Mexicali International Airport

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 is located in Baja California
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MXL
Location of the airport in Baja California
MXL is located in Mexico
MXL
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MXL (Mexico)
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 2,600 8,530 Concrete
Statistics (2023)
Total passengers1,593,760
Ranking in Mexico20th Decrease 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 15 domestic destinations. Mexicali Airport handled 1,289,900 passengers in 2021, increasing to 1,603,600 in 2023 and marking a 23.46% growth in traffic.[1]

  1. ^ a b "GAP Traffic Report 2023" (PDF). Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico. January 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "About the airport".