Los Cabos International Airport MMSD / SJD
The main gateway to the Los Cabos resort corridor, 40 minutes from Cabo San Lucas and 20 from San José del Cabo and the East Cape, with a GA terminal, CIQ and long runway. Holiday peaks (Christmas–New Year, Spring Break) require parking reservations; hurricane season runs June–November.
9,843 ft
Longest runway
40 min
Drive to Los Cabos
2
FBOs / handlers
374 ft
Elevation
Facts
- Hours
- H24 (Confirm with the airport)
- 24-hour operations
- Yes
- Customs & immigration
- Yes
- Prior permission (PPR)
- No
- Slot coordination
- No
- Noise curfew
- No
- Runway surface
- asphalt
- Fuel type
- Jet A
- Helipad
- Yes
- Distance to centre
- 35 km
- Typical largest aircraft
- Any size including BBJ/ACJ.
- Website
- www.aeropuertosgap.com.mx
Private terminals (FBOs)
- Universal Aviation Los Cabos
- GAP Cabo FBO
An FBO is the private terminal: lounge, crew, fuel, customs desk. You drive up, walk 30 metres, and board.
Compare published takeoff distances
Initial comparison of published takeoff distances and runway length (9,843 ft). Confirm aircraft suitability and current restrictions with the operator.
Within the screening threshold
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ350 XWB 7,220 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-9 (MAX 9) 8,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ3 (737-900ER) 8,040 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-8 (MAX 8) 7,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-7 (MAX 7) 5,900 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ319neo 6,300 ft
Above the screening threshold
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 787-8 needs 9,800 ft
Other airports for Los Cabos
- Cabo San Lucas International Airport MMSL 6,969 ft · 20 min
What it costs to fly here privately
Sources and credits
- Los Cabos International Airport · FASTILY · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons