Atizapan de Zaragoza Airport
Dr. Jorge Jiménez Cantú Mexiquense Airfield Aeródromo Mexiquense Dr. Jorge Jiménez Cantú | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Sistema de Autopistas, Aeropuertos, Servicios Conexos y Auxiliares | ||||||||||
| Serves | Ciudad López Mateos Ciudad Nicolás Romero | ||||||||||
| Location | Atizapán de Zaragoza | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 8,120 ft / 2,475 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°34′29″N 99°17′20″W / 19.57472°N 99.28889°W | ||||||||||
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AZP Location of the airport in Mexico State AZP AZP (Mexico) | |||||||||||
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Jorge Jiménez Cantú National Airport or simply Atizapán Airport (IATA: AZP, ICAO: MMJC, FAA LID: JJC) is an airport located in Atizapán de Zaragoza, State of Mexico, Mexico, north of the Metropolitan Area of the Valley of Mexico. Currently, it only offers general aviation service.
History and facilities
The first airfield in the city of Atizapán was located between the current neighborhoods of "Lomas Lindas" and "Las Águilas." However, the construction of these housing settlements made it necessary to relocate the airfield. Therefore, construction began on a new airfield in the Zona Esmeralda of Atizapán in 1974. This airport was inaugurated in 1977.[3][4]
The airport closed operations in June 2012 for renovations. It resumed operations in June 2013 with a larger apron, the runway was extended from 1320 meters to 1475 meters, and also got significantly improved facilities.[5]
It has a 1,475-meter-long and 38-meter-wide runway, a 35,000-square-meter apron, four taxiways, a terminal building with administrative rooms, a control tower, and more than 20 hangars. Runway 04 is located at 2,475 meters above sea level, while Runway 22 is at 2,430 meters above sea level. It has a slope of 3%. In winds exceeding 10 knots, runway 04 is used only for takeoffs and runway 22 for landings. Atizapan control tower radio frequency is 118.4 Mhz.[6][7]
Atizapan Airport is usually less affected by weather or visibility conditions, unlike Toluca Airport or Mexico City Airport. While the latter are closed due to fog or bad weather, AZP remains open.[8]
At Atizapán Airport, 153 aircraft are based, of which 93 are fixed-wing, 8 are rotary-wing, 51 are aerostats, and 2 are ultralights.[2]
References
- ^ AFAC (2025). "Base de Datos de Aeródromos y Helipuertos" [Airfields and helipads Database] (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-18.
- ^ a b AFAC (2025). "Registro Aeronáutico Mexicano" [Mexican Aeronautical Registry] (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-18.
- ^ Zaid, Carlos (2023-10-06). "Aeródromo de Atizapán, entre tres gigantes" [Atizapán Airfield, between three giants] (in Spanish). Milenio. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
- ^ "AEROPUERTO DE ATIZAPÁN" [Atizapan Airport]. Facebook (in Spanish). Radio Byte. 2022-07-06. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
- ^ Jiménez, Rebeca (2012-09-04). "Aeropuerto de Atizapán reanudará operación en noviembre" [Atizapán Airport will resume operations in November] (in Spanish). El Universal. Archived from the original on 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ López de Llergo, Carlos. "ATIZAPAN, UN AEROPUERTO AMIGABLE" [Atizapan, a friendly airport] (in Spanish). Noti-Femppa. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
- ^ "Aeródromos del Estado de México" [Mexico State Airfields]. Blogspot (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-10-13.
- ^ "Aeropuerto Dr. Jorge Jiménez Cantú" [Dr. Jorge Jiménez Cantú Airport] (in Spanish). Noti-Femppa. Retrieved 2025-10-13.