CJS · Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
Abraham González International Airport.
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Ciudad Juárez International Airport
International airport in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for CJS
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 4701; ident MMCS; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
oma.aero
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Ciudad Juárez International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
17 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
CJS / MMCS
OurAirports ident
MMCS
GPS / local code
MMCS
ISO region
MX-CHH
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
oma.aero
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q2233076
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
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, 7:09 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--MDT · UTC-06:00
Time zone
MDT
America/Ciudad_Juarez · UTC-06:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
9.8 km
Approximate distance to central Ciudad Juárez.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Mexico City
Languages
Spanish
Currency
MXN ($)
Country area
1,964,375 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
2 runways
Longest runway
8,858 ft / 2,700 m
Runway surface
asphalt (2)
Opened / operator
Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte
Owner / entity
Q2233076
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
17 source-backed signals
Abraham González International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. Ciudad Juárez's built-up core sits roughly 9.8 km from the terminal area. Operations run on America/Ciudad_Juarez (UTC-06:00, MDT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Abraham González International Airport (CJS / MMCS) is at 31.6367° N, 106.4285° W, elevation 3,904 ft (1,190 m), serving Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Ciudad Juárez is in Mexico (capital Mexico City); regulated by Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil (AFAC); on America/Ciudad_Juarez (MDT, UTC-06:00); working languages: Spanish; currency: MXN ($).
Distance from central Ciudad Juárez: 10 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 CJS.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Abraham González International Airport (CJS / MMCS)
Ciudad Juárez International Airport · International airport in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico
Source identifiers
MMCS · MMCS · MX-CHH
oma.aero · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Location cue
Ciudad Juárez International Airport ; officially Aeropuerto Internacional Abraham González (Abraham González International Airport) is an international airport located in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, near the Mexico–United States border.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Ciudad Juárez
ciudad-juarez · 9.8 km from CJS
Mexico · America/Ciudad_Juarez · +0h · population 1,512,450 · city coordinates 31.7202, -106.4608
2. Nuevo Casas Grandes
nuevo-casas-grandes · 196 km from CJS
Mexico · America/Chihuahua · +1h · population 55,553 · city coordinates 30.4155, -107.9117
3. Ojinaga
ojinaga · 292 km from CJS
Mexico · America/Ojinaga · +1h · population 28,040 · city coordinates 29.5669, -104.5449
4. Agua Prieta
agua-prieta · 297 km from CJS
Mexico · America/Hermosillo · +0h · population 77,254 · city coordinates 31.3224, -109.5425
5. Manuel Ojinaga
manuel-ojinaga · 300 km from CJS
Mexico · America/Ojinaga · +1h · population 22,744 · city coordinates 29.5644, -104.4164
6. Juan Aldama
juan-aldama-4018831 · 315 km from CJS
Mexico · America/Chihuahua · +1h · population 18,642 · city coordinates 28.8378, -105.9123
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. ELP KELP
El Paso International Airport · El Paso
20 km from CJS · America/Denver · +0h · elevation 3,959 ft (1,207 m) · airport coordinates 31.8099, -106.3756
2. CUU MMCU
General Roberto Fierro Villalobos International Airport · Chihuahua
329 km from CJS · America/Chihuahua · +1h · elevation 4,462 ft (1,360 m) · airport coordinates 28.7026, -105.9638
3. ABQ KABQ
Albuquerque International Sunport · Albuquerque
379 km from CJS · America/Denver · +0h · elevation 5,355 ft (1,632 m) · airport coordinates 35.0400, -106.6089
Route-time reference set
1. CJS-CUU
Chihuahua · 329 km · 1h 15m
America/Chihuahua · +1h from CJS; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. CJS-ABQ
Albuquerque · 379 km · 1h 19m
America/Denver · +0h from CJS; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
2 runways
Longest runway 8,858 ft / 2,700 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt (2)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for CJS.
Runway identifiers
03/21 · 14/32
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. CUU MMCU
General Roberto Fierro Villalobos International Airport · Chihuahua · 329 km from CJS
large airport · America/Chihuahua · mexico · 4,462 ft (1,360 m) · 28.7026, -105.9638
2. MTY MMMY
Monterrey International Airport · Monterrey · 896 km from CJS
large airport · America/Monterrey · mexico · 1,278 ft (390 m) · 25.7785, -100.1070
3. TIJ MMTJ
General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport · Tijuana · 998 km from CJS
large airport · America/Tijuana · mexico · 489 ft (149 m) · 32.5410, -116.9700
4. GDL MMGL
Guadalajara International Airport · Guadalajara · 1274 km from CJS
large airport · America/Mexico_City · mexico · 5,016 ft (1,529 m) · 20.5233, -103.3101
5. BJX MMLO
Guanajuato International Airport · Silao · 1282 km from CJS
large airport · America/Mexico_City · mexico · 5,956 ft (1,815 m) · 20.9927, -101.4803
6. QRO MMQT
Querétaro Intercontinental Airport · Querétaro · 1374 km from CJS
large airport · America/Mexico_City · mexico · 6,296 ft (1,919 m) · 20.6188, -100.1864
Country and authority
CJS 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 ($). CJS is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
International airport in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, 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
Location cue: Ciudad Juárez International Airport ; officially Aeropuerto Internacional Abraham González (Abraham González International Airport) is an international airport located in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, near the Mexico–United States border.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q2233076 · Abraham González Airport. Administrative area: Chihuahua. Named after: Ciudad Juárez · Abraham González
Field and clock profile
Abraham González International Airport is a moderate-elevation field at 3,904 ft (1,190 m), positioned at 31.6367° N, 106.4285° W in the Northern subtropics. The runway snapshot lists 2 runways and a longest runway of 8,858 ft / 2,700 m. The airport clock uses America/Ciudad_Juarez (MDT, UTC-06:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Ciudad Juárez is the closest retained city-time anchor at 9.8 km. ELP El Paso is the closest retained airport alternative at 20 km.
Country airport peers
CJS is compared with CUU Chihuahua at 329 km, MTY Monterrey at 896 km, TIJ Tijuana at 998 km, GDL Guadalajara at 1274 km, BJX Silao at 1282 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
CJS-CUU Chihuahua: 329 km, about 1h 15m, +1h. CJS-ABQ Albuquerque: 379 km, about 1h 19m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident MMCS backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. oma.aero 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
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
2 runways · longest 8,858 ft / 2,700 m
Runway identifiers
03/21, 14/32
OurAirports classifies CJS as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Ciudad Juárez.
CJS (MMCS) is a moderate-elevation field at 3,904 ft (1,190 m) in the subtropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
CJS sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
CJS's runway record lists 2 runways, with the longest runway at 8,858 ft / 2,700 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt (2).
Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for CJS.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at oma.aero, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for CJS
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
CJS uses America/Ciudad_Juarez (MDT, UTC-06:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Abraham González International Airport is about 9.8 km from central Ciudad Juárez; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
ELP El Paso is the closest retained alternate at 20 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
oma.aero 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 CJS inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
CJS ranks #2 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
CJS has no other retained airport in the same IANA zone cohort, making America/Ciudad_Juarez a more distinctive signal for this page.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
CJS is 3,904 ft (1,190 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include ELP 3,959 ft (1,207 m) (55 ft delta) · THR 3,962 ft (1,208 m) (58 ft delta) · EBB 3,782 ft (1,153 m) (122 ft delta) · LUN 3,779 ft (1,152 m) (125 ft delta) · INC 3,743 ft (1,141 m) (161 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
CJS's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are ELP 20 km +0h · CUU 329 km +1h · ABQ 379 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chihuahua | CUU | 329 km | 1h 15m | +1h | --:--:-- |
| Albuquerque | ABQ | 379 km | 1h 19m | +0h | --:--:-- |
CJS to CUU
Chihuahua
Distance 329 km; estimated travel window 1h 15m; destination zone America/Chihuahua is +1h from CJS. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
CJS to ABQ
Albuquerque
Distance 379 km; estimated travel window 1h 19m; destination zone America/Denver is +0h from CJS. 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
Central Ciudad Juárez is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
Ciudad Juárez 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.
Abraham González International Airport has 3 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 CJS, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Ciudad Juárez
ciudad-juarez · 9.8 km · America/Ciudad_Juarez
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Nuevo Casas Grandes
nuevo-casas-grandes · 196 km · America/Chihuahua
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +1h
Ojinaga
ojinaga · 292 km · America/Ojinaga
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +1h
Agua Prieta
agua-prieta · 297 km · America/Hermosillo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Manuel Ojinaga
manuel-ojinaga · 300 km · America/Ojinaga
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +1h
Juan Aldama
juan-aldama-4018831 · 315 km · America/Chihuahua
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +1h
Madera
madera · 318 km · America/Chihuahua
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +1h
Chihuahua
chihuahua · 335 km · America/Chihuahua
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +1h
Cuauhtémoc
cuauhtemoc-4012406 · 362 km · America/Chihuahua
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +1h
Cananea
cananea · 375 km · America/Hermosillo
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Pedro Meoqui
pedro-meoqui · 385 km · America/Chihuahua
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +1h
Ciudad Delicias
ciudad-delicias · 394 km · America/Chihuahua
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +1h
Airlines and Network Role
Abraham González International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Chihuahua (CUU), Albuquerque (ABQ). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 2 runways; longest runway 8,858 ft / 2,700 m; identifiers 03/21, 14/32.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt (2); 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte.
- Historical opening year: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from CJS. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
El Paso International AirportELP
El Paso · large airport
- Distance
- 20 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 3,959 ft (1,207 m)
Compare against ELP when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
General Roberto Fierro Villalobos International AirportCUU
Chihuahua · large airport
- Distance
- 329 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +1h
- Elevation
- 4,462 ft (1,360 m)
Compare against CUU when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Albuquerque International SunportABQ
Albuquerque · large airport
- Distance
- 379 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 5,355 ft (1,632 m)
Compare against ABQ when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Abraham González International Airport (CJS) in?▾
Abraham González International Airport is in the America/Ciudad_Juarez timezone (UTC-06:00, MDT).
What are the codes for Abraham González International Airport?▾
Abraham González International Airport uses IATA code CJS and ICAO code MMCS.
Where is Abraham González International Airport located?▾
Abraham González International Airport is located in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico at coordinates 31.6367° N, 106.4285° W, with an elevation of 3,904 ft (1,190 m) (moderate-elevation field in the subtropics).
How far is Abraham González International Airport from central Ciudad Juárez?▾
Abraham González International Airport sits roughly 9.8 km from the nearest mapped city center for Ciudad Juárez.
Which route reference is most useful from CJS?▾
Chihuahua (CUU) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 15m, destination timezone America/Chihuahua, and a +1h difference from CJS.
Which authority regulates CJS?▾
Abraham González 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 CJS?▾
CJS's curated peers in Mexico on this site include CUU Chihuahua, MTY Monterrey, TIJ Tijuana, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Abraham González International Airport have?▾
Abraham González International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 2 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 8,858 ft / 2,700 m; identifiers include 03/21, 14/32.