Santa Lucia Air Force Base N NLUMMSM

Santa Lucia Air Force Base N, better known to travelers as Felipe Ángeles International Airport or AIFA (NLU), is Mexico City’s newer secondary airport north of the city in Zumpango. It is not the main Mexico City hub: that role remains with MEX, especially for long-haul and alliance connectivity. NLU is more useful for domestic Mexico flying and selected regional international routes, with service from Mexicana, Viva, Volaris, Aeroméxico and a small group of Latin American/Caribbean operators. Do not plan it like a major alliance transfer airport: there is no broad SkyTeam/Star/Oneworld hub operation or flagship alliance lounge network here, and many itineraries involving Mexico City still require checking whether you are actually arriving at or departing from MEX instead.

Timezone: America/Mexico_City

Airport lounges

Lounge access is reference info; commission never ranks.

Official info

Official site

https://aifa.aero/

General

55 5798 9800

Lost & found

55 5798 9800 ext. 13474

Customer service

55 5798 9800 ext. 12003, 12004, 12005

As of 2026-06-20 — confirm with the airport.

Airport facts

ICAO

MMSM

Elevation

7369 ft

Scheduled service

Yes

Runways

3

Longest runway

14764 ft

Terminals

To the city

• Tren Felipe Ángeles → Buenavista, Mexico City · about 60 min initially; planned reduction to 43 min · Boards beside the Terminal Intermodal de Transporte Terrestre; connects at Buenavista with Metro, Metrobús or app taxis. Hours: Mon-Fri 05:00-00:00, Sat 06:00-00:00, Sun/holidays 07:00-00:00. Introductory fare listed by AIFA: MXN 45 to/from AIFA.
• Mexibús Line 1 / Servicio AIFA → Ojo de Agua / Ciudad Azteca corridor · Boards beside the Terminal Intermodal de Transporte Terrestre; AIFA lists service from Ojo de Agua to AIFA 04:30-23:00 and AIFA to Ojo de Agua 04:30-23:46.
• Bus / van → CDMX and Mexico City metropolitan area · AIFA lists routes from 19 reference points including AICM, Ángel de la Independencia, Bellas Artes, Central del Norte, TAPO, Observatorio, Indios Verdes, WTC and others.

Bus / coach

AIFA lists Mexibús, CDMX/ZMVM routes, interstate buses and local transport routes from the Terminal Intermodal area.

Taxi

Official AIFA taxi page lists 11 taxi companies at Nivel 00, including ATAXSA, TUBU TAXI, SHADAI, ZUMPANGO TRAVELS, TAXI VIAJE SEGURO, TAXIMAR, AMS SANROD, SKY RIDE CABS, Taxi Driver Viaje Confiable, Taxis Marin and Movitax.

Train / metro

Tren Felipe Ángeles AIFA-Buenavista from beside the Terminal Intermodal de Transporte Terrestre.

Airport services

Hotels near the airport