PBC · Puebla, Mexico
Hermanos Serdán International Airport.
--:--:-- · CST (UTC-06:00) · 19.1585° N, 98.3716° W
Puebla International Airport
International airport in Puebla, Mexico
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for PBC
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 4738; ident MMPB; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
aeropuertopuebla.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Puebla 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
PBC / MMPB
OurAirports ident
MMPB
GPS / local code
MMPB
ISO region
MX-PUE
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
aeropuertopuebla.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q583424
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
21 km
Approximate distance to central Puebla.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Mexico City
Languages
Spanish
Currency
MXN ($)
Country area
1,964,375 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
1 runway
Longest runway
11,811 ft / 3,600 m
Runway surface
asphalt
Opened / operator
1985 · Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares
Owner / entity
Q583424
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
19 source-backed signals
Hermanos Serdán International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Puebla, Mexico. Puebla's built-up core sits roughly 21 km from the terminal area. Operations run on America/Mexico_City (UTC-06:00, CST). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 4 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Hermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC / MMPB) is at 19.1585° N, 98.3716° W, elevation 7,361 ft (2,244 m), serving Puebla, Mexico.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Puebla is in Mexico (capital Mexico City); regulated by Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil (AFAC); on America/Mexico_City (CST, UTC-06:00); working languages: Spanish; currency: MXN ($).
Distance from central Puebla: 21 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 PBC.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Hermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC / MMPB)
Puebla International Airport · International airport in Puebla, Mexico
Known label 1
Aeropuerto Internacional Hermanos Serdán
Alternate airport-name cue retained for PBC, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 2
Puebla International Airport
Alternate airport-name cue retained for PBC, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
MMPB · MMPB · MX-PUE
aeropuertopuebla.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
It handles national and international air traffic for the Metropolitan area of Puebla, the fourth-largest metro area in Mexico.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for PBC; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Surface access cue
It handles national and international air traffic for the Metropolitan area of Puebla, the fourth-largest metro area in Mexico.
Kept as traveler context from the source trail; current road, rail, and bus operations still need official confirmation.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Huejotzingo
huejotzingo · 3.9 km from PBC
Mexico · America/Mexico_City · +0h · population 25,684 · city coordinates 19.1589, -98.4082
2. Santa Ana Xalmimilulco
santa-ana-xalmimilulco · 6.1 km from PBC
Mexico · America/Mexico_City · +0h · population 16,125 · city coordinates 19.2129, -98.3821
3. Moyotzingo
moyotzingo · 11 km from PBC
Mexico · America/Mexico_City · +0h · population 27,137 · city coordinates 19.2481, -98.4049
4. Cholula
cholula · 13 km from PBC
Mexico · America/Mexico_City · +0h · population 292,881 · city coordinates 19.0641, -98.3035
5. Cuautlancingo
cuautlancingo · 13 km from PBC
Mexico · America/Mexico_City · +0h · population 25,104 · city coordinates 19.0900, -98.2732
6. Sanctorum
sanctorum · 14 km from PBC
Mexico · America/Mexico_City · +0h · population 27,936 · city coordinates 19.0992, -98.2542
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. MEX MMMX
Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport · Mexico City
80 km from PBC · America/Mexico_City · +0h · elevation 7,316 ft (2,230 m) · airport coordinates 19.4358, -99.0703
2. NLU MMSM
Felipe Ángeles International Airport · Mexico City
94 km from PBC · America/Mexico_City · +0h · elevation 7,369 ft (2,246 m) · airport coordinates 19.7438, -99.0151
3. TLC MMTO
Adolfo López Mateos International Airport · Toluca
127 km from PBC · America/Mexico_City · +0h · elevation 8,466 ft (2,580 m) · airport coordinates 19.3369, -99.5658
4. QRO MMQT
Querétaro Intercontinental Airport · Querétaro
250 km from PBC · America/Mexico_City · +0h · elevation 6,296 ft (1,919 m) · airport coordinates 20.6188, -100.1864
Route-time reference set
1. PBC-MEX
Mexico City · 80 km · 56m
America/Mexico_City · +0h from PBC; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. PBC-NLU
Mexico City · 94 km · 57m
America/Mexico_City · +0h from PBC; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. PBC-TLC
Toluca · 127 km · 1h 0m
America/Mexico_City · +0h from PBC; reference route only, not a live schedule.
4. PBC-QRO
Querétaro · 250 km · 1h 9m
America/Mexico_City · +0h from PBC; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 11,811 ft / 3,600 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for PBC.
Runway identifiers
17/35
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. MEX MMMX
Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport · Mexico City · 80 km from PBC
large airport · America/Mexico_City · mexico · 7,316 ft (2,230 m) · 19.4358, -99.0703
2. NLU MMSM
Felipe Ángeles International Airport · Mexico City · 94 km from PBC
large airport · America/Mexico_City · mexico · 7,369 ft (2,246 m) · 19.7438, -99.0151
3. TLC MMTO
Adolfo López Mateos International Airport · Toluca · 127 km from PBC
large airport · America/Mexico_City · mexico · 8,466 ft (2,580 m) · 19.3369, -99.5658
4. QRO MMQT
Querétaro Intercontinental Airport · Querétaro · 250 km from PBC
large airport · America/Mexico_City · mexico · 6,296 ft (1,919 m) · 20.6188, -100.1864
5. BJX MMLO
Guanajuato International Airport · Silao · 383 km from PBC
large airport · America/Mexico_City · mexico · 5,956 ft (1,815 m) · 20.9927, -101.4803
6. GDL MMGL
Guadalajara International Airport · Guadalajara · 538 km from PBC
large airport · America/Mexico_City · mexico · 5,016 ft (1,529 m) · 20.5233, -103.3101
Country and authority
PBC 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 ($). PBC is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
PBC is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with Aeropuerto Internacional Hermanos Serdán, Puebla International Airport. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
International airport in Puebla, 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 handles national and international air traffic for the Metropolitan area of Puebla, the fourth-largest metro area in Mexico. Surface access cue: It handles national and international air traffic for the Metropolitan area of Puebla, the fourth-largest metro area in Mexico.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q583424 · Hermanos Serdán International Airport. Administrative area: Puebla. Entity official-site cross-check: aeropuertosasa.mx
Field and clock profile
Hermanos Serdán International Airport is a high-elevation field at 7,361 ft (2,244 m), positioned at 19.1585° N, 98.3716° W in the Northern tropics. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 11,811 ft / 3,600 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
Huejotzingo is the closest retained city-time anchor at 3.9 km. MEX Mexico City is the closest retained airport alternative at 80 km.
Country airport peers
PBC is compared with MEX Mexico City at 80 km, NLU Mexico City at 94 km, TLC Toluca at 127 km, QRO Querétaro at 250 km, BJX Silao at 383 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
PBC-MEX Mexico City: 80 km, about 56m, +0h. PBC-NLU Mexico City: 94 km, about 57m, +0h. PBC-TLC Toluca: 127 km, about 1h 0m, +0h. PBC-QRO Querétaro: 250 km, about 1h 9m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident MMPB backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. aeropuertopuebla.com 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
1 runway · longest 11,811 ft / 3,600 m
Runway identifiers
17/35
OurAirports classifies PBC as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Puebla.
PBC (MMPB) is a high-elevation field at 7,361 ft (2,244 m) in the tropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
PBC sits in a broader regional network with 4 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
PBC's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 11,811 ft / 3,600 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt.
Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for PBC.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at aeropuertopuebla.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for PBC
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
PBC uses America/Mexico_City (CST, UTC-06:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Hermanos Serdán International Airport is about 21 km from central Puebla; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
MEX Mexico City is the closest retained alternate at 80 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
aeropuertopuebla.com 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 PBC inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
PBC ranks #9 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
PBC shares America/Mexico_City with BJX Silao MX · GDL Guadalajara MX · MEX Mexico City MX · NLU Mexico City MX · QRO Querétaro MX · TLC Toluca MX. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
PBC is 7,361 ft (2,244 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include NLU 7,369 ft (2,246 m) (8 ft delta) · MEX 7,316 ft (2,230 m) (45 ft delta) · SAH 7,216 ft (2,199 m) (145 ft delta) · ADD 7,630 ft (2,326 m) (269 ft delta) · MDE 6,955 ft (2,120 m) (406 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
PBC's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are MEX 80 km +0h · NLU 94 km +0h · TLC 127 km +0h · QRO 250 km +0h.
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico City | MEX | 80 km | 56m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Mexico City | NLU | 94 km | 57m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Toluca | TLC | 127 km | 1h 0m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Querétaro | QRO | 250 km | 1h 9m | +0h | --:--:-- |
PBC to MEX
Mexico City
Distance 80 km; estimated travel window 56m; destination zone America/Mexico_City is +0h from PBC. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
PBC to NLU
Mexico City
Distance 94 km; estimated travel window 57m; destination zone America/Mexico_City is +0h from PBC. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
PBC to TLC
Toluca
Distance 127 km; estimated travel window 1h 0m; destination zone America/Mexico_City is +0h from PBC. 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.
Puebla 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.
Hermanos Serdán 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 PBC, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Huejotzingo
huejotzingo · 3.9 km · America/Mexico_City
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Santa Ana Xalmimilulco
santa-ana-xalmimilulco · 6.1 km · America/Mexico_City
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Moyotzingo
moyotzingo · 11 km · America/Mexico_City
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Cholula
cholula · 13 km · America/Mexico_City
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Cuautlancingo
cuautlancingo · 13 km · America/Mexico_City
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Sanctorum
sanctorum · 14 km · America/Mexico_City
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
San Andrés Cholula
san-andres-cholula · 14 km · America/Mexico_City
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Santiago Momoxpan
santiago-momoxpan · 14 km · America/Mexico_City
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Zacatelco
zacatelco · 15 km · America/Mexico_City
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
San Martin Texmelucan de Labastida
san-martin-texmelucan-de-labastida · 16 km · America/Mexico_City
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
San Bernardino Tlaxcalancingo
san-bernardino-tlaxcalancingo · 18 km · America/Mexico_City
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Papalotla
papalotla · 18 km · America/Mexico_City
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Hermanos Serdán 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: Mexico City (MEX), Mexico City (NLU), Toluca (TLC). 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: 1 runway; longest runway 11,811 ft / 3,600 m; identifiers 17/35.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt; 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1985.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from PBC. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Mexico City Benito Juárez International AirportMEX
Mexico City · large airport
- Distance
- 80 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 7,316 ft (2,230 m)
Compare against MEX when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Felipe Ángeles International AirportNLU
Mexico City · large airport
- Distance
- 94 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.
Adolfo López Mateos International AirportTLC
Toluca · large airport
- Distance
- 127 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.
Querétaro Intercontinental AirportQRO
Querétaro · large airport
- Distance
- 250 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.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Hermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC) in?▾
Hermanos Serdán International Airport is in the America/Mexico_City timezone (UTC-06:00, CST).
What are the codes for Hermanos Serdán International Airport?▾
Hermanos Serdán International Airport uses IATA code PBC and ICAO code MMPB.
Where is Hermanos Serdán International Airport located?▾
Hermanos Serdán International Airport is located in Puebla, Mexico at coordinates 19.1585° N, 98.3716° W, with an elevation of 7,361 ft (2,244 m) (high-elevation field in the tropics).
How far is Hermanos Serdán International Airport from central Puebla?▾
Hermanos Serdán International Airport sits roughly 21 km from the nearest mapped city center for Puebla.
Which route reference is most useful from PBC?▾
Mexico City (MEX) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 56m, destination timezone America/Mexico_City, and a +0h difference from PBC.
Which authority regulates PBC?▾
Hermanos Serdán 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 PBC?▾
PBC's curated peers in Mexico on this site include MEX Mexico City, NLU Mexico City, TLC Toluca, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Hermanos Serdán International Airport have?▾
Hermanos Serdán International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 11,811 ft / 3,600 m; identifiers include 17/35.