Travel to Mazatlan from Monterrey, do I need a passport?

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EDIT 2: I found yet another source that proves my answer right. IATA Travel Centre: https://www.iatatravelcentre.com/MX-Mexico-passport-visa-health-travel-document-requirements.htm

I filled the form with a travel from Mexico to Mexico, 10 days (to avoid any VISA issues), adult traveling with a US passport card. The results says it pretty clear:

  • Summary: No, the documentation you hold is NOT sufficient for the journey you have specified.
  • Passport: Passport required.

You can fill it out yourself to see the results.

PS. I got redirected to IATA's online tool by Aeromexico, the flag carrier airline of Mexico.

EDIT: The answer stays the same.

The passport card is not valid for air travel except domestically within the U.S.

According to Aeropuerto Internacional de la cuidad de México:

Foreigners who want to travel on a domestic flight within Mexico need a boarding pass and a valid passport.

Despite its name, a passport card does not count as a "valid passport". The only exceptions are US domestic flights or land/sea border with specific countries (including Mexico). Any air travel outside the US, in a country that requires foreigners to carry a passport to board a plane (like Mexico does), will require a passport book.

No you will not.

Quoting from the U.S. DEPARTMENT of STATE - BUREAU of CONSULAR AFFAIRS:

The passport card cannot be used for international air travel.

So you cannot fly to (EDIT: or within) Mexico with just a passport card. The passport card can be used as a valid ID at land and sea crossings between the US and Mexico. So if you were to drive to Mexico, or take any land or sea vehicle to cross the border, the passport card would be enough (along with whatever permits or visa you need for your activity).

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