Mexicali International Airport

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Mexicali International Airport
Aeropuerto Internacional de Mexicali
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorGrupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico
ServesMexicali, Baja California, Mexico
Focus city forVolaris
Time zonePST (UTC-08:00)
 • Summer (DST)PDT (UTC-07:00)
Elevation AMSL23 m / 75 ft
Coordinates32°37′50″N 115°14′29″W / 32.63056°N 115.24139°W / 32.63056; -115.24139
Websitewww.aeropuertosgap.com.mx/en/mexicali-3.html
Map
MXL
Location of the airport in Baja California
MXL
MXL (Mexico)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 2,600 8,530 Concrete
Statistics (2025)
Total passengers1,272,100
Ranking in Mexico24th 2
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico[1]

Mexicali International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Mexicali); officially Aeropuerto Internacional General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada (General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport) (IATA: MXL, ICAO: MMML) is an international airport located 20 kilometers east of Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, near the U.S.-Mexico border. It is the northernmost airport in Mexico and serves the metropolitan area of Mexicali and the transborder region of Calexico-Mexicali. In addition to domestic flights within Mexico, the airport also facilitates domestic and international charter flights, flight training, and executive, and general aviation activities.[2]

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico owns and operates the airport, which is named in honor of Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada, a Mexican military officer, politician, and former Governor of Baja California. The airport is a focus city for Volaris serving 9 domestic destinations. Mexicali Airport handled 1,272,100 passengers in 2025, a 23.01% increase from previous year.[1]

Facilities

The airport is located at an elevation of 23 metres (75 ft) and covers an area of 535 hectares (1,320 acres). It features a 2,600-metre (8,500 ft) long and 45-metre (148 ft) wide concrete runway that can handle narrow-body aircraft. There are two aprons: 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 three helipads. Other facilities include the control tower, a building for aircraft rescue and firefighting, a machinery room, visual aids, three hangars, 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 at regional airports. These services include parking facilities, a check-in area, security areas, a VIP lounge,[4] retail outlets, immigration, and customs 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, including executive and general aviation, as well as administrative facilities.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Aeroméxico Mexico City–Benito Juárez[5]
Aeroméxico Connect Mexico City–Benito Juárez
Viva Cancún,1 Guadalajara, Monterrey
Volaris[6] Culiacán, Guadalajara, Hermosillo, León/El Bajío, Los Mochis, Mexico City–Benito Juárez, Monterrey, Morelia, Puerto Vallarta, San José del Cabo

Notes:
^1 Viva flight to Cancún will make a stopover in Monterrey.

Destinations map

Domestic destinations from Mexicali International Airport
Red = Year-round destination
Blue = Future destination
Green = Seasonal destination

Statistics

Busiest routes

Busiest domestic routes from MXL (Jan–Dec 2025)[7]
Rank City Airport
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

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "GAP Traffic Report 2025" (PDF). Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico. January 2026. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
  2. ^ "About the airport".
  3. ^ "About the airport".
  4. ^ "VIP Lounge".
  5. ^ "Aeromexico opens routes to Mexicali from Mexico City, Monterrey, and Guadalajara" (in Spanish). Zócalo. September 1, 2010.
  6. ^ Cena, Gastón (May 23, 2023). "Mega expansión: Volaris lanza 41 nuevas rutas nacionales en México".
  7. ^ "Estadística operacional por origen-destino / Traffic Statistics by City Pairs" (in Spanish). Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil. January 2026. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
  • Media related to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport, Mexicali at Wikimedia Commons
  • Official website
  • Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico
  • Mexicali Airport information at Great Circle Mapper
  • Aeronautical chart and airport information for MMML at SkyVector
  • "Current weather for MMML". NOAA/NWS.
  • Accident history for MXL at Aviation Safety Network
  • Mexicali Travel Guide
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