Tijuana Airport (TIJ)
Tijuana General Abelardo L. Rodríguez International Airport averages 127 flights per day to 44 destinations, with 35 domestic and 9 international routes. A total of 13 airlines operate at TIJ, led by Volaris. This airport provides direct service to 3 countries across two continents, with a route network dominated by domestic flights and China as its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Tijuana connects to Shenzhen, with a typical flight time of 13 hrs 45 mins.
- Destinations
- 44 (35 domestic · 9 international)
- Flights per day
- 127 (124 domestic · 4 international)
- Busiest Route
- Mexico City (MEX) (21/day)
- Top Country
- Mexico (124 flights/day)
- Longest Runway
- 9,715 ft / 2,961 m
Weather in Tijuana
44 Destinations from Tijuana Airport (TIJ)
This week, 44 active routes depart from Tijuana International Airport. The busiest route connects Tijuana with Mexico City (MEX) and is operated by 4 airlines. The longest nonstop flight is to Shenzhen, and the shortest flight is to Ontario.
All Destinations
| Flights | Destination | Route | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Mexico City (MEX) |
TIJ → MEX
3 hrs 45 mins |
Aeromexico, Hainan Airlines, VivaAerobus, Volaris4 |
| 18 | Guadalajara |
TIJ → GDL
3 hrs 15 mins |
Estafeta, VivaAerobus, Volaris3 |
| 6 | Morelia |
TIJ → MLM
3 hrs 10 mins |
VivaAerobus, Volaris2 |
| 5 | Silao |
TIJ → BJX
3 hrs 10 mins |
VivaAerobus, Volaris2 |
| 5 | Monterrey |
TIJ → MTY
3 hrs 10 mins |
VivaAerobus, Volaris2 |
| 5 | Culiacán |
TIJ → CUL
2 hrs 25 mins |
VivaAerobus, Volaris2 |
| 5 | Hermosillo |
TIJ → HMO
1 hr 50 mins |
VivaAerobus, Volaris2 |
| 4 | La Paz |
TIJ → LAP
2 hrs 15 mins |
VivaAerobus, Volaris2 |
| 4 | San José del Cabo |
TIJ → SJD
2 hrs 30 mins |
VivaAerobus, Volaris2 |
| 4 | Querétaro |
TIJ → QRO
3 hrs 10 mins |
Aeronaves TSM, VivaAerobus, Volaris3 |
| 4 | Mazatlán |
TIJ → MZT
2 hrs 40 mins |
VivaAerobus, Volaris2 |
| 3 | Puerto Vallarta |
TIJ → PVR
2 hrs 55 mins |
VivaAerobus, Volaris2 |
| 3 | Aguascalientes |
TIJ → AGU
3 hrs |
Volaris1 |
| 3 | Cancún |
TIJ → CUN
4 hrs 25 mins |
VivaAerobus, Volaris2 |
| 3 | Durango |
TIJ → DGO
2 hrs 45 mins |
Volaris1 |
| 3 | Los Mochis |
TIJ → LMM
2 hrs 10 mins |
Volaris1 |
| 3 | Oaxaca City |
TIJ → OAX
3 hrs 45 mins |
VivaAerobus, Volaris2 |
| 3 | Puebla City |
TIJ → PBC
3 hrs 35 mins |
VivaAerobus, Volaris2 |
| 2 | Ciudad Obregón |
TIJ → CEN
2 hrs |
Volaris1 |
| 2 | Colima |
TIJ → CLQ
3 hrs |
Volaris1 |
| 2 | Zacatecas City |
TIJ → ZCL
2 hrs 50 mins |
Volaris1 |
| 2 | Acapulco |
TIJ → ACA
3 hrs 35 mins |
Volaris1 |
| 2 | Chihuahua City |
TIJ → CUU
2 hrs 20 mins |
Volaris1 |
| 2 | Ciudad Juárez |
TIJ → CJS
2 hrs 55 mins |
Volaris1 |
| 2 | Tepic |
TIJ → TPQ
2 hrs 45 mins |
Volaris1 |
| 2 | Toluca |
TIJ → TLC
3 hrs 15 mins |
Volaris1 |
| 2 | Veracruz |
TIJ → VER
3 hrs 25 mins |
VivaAerobus, Volaris2 |
| 1 | Mexico City (NLU) |
TIJ → NLU
3 hrs 20 mins |
MXA, Xpressair2 |
| 1 | Beijing |
TIJ → PEK
11 hrs 30 mins |
Hainan Airlines1 |
| 1 | San Luis Potosí |
TIJ → SLP
3 hrs 5 mins |
Volaris1 |
| 6/week | Phoenix |
TIJ → PHX
2 hrs |
American Airlines, SkyWest Airlines2 |
| 5/week | Torreón |
TIJ → TRC
2 hrs 35 mins |
Volaris1 |
| 4/week | Ixtapa |
TIJ → ZIH
3 hrs 15 mins |
Volaris1 |
| 4/week | Loreto |
TIJ → LTO
2 hrs 5 mins |
Volaris1 |
| 4/week | Shenzhen |
TIJ → SZX
13 hrs 45 mins |
China Southern Airlines1 |
| 4/week | Tapachula |
TIJ → TAP
4 hrs 10 mins |
Volaris1 |
| 4/week | Tuxtla Gutiérrez |
TIJ → TGZ
4 hrs 10 mins |
Volaris1 |
| 2/week | Kulyakan | TIJ → — | Volaris1 |
| 1/week | Los Angeles | TIJ → LAX | ACW1 |
| 1/week | Ontario |
TIJ → ONT
45 mins |
PPQ1 |
| 1/week | Puerto Escondido | TIJ → PXM | VivaAerobus1 |
| 1/week | Keretaro | TIJ → — | VivaAerobus1 |
| 1/week | Oaksaka | TIJ → — | Volaris1 |
| 1/week | Santa-Lyuchiya | TIJ → — | Xpressair1 |
Airlines
Tijuana International Airport is served by 13 airlines, with Volaris in the lead at 53% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 83% of routes. 9 carriers operate only one route each. A total of 9 airlines operate international routes, compared with 8 serving domestic routes. China Southern Airlines is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Shenzhen with a flight time of 13 hrs 45 mins.
- Volaris35 routes
- VivaAerobus18 routes
- Hainan Airlines2 routes
- Xpressair2 routes
- Aeromexico1 route
- Estafeta1 route
- Aeronaves TSM1 route
- MXA1 route
- American Airlines1 route
- SkyWest Airlines1 route
- China Southern Airlines1 route
- ACW1 route
- PPQ1 route
Tijuana International Airport provides direct service to 3 countries across two continents. The route network is 80% domestic and 20% international, with Beijing, China serving as the primary international destination.
- Mexico124/day
- China2/day
- United States1/day
Global Rankings of Tijuana Airport (TIJ)
This snapshot shows how Tijuana Airport (TIJ) ranks globally across multiple operational and network dimensions. Rankings reflect relative position worldwide across destination breadth, flight volume, scheduling density, and long-haul reach.
Destinations
Measures how broadly the airport connects distinct endpoints across its route network.
- #407 – Total Destination Count (Network breadth)
- #233 – Domestic Destination Count
- #659 – International Destination Count
Flights & Scheduling
Reflects flight volume and how intensively runway infrastructure is scheduled.
- #215 – Total Flight Count (Operational intensity)
- #140 – Domestic Flight Count
- #613 – International Flight Count
- #124 – Flights per Runway (Scheduling density)
Distance & Reach
Highlights long-haul connectivity and how distance is distributed across flights and runways.
- #159 – Total Distance Flown (Global reach)
- #151 – Distance per Flight (Route profile)
- #85 – Distance per Runway (Long-haul leverage)
2 Runways at Tijuana Airport (TIJ)
| Name | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | 9,715 ft · 2,961 m | 148 ft · 45 m | Asphalt |
| 27 | 9,715 ft · 2,961 m | 148 ft · 45 m | Asphalt |
45 Aircraft Require Longer Runway
Longest runway available is 9,715 ft / 2,961 m long. The following aircraft typically require more runway than is available at Tijuana International Airport.
| Aircraft | Takeoff required | Landing required |
|---|---|---|
| Boeing 777-200LR | 9,744 ft · 2,970 m | 5,610 ft · 1,710 m |
| Antonov An-124 Ruslan | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 2,953 ft · 900 m |
| Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Stars | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| Boeing 777-300ER | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| Tupolev Tu-144 | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 8,530 ft · 2,600 m |
| Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30ER | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-8-52 | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| Douglas DC-8-51 | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| Douglas DC-8-62 | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| Douglas DC-8-63 | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| Douglas DC-8-53 | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| Douglas DC-8-61 | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| Airbus A330-900neo | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 5,577 ft · 1,700 m |
| Airbus A350-900F | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| Airbus A380 Cargo | 9,875 ft · 3,010 m | 6,594 ft · 2,010 m |
| Boeing YAL-1 | 9,902 ft · 3,018 m | 7,546 ft · 2,300 m |
| Aero Spacelines Super Guppy | 10,000 ft · 3,048 m | 6,998 ft · 2,133 m |
| Douglas DC-8 | 10,000 ft · 3,048 m | 6,499 ft · 1,981 m |
| Boeing 707 | 10,000 ft · 3,048 m | 6,201 ft · 1,890 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-8-73 | 10,007 ft · 3,050 m | 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-8-72 | 10,007 ft · 3,050 m | 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| Boom Overture | 10,118 ft · 3,084 m | n/a |
| Airbus A340 Private Jet | 10,256 ft · 3,126 m | 8,999 ft · 2,743 m |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-11 | 10,299 ft · 3,139 m | 6,949 ft · 2,118 m |
| Airbus A340-600 | 10,302 ft · 3,140 m | 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| Boeing BBJ 787-9 | 10,400 ft · 3,170 m | 5,700 ft · 1,737 m |
| VC-25A Air Force One | 10,466 ft · 3,190 m | 7,999 ft · 2,438 m |
| Boeing 747-8 | 10,466 ft · 3,190 m | 8,793 ft · 2,680 m |
| Airbus A340-500 | 10,499 ft · 3,200 m | 6,299 ft · 1,920 m |
| Boeing 747-200 | 10,499 ft · 3,200 m | 6,234 ft · 1,900 m |
| Boeing 777-300 | 10,597 ft · 3,230 m | 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| Boeing 747-100 | 10,650 ft · 3,246 m | 6,168 ft · 1,880 m |
| Boeing 747-8 VIP / BBJ | 10,801 ft · 3,292 m | 7,001 ft · 2,134 m |
| Boeing 747-8 Freighter | 10,801 ft · 3,292 m | 7,001 ft · 2,134 m |
| Boeing 747-300 | 10,827 ft · 3,300 m | 6,919 ft · 2,109 m |
| Boeing 747-400F | 10,827 ft · 3,300 m | 6,890 ft · 2,100 m |
| Boeing 747-400ER | 10,892 ft · 3,320 m | 7,136 ft · 2,175 m |
| Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde | 11,250 ft · 3,429 m | 7,218 ft · 2,200 m |
| Antonov An-225 Mriya | 11,483 ft · 3,500 m | 10,827 ft · 3,300 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 | 11,499 ft · 3,505 m | 5,909 ft · 1,801 m |