MMES
Ensenada International Airport / El Cipres Air Base
VFR
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Name
Ensenada International Airport / El Cipres Air Base
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
MMES / ESE / MMES
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
5:48 am (PST)
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Municipality
Ensenada
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Coordinates
31° 47′ 43″ N 116° 36′ 10″ W
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Elevation
66 ft (20 m MSL)
About Ensenada International Airport / El Cipres Air Base
Ensenada International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Ensenada); officially Aeropuerto Internacional Gral. Alberto L. Salinas Carranza (Gral. Alberto L. Salinas Carranza International Airport) (IATA: ESE, ICAO: MMES) is an international airport located in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico. Designated as Air Force Base No. 3 for the Mexican Air Force, it serves not only as a military facility but also facilitates commuter flights within the Baja California peninsula and supports general aviation activities for Ensenada. Operated by the Mexican Department of Defense, the airport is named after Alberto L. Salinas Carranza, a distinguished Mexican aviator who played a significant role in the Mexican Revolution.