Cabo San Lucas
International Airport

Light and mid-size jets, yes. Cabo San Lucas International, MMSL, is a private general aviation airport with a 6,998 foot runway 98 feet wide, an on-site FBO and prior permission required. It is closer to the Cabo San Lucas resorts than Los Cabos International. Larger jets, and most international arrivals, use Los Cabos, 45 minutes up the corridor.

11/29 is 2,133 metres, about 6,998 feet, by 30 metres, about 98 feet, in asphalt, at 682 feet elevation. The width limits it to light and mid-size aircraft, and fire cover is confirmed per operation.

Mexico requires foreign operators to hold a permit from AFAC. Charter operators use a Blanket Permit with the operator’s AOC validated by AFAC, which we plan at ten business days; since 1 January 2024 private operations file six-month single-entry authorisations. General aviation is restricted to the public-use airports AFAC lists, and every airport on this page is one of them.

Yes. It is a private airport and permission from the operator is required in addition to the AFAC permit. Handling is through the on-site FBO.

Cabo San Lucas when the aircraft fits and the destination is the Cabo San Lucas end of the corridor, about 12 kilometres away. Los Cabos International for larger jets, for international arrivals in most cases, and for San José del Cabo and the East Cape. Our Los Cabos guide covers that airport.

Customs and immigration are limited and arranged in advance rather than permanent. Most international arrivals clear at Los Cabos and reposition, or simply use Los Cabos throughout. We confirm the arrangement for each flight.

Mountain Standard Time, UTC-7, all year, since Mexico abolished daylight saving in October 2022. It is one hour behind Mexico City, which is worth noting when a trip pairs the two. Customs and immigration at Cabo San Lucas are limited and arranged in advance rather than permanent, so we confirm the arrival time with the on-site FBO.

Yes, through the on-site FBO, and it is arranged with the permission. Jet A-1 is available. Cabo San Lucas is a private airport, so permission from the operator is required in addition to the AFAC permit, and the FBO handles the arrival once both are in hand. Fire cover and the customs arrangement are confirmed for each flight.

About 12 kilometres north of Cabo San Lucas, around 15 to 20 minutes to the marina and the Pacific-side resorts. Los Cabos International is about 45 minutes.

The airfield was developed privately in the 1990s to serve Cabo San Lucas directly as the resort grew at the far end of the corridor from the international airport, and it has remained a private general aviation field with an FBO rather than a scheduled airport.

November to May, with the same peaks as Los Cabos: Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year, and spring break. Around those dates the operator’s permission and the FBO handling want securing early, and the AFAC Blanket Permit for charter is planned at ten business days. Send the dates and the aircraft and we confirm the permission and customs arrangement.