Mexicali International Airport
Mexicali International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Mexicali | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public, Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico | ||||||||||
| Serves | Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico | ||||||||||
| Focus city for | Volaris | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 23 m / 75 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°37′50″N 115°14′29″W / 32.63056°N 115.24139°WCoordinates: 32°37′50″N 115°14′29″W / 32.63056°N 115.24139°W | ||||||||||
| Website | Mexicali International Airport | ||||||||||
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Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico | |||||||||||
General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport (IATA: MXL, ICAO: MMML) is an international airport located outside Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, near the U.S.-Mexico border. It is the northernmost airport in Mexico. It is named after Mexican military officer, politician and former Governor of Baja California .
Information[]
The General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport is located 20 kilometres east of the city of Mexicali. The airport is 535 hectares in area, with an asphalt runway 2600 metres long and 45 metres wide, designed to handle aircraft such as the Boeing 737, Boeing 757 and Airbus A320. It has two taxiways, 385 and 460 metres long by 23 metres wide.
The airport has two aprons, one for commercial aviation, made of hydraulic concrete with three parking positions; and another for general aviation, made of asphalt, with 24 parking positions and three helipads. It also has a building for Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting, a machinery room, visual aids, control tower, three hangars and a water treatment plant.
In 2020 it handled 693,200 passengers and in 2021, it handled 1,094,000 passengers.[1]
Airlines and destinations[]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aeroméxico | Mexico City |
| TAR | Chihuahua, Culiacán, Hermosillo |
| Volaris | Cancún, Culiacán, Guadalajara, León/El Bajío, Mexico City, Morelia |
Destinations map[]
| Destinations map |
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class=notpageimage| Domestic destinations from Tijuana International Airport Red = Year-round destination Blue = Future destination Italic = Suspended destination |
Statistics[]
Passengers[]
Busiest routes[]
| Rank | City | Passengers | Ranking | Airline |
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| 1 |  Jalisco, Guadalajara
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151,631 |  1
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VivaAerobús, Volaris |
| 2 |  Mexico City, Mexico City
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123,011 |  1
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Aeroméxico, Volaris |
| 3 |  Sinaloa, Culiacán
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30,166 | 
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Calafia Airlines, TAR, Volaris |
| 4 |  Guanajuato, León
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9,884 | 1
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Volaris |
| 5 |  Nuevo León, Monterrey
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8,471 | 1
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VivaAerobús, Volaris |
| 6 |  Sonora, Hermosillo
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3,041 |
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TAR, Volaris |
| 7 |  Michoacán, Morelia
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2,772 | 1
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Volaris |
| 8 |  Chihuahua, Chihuahua
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1,521 | 1
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Volaris |
Gallery[]
Front side of Main Terminal.
General Aviation Terminal and Airport Commander's Office.
Control tower.
Airport's gate.
See also[]
- List of the busiest airports in Mexico
- 2012 Boeing 727 crash experiment, involving a Boeing 727 that took off from General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport, to be deliberately crashed for the purpose of making a television show.
References[]
- ^ "Traffic Report" (PDF). Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico. January 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- ^ "Traffic Statistics by Airline" (in Spanish). Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. February 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
External links[]
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- Airports in Baja California
- Mexicali
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