Airports / Mexico / CYW
Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport
MMCY / CYWCelaya, MexicoELEV 5,709 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
40 nm
To the nearest alternate
Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport (MMCY / CYW) is a mid-sized airport serving Celaya, Mexico. The airport sits 5,709 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into CYW for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO, 40 nm), General Francisco J. Mujica International Airport (MLM, 43 nm), and Guanajuato International Airport (BJX, 43 nm).
Charter pricing from CYW depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Aeropuerto Nacional Capitan Rogelio Castillo. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Celaya.
Field capability
ICAO
MMCY
IATA
CYW
FAA / Local
CYA
Elevation
5,709 ft
Coordinates
20.5460° N · 100.8865° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs Mexico fields
state range 10–8,466 ft
At 5,709 ft, CYW sits higher than 80% of the 71 Mexico fields on the register — a high-elevation field where density altitude can trim aircraft performance on warm days.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 40nmQROQuerétaro Intercontinental AirportQuerétaro
- 43nmMLMGeneral Francisco J. Mujica International AirportMorelia
- 43nmBJXGuanajuato International AirportSilao
- 95nmUPNUruapan - Licenciado y General Ignacio Lopez Rayon International AirportUruapan
- 103nmSLPPonciano Arriaga International AirportSan Luis Potosí
- 104nmTLCAdolfo López Mateos International AirportToluca
Location
Open the full mapMMCY · Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport · Celaya, Mexico