Airports / Mexico / GDL
Guadalajara International Airport
MMGL / GDLGuadalajara, MexicoELEV 5,016 FT
Based operators
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
76 nm
To the nearest alternate
Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid International Airport (CLQ).
Overview
Guadalajara International Airport, listed as MMGL / GDL, is a large commercial airport in Guadalajara, Mexico. The field lies at an elevation of 5,016 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
Charter departments call it home: Aerosafin S.A de CV bases aircraft at GDL. Useful alternates include Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid International Airport (CLQ, 76 nm), Aguascalientes International Airport (AGU, 90 nm), and Uruapan - Licenciado y General Ignacio Lopez Rayon International Airport (UPN, 99 nm).
Quotes for flights out of GDL vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Guadalajara. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from GDL, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
MMGL
IATA
GDL
FAA / Local
GDL
Elevation
5,016 ft
Coordinates
20.5233° N · 103.3101° 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
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Mexico fields
state range 10–8,466 ft
At 5,016 ft, GDL sits higher than 77% of the 71 Mexico fields on the register — a high-elevation field where density altitude can trim aircraft performance on warm days.
Based charter operators1
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 76nmCLQLicenciado Miguel de la Madrid International AirportColima
- 90nmAGUAguascalientes International AirportAguascalientes
- 99nmUPNUruapan - Licenciado y General Ignacio Lopez Rayon International AirportUruapan
- 101nmTPQAmado Nervo National AirportTepic
- 107nmBJXGuanajuato International AirportSilao
- 109nmZLOPlaya de Oro International AirportManzanillo
Location
Open the full mapMMGL · Guadalajara International Airport · Guadalajara, Mexico