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General Servando Canales International Airport

Matamoros, Mexico

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General Servando Canales International Airport

Matamoros, Mexico
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International gateway serving Matamoros and the Rio Grande border region.

Location
Matamoros, Mexico
General Servando Canales International Airport (IATA: MAM, ICAO: MMMA) is a public airport serving Matamoros, Tamaulipas, in northeastern Mexico, located near the U.S.-Mexico border across from Brownsville, Texas. It handles both domestic and limited international traffic, primarily connecting the city to major Mexican hubs. The airport is named after General Servando Canales, a prominent 19th-century Mexican military figure from Tamaulipas. As a border region airport, it serves a mix of business travelers, migrants, and tourists, though traffic volumes remain modest compared to larger Mexican international airports. Matamoros is an important manufacturing and maquiladora hub, which generates some corporate and cargo demand at the airport. The facility is managed under Mexico's federal airport system and offers basic passenger amenities.
Terminals
The airport operates a single, modest passenger terminal handling both domestic and international arrivals and departures.
Getting to & from
Ground transport options include taxis and rental cars connecting the airport to downtown Matamoros and the international bridges to Brownsville, Texas.
Airlines here
Aeromexico Connect and other regional Mexican carriers have historically served the airport with connections to Mexico City and other domestic destinations.
Notable facts
  • ›Named after General Servando Canales, a 19th-century Tamaulipas military leader.
  • ›Located in Matamoros, directly across the Rio Grande from Brownsville, Texas.
  • ›Classified as an international airport but handles relatively low passenger volumes.
  • ›Matamoros is a major maquiladora manufacturing center, generating some cargo and corporate aviation demand.
  • ›The airport sits within one of Mexico's most active cross-border trade corridors.
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MAM → MEXAM · ERJ
MAM → MEXVW · ATR CRJ
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Matamoros International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Matamoros); officially Aeropuerto Internacional General Servando Canales (General Servando Canales International Airport) (IATA: MAM, ICAO: MMMA) is an international airport located in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico, near the U.S.-Mexico border. It serves domestic flights within Mexico for the Brownsville-Matamoros binational metropolitan area, northern Tamaulipas and Southern Texas. It also supports various cargo operations, as well as executive and general aviation activities. Operated by Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares, a state-owned holding company, Matamoros Airport was named after former Tamaulipas governor Servando Canales. The airport handled 65,306 passengers in 2024, increasing to 107,489 in 2025.

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