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
Focus city forVolaris
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 (2021)
Total Passengers1,094,000
Ranking in Mexico17th
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 2020 it handled 693,200 passengers and in 2021, it handled 1,094,000 passengers.[1]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Aeroméxico Mexico City
TAR Chihuahua, Culiacán, Hermosillo
Volaris Cancún, Culiacán, Guadalajara, León/El Bajío, Mexico City, Morelia

Destinations map

Statistics

Passengers
Mexicali Airport Passengers. See source Wikidata query.

Busiest routes
Busiest domestic routes at Mexicali International Airport (2020)[2]
Rank City Passengers Ranking Airline
1  Jalisco, Guadalajara 151,631 1 VivaAerobús, Volaris
2  Mexico City, Mexico City 123,011 1 Aeroméxico, 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" (PDF). Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico. January 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  2. "Traffic Statistics by Airline" (in Spanish). Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. February 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2021.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.