Salina Cruz Airport

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Salina Cruz Airport
NAS Salina Cruz Airport
IATA: SCX - ICAO: MM57
Summary
Airport type Military
Operator Military of Mexico
Serves Salina Cruz
Elevation AMSL 75 ft (23 m)
Coordinates 16°12′46″N, 95°12′05″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 5,629 1,716 Asphalt

Salina Cruz Airport or NAS Salina Cruz Airport (IATA: SCXICAO: MM57) is an airport located at Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico. It handles national air traffic for the city of Salina Cruz.

The mayor of the town, Mr. Alfredo Cortés Rito ordered the construction of the airstrip in 1942. the first airplane that landed there was carrying an US military attaché.

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