TIJ

General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport

ICAO MMTJ32.5410°N 116.9700°W149 m / 489 ftLarge airport
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Tijuana International Airport
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General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport (IATA: TIJ, ICAO: MMTJ) is a large airport in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. It opened in 1958. It has one runway, 2,960 m (9,711 ft) long, concrete. It is operated by Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico. In 2022 it handled 12.3 million passengers.

Timeline

1 event · 1958–1958
1958
OpenedGeneral Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport opens.
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
Terminal 1Terminal Aviacion GeneralCBX skywalk bridgeEdificio Procesador
09/27099° / 279° · LIT
LENGTH2,960 m9,711 ftWIDTH44 m144 ftSURFACEConcrete

Passengers per year

2011–2022
3.5M
3.8M
4.3M
4.4M
4.9M
6.3M
7.1M
7.8M
8.9M
6.3M
9.7M
12.3M
111213141516171819202122

Routes

39 destinations · 3 countries
2,500 km5,000 km7,500 km10,000 km2,500 mi5,000 miHMO · General Ignacio L. Pesqueira International Airport · 683 km / 424 miCEN · Ciudad Obregón International Airport · 894 km / 556 miLTO · Loreto International Airport · 910 km / 565 miCJS · Abraham González International Airport · 998 km / 620 miLMM · Valle del Fuerte International Airport · 1,080 km / 671 miCUU · General Roberto Fierro Villalobos International Airport · 1,136 km / 706 miLAP · Manuel Márquez de León International Airport · 1,142 km / 710 miSJD · Los Cabos International Airport · 1,263 km / 785 miCUL · Bachigualato Federal International Airport · 1,266 km / 787 miMZT · General Rafael Buelna International Airport · 1,480 km / 920 miTRC · Francisco Sarabia Tinoco International Airport · 1,528 km / 949 miDGO · General Guadalupe Victoria International Airport · 1,534 km / 953 miTPQ · Amado Nervo National Airport · 1,722 km / 1,070 miPVR · Puerto Vallarta International Airport · 1,757 km / 1,092 miZCL · General Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport · 1,765 km / 1,097 miMTY · Monterrey International Airport · 1,799 km / 1,118 miAGU · Aguascalientes International Airport · 1,882 km / 1,169 miGDL · Guadalajara International Airport · 1,902 km / 1,182 miSLP · Ponciano Arriaga International Airport · 1,948 km / 1,210 miCLQ · Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid International Airport · 1,989 km / 1,236 miBJX · Guanajuato International Airport · 1,999 km / 1,242 miUPN · Uruapan - Licenciado y General Ignacio Lopez Rayon International Airport · 2,084 km / 1,295 miMLM · General Francisco J. Mujica International Airport · 2,122 km / 1,319 miQRO · Querétaro Intercontinental Airport · 2,126 km / 1,321 miTLC · Adolfo López Mateos International Airport · 2,271 km / 1,411 miZIH · Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport · 2,275 km / 1,414 miNLU · Felipe Ángeles International Airport · 2,282 km / 1,418 miMEX · Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport · 2,301 km / 1,430 miPBC · Hermanos Serdán International Airport · 2,376 km / 1,476 miACA · General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport · 2,464 km / 1,531 miVER · General Heriberto Jara International Airport · 2,550 km / 1,584 miOAX · Xoxocotlán International Airport · 2,667 km / 1,657 miPXM · Puerto Escondido International Airport · 2,729 km / 1,696 miTGZ · Angel Albino Corzo International Airport · 2,991 km / 1,859 miMID · Manuel Crescencio Rejón International Airport · 2,993 km / 1,860 miTAP · Tapachula International Airport · 3,174 km / 1,972 miCUN · Cancún International Airport · 3,235 km / 2,010 miSAN · San Diego International Airport · 30 km / 19 miPVG · Shanghai Pudong International Airport · 10,619 km / 6,598 miPVGCUNTAPZIHSLPSJDCUUPXMVERMLMMTYLMMCJSHMOMIDTGZOAXPBCCLQGDLDGOTRCLTOCENACATLCQROBJXAGUZCLPVRTPQMZTCULLAPTIJ
Year-round37
HMOGeneral Ignacio L. Pesqueira International AirportMexico · Volaris683 km424 miCENCiudad Obregón International AirportMexico · Volaris894 km556 miLTOLoreto International AirportMexico · Volaris910 km565 miCJSAbraham González International AirportMexico · Volaris998 km620 miLMMValle del Fuerte International AirportMexico · Volaris1,080 km671 miCUUGeneral Roberto Fierro Villalobos International AirportMexico · Volaris1,136 km706 miLAPManuel Márquez de León International AirportMexico · Volaris, Viva1,142 km710 miSJDLos Cabos International AirportMexico · Volaris, Viva1,263 km785 miCULBachigualato Federal International AirportMexico · Volaris, Viva1,266 km787 miMZTGeneral Rafael Buelna International AirportMexico · Volaris, Viva1,480 km920 miTRCFrancisco Sarabia Tinoco International AirportMexico · Volaris1,528 km949 miDGOGeneral Guadalupe Victoria International AirportMexico · Volaris1,534 km953 miTPQAmado Nervo National AirportMexico · Volaris1,722 km1,070 miPVRPuerto Vallarta International AirportMexico · Volaris, Viva1,757 km1,092 miZCLGeneral Leobardo C. Ruiz International AirportMexico · Volaris1,765 km1,097 miMTYMonterrey International AirportMexico · Volaris, Viva1,799 km1,118 miAGUAguascalientes International AirportMexico · Volaris1,882 km1,169 miGDLGuadalajara International AirportMexico · Volaris, Viva1,902 km1,182 miSLPPonciano Arriaga International AirportMexico · Volaris1,948 km1,210 miCLQLicenciado Miguel de la Madrid International AirportMexico · Volaris1,989 km1,236 miBJXGuanajuato International AirportMexico · Volaris, Viva1,999 km1,242 miUPNUruapan - Licenciado y General Ignacio Lopez Rayon International AirportMexico · Volaris2,084 km1,295 miMLMGeneral Francisco J. Mujica International AirportMexico · Volaris, Viva2,122 km1,319 miQROQuerétaro Intercontinental AirportMexico · Volaris, Viva2,126 km1,321 miTLCAdolfo López Mateos International AirportMexico · Volaris2,271 km1,411 miZIHIxtapa-Zihuatanejo International AirportMexico · Volaris2,275 km1,414 miNLUFelipe Ángeles International AirportMexico · Volaris, Viva2,282 km1,418 miMEXMexico City Benito Juárez International AirportMexico · Aeroméxico, Volaris, Viva2,301 km1,430 miPBCHermanos Serdán International AirportMexico · Volaris, Viva2,376 km1,476 miACAGeneral Juan N. Álvarez International AirportMexico · Volaris2,464 km1,531 miVERGeneral Heriberto Jara International AirportMexico · Volaris, Viva2,550 km1,584 miOAXXoxocotlán International AirportMexico · Volaris, Viva2,667 km1,657 miPXMPuerto Escondido International AirportMexico · Volaris2,729 km1,696 miTGZAngel Albino Corzo International AirportMexico · Volaris, Viva2,991 km1,859 miMIDManuel Crescencio Rejón International AirportMexico · Volaris2,993 km1,860 miTAPTapachula International AirportMexico · Volaris3,174 km1,972 miCUNCancún International AirportMexico · Volaris, Viva3,235 km2,010 mi
Most destinationsVolaris 37Viva 17Aeroméxico 2Aeronaves TSM 2Estafeta Carga Aérea 2China Southern Airlines 2

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from TIJ. Dashed: seasonal or charter. Blue: cargo. From the Wikipedia article “Tijuana International Airport” (revision of 15 Sep 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Passengers12.3M (2022)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#179of 3,974 · #48 North America · #5 MXLongest runway2,960 m9,711 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft#1,466of 29,823 · #302 North America · #20 MXElevation149 m489 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=27,293of 43,341 · =13,013 North America · =891 MXAgeOpened 19582026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=4,324of 15,079 · =2,944 North America · #9 MXRunways11 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=4,360of 29,943 · =2,582 North America · =21 MX
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

5 channels
APPTIJUANA APP119.500
ATISATIS127.900
CLDTIJUANA CLNC DEL122.350
MISCTIJUANA INFO132.100
TWRTIJUANA TWR118.100