Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport
Mexico City · Mexico · America/Mexico_City
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Airport HistoryEst. 1931
The site of Mexico City's main airport has hosted aviation activity since 1910, when Alberto Braniff made the country's first powered flight there; it became a military airfield in 1915 before opening as a civilian airport in 1931 and later being named for 19th-century president Benito Juárez. For decades it was the busiest airport in Latin America, but chronic congestion — capped at 61 operations per hour by 2014 — led to a hugely controversial replacement project at Texcoco that was canceled by referendum in 2018 after a change in government. Instead, a new secondary airport, Felipe Ángeles International (AIFA), opened at Santa Lucía in 2022, and cargo operations were mandatorily moved there in 2023. Today Mexico City's original airport, still the country's busiest, is operated by the Mexican Navy and is undergoing a major renovation ahead of hosting matches during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Aviator Alberto Braniff flew Mexico's first powered aircraft flight at Llanos de Balbuena, the site that would later become the airport.
The airport officially opened as a civilian facility on 15 May 1931, later formally named Benito Juárez International Airport.
The airport gained international status on 8 July 1943, launching its first international route to Los Angeles.
A Western Airlines DC-10 crashed on 31 October 1979 while attempting to land on a closed runway, killing 73 people.
Terminal 2 was inaugurated in 2007-2008, adding roughly 40% more gates and around 15% more overall capacity.
A controversial public referendum led the incoming López Obrador administration to cancel the partially built Texcoco (NAIM) replacement airport project, keeping the existing airport as Mexico City's main facility.
Felipe Ángeles International Airport opened at Santa Lucía in 2022 as a secondary facility intended to relieve congestion at the main airport.
In July 2023, cargo operations were mandatorily transferred from Mexico City's main airport to AIFA, substantially reducing its cargo throughput.
Editorial content based on Wikipedia and aviation trade press as of August 2026; the 2018 Texcoco cancellation and subsequent AIFA cargo mandate remain politically contested in Mexico, and the 2025-26 World Cup renovation figures are time-sensitive and subject to change before the tournament.