Pátzcuaro Airfield

Pátzcuaro Airfield, (Spanish: Aeródromo de Pátzcuaro), also known as Aeródromo Purépecha (Purépecha Airfield) (ICAO: MX84, FAA LID: PUR), is a small airfield located in Tzurumútaro, Michoacán, Mexico. It handles the air traffic for Pátzcuaro, supporting flight training and general aviation activities. The airport does not offer scheduled passenger public flights. The closest airport providing commercial flights is Morelia International Airport.

Pátzcuaro Airfield Aeródromo de Pátzcuaro
IATA: none ICAO: MX84 LID: PUR
Summary
Airport type	Private
Owner	Óscar Eslava[1]
Operator	Compañía Ecológica de Aviación S.A. de C.V.
Serves	Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, Mexico
Time zone	CST (UTC-06:00)
Elevation AMSL	6,742 ft / 2,055 m
Coordinates	19°32′53″N 101°34′43″W
Map
PUR Location of the airfield in Mexico Show map of Michoacán PUR PUR (Mexico) Show map of Mexico
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 12L/30R 1,250 4,101 Soil 12R/30L 370 1,214 Grass
Source: Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil[2]

This is the first airfield in Michoacán designed for Light-sport aircraft. The airfield remained inactive from 1987 until 2011. before that time, it was used by former President Lázaro Cárdenas del Río to visit Pátzcuaro. The modernization of the main runway is currently being considered, in order to be an alternative for Morelia Airport and Uruapan Airport, in addition to promoting tourism in the area of Lake Pátzcuaro. The radio frequency used for communications is 123,450.^[3][4]

See also

• List of the busiest airports in Mexico
• List of airports in Mexico
• List of airports by ICAO code: M
• List of busiest airports in North America
• List of the busiest airports in Latin America
• Transportation in Mexico
• Tourism in Mexico