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Tapachula International airport (Mexico)
Tapachula International airport is located near Tapachula, with Santa Lucrecia del Valle at 1mi↑, Puerto Madero at 6mi↑, Mazatan at 7mi↑, Tapachula at 9mi↑, Alvaro Obregon at 10mi↑, La Esperañza at 11mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Mexico and Southernmost airports in Mexico
→ See also airports in Mexico
aerial view of Tapachula International airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : MMTP
- IATA code : TAP
- Local code : -
Elevation : 30 m = 98ft
→ See also Highest airports in Mexico and Lowest airports in Mexico
Runways
- runway 05/23 : 2000m = 6562ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Mexico
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Aviation weather for Tapachula International airport MMTP TAP
METAR for Tapachula International airport MMTP TAP
MMTP 120243Z 06007KT 5SM RA BKN020CB BKN080 BKN200 25/23 A2986 RMK SLP132 52024 951 60195 8/363 TWR OCNL LTGIC N HZY
Decoded METAR for Tapachula International airport MMTP TAP
METAR issued by MMTP on Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 02:43 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 days and 45 hours and -1414 minutes ago.
visibility is 8km = 5sm.
The temperature is 25°C = 77°F, dew point is 23°C = 73°F. The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 89 %.
QNH is 1011hPa = 29.86inHg
Wind 13km/h = 7kt, direction is 60°.
Clouds : broken at 2000ft = 610m. broken at 8000ft = 2440m. broken at 20000ft = 6100m.
rain
Remarks : Sea Level Pressure SLP=132 52024 951 60195 8/363 TWR OCNL LTG ice crystals N haze Y
Caution : Aviation weather reports the presence of cumulonimbus (CB) clouds, which are known to be dangerous for aircraft because they are associated with winds that can be violent and that change speed and direction very quickly, horizontally and vertically (updrafts and downdrafts). They are also associated with thunderstorms, rain showers and hail that can be violent. It is therefore recommended to avoid them as much as possible.TAF for Tapachula International airport MMTP TAP
MMTP 112330Z 1200/1300 20008KT P6SM SCT015CB BKN080 BKN220 TEMPO 1200/1204 4SM TSRA BKN015CB OVC080 FM120600 00000KT P6SM SCT020 BKN220 BECMG 1215/1217 20010KT TEMPO 1220/1224 4SM TSRA BKN020CB OVC080
Decoded TAF for Tapachula International airport MMTP TAP
TAF issued by MMTP on Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 23:30 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 2 days and 39 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Saturday, October 11, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Sunday, October 12, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
1200/1300 20008KT P6SM SCT015CB BKN080 BKN220
wind 8kt = 15km/h, direction is 200°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
scattered clouds at 1500ft = 460m broken at 8000ft = 2440m broken at 22000ft = 6710m
temporarily from Saturday, October 11, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Sunday, October 12, 2025 à 04:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 1200/1204 4SM TSRA BKN015CB OVC080
Visibility is 6km = 4sm.
thunderstorm rain
broken at 1500ft = 460m overcast at 8000ft = 2440m
from Sunday, October 12, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Sunday, October 12, 2025 à 15:00 heure UTC
FM120600 00000KT P6SM SCT020 BKN220
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
scattered clouds at 2000ft = 610m broken at 22000ft = 6710m
becoming from Sunday, October 12, 2025 à 17:00 heure TU to Sunday, October 12, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1215/1217 20010KT
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 200°
temporarily from Sunday, October 12, 2025 à 20:00 heure TU to Sunday, October 12, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 1220/1224 4SM TSRA BKN020CB OVC080
Visibility is 6km = 4sm.
thunderstorm rain
broken at 2000ft = 610m overcast at 8000ft = 2440m
NOTAM for Tapachula International airport
Around Tapachula International airport (Mexico)
near
- Hotels in Santa Lucrecia del Valle
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 2026mi↑
- MoMA (New York) at 2107mi↑
- Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (Bilbao) at 5494mi↑
- Hotel NH Collection San Sebastián Aránzazu (San Sebastián) at 5539mi↑
- Sercotel Codina (San Sebastian) at 5539mi↑
- Aquarium de Donostia-San Sebastián (San Sebastian) at 5540mi↑
- Hotel de Londres y de Inglaterra (San Sebastian) at 5540mi↑
- San Sebastian at 5540mi↑
- Eureka! Zientzia Museoa (San Sebastiàn) at 5541mi↑
- Saint-Jean-de-Luz at 5555mi↑
- Hôtel Txoko (Saint-Jean-de-Luz) at 5555mi↑
- Grand Hôtel Thalasso & Spa (Saint-Jean-de-Luz) at 5555mi↑
- for Tapachula International airport at km↑
- for Helimaz Chiapas airport at 2mi↑
- for La Base airport at 3mi↑
nearest airports to Tapachula International airport (Mexico)
- Helimaz Chiapas heliport ( MX-0937) at 2mi↑
- La Base airport ( MX-0107) at 3mi↑
- Algodonera de Tapachula airport ( MX-0126) at 3mi↑
- Erendira airport ( MX-1335) at 4mi↑
- Murallas airport ( MX-0844) at 5mi↑
- El Paraiso Villalobos airport ( MX-1428) at 5mi↑
- Valle de Tapachula airport ( MX-1881) at 6mi↑
- La Valentina airport ( MX-1140) at 8mi↑
- Marte R. Gomez airport ( MX-0505) at 9mi↑
- Santa Teresa airport ( MX-0768) at 9mi↑
→ See also Former airports in Mexico
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap