Mexicali International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Mexicali | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico | ||||||||||
| Serves | Mexicali,Baja California,Mexico | ||||||||||
| Focus city for | Volaris | ||||||||||
| Time zone | PST (UTC-08:00) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-07:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 23 m / 75 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°37′50″N115°14′29″W / 32.63056°N 115.24139°W /32.63056; -115.24139 | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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  MXL Location of the airport in Baja California Show map of Baja California MXL MXL (Mexico) Show map of Mexico | |||||||||||
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| Statistics (2025) | |||||||||||
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| Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico[1] | |||||||||||
Mexicali International Airport (Spanish:Aeropuerto Internacional de Mexicali); officiallyAeropuerto Internacional General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada(General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport) (IATA:MXL,ICAO:MMML) is an international airport located 20 kilometers east ofMexicali,Baja California,Mexico, near theU.S.-Mexico border. It is the northernmost airport in Mexico and serves the metropolitan area of Mexicali and the transborder region ofCalexico-Mexicali. In addition to domestic flights within Mexico, the airport also facilitates domestic and international charter flights, flight training, and executive, andgeneral aviation activities.[2]
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico owns and operates the airport, which is named in honor ofRodolfo Sánchez Taboada, a Mexican military officer, politician, and formerGovernor of Baja California. The airport is a focus city forVolaris serving 9 domestic destinations. Mexicali Airport handled 1,272,100 passengers in 2025, a 23.01% increase from previous year.[1]
The airport is located at anelevation of 23 metres (75 ft) and covers an area of 535 hectares (1,320 acres). It features a 2,600 metres (8,500 ft) long and 45 metres (148 ft) wideconcrete runway that can handlenarrow-body aircraft. There are twoaprons: 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 threehelipads. Other facilities include the control tower, a building for aircraft rescue and firefighting, a machinery room, visual aids, threehangars, and a water treatment plant. The airport has a capacity of operating 18 flights per hour.[3]
The passenger terminal is a one-story structure that accommodates arrivals and departures, offering standard services typically found atregional airports. These services include parking facilities, a check-in area, security areas, a VIP lounge,[4] retail outlets,immigration, andcustoms 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, includingexecutive and general aviation, as well as administrative facilities.
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^1 Viva flight to Cancún will make a stopover in Monterrey.
Mexicali Domestic destinations from Mexicali International Airport Red = Year-round destination Blue = Future destination Green = Seasonal destination |
| Rank | City | Airport |
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| 1 | Guadalajara, Jalisco | 195,964 |
| 2 | Mexico City, Mexico City | 190,415 |
| 3 | Monterrey, Nuevo León | 70,410 |
| 4 | Culiacán, Sinaloa | 42,042 |
| 5 | León/Bajío, Guanajuato | 23,137 |
| 6 | Hermosillo, Sonora | 22,689 |
| 7 | Los Mochis, Sinaloa | 20,123 |
| 8 | Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco | 17,519 |
| 9 | San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur | 16,998 |
| 10 | Morelia, Michoacán | 10,259 |
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