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626:[Old Acapulco Town (1938)] (in Spanish). Flickr
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705:13 January
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862:Cozumel
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657:12 July
485:hangars
465:asphalt
411:History
365:Spanish
340:Asphalt
315:Length
299:Runways
213:/sedena
202:Website
78:Summary
1475:Mexico
1350:Tecate
1294:Xalapa
1279:Tamuín
1169:Celaya
1067:La Paz
1032:Colima
932:Puebla
927:Oaxaca
912:Mérida
897:Loreto
796:Cancún
724:SEDENA
469:runway
418:Jetset
401:Mexico
352:SEDENA
336:2,320
331:10-28
113:Mexico
1132:Tepic
957:Tulum
835:Minor
789:Major
473:apron
435:, or
119:Built
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659:2022
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389:MM41
385:ICAO
278:MM41
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209:.gob
154:AMSL
122:1945
68:MM41
64:ICAO
57:none
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220:Map
211:.mx
207:www
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