Quetzalcóatl International Airport

Quetzalcóatl International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional Quetzalcóatl
IATA: NLD – ICAO: MMNL NLD Location of airport in Mexico
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares
Location	Nuevo Laredo
Elevation AMSL	484 ft / 148 m
Coordinates	27°26′38″N 99°34′14″W / 27.44389°N 99.57056°W / 27.44389; -99.57056
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 14/32 6,562 2,000 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Passengers 66,846
Source: Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares

Quetzalcóatl International Airport (Nahuatl pronunciation: /ketsalˈkoːaːtɬ/) (IATA: NLD, ICAO: MMNL) 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 2013, the airport handled 70,191 passengers, and in 2014 it handled 66,846 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.

Airlines and destinations

Busiest routes

Busiest domestic routes at Nuevo Laredo International Airport (2014)^[1]

Rank	City	Passengers	Ranking	Airline
1	Distrito Federal (México), Mexico City	25,899		Aeroméxico Connect
2	Querétaro, Querétaro	86
3	Nuevo León, Monterrey	46
4	Guanajuato, León	42
5	Tamaulipas, Tampico	29

See also

• List of the busiest airports in Mexico

References

External links

• Nuevo Laredo Intl. Airport
• Airport information for MMNL at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.