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Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport

MMZH / ZIH

Ixtapa, MexicoELEV 26 FT

Large airportScheduled service
0

Field elevation

feet above sea level
0

Nearest alternate

nm to LZC

Field standing

50 nm

To the nearest alternate

Lázaro Cárdenas Airport (LZC).

Overview

Located in Ixtapa, Mexico, Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (MMZH / ZIH) operates as a large commercial airport. The airport sits 26 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 ZIH for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Lázaro Cárdenas Airport (LZC, 50 nm), General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA, 110 nm), and Uruapan - Licenciado y General Ignacio Lopez Rayon International Airport (UPN, 113 nm).

Charter pricing from ZIH depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Aeropuerto Internacional de Zihuatanejo. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Ixtapa.

Field capability

ICAO

MMZH

IATA

ZIH

FAA / Local

MMZH

Elevation

26 ft

Coordinates

17.6018° N · 101.4606° W

Airspace

G · Golf

Size

Large

Scheduled svc

Yes

Elevation vs Mexico fields

state range 108,466 ft

At 26 ft, ZIH sits lower than 89% 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.

MMZH · Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport · Ixtapa, Mexico

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