Quetzalcóatl International Airport
Quetzalcóatl International Airport
Nuevo Laredo International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Nuevo Laredo); officially Aeropuerto Internacional Quetzalcóatl (Nahuatl pronunciation: [ketsal?ko?a?t?]) (Quetzalcóatl International Airport) (IATA: NLD, ICAO: MMNL) is an international airport located in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, near the U.S.-Mexico border. It serves domestic flights within Mexico for the Laredo-Nuevo Laredo binational metropolitan area, the northern Tamaulipas and Nuevo León region and Southern Texas. It also supports various cargo operations, as well as executive and general aviation activities. Operated by Grupo Olmeca-Maya-Mexica (GAFSACOMM), a holding company owned by the Mexican military, Nuevo Laredo Airport was named after Quetzalcóatl, a deity in Aztec and other Mesoamerican cultures. Historically, the airport was served by Mexicana, which operated flights to Mexico City and Guadalajara before ceasing operations in 2010. The airport handled 151,764 passengers in 2024, increasing to 167,165 in 2025.
Location
27.444°N, 99.571°O · 148 m s. n. m. (484 ft)
General data
Runways · 1
Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.
Radio frequencies · 1
Approach
Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.
Airlines operating here · 2
Other airlines with direct routes
Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).
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APA
Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Quetzalcóatl International Airport (NLD). Retrieved October 26, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/NLD
MLA
“Quetzalcóatl International Airport (NLD).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/NLD. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.
Chicago
Vuelopedia. “Quetzalcóatl International Airport (NLD).” Fundación Poderia. Last modified October 15, 2026. https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/NLD.
Harvard
Vuelopedia (2026) Quetzalcóatl International Airport (NLD). Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/NLD (Accessed: 26 October 2026).
BibTeX
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author = {{Vuelopedia}},
title = {{Quetzalcóatl International Airport (NLD)}},
publisher = {Fundación Poderia},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-10-15},
url = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/NLD},
howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/NLD}},
urldate = {2026-10-26},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-26}
}Wikipedia
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