Tijuana Airport

General Abelardo L. Rodríguez International Airport
Characteristics
ICAO code	MMTY
IATA code	TIJ
Coordinates	32 ° 32 '28 "  N , 116 ° 58' 13"  W Coordinates: 32 ° 32 '28 "  N , 116 ° 58' 13"  W.
Height above MSL	149 m (489  ft )
Basic data
opening	1958
operator	Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico
Terminals	2
Passengers	4,268,800 (2013)
Air freight	17.092 t (2006)
Flight movements	52,197 (2006)
Runways
09/27	2960 m × 44 m concrete
10/28 (closed)	2000 m × 43 m concrete

Interior view of the terminal building

The airport General Abelardo L. Rodríguez International is an international airport in Tijuana in the northwest of Mexico in the state of Baja California Norte . It was the main location of the first Mexican low-cost airline Avolar . Major Mexican airlines fly to the airport from various destinations in Mexico. The airport is operated by the Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico.

Incidents

• On July 9, 1965, the main landing gear could not be locked in the extended position of a Bristol Britannia 302 of Aeronaves de México ( aircraft registration XA-MEC ) when approaching Tijuana Airport. All 82 occupants, 9 crew members and 73 passengers survived the emergency landing unharmed. The aircraft was totaled.

Web links

Commons : General Abelardo L. Rodríguez International Airport  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} ACI ( Memento of the original from February 22, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ^ Accident report Britannia 302 XA-MEC , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on February 15, 2020.