# Mexicali International Airport

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.
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 9 domestic destinations. Mexicali Airport handled 1,034,100 passengers in 2024, a 35.51% decrease from previous year.

## 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.
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, 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, Monterrey |
| Volaris | Culiacán, Guadalajara, Hermosillo, León/El Bajío, Los Mochis, Mexico City, Monterrey, Morelia (begins July 4, 2025), Puerto Vallarta, San José del Cabo |
Notes: ^1 Viva flight to Cancún will make a stopover in Monterrey.

### Destinations map

* MexicaliMexico CityLos MochisLeón/Del BajíoMonterreySan José del CaboGuadalajaraPuerto VallartaHermosilloCuliacánCancúnMoreliaclass=notpageimage| Domestic destinations from Mexicali International Airport Red = Year-round destination Blue = Future destination Green = Seasonal destination

## Statistics
### Busiest routes

Busiest domestic routes from Mexicali International Airport (2023) :
| 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 |