MTY · Monterrey, Mexico
Monterrey International Airport.
--:--:-- · CST (UTC-06:00) · 25.7785° N, 100.1070° W
Monterrey International Airport
International airport serving Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for MTY
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 4732; ident MMMY; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
aeropuertomonterrey.oma.aero
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Monterrey International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
18 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
MTY / MMMY
OurAirports ident
MMMY
GPS / local code
MMMY
ISO region
MX-NLE
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
aeropuertomonterrey.oma.aero
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q767660
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, 8:20 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--CST · UTC-06:00
Time zone
CST
America/Monterrey · UTC-06:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
24 km
Approximate distance to central Monterrey.
Official source
aeropuertomonterrey.oma.aeroOfficial airport website listed in the airport facts snapshot
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Mexico City
Languages
Spanish
Currency
MXN ($)
Country area
1,964,375 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
2 runways
Longest runway
9,843 ft / 3,000 m
Runway surface
asphalt (2)
Opened / operator
Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte
Owner / entity
Q767660
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
18 source-backed signals
Monterrey International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Monterrey, Mexico. Monterrey's built-up core sits roughly 24 km from the terminal area. Operations run on America/Monterrey (UTC-06:00, CST). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Monterrey International Airport (MTY / MMMY) is at 25.7785° N, 100.1070° W, elevation 1,278 ft (390 m), serving Monterrey, Mexico.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Monterrey is in Mexico (capital Mexico City); regulated by Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil (AFAC); on America/Monterrey (CST, UTC-06:00); working languages: Spanish; currency: MXN ($).
Distance from central Monterrey: 24 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 MTY.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Monterrey International Airport (MTY / MMMY)
Monterrey International Airport · International airport serving Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Known label 1
General Mariano Escobedo
Alternate airport-name cue retained for MTY, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 2
Apodaca
Alternate airport-name cue retained for MTY, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
MMMY · MMMY · MX-NLE
aeropuertomonterrey.oma.aero · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
Monterrey International Airport ; officially Aeropuerto Internacional General Mariano Escobedo, is the primary international airport serving Greater Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for MTY; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Ciudad Apodaca
ciudad-apodaca · 8.2 km from MTY
Mexico · America/Monterrey · +0h · population 467,157 · city coordinates 25.7819, -100.1884
2. Ciudad Benito Juárez
ciudad-benito-juarez · 15 km from MTY
Mexico · America/Monterrey · +0h · population 308,285 · city coordinates 25.6472, -100.0958
3. Fraccionamiento Real Palmas
fraccionamiento-real-palmas · 15 km from MTY
Mexico · America/Monterrey · +0h · population 34,636 · city coordinates 25.9042, -100.1597
4. Jardines de la Silla
jardines-de-la-silla · 18 km from MTY
Mexico · America/Monterrey · +0h · population 53,742 · city coordinates 25.6294, -100.1878
5. Guadalupe
guadalupe · 19 km from MTY
Mexico · America/Monterrey · +0h · population 673,616 · city coordinates 25.6768, -100.2565
6. San Nicolás de los Garza
san-nicolas-de-los-garza · 20 km from MTY
Mexico · America/Monterrey · +0h · population 412,199 · city coordinates 25.7417, -100.3022
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. SAT KSAT
San Antonio International Airport · San Antonio
448 km from MTY · America/Chicago · +0h · elevation 809 ft (247 m) · airport coordinates 29.5337, -98.4698
2. AUS KAUS
Austin Bergstrom International Airport · Austin
547 km from MTY · America/Chicago · +0h · elevation 542 ft (165 m) · airport coordinates 30.1975, -97.6620
3. BJX MMLO
Guanajuato International Airport · Silao
550 km from MTY · America/Mexico_City · +0h · elevation 5,956 ft (1,815 m) · airport coordinates 20.9927, -101.4803
Route-time reference set
1. MTY-SAT
San Antonio · 448 km · 1h 24m
America/Chicago · +0h from MTY; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. MTY-AUS
Austin · 547 km · 1h 32m
America/Chicago · +0h from MTY; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. MTY-BJX
Silao · 550 km · 1h 32m
America/Mexico_City · +0h from MTY; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
2 runways
Longest runway 9,843 ft / 3,000 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt (2)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for MTY.
Runway identifiers
12/30 · 16/34
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. BJX MMLO
Guanajuato International Airport · Silao · 550 km from MTY
large airport · America/Mexico_City · mexico · 5,956 ft (1,815 m) · 20.9927, -101.4803
2. QRO MMQT
Querétaro Intercontinental Airport · Querétaro · 574 km from MTY
large airport · America/Mexico_City · mexico · 6,296 ft (1,919 m) · 20.6188, -100.1864
3. CUU MMCU
General Roberto Fierro Villalobos International Airport · Chihuahua · 664 km from MTY
large airport · America/Chihuahua · mexico · 4,462 ft (1,360 m) · 28.7026, -105.9638
4. GDL MMGL
Guadalajara International Airport · Guadalajara · 670 km from MTY
large airport · America/Mexico_City · mexico · 5,016 ft (1,529 m) · 20.5233, -103.3101
5. NLU MMSM
Felipe Ángeles International Airport · Mexico City · 680 km from MTY
large airport · America/Mexico_City · mexico · 7,369 ft (2,246 m) · 19.7438, -99.0151
6. MEX MMMX
Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport · Mexico City · 713 km from MTY
large airport · America/Mexico_City · mexico · 7,316 ft (2,230 m) · 19.4358, -99.0703
Country and authority
MTY 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 ($). MTY is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
MTY is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with General Mariano Escobedo, Apodaca. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
International airport serving Monterrey, Nuevo León, 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: Monterrey International Airport ; officially Aeropuerto Internacional General Mariano Escobedo, is the primary international airport serving Greater Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q767660 · Monterrey-Gen. Mariano Escobedo. Administrative area: Apodaca. Named after: Monterrey. Entity official-site cross-check: oma.aero
Field and clock profile
Monterrey International Airport is a low-elevation field at 1,278 ft (390 m), positioned at 25.7785° N, 100.1070° W in the Northern subtropics. The runway snapshot lists 2 runways and a longest runway of 9,843 ft / 3,000 m. The airport clock uses America/Monterrey (CST, UTC-06:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Ciudad Apodaca is the closest retained city-time anchor at 8.2 km. SAT San Antonio is the closest retained airport alternative at 448 km.
Country airport peers
MTY is compared with BJX Silao at 550 km, QRO Querétaro at 574 km, CUU Chihuahua at 664 km, GDL Guadalajara at 670 km, NLU Mexico City at 680 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
MTY-SAT San Antonio: 448 km, about 1h 24m, +0h. MTY-AUS Austin: 547 km, about 1h 32m, +0h. MTY-BJX Silao: 550 km, about 1h 32m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident MMMY backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. aeropuertomonterrey.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 9,843 ft / 3,000 m
Runway identifiers
12/30, 16/34
OurAirports classifies MTY as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Monterrey.
MTY (MMMY) is a low-elevation field at 1,278 ft (390 m) in the subtropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
MTY sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
MTY's runway record lists 2 runways, with the longest runway at 9,843 ft / 3,000 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 MTY.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at aeropuertomonterrey.oma.aero, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for MTY
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
MTY uses America/Monterrey (CST, UTC-06:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Monterrey International Airport is about 24 km from central Monterrey; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
SAT San Antonio is the closest retained alternate at 448 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
aeropuertomonterrey.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 MTY inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
MTY ranks #7 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
MTY has no other retained airport in the same IANA zone cohort, making America/Monterrey a more distinctive signal for this page.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
MTY is 1,278 ft (390 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include ALP 1,276 ft (389 m) (2 ft delta) · STR 1,276 ft (389 m) (2 ft delta) · KRT 1,265 ft (386 m) (13 ft delta) · OKC 1,295 ft (395 m) (17 ft delta) · BKO 1,247 ft (380 m) (31 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
MTY's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are SAT 448 km +0h · AUS 547 km +0h · BJX 550 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | SAT | 448 km | 1h 24m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Austin | AUS | 547 km | 1h 32m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Silao | BJX | 550 km | 1h 32m | +0h | --:--:-- |
MTY to SAT
San Antonio
Distance 448 km; estimated travel window 1h 24m; destination zone America/Chicago is +0h from MTY. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
MTY to AUS
Austin
Distance 547 km; estimated travel window 1h 32m; destination zone America/Chicago is +0h from MTY. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
MTY to BJX
Silao
Distance 550 km; estimated travel window 1h 32m; destination zone America/Mexico_City is +0h from MTY. 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.
Monterrey 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.
Monterrey 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 MTY, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Ciudad Apodaca
ciudad-apodaca · 8.2 km · America/Monterrey
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ciudad Benito Juárez
ciudad-benito-juarez · 15 km · America/Monterrey
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Fraccionamiento Real Palmas
fraccionamiento-real-palmas · 15 km · America/Monterrey
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Jardines de la Silla
jardines-de-la-silla · 18 km · America/Monterrey
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Guadalupe
guadalupe · 19 km · America/Monterrey
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
San Nicolás de los Garza
san-nicolas-de-los-garza · 20 km · America/Monterrey
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ciénega de Flores
cienega-de-flores · 20 km · America/Monterrey
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ciudad General Escobedo
ciudad-general-escobedo · 21 km · America/Monterrey
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Monterrey
monterrey · 24 km · America/Monterrey
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Cadereyta Jiménez
cadereyta-jimenez · 24 km · America/Monterrey
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Cadereyta
cadereyta · 25 km · America/Monterrey
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Mitras Poniente
mitras-poniente · 32 km · America/Monterrey
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Monterrey 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: San Antonio (SAT), Austin (AUS), Silao (BJX). 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 9,843 ft / 3,000 m; identifiers 12/30, 16/34.
- 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 MTY. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
San Antonio International AirportSAT
San Antonio · large airport
- Distance
- 448 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 809 ft (247 m)
Compare against SAT when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Austin Bergstrom International AirportAUS
Austin · large airport
- Distance
- 547 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 542 ft (165 m)
Compare against AUS when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Guanajuato International AirportBJX
Silao · large airport
- Distance
- 550 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 5,956 ft (1,815 m)
Compare against BJX when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Monterrey International Airport (MTY) in?▾
Monterrey International Airport is in the America/Monterrey timezone (UTC-06:00, CST).
What are the codes for Monterrey International Airport?▾
Monterrey International Airport uses IATA code MTY and ICAO code MMMY.
Where is Monterrey International Airport located?▾
Monterrey International Airport is located in Monterrey, Mexico at coordinates 25.7785° N, 100.1070° W, with an elevation of 1,278 ft (390 m) (low-elevation field in the subtropics).
How far is Monterrey International Airport from central Monterrey?▾
Monterrey International Airport sits roughly 24 km from the nearest mapped city center for Monterrey.
Which route reference is most useful from MTY?▾
San Antonio (SAT) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 24m, destination timezone America/Chicago, and a +0h difference from MTY.
Which authority regulates MTY?▾
Monterrey 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 MTY?▾
MTY's curated peers in Mexico on this site include BJX Silao, QRO Querétaro, CUU Chihuahua, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Monterrey International Airport have?▾
Monterrey International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 2 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 9,843 ft / 3,000 m; identifiers include 12/30, 16/34.