Mexicali International Airport

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 Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada.

Mexicali International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional de Mexicali
Summary
Airport typePublic, Military
OperatorGrupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico
ServesMexicali, Baja California, Mexico
Elevation AMSL23 m / 75 ft
Coordinates32°37′50″N 115°14′29″W
WebsiteMexicali International Airport
Map
MXL
MXL
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 2,600 8,530 Concrete
Statistics (2020)
Total Passengers693,200
Ranking in Mexico18th 1
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico

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 2019 it handled 1,191,920 passengers and in 2020, it handled 693,200 passengers.[1]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Aeroméxico Mexico City
Calafia Airlines Culiacán, La Paz
TAR Culiacán, Hermosillo
VivaAerobus Guadalajara, Monterrey
Volaris Chihuahua (suspended),[2] Culiacán, Guadalajara, Hermosillo (suspended),[2] León/El Bajío, Mexico City, Monterrey (suspended),[2] Morelia

Busiest routes
Busiest domestic routes at Mexicali International Airport (2020)[3]
Rank City Passengers Ranking Airline
1  Jalisco, Guadalajara 151,631 1 VivaAerobús, Volaris
2  Mexico City, Mexico City 123,011 1 Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Volaris
3  Sinaloa, Culiacán 30,166 Calafia Airlines, TAR, Volaris
4  Guanajuato, León 9,884 1 Volaris
5  Nuevo León, Monterrey 8,471 1 VivaAerobús, Volaris
6  Sonora, Hermosillo 3,041 TAR, Volaris
7  Michoacán, Morelia 2,772 1 Volaris
8  Chihuahua, Chihuahua 1,521 1 Volaris
  • Front side of Main Terminal.
  • General Aviation Terminal and Airport Commander's Office.
  • Control tower.
  • Airport's gate.

See also

References
  1. "Traffic Report". Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  2. "We are ready to fly with you". Volaris. February 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  3. "Traffic Statistics by Airline" (in Spanish). Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. February 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2021.


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