Private Jet Airports in Tijuana and Baja California
Choosing an airfield here
What drives the choice in this area: where the traffic goes, where you can clear, and what you can land.
Overview
10 airfields serve Tijuana and Baja California. General Ignacio L. Pesqueira International Airport (MMHO) handles the most business aviation traffic, with 45% of the area's cross-border business jet movements , followed by General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport and General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport . This area spans the border stretch of Baja California and Sonora, from Tijuana and Mexicali on the Pacific side across to Hermosillo and Nogales inland. Fields sit far apart: the farthest airfield lies 278 NM from the area's center, against 49 NM for the nearest. As cross-border activity measured by the FAA, the figures here reflect flights tracked into and out of the United States rather than each airport's full traffic. Winter months bring the heaviest movement, with July marking the slowest stretch of the year.
Comparison
All ten airfields serving Tijuana and Baja California, ranked by business jet traffic. Distance is measured from the area center, and runway length is the longest paved surface on the field.
All ten airfields in the area are shown above.
Source: FAA Form 5010 and CBP list of ports of entry.
Seasonality
Business jet traffic across Tijuana and Baja California peaks in January and is lowest in July. Four months run above the yearly average.
FAA TFMSC records a movement outside the United States only when the flight enters US airspace. This is cross-border traffic, not total activity in the area.
Source: FAA TFMSC, 7,457 business jet movements across the area, 2025.
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Frequently asked questions
How far apart are Tijuana and Ensenada's airports?
General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport (MMTJ) in Tijuana sits 49 NM from Ensenada International Airport / El Cipré Air Base (MMES), the closest pairing among the fields tracked in this area. For operators weighing a diversion or a repositioning leg between the two, that distance is short enough to cover quickly once airborne. It is worth noting these two fields are the nearest neighbors in the entire dataset of paired distances for the area, closer to each other than either is to Mexicali or Hermosillo.
How much business jet traffic moves through Hermosillo versus Tijuana?
General Ignacio L. Pesqueira International Airport (MMHO) in Hermosillo logged 3,339 business jet movements in 2025, ahead of General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport (MMTJ) in Tijuana at 2,140. Together these two fields account for the largest share of recorded activity in the Tijuana and Baja California area, with the remaining eight airfields splitting a much smaller pool of movements. An operator comparing the two should note that Hermosillo sits well inland in Sonora while Tijuana sits on the Pacific border, a factor separate from the traffic totals themselves.
Why does business jet traffic in the area drop in July?
Business jet movements across the Tijuana and Baja California area fell to 453 in July 2025, the lowest month of the year, compared with a peak of 798 in January. The gap between the two months runs to more than 340 movements, and four months of the year run above the average of 621 movements. For scheduling purposes, an operator planning summer flights into fields like Mexicali or San Felipe should expect a quieter traffic backdrop than during the January peak.
What runway length is available at San Felipe compared with nearby fields?
San Felipe International Airport (SFE) in Mexicali's surrounding area has a paved runway of 4,921 ft, close to Ensenada International Airport / El Cipré Air Base (MMES) at 4,892 ft. Both are shorter than General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport (M1L) in Mexicali proper, which offers 8,530 ft, and General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport (MMTJ) in Tijuana at 9,711 ft. An operator sizing an aircraft for this area needs to match its runway requirement to the specific field rather than assume a common standard across the region.
How high is Cananea National Airport compared with other fields in the area?
Cananea National Airport (CNA) sits at 4,921 ft elevation, and Nogales International Airport (MMNG) sits at 3,990 ft, both far above the coastal fields in this area such as Ensenada International Airport / El Cipré Air Base (MMES) at 66 ft or San Felipe International Airport (SFE) at 148 ft. Both high-elevation fields are also among the lowest-traffic airfields recorded, with Cananea logging just 9 business jet movements in 2025. An operator planning into either should factor density altitude separately from the coastal performance figures used elsewhere in the Tijuana and Baja California area.