AirportsGeneral Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Mexicali, in Baja California, Mexico. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MXL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MXL
- ICAO code
- MMML
- City
- Mexicali
- State or region
- Baja California
- Country
- Mexico
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 32.6306° N, 115.2428° W
- Elevation
- 23 m (74 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,600 m (8,530 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MXL means General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MMML. ICAO codes that begin with M belong to Mexico and Central America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 32.6306° N, 115.2428° W. It stands 23 metres (74 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Tijuana, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,600 metres (8,530 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 62 airports of Mexico on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 29.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 2,600 m 8,530 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Imperial County AirportImperial, United States | IPL | 38 km |
| Yuma International Airport / Marine Corps Air Station YumaYuma, United States | YUM | 59 km |
| General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International AirportTijuana | TIJ | 162 km |
| Palm Springs International AirportPalm Springs, United States | PSP | 178 km |
| San Diego International AirportSan Diego, United States | SAN | 183 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,088 km | 16 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,200 km | 17 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,503 km | 16 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,712 km | 11 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,769 km | 5 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 328 km | 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,427 km | 17 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,135 km | 11 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,250 km | 15 h 15 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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