Nuevo Laredo International Airport facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Nuevo Laredo International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Nuevo Laredo
IATA: NLD ICAO: MMNL
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares
Location	Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Elevation AMSL	484 ft / 148 m
Coordinates	27°26′38″N 099°34′14″W / 27.44389°N 99.57056°W / 27.44389; -99.57056
Website	www.aeropuertosasa.mx/NLD
Map
NLD Location in Tamaulipas Show map of Tamaulipas NLD Location in Mexico Show map of Mexico
Runway
Runway Length Surface m ft 14/32 2,000 6,562 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Passengers 107,368 Ranking in Mexico 49th
Source: Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares

Quetzalcóatl International Airport (Nahuatl pronunciation: [ketsalˈkoːaːtɬ], Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Quetzalcóatl, (IATA: NLD, ICAO: MMNL)), also known as Nuevo Laredo International Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional de Nuevo Laredo), is an international airport located in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. It is situated near the U.S.-Mexico border, opposite Laredo, Texas and handles national and international air traffic for the city of Nuevo Laredo. It is operated by Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares, a federal government-owned corporation.

In 2021, the airport handled 53,921 passengers, and in 2022 it handled 107,368 passengers.

History

Quetzalcóatl International Airport was named after Quetzalcoatl from the Aztec Religion who was a benefactor god, considered a leader among the deities, that would return after his departure to take back the empire. Mexicana used to fly to Mexico City and Guadalajara before it ceased operations in 2010.

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See also

In Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Quetzalcóatl para niños

• List of the busiest airports in Mexico