General Rafael Buelna International Airport guide

General Rafael Buelna International Airport serves Mazatlán, the Pacific resort and port city in southern Sinaloa. It lies about 20 to 25 kilometres southeast of the historic center. The airport is named after Rafael Buelna, a Sinaloa-born military officer who took part in the Mexican Revolution. The operator's website uses the name Mazatlán International Airport.

Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte (OMA) runs the airport under a concession contract signed on 29 June 1998. Traffic reached 1,736,208 passengers in 2025, a drop of 7.1 percent from 2024, which placed it 19th among Mexican airports. The busiest domestic routes are to Mexico City and Tijuana, and international service links Mazatlán with cities in the United States and Canada.

The airfield has a single asphalt runway, 08/26, 2,700 metres long. The terminal is a two-story main building with two satellite terminals, A for domestic flights and B for international ones. Airlines serving the airport include Aeroméxico, Volaris, Viva, American, Alaska, United and WestJet.