# General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport (TIJ / MMTJ)

**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.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmtj

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: TIJ / MMTJ
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico
- Serves: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
- Opened: 1958
- Elevation: 149 m / 489 ft
- Coordinates: 32.5410, -116.9700
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,960 m / 9,711 ft
- Passengers: 12,324,600 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Tijuana
- Website: https://aeropuertotijuana.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tijuana_International_Airport (25 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1433064
- Weather station: MMTJ
- Ident: MMTJ

## Timeline

- 1958: General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 2,960 m / 9,711 ft | 44 m / 144 ft | Concrete | 099° / 279° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 3,488,338 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 3,750,928 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 4,255,235 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 4,372,865 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 4,853,797 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 6,318,826 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 7,103,200 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 7,835,100 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 8,925,900 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 6,316,600 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 9,677,900 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 12,324,600 | Wikidata |

## Routes

39 destinations in 3 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (37)

- [HMO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmho.md) General Ignacio L. Pesqueira International Airport · Mexico · 683 km / 424 mi · Volaris
- [CEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmcn.md) Ciudad Obregón International Airport · Mexico · 894 km / 556 mi · Volaris
- [LTO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmlt.md) Loreto International Airport · Mexico · 910 km / 565 mi · Volaris
- [CJS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmcs.md) Abraham González International Airport · Mexico · 998 km / 620 mi · Volaris
- [LMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmlm.md) Valle del Fuerte International Airport · Mexico · 1,080 km / 671 mi · Volaris
- [CUU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmcu.md) General Roberto Fierro Villalobos International Airport · Mexico · 1,136 km / 706 mi · Volaris
- [LAP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmlp.md) Manuel Márquez de León International Airport · Mexico · 1,142 km / 710 mi · Volaris, Viva
- [SJD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmsd.md) Los Cabos International Airport · Mexico · 1,263 km / 785 mi · Volaris, Viva
- [CUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmcl.md) Bachigualato Federal International Airport · Mexico · 1,266 km / 787 mi · Volaris, Viva
- [MZT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmz.md) General Rafael Buelna International Airport · Mexico · 1,480 km / 920 mi · Volaris, Viva
- [TRC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmtc.md) Francisco Sarabia Tinoco International Airport · Mexico · 1,528 km / 949 mi · Volaris
- [DGO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmdo.md) General Guadalupe Victoria International Airport · Mexico · 1,534 km / 953 mi · Volaris
- [TPQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmep.md) Amado Nervo National Airport · Mexico · 1,722 km / 1,070 mi · Volaris
- [PVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmpr.md) Puerto Vallarta International Airport · Mexico · 1,757 km / 1,092 mi · Volaris, Viva
- [ZCL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmzc.md) General Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport · Mexico · 1,765 km / 1,097 mi · Volaris
- [MTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmy.md) Monterrey International Airport · Mexico · 1,799 km / 1,118 mi · Volaris, Viva
- [AGU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmas.md) Aguascalientes International Airport · Mexico · 1,882 km / 1,169 mi · Volaris
- [GDL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmgl.md) Guadalajara International Airport · Mexico · 1,902 km / 1,182 mi · Volaris, Viva
- [SLP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmsp.md) Ponciano Arriaga International Airport · Mexico · 1,948 km / 1,210 mi · Volaris
- [CLQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmia.md) Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid International Airport · Mexico · 1,989 km / 1,236 mi · Volaris
- [BJX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmlo.md) Guanajuato International Airport · Mexico · 1,999 km / 1,242 mi · Volaris, Viva
- [UPN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmpn.md) Uruapan - Licenciado y General Ignacio Lopez Rayon International Airport · Mexico · 2,084 km / 1,295 mi · Volaris
- [MLM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmm.md) General Francisco J. Mujica International Airport · Mexico · 2,122 km / 1,319 mi · Volaris, Viva
- [QRO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmqt.md) Querétaro Intercontinental Airport · Mexico · 2,126 km / 1,321 mi · Volaris, Viva
- [TLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmto.md) Adolfo López Mateos International Airport · Mexico · 2,271 km / 1,411 mi · Volaris
- [ZIH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmzh.md) Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport · Mexico · 2,275 km / 1,414 mi · Volaris
- [NLU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmsm.md) Felipe Ángeles International Airport · Mexico · 2,282 km / 1,418 mi · Volaris, Viva
- [MEX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmx.md) Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport · Mexico · 2,301 km / 1,430 mi · Aeroméxico, Volaris, Viva
- [PBC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmpb.md) Hermanos Serdán International Airport · Mexico · 2,376 km / 1,476 mi · Volaris, Viva
- [ACA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmaa.md) General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport · Mexico · 2,464 km / 1,531 mi · Volaris
- [VER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmvr.md) General Heriberto Jara International Airport · Mexico · 2,550 km / 1,584 mi · Volaris, Viva
- [OAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmox.md) Xoxocotlán International Airport · Mexico · 2,667 km / 1,657 mi · Volaris, Viva
- [PXM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmps.md) Puerto Escondido International Airport · Mexico · 2,729 km / 1,696 mi · Volaris
- [TGZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmtg.md) Angel Albino Corzo International Airport · Mexico · 2,991 km / 1,859 mi · Volaris, Viva
- [MID](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmd.md) Manuel Crescencio Rejón International Airport · Mexico · 2,993 km / 1,860 mi · Volaris
- [TAP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmtp.md) Tapachula International Airport · Mexico · 3,174 km / 1,972 mi · Volaris
- [CUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmun.md) Cancún International Airport · Mexico · 3,235 km / 2,010 mi · Volaris, Viva

### Seasonal (1)

- [GDL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmgl.md) Guadalajara International Airport · Mexico · 1,902 km / 1,182 mi · Aeroméxico

### Cargo (6)

- [SAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksan.md) San Diego International Airport · United States · 30 km / 19 mi · FedEx Express
- [HMO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmho.md) General Ignacio L. Pesqueira International Airport · Mexico · 683 km / 424 mi · Aeronaves TSM, Estafeta Carga Aérea
- [CUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmcl.md) Bachigualato Federal International Airport · Mexico · 1,266 km / 787 mi · Estafeta Carga Aérea
- [QRO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmqt.md) Querétaro Intercontinental Airport · Mexico · 2,126 km / 1,321 mi · Aeronaves TSM
- [NLU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmsm.md) Felipe Ángeles International Airport · Mexico · 2,282 km / 1,418 mi · China Southern Airlines, Avianca Cargo México
- [PVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zspd.md) Shanghai Pudong International Airport · China · 10,619 km / 6,598 mi · China Southern Airlines

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from TIJ, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (3)

- Y4 [Volaris](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/volaris) · 37
- VB [Viva](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/viva) · 17
- AM [Aeroméxico](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aeromexico) · 2

### Cargo (5)

- VTM [Aeronaves TSM](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aeronaves-tsm) · 2
- CZ [China Southern Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-southern-airlines) · 2
- ES [Estafeta Carga Aérea](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/estafeta-carga-aerea) · 2
- 6R [Avianca Cargo México](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avianca-cargo-mexico) · 1
- FX [FedEx Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fedex-express) · 1

Former hub of [Avolar](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avolar).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 12.3M (2022) | #179 of 3,974 | #48 in North America | #5 in MX |
| Longest runway | 2,960 m / 9,711 ft | #1,467 of 29,858 | #302 in North America | #20 in MX |
| Elevation | 149 m / 489 ft | =27,321 of 43,403 | =13,016 in North America | =891 in MX |
| Age | Opened 1958 | =4,324 of 15,079 | =2,944 in North America | #9 in MX |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =21 in MX |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | TIJUANA APP | 119.500 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 127.900 |
| CLD | TIJUANA CLNC DEL | 122.350 |
| MISC | TIJUANA INFO | 132.100 |
| TWR | TIJUANA TWR | 118.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [SDM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksdm.md) Brown Field Municipal Airport · 3.6 km / 2.3 mi
- [NZY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knzy.md) North Island Naval Air Station-Halsey Field · 29 km / 18 mi
- [SAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksan.md) San Diego International Airport · 30 km / 18 mi
- [NKX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knkx.md) Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field · 40 km / 25 mi
- [CLD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcrq.md) McClellan-Palomar Airport · 71 km / 44 mi
- [OCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kokb.md) Oceanside Municipal Airport · 83 km / 52 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Tijuana International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tijuana_International_Airport&oldid=1375063424), revision of 15 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmtj/data