AirportsGeneral Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport is a large airport serving Tijuana, in Baja California, Mexico. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is TIJ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- TIJ
- ICAO code
- MMTJ
- City
- Tijuana
- State or region
- Baja California
- Country
- Mexico
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 32.5410° N, 116.9700° W
- Elevation
- 149 m (489 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,960 m (9,711 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, TIJ means General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MMTJ. 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 32.5410° N, 116.9700° W. It stands 149 metres (489 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 Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,960 metres (9,711 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 20.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,960 m 9,711 ft | 44 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 |
|---|---|---|
| San Diego International AirportSan Diego, United States | SAN | 30 km |
| McClellan-Palomar AirportCarlsbad, United States | CLD | 71 km |
| Imperial County AirportImperial, United States | IPL | 135 km |
| Palm Springs International AirportPalm Springs, United States | PSP | 150 km |
| John Wayne Orange County International AirportSanta Ana, United States | SNA | 151 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,061 km | 16 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,179 km | 17 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,538 km | 16 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,813 km | 11 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,919 km | 5 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 205 km | 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,298 km | 17 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,012 km | 11 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,103 km | 15 h 05 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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