Airports / Mexico / TIJ
General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport
MMTJ / TIJTijuana, MexicoELEV 489 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
2 nm
To the nearest alternate
Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Tijuana, Mexico, General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport (MMTJ / TIJ) operates as a large commercial airport. Field elevation is 489 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list TIJ as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM, 2 nm), North Island Naval Air Station-Halsey Field (NZY, 16 nm), and San Diego International Airport (SAN, 16 nm).
Trip costs from TIJ are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from TIJ to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
MMTJ
IATA
TIJ
FAA / Local
MMTJ
Elevation
489 ft
Coordinates
32.5410° N · 116.9700° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Mexico fields
state range 10–8,466 ft
At 489 ft, TIJ sits lower than 51% of the 71 Mexico fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 2nmSDMBrown Field Municipal AirportSan Diego
- 16nmNZYNorth Island Naval Air Station-Halsey FieldSan Diego
- 16nmSANSan Diego International AirportSan Diego
- 22nmNKXMiramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher FieldSan Diego
- 39nmCLDMcClellan-Palomar AirportCarlsbad
- 49nmESEEnsenada International Airport / El Ciprés Air BaseEnsenada
Location
Open the full mapMMTJ · General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport · Tijuana, Mexico