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Mexicali International Airport (); officially ''Aeropuerto Internacional General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada'' (General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport) is an international airport located 20 kilometers east of
Mexicali Mexicali (; ) is the capital city of the States of Mexico, Mexican state of Baja California. The city, which is the seat of the Mexicali Municipality, has a population of 689,775, according to the 2010 census, while the Calexico–Mexicali, Cale ...
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Baja California Baja California, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California, is a state in Mexico. It is the northwesternmost of the 32 federal entities of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1952, the area was known as the North Territory of B ...
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Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
, near the U.S.-Mexico border. It is the northernmost airport in Mexico and serves the metropolitan area of Mexicali and the transborder region of Calexico-Mexicali. In addition to domestic flights within Mexico, the airport also facilitates domestic and international charter flights, flight training, and executive, and
general aviation General aviation (GA) is defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) as all civil aviation aircraft operations except for commercial air transport or aerial work, which is defined as specialized aviation services for other ...
activities. Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico owns and operates the airport, which is named in honor of Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada, a Mexican military officer, politician, and former Governor of Baja California. The airport is a focus city for
Volaris Volaris (legally ''Concesionaria Vuela Compañía de Aviación S.A.B. de C.V.'') is a Mexican low-cost airline based in Santa Fe, Mexico City, Santa Fe, Álvaro Obregón, Mexico City, Álvaro Obregón, Mexico City with its operating bases in Canc ...
serving 9 domestic destinations. Mexicali Airport handled 1,034,100 passengers in 2024, a 35.51% decrease from previous year.


Facilities

The airport is located at an
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of and covers an area of . It features a long and wide
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runway that can handle
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aircraft. There are two
aprons An apron is a garment worn over other clothing to cover the front of the body to protect from liquids. They have several purposes, most commonly as a functional accessory that protects clothes and skin from stains and marks. However, other typ ...
: one for commercial aviation, constructed with hydraulic concrete and equipped with five parking positions, and another for general aviation, made of asphalt, offering 24 parking positions for small aircraft and three helipads. Other facilities include the control tower, a building for aircraft rescue and firefighting, a machinery room, visual aids, three hangars, and a water treatment plant. The airport has a capacity of operating 18 flights per hour. The passenger terminal is a one-story structure that accommodates arrivals and departures, offering standard services typically found at regional airports. These services include parking facilities, a check-in area, security areas, a VIP lounge, retail outlets,
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, and
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facilities, baggage-claim zones, an arrivals hall with car rental services and taxi stands, and a departure concourse with five gates that provide direct access to the apron, allowing passengers to board their planes by walking to the aircraft. Additionally, the airport houses logistics and courier companies and includes a dedicated general aviation terminal for various activities, including executive and general aviation, as well as administrative facilities.


Airlines and destinations


Passenger

Notes:
Viva flight to Cancún will make a stopover in Monterrey.


Destinations map


Statistics


Passengers


Busiest routes


See also

* List of the busiest airports in Mexico *
List of airports in Mexico This is a list of airports in Mexico, categorized by the largest city served, state, ICAO and IATA codes, and airport name. It includes both public and military airports. Separate Wikipedia lists cover the busiest airports in Mexico, airports i ...
* List of airports by ICAO code: M *
List of busiest airports in North America This is a list of the 50 busiest airports in North America. List is ranked by total passengers per year. Data is sourced from annual reports provided by Airports Council International. Tables also show the percentage change in total passengers for ...
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List of the busiest airports in Latin America This is a list of the busiest airports by passenger traffic in Latin America since 2008. In graph 2025: 30 Busiest airports (JAN–APR) 2024: 30 Busiest airports 2023: 30 busiest airports 2022: 30 busiest airports 2021: 25 busiest ...
* Transportation in Mexico *
Tourism in Mexico Tourism holds considerable significance as a pivotal industry within Mexico's economic landscape. Beginning in the 1960s, it has been vigorously endorsed by the Mexican government, often heralded as "an industry without smokestacks," signif ...
* Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico *
Mexicali Municipality Mexicali Municipality is a Municipalities of Mexico, municipality () in the Mexican States of Mexico, state of Baja California. Its municipal seat () is located in the city of Mexicali. As of 2020, the municipality had a total population of 1,04 ...
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Calexico–Mexicali Calexico–Mexicali is a transborder agglomeration in southeastern California (in the United States) and northwestern Baja California (in Mexico) with its center being the border between the sister cities of Calexico and Mexicali. The agglomerat ...
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Southern Border Region (California) The Southern Border Region is one of nine geopolitical designations in California used for economic analysis. The region includes San Diego County and Imperial County, each of which borders Mexico. Its largest city is San Diego. The South ...
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Imperial County, California Imperial County is a county located on the southeast border of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 179,702, ranking as the least populous county in Southern California. The county seat and largest city is ...
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Imperial Valley The Imperial Valley ( or ''Valle Imperial'') of Southern California lies in Imperial and Riverside counties, with an urban area centered on the city of El Centro. The Valley is bordered by the Colorado River to the east and, in part, the S ...
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El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve () is a biosphere reserve and UNESCO World Heritage Site managed by the federal government of Mexico, specifically by Secretariat of the Environment and Natural Resources, in collaborat ...


References


External links

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Official website

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico

Mexicali Airport information
at Great Circle Mapper * * *
Mexicali Travel Guide
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