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General Lucio Blanco International Airport

Reynosa, Mexico

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General Lucio Blanco International Airport

Reynosa, Mexico

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MMRX

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139 ft

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International gateway serving Reynosa and the Rio Grande Valley.

Location

Reynosa, Mexico

General Lucio Blanco International Airport (IATA: REX, ICAO: MMRX) is a public international airport serving Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico, located near the United States border across from McAllen, Texas. It is named after General Lucio Blanco, a Mexican revolutionary and agrarian reform figure. The airport handles domestic and limited international passenger traffic, primarily connecting Reynosa to major Mexican cities. Its proximity to the US border means the broader metro area also relies on McAllen Miller International Airport (MFE) on the American side. Reynosa is one of Mexico's most important industrial and maquiladora cities, and the airport serves business travelers, workers, and residents of this significant manufacturing hub in northeastern Mexico.

Terminals

The airport operates with a single passenger terminal handling both domestic and international flights.

Getting to & from

Ground transportation to and from the airport includes taxis and private vehicles, with the airport situated relatively close to central Reynosa.

Airlines here

Aeromexico and Volaris have historically offered service at REX, connecting Reynosa primarily to Mexico City and other domestic destinations.

Notable facts

›Named after General Lucio Blanco, associated with Mexico's first post-revolutionary land reform in 1913.
›Located adjacent to the US-Mexico border, across from McAllen, Texas.
›Reynosa is a major maquiladora industrial center, generating significant business travel demand.
›The airport handles both domestic Mexican routes and some international traffic.
›The broader metropolitan area is also served by McAllen Miller International Airport on the US side.

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Route map (5 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

Interjet (ABC Aerolineas)

Routes

REX → MEX4O · SU9

REX → PAZAM · ATR

REX → MEXAM · E70

REX → CUNVB · 733

REX → GDLVB · 733

REX → MEXVB · 733

REX → VERVB · 733

REX → PAZVW · ATR

Aircraft operating here

Boeing 737-3004 routes Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 42-6002 routes Sukhoi Superjet 100-951 routes Embraer 1701 routes

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Encyclopaedia

Reynosa International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Reynosa); officially Aeropuerto Internacional General Lucio Blanco (General Lucio Blanco International Airport) (IATA: REX, ICAO: MMRX) is an international airport located in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico, near the Mexico–United States border. It serves the Metropolitan Area of Reynosa and the Reynosa–McAllen transborder agglomeration, facilitating multiple domestic destinations, cargo flights, flight training, and general aviation activities. The airport is the headquarters for Aerodavinci and is named after Lucio Blanco, a prominent figure of the Mexican Revolution. Operated by Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte, the airport handled 530,939 passengers in 2024 and 441,178 in 2025.

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