Mexico flag Tijuana Airport (TIJ)

Country Mexico | North America | Regional Airport | IATA: TIJ | ICAO: MMTJ | Elevation 489 ft · 149 m | Local time —

Destinations
50
Flights / day
129
Busiest route
Mexico City
Top airline
Volaris

Tijuana General Abelardo L. Rodríguez Airport averages 129 flights per day to 50 destinations, with 35 domestic routes and 14 international routes. A total of 22 airlines operate at TIJ, led by Volaris. This airport provides direct service to three countries across two continents, with United States of America representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Tijuana General Abelardo L. Rodríguez connects to Shenzhen, with a typical flight time of 14 hr 50 mins. Updated: July 18, 2026

Route Network

Tijuana General Abelardo L. Rodríguez Airport connects 49 destinations worldwide, with Mexico City standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Shenzhen, and the shortest flight is to San Diego.

Mexico flag Mexico City (MEX) – Mexico 4 airlines
3 hr 45 mins
1,430 mi · 2,301 km
18
per day
Mexico flag Guadalajara (GDL) – Mexico 2 airlines
3 hr 20 mins
1,182 mi · 1,902 km
16
per day
Mexico flag Culiacán (CUL) – Mexico 2 airlines
2 hr 30 mins
787 mi · 1,266 km
7
per day
Mexico flag Silao (BJX) – Mexico 2 airlines
3 hr 25 mins
1,242 mi · 1,999 km
6
per day
Mexico flag Monterrey (MTY) – Mexico 2 airlines
3 hr 10 mins
1,118 mi · 1,799 km
5
per day
Mexico flag La Paz (LAP) – Mexico 2 airlines
2 hr 25 mins
709 mi · 1,142 km
5
per day
Mexico flag Puerto Vallarta (PVR) – Mexico 2 airlines
3 hr 10 mins
1,092 mi · 1,757 km
5
per day
Mexico flag San José del Cabo (SJD) – Mexico 2 airlines
2 hr 35 mins
785 mi · 1,263 km
5
per day
Mexico flag Mazatlán (MZT) – Mexico 2 airlines
2 hr 45 mins
920 mi · 1,480 km
4
per day
Mexico flag Morelia (MLM) – Mexico 2 airlines
3 hr 35 mins
1,318 mi · 2,122 km
4
per day
Mexico flag Oaxaca City (OAX) – Mexico 2 airlines
4 hr 10 mins
1,657 mi · 2,667 km
4
per day
Mexico flag Puebla City (PBC) – Mexico 2 airlines
3 hr 50 mins
1,476 mi · 2,376 km
4
per day
Mexico flag Hermosillo (HMO) – Mexico 1 airline
1 hr 45 mins
424 mi · 683 km
3
per day
Mexico flag Cancún (CUN) – Mexico 2 airlines
4 hr 50 mins
2,010 mi · 3,235 km
3
per day
Mexico flag Querétaro (QRO) – Mexico 2 airlines
3 hr 35 mins
1,321 mi · 2,127 km
3
per day
Mexico flag Chihuahua City (CUU) – Mexico 1 airline
2 hr 20 mins
706 mi · 1,135 km
3
per day
Mexico flag Aguascalientes (AGU) – Mexico 1 airline
3 hr 15 mins
1,169 mi · 1,882 km
3
per day
Mexico flag Los Mochis (LMM) – Mexico 1 airline
2 hr 15 mins
671 mi · 1,080 km
3
per day
Mexico flag Durango (DGO) – Mexico 1 airline
2 hr 50 mins
953 mi · 1,534 km
2
per day
United States of America flag San Diego (SDM) – United States of America 9 airlines
1 hr 10 mins
2 mi · 4 km
2
per day
Mexico flag Acapulco (ACA) – Mexico 1 airline
4 hr 0 mins
1,531 mi · 2,464 km
2
per day
Mexico flag Ciudad Obregón (CEN) – Mexico 1 airline
2 hr 0 mins
556 mi · 894 km
2
per day
Mexico flag Colima (CLQ) – Mexico 1 airline
—
TIJ → CLQ
2
per day
Mexico flag Zacatecas City (ZCL) – Mexico 1 airline
3 hr 5 mins
1,097 mi · 1,765 km
2
per day
Mexico flag Ciudad Juárez (CJS) – Mexico 1 airline
2 hr 5 mins
620 mi · 998 km
2
per day
Mexico flag Tepic (TPQ) – Mexico 1 airline
3 hr 5 mins
1,070 mi · 1,722 km
2
per day
Mexico flag Veracruz (VER) – Mexico 2 airlines
4 hr 5 mins
1,584 mi · 2,550 km
1
per day
Mexico flag Toluca (TLC) – Mexico 2 airlines
3 hr 45 mins
1,411 mi · 2,271 km
1
per day
Mexico flag Loreto (LTO) – Mexico 1 airline
2 hr 5 mins
565 mi · 910 km
1
per day
Mexico flag Mexico City (NLU) – Mexico 1 airline
3 hr 45 mins
1,418 mi · 2,282 km
1
per day
Mexico flag San Luis Potosí (SLP) – Mexico 1 airline
3 hr 20 mins
1,211 mi · 1,949 km
1
per day
China flag Beijing (PEK) – China 1 airline
13 hr 0 mins
6,364 mi · 10,242 km
1
per day
Mexico flag Tuxtla Gutiérrez (TGZ) – Mexico 1 airline
4 hr 35 mins
1,858 mi · 2,991 km
6
per week
Mexico flag Ixtapa (ZIH) – Mexico 1 airline
3 hr 45 mins
1,413 mi · 2,275 km
4
per week
Mexico flag Mérida (MID) – Mexico 1 airline
—
TIJ → MID
4
per week
United States of America flag Ontario (ONT) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 15 mins
111 mi · 178 km
4
per week
Mexico flag Puerto Escondido (PXM) – Mexico 1 airline
—
TIJ → PXM
4
per week
China flag Shenzhen (SZX) – China 1 airline
14 hr 50 mins
7,362 mi · 11,848 km
4
per week
Mexico flag Torreón (TRC) – Mexico 1 airline
2 hr 50 mins
949 mi · 1,527 km
4
per week
United States of America flag Phoenix (PHX) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 25 mins
294 mi · 473 km
3
per week
United States of America flag Salt Lake City (SLC) – United States of America 1 airline
—
TIJ → SLC
2
per week
United States of America flag Santa Rosa (STS) – United States of America 2 airlines
—
TIJ → STS
2
per week
United States of America flag Bedford (BED) – United States of America 1 airline
—
TIJ → BED
1
per week
United States of America flag Chino (CNO) – United States of America 1 airline
—
TIJ → CNO
1
per week
United States of America flag Denver (APA) – United States of America 1 airline
—
TIJ → APA
1
per week
United States of America flag Los Angeles (LAX) – United States of America 1 airline
—
TIJ → LAX
1
per week
United States of America flag Napa (APC) – United States of America 1 airline
—
TIJ → APC
1
per week
United States of America flag San Diego (SAN) – United States of America 1 airline
—
TIJ → SAN
1
per week
United States of America flag Van Nuys (VNY) – United States of America 1 airline
—
TIJ → VNY
1
per week

Route and destination data updated July 18, 2026.

Tijuana General Abelardo L. Rodríguez Airport is served by 22 airlines, with Volaris in the lead at 45% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 70% of routes. 16 carriers operate only one route each. A total of 19 airlines operate international routes, compared with six airlines serving domestic routes. China Southern Airlines is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Shenzhen with a flight time of 14 hrs 50 mins.

Volaris (35 routes)
VivaAerobus (16 routes)
Hainan Airlines (3 routes)
NetJets Aviation (3 routes)
Solarius Aviation (2 routes)
XBJFA (2 routes)
Aeromexico (1 routes)
CAP (1 routes)
CXK (1 routes)
FFL (1 routes)
XBCFE (1 routes)
XBHCG (1 routes)
XBKGD (1 routes)
Xpressair (1 routes)
PPQ (1 routes)
China Southern Airlines (1 routes)
American Airlines (1 routes)
Executive Jet Management (1 routes)
TCA (1 routes)
WWI (1 routes)
Flexjet (1 routes)
TROY (1 routes)

Tijuana General Abelardo L. Rodríguez Airport provides direct service to three countries across two continents. The route network is 71% domestic and 29% international. United States of America is the primary international destination.

Mexico - 123/day
United States of America - 5/day
China - 2/day

Delays

Worst Delays · Most Punctual · Most Cancellations · Live Delays
Global  Delays
Delay Performance (24 hour average)
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Arrivals
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Cancelled Departures
0 flights (24 hour total)

Jul 20

2026

15:00 - 16:00

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on-time
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0

Jul 20

2026

14:00 - 15:00

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0

Jul 20

2026

13:00 - 14:00

Departure
on-time
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—
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Jul 20

2026

12:00 - 13:00

Departure
—
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—
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Jul 20

2026

11:00 - 12:00

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—
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Jul 20

2026

10:00 - 11:00

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Jul 20

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09:00 - 10:00

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Jul 20

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08:00 - 09:00

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Jul 20

2026

07:00 - 08:00

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Jul 20

2026

06:00 - 07:00

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—
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on-time
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0

Jul 20

2026

05:00 - 06:00

Departure
3 min late
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on-time
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0

Jul 20

2026

04:00 - 05:00

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on-time
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on-time
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Jul 20

2026

03:00 - 04:00

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Jul 20

2026

02:00 - 03:00

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Jul 20

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01:00 - 02:00

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Jul 20

2026

00:00 - 01:00

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Jul 19

2026

23:00 - 00:00

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—
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Jul 19

2026

22:00 - 23:00

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Jul 19

2026

21:00 - 22:00

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Jul 19

2026

20:00 - 21:00

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Jul 19

2026

19:00 - 20:00

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0

Jul 19

2026

18:00 - 19:00

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0

Jul 19

2026

16:00 - 17:00

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0
Delay Performance (7 day average)
Departures
on-time
min (+318%) vs last week
7d trend
Arrivals
on-time
min vs last week
7d trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (7 day total)

Jul 19

2026

Departure
on-time
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on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 18

2026

Departure
on-time
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on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 17

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 16

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 15

2026

Departure
on-time
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on-time
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0

Jul 14

2026

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on-time
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on-time
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0

Jul 13

2026

Departure
on-time
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on-time
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0
Delay Performance (30 day average)
Departures
on-time
4 min (-90.1%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Arrivals
on-time
1 min (+154.2%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (30 day total)

Jul 19

2026

Departure
on-time
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on-time
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0

Jul 18

2026

Departure
on-time
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on-time
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0

Jul 17

2026

Departure
2 min late
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on-time
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0

Jul 16

2026

Departure
on-time
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1 min early
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0

Jul 15

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Jul 14

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Jul 13

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Jul 12

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Jul 11

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Jul 10

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Jul 9

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Jul 8

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Jul 4

2026

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on-time
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on-time
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Jul 3

2026

Departure
on-time
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6 min late
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0

Jul 2

2026

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on-time
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on-time
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Jul 1

2026

Departure
1 min late
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Jun 30

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Jun 29

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Jun 28

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Jun 27

2026

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on-time
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on-time
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Jun 26

2026

Departure
3 min late
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on-time
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0

Jun 25

2026

Departure
on-time
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on-time
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0

Jun 24

2026

Departure
1 min late
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0

Jun 23

2026

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on-time
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on-time
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Jun 22

2026

Departure
2 min late
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Jun 21

2026

Departure
1 min late
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Jun 20

2026

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0

Global Rankings

Worldwide Position

Flights per day

#233 (129 flights/day)
Top 100 Busiest Airports in the World
Worldwide Position

Most destinations

#403 (50 destinations)
Top 100 Airports with Most Destinations

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
9,715 ft 2,961 m 148 ft 45 m Asphalt
9,715 ft 2,961 m 148 ft 45 m Asphalt

Runway Length

44 aircraft cannot operate at Tijuana General Abelardo L. Rodríguez Airport due to runway length constraints. The airport’s longest runway is 9,715 ft (2,961 m), which is below the typical takeoff or landing distance required by the aircraft listed here.

Aircraft Takeoff Landing
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
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 10,397 ft 3,169 m 5,699 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

Operational Context

Tijuana General Abelardo L. Rodríguez (IATA: TIJ) operates around 129 flights per day to 50 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 35 domestic and 14 international routes, with Volaris as the leading carrier and Mexico City currently the busiest connection. From TIJ, passengers can reach 3 countries across 2 continents, and the longest runway measures 2,961 m (9,715 ft).

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