Airport type Military Elevation AMSL 75 ft / 23 m 1,716 5,629 Elevation 23 m | Operator Military of Mexico 18/36 1,716 Code SCX | |
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Location Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico Address Carr. Carr. Transismica, S/N, Deportiva, Salina Cruz, 70612 Salina Cruz, Oax., Mexico Similar Hotel Gran Vía, Hotel Mision San José, One Salina Cruz, Hotel Amerik, Hotel Campestre | ||
Salina Cruz Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de Salina Cruz) (IATA: SCX, ICAO: MMSZ) is an airport located at Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico. It handles national air traffic for the city of Salina Cruz. It is also known as Naval Air Station Salina Cruz (Estación Aeronaval de Salina Cruz).
The mayor of the town, Mr. Alfredo Cortés Rito ordered the construction of the airstrip in 1942. The first airplane that landed there was carrying a US military attaché.
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 75 feet (23 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,716 by 21 metres (5,630 ft × 69 ft).
References
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