Airports / Mexico / PAZ
El Tajín National Airport
MMPA / PAZPoza Rica, MexicoELEV 497 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
77 nm
To the nearest alternate
El Lencero Airport (JAL).
Overview
El Tajín National Airport, listed as MMPA / PAZ, is a mid-sized airport in Poza Rica, Mexico. The airport sits 497 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into PAZ for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are El Lencero Airport (JAL, 77 nm), Base N°1 de la Fuerza Aérea Mexicana (General Alfredo Lezama Álvarez) (MX-2118, 101 nm), and Hermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC, 101 nm).
Charter pricing from PAZ depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Poza Rica.
Field capability
ICAO
MMPA
IATA
PAZ
FAA / Local
MMPA
Elevation
497 ft
Coordinates
20.6027° N · 97.4608° 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
Yes
Elevation vs Mexico fields
state range 10–8,466 ft
At 497 ft, PAZ sits lower than 49% of the 71 Mexico fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 77nmJALEl Lencero AirportEmiliano Zapata
- 101nmMX-2118Base N°1 de la Fuerza Aérea Mexicana (General Alfredo Lezama Álvarez)Zumpango
- 101nmPBCHermanos Serdán International AirportPuebla
- 102nmNLUFelipe Ángeles International AirportMexico City
- 104nmTAMGeneral Francisco Javier Mina International AirportCiudad Madero
- 113nmVERGeneral Heriberto Jara International AirportVeracruz
Location
Open the full mapMMPA · El Tajín National Airport · Poza Rica, Mexico