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 (verify)
- 24-hour operations
- Yes
- Customs & immigration
- Yes
- Prior permission (PPR)
- No
- Slot coordination
- No
- Noise curfew
- No
- Runway surface
- asphalt
- Fuel
- 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.
Which jets can use this runway?
Based on published takeoff distances at maximum weight versus a 9,843 ft runway. Hot days, high elevation and wet runways reduce the margin.
✓ Comfortably
- 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
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ320neo 6,800 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ TwoTwenty 6,200 ft
- Embraer Executive Jets Lineage 1000E 6,076 ft
✕ Marginal or no
- 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