General Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport

General Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport
ZCLMMZC

General Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport

Zacatecas, Mexico · Latin America
Latin America America/Mexico_City
7direct destinations
3airlines
1runway
3,000 mLongest runway

Zacatecas International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Zacatecas); officially Aeropuerto Internacional General Leobardo C. Ruiz (General Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport) (IATA: ZCL, ICAO: MMZC) is an international airport situated in Calera de Victor Rosales, Zacatecas, Mexico. It manages national and international air traffic in the metropolitan area of Zacatecas and the entire state of Zacatecas. In addition to commercial flights to Mexico and the United States, it also supports various tourism, flight training, executive, and general aviation activities. Operated by Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte (OMA), the airport is named in honor of Leobardo C. Ruiz, a military and diplomatic figure. In 2024, the airport handled 371,280 passengers, increasing to 423,818 in 2025.

Location

Mapa

22.895°N, 102.687°O · 2.177 m s. n. m. (7.141 ft)

General data

CountryMexico
CityZacatecas
Coordinates22.895°N, 102.687°O
Elevation2.177 m s. n. m. (7.141 ft)
Time zoneAmerica/Mexico_City
Longest runway3,000 m
OperatorGrupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte
Direct destinations7

Runways · 1

02/20
Length3,000 m9,843 ft
Width45 m148 ft
SurfaceAsphalt
Lighted✓

Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.

Radio frequencies · 1

Tower

118.000ZACATECAS TWR
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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 They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation.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 · 3

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). General Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport (ZCL). Retrieved October 23, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/ZCL

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Harvard

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BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_airport_zcl,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{General Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport (ZCL)}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/ZCL},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/ZCL}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-23},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-23}
}

Wikipedia

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