# Ciudad del Carmen International Airport (CME)

> Ciudad del Carmen, MX · IATA: CME · ICAO: MMCE · Medium Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `CME` |
| ICAO | `MMCE` |
| City | Ciudad del Carmen |
| Country | MX |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 3 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 18.65370, -91.79900 |

## Description

Carmen Island in the state of Campeche sits directly between the Mexican mainland and Pemex's offshore fields, and Ciudad del Carmen International (IATA: CME, ICAO: MMCE) is the hinge between them. Its heliport, where four contractors fly for Pemex, records more flight hours than any other in Mexico and ranks among the busiest on the continent. Run by the federal operator ASA, the airport is served by Aeroméxico and Aeroméxico Connect to Mexico City and by TAR to Veracruz and Tampico; it handled 292,917 passengers in 2025 against 318,782 in 2024, well below the roughly 662,000 recorded in 2015 as oil and petrochemical activity slowed. Freight here means drilling equipment, spare parts and project cargo alongside belly capacity on scheduled services — there is no dedicated general-cargo terminal. That makes CME a specialist oilfield- and project-logistics station where dangerous-goods and out-of-gauge handling matter more than palletised general freight. Wider peninsula air freight consolidates through Mérida (MID) about 400 km to the north-east and Cancún (CUN), with road access to the mainland over the Zacatal bridge and Federal Highway 180.

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