/Mexico_City (CST, UTC-06:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Silao is the closest retained city-time anchor at 7.8 km. QRO Querétaro is the closest retained airport alternative at 141 km.
Country airport peers
BJX is compared with QRO Querétaro at 141 km, GDL Guadalajara at 197 km, TLC Toluca at 272 km, NLU Mexico City at 292 km, MEX Mexico City at 305 km inside the retained Mexico airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
BJX-QRO Querétaro: 141 km, about 1h 1m, +0h. BJX-GDL Guadalajara: 197 km, about 1h 5m, +0h. BJX-TLC Toluca: 272 km, about 1h 11m, +0h. BJX-NLU Mexico City: 292 km, about 1h 12m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident MMLO backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. aeropuertosgap.com.mx is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
cargo, general aviation activities
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
1 runway · longest 11,483 ft / 3,500 m
Runway identifiers
13/31
OurAirports classifies BJX as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Silao.
BJX (MMLO) is a high-elevation field at 5,956 ft (1,815 m) in the tropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
BJX also has a clear airline-network role: the source summary describes it as volaris and supports flight training, cargo, logistics and general aviation activities.
BJX's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 11,483 ft / 3,500 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt.
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for BJX.
- It serves as a focus city for Volaris and supports flight training, cargo, logistics and general aviation activities.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at aeropuertosgap.com.mx, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for BJX
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
BJX uses America/Mexico_City (CST, UTC-06:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Guanajuato International Airport is about 25 km from central Silao; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
QRO Querétaro is the closest retained alternate at 141 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
aeropuertosgap.com.mx is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place BJX inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
BJX ranks #1 in the curated Mexico airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 12 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
BJX shares America/Mexico_City with GDL Guadalajara MX · MEX Mexico City MX · NLU Mexico City MX · PBC Puebla MX · QRO Querétaro MX · TLC Toluca MX. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
BJX is 5,956 ft (1,815 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include KBL 5,877 ft (1,791 m) (79 ft delta) · COS 6,187 ft (1,886 m) (231 ft delta) · QRO 6,296 ft (1,919 m) (340 ft delta) · JNB 5,558 ft (1,694 m) (398 ft delta) · DEN 5,431 ft (1,655 m) (525 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
BJX's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are QRO 141 km +0h · GDL 197 km +0h · TLC 272 km +0h · NLU 292 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Querétaro | QRO | 141 km | 1h 1m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Guadalajara | GDL | 197 km | 1h 5m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Toluca | TLC | 272 km | 1h 11m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Mexico City | NLU | 292 km | 1h 12m | +0h | --:--:-- |
BJX to QRO
Querétaro
Distance 141 km; estimated travel window 1h 1m; destination zone America/Mexico_City is +0h from BJX. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
BJX to GDL
Guadalajara
Distance 197 km; estimated travel window 1h 5m; destination zone America/Mexico_City is +0h from BJX. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
BJX to TLC
Toluca
Distance 272 km; estimated travel window 1h 11m; destination zone America/Mexico_City is +0h from BJX. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
León de los Aldama is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Guanajuato International Airport has 4 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from BJX, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Silao
silao · 7.8 km · America/Mexico_City
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Romita
romita · 14 km · America/Mexico_City
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Marfil
marfil · 20 km · America/Mexico_City
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Medina
medina · 23 km · America/Mexico_City
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Guanajuato
guanajuato · 23 km · America/Mexico_City
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
León de los Aldama
leon-de-los-aldama · 25 km · America/Mexico_City
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
La Ermita
la-ermita · 32 km · America/Mexico_City
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Centro Familiar la Soledad
centro-familiar-la-soledad · 32 km · America/Mexico_City
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Irapuato
irapuato · 37 km · America/Mexico_City
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
San Francisco del Rincón
san-francisco-del-rincon · 39 km · America/Mexico_City
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Purísima de Bustos
purisima-de-bustos · 42 km · America/Mexico_City
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Salamanca
salamanca · 56 km · America/Mexico_City
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Guanajuato International Airport is associated in the current source trail with cargo, general aviation activities, which makes carrier-specific schedule checks especially important before acting on a route plan.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Querétaro (QRO), Guadalajara (GDL), Toluca (TLC). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Volaris and supports flight training, cargo, logistics and general aviation activities.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 1 runway; longest runway 11,483 ft / 3,500 m; identifiers 13/31.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt; 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico.
- Historical opening year: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Network role: cargo, general aviation activities.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from BJX. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Querétaro Intercontinental AirportQRO
Querétaro · large airport
- Distance
- 141 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 6,296 ft (1,919 m)
Compare against QRO when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Guadalajara International AirportGDL
Guadalajara · large airport
- Distance
- 197 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 5,016 ft (1,529 m)
Compare against GDL when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Adolfo López Mateos International AirportTLC
Toluca · large airport
- Distance
- 272 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 8,466 ft (2,580 m)
Compare against TLC when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Felipe Ángeles International AirportNLU
Mexico City · large airport
- Distance
- 292 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 7,369 ft (2,246 m)
Compare against NLU when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Guanajuato International Airport (BJX) in?▾
Guanajuato International Airport is in the America/Mexico_City timezone (UTC-06:00, CST).
What are the codes for Guanajuato International Airport?▾
Guanajuato International Airport uses IATA code BJX and ICAO code MMLO.
Where is Guanajuato International Airport located?▾
Guanajuato International Airport is located in Silao, Mexico at coordinates 20.9927° N, 101.4803° W, with an elevation of 5,956 ft (1,815 m) (high-elevation field in the tropics).
How far is Guanajuato International Airport from central Silao?▾
Guanajuato International Airport sits roughly 25 km from the nearest mapped city center for Silao.
Which route reference is most useful from BJX?▾
Querétaro (QRO) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 1m, destination timezone America/Mexico_City, and a +0h difference from BJX.
Which authority regulates BJX?▾
Guanajuato International Airport sits inside Mexico, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil (AFAC).
What other airports in Mexico are close peers to BJX?▾
BJX's curated peers in Mexico on this site include QRO Querétaro, GDL Guadalajara, TLC Toluca, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Guanajuato International Airport have?▾
Guanajuato International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 11,483 ft / 3,500 m; identifiers include 13/31.