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General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport

Tijuana, Mexico

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MMTJ

Elevation

489 ft

The gateway in a glance

The Essence of General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport

TIJ

Location

Tijuana · BCN · Mexico

Connectivity

42 routes · 32 destinations

Position

32.541°, -116.970° · 489 ft elev.

Visa & Entry

Visa-free entry (many countries), Electronic Authorization (SAE)Official

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Tijuana's international gateway bridging Mexico and the US border.

Opened

1928

Location

Tijuana, Mexico

General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport (IATA: TIJ, ICAO: MMTJ) is the primary commercial airport serving Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. Situated just a few kilometers from the US–Mexico border, it is one of the busiest airports in Mexico and serves millions of passengers annually, including many cross-border travelers from the San Diego metropolitan area. The airport is named after Abelardo Luján Rodríguez, a former President of Mexico and Governor of Baja California. It operates domestic routes throughout Mexico as well as select international flights, and its cross-border terminal—the Cross Border Xpress (CBX) pedestrian bridge—allows ticketed passengers to walk directly between the airport and San Diego, California, significantly expanding its catchment area. Major Mexican carriers dominate operations at TIJ, offering connections to key domestic destinations including Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey. The CBX facility, which opened in 2015, has been recognized as an innovative infrastructure solution for binational air travel.

Terminals

The airport has a single main passenger terminal handling both domestic and international operations, complemented by the Cross Border Xpress (CBX) pedestrian bridge connection to San Diego, California.

Getting to & from

Ground transport options include taxis, ride-hailing services, and bus connections into downtown Tijuana, while the CBX bridge links the airport directly to a facility in Otay Mesa, San Diego.

Airlines here

Major airlines operating at TIJ include Volaris, Aeromexico, and VivaAerobus, which offer extensive domestic Mexican routes and some international services.

Notable facts

›The Cross Border Xpress (CBX) pedestrian bridge, opened in December 2015, allows passengers with boarding passes to walk between TIJ and San Diego's Otay Mesa area.
›TIJ is named after Abelardo Luján Rodríguez, who served as President of Mexico from 1932 to 1934.
›The airport is located approximately 5 kilometers east of downtown Tijuana and very close to the US–Mexico border.
›TIJ consistently ranks among the top ten busiest airports in Mexico by passenger traffic.
›The CBX bridge is a privately operated, toll-based crossing used exclusively by air travelers with valid boarding passes.

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Route map (32 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

Interjet (ABC Aerolineas)

Routes

TIJ → GDL4O · 320

TIJ → MEX4O · 320

TIJ → BJXAM · EMJ

TIJ → CJSAM · ERJ

TIJ → CULAM · 738

TIJ → DGOAM · EMJ

TIJ → GDLAM · 738

TIJ → HMOAM · ERJ

TIJ → MEXAM · 737 787 762 777

TIJ → NRTAM · 787

TIJ → PVGAM · 777

TIJ → NRTKE · 787

TIJ → CULVB · 733

TIJ → ACAY4 · 319

TIJ → AGUY4 · 320

TIJ → BJXY4 · 320 319

TIJ → CENY4 · 320

TIJ → CJSY4 · 319 320

TIJ → CLQY4 · 320

TIJ → CULY4 · 319 320

TIJ → CUNY4 · 319 320

TIJ → CUUY4 · 319

TIJ → GDLY4 · 320 319

TIJ → HMOY4 · 319

TIJ → LAPY4 · 320

TIJ → LMMY4 · 319

TIJ → MEXY4 · 320 319

TIJ → MLMY4 · 320 319

TIJ → MTYY4 · 320 319

TIJ → MZTY4 · 320

TIJ → OAXY4 · 319

TIJ → PBCY4 · 320

TIJ → PVRY4 · 319

TIJ → QROY4 · 320 319

TIJ → SJDY4 · 320

TIJ → SLPY4 · 319

TIJ → TGZY4 · 319

TIJ → TPQY4 · 319

TIJ → UPNY4 · 320 319

TIJ → VERY4 · 320

TIJ → ZCLY4 · 320

TIJ → ZLOY4 · 319

Aircraft operating here

Airbus A32021 routes Airbus A31920 routes Boeing 7873 routes EMJ2 routes ERJ2 routes Boeing 737-8002 routes Boeing 7772 routes Boeing 7371 routes Boeing 767-2001 routes Boeing 737-3001 routes

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Encyclopaedia

Tijuana International Airport, officially Aeropuerto Internacional General Abelardo L. Rodríguez, is an international airport located 5 km northeast of downtown Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. It serves the surrounding San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area, home to a population of five million.

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