Mexicali International Airport

Mexicali International Airport

*Aeropuerto Internacional de Mexicali*
Mexicali International Airport; Aeropuerto Internacional de Mexicali
	IATA: MXL; ICAO: MMML;
Summary
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″N 115°14′29″W / 32.63056°N 115.24139°W
Website	www.aeropuertosgap.com.mx/en/mexicali-3.html
Map
	MXL Location of the airport in Baja California MXL MXL (Mexico)
Runways
Statistics (2023)
Total passengers
Total passengers	1,593,760
Ranking in Mexico	20th 2
	Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico

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]

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 metres (8,500 ft) long and 45 metres (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

Airlines	Destinations
Aeroméxico	Mexico City
Aeroméxico Connect	Mexico City
Viva	Cancún (begins April 1, 2025), Guadalajara,^[5] Monterrey
Volaris	Culiacán (resumes March 9, 2025), Guadalajara, Hermosillo, León/El Bajío, Los Mochis, Mexico City, Monterrey,^[6] Puerto Vallarta, San José del Cabo

Destinations map

Mexicali Airport destinations in 2016

Passenger terminal

Passenger terminal entrance

General aviation terminal and commander's office

Control tower

Check-in area

Baggage-claim area

Snacks bar at the arrivals hall

Passenger terminal airside

Mexicali

Mexico City

Los Mochis

León/Del Bajío

Monterrey

San José del Cabo

Guadalajara

Puerto Vallarta

Hermosillo

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

Statistics

Passengers

Mexicali Airport Passengers. See Wikidata query.

Busiest routes

**Busiest domestic routes from Mexicali International Airport (2023)**^[7]
Rank	City	Passengers	Ranking	Airline
1	Mexico City, Mexico City	260,033		Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Volaris
2	Jalisco, Guadalajara	190,456		Volaris
3	Sinaloa, Culiacán	88,215		Volaris
4	Quintana Roo, Cancún	42,119		Volaris
5	Guanajuato, León/El Bajío	30,329		Volaris
6	State of Mexico, Mexico City/AIFA	22,526		Volaris
7	Nuevo León, Monterrey	21,358		Viva Aerobus, Volaris
8	Michoacán, Morelia	15,307	1	Volaris
9	Sonora, Hermosillo	10,500	1	Volaris
10	Jalisco, Puerto Vallarta	7,214		Volaris