Xoxocotlán International Airport
Xoxocotlán International Airport
Oaxaca International Airport (IATA: OAX, ICAO: MMOX) (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Oaxaca), officially Xoxocotlán International Airport, is an international airport located in the municipality of Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán, a southern suburb of Oaxaca City, Oaxaca. It handles national and international air traffic for the Metropolitan Area of Oaxaca and a significant portion of the State of Oaxaca. The airport is operated by Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASUR) and derives its name from the Nahuatl word "xocotl," meaning "sour or sweet and sour fruit." The airport serves as the hub for the regional airline Aerotucán and offers passenger services for both domestic and international destinations. Additionally, it hosts military facilities for the Mexican Army, logistics and courier companies, and supports various aviation-related activities, such as tourism, flight training, executive, and general aviation. Oaxaca Airport has experienced rapid growth, mainly due to the popularity of the area as a tourist destination. It served 1,787,428 passengers in 2024, and 1,864,967 passengers in 2025.
Location
16.999°N, 96.726°O · 1.521 m s. n. m. (4.989 ft)
General data
Runways · 1
Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.
Radio frequencies · 2
Tower
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 They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation.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 · 7
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). Xoxocotlán International Airport (OAX). Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/OAX
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“Xoxocotlán International Airport (OAX).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/OAX. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Harvard
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BibTeX
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author = {{Vuelopedia}},
title = {{Xoxocotlán International Airport (OAX)}},
publisher = {Fundación Poderia},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-10-15},
url = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/OAX},
howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/OAX}},
urldate = {2026-10-24},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-24}
}Wikipedia
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