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General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport
Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
FACTS
- Type
- Medium airport
- Elevation
- 74 ft
- Runways
- 1
- Longest Runway
- 8530 ft
RELEVANCE
Medium airport — supports regional commercial passenger service and general aviation traffic.
AVIATION EDUCATION & INDUSTRY CONNECTION
The Tijuana–Mexicali corridor is Mexico's largest aerospace manufacturing cluster — over 100 companies and 30,000+ direct jobs, tracing back to Rockwell Collins' arrival in Mexicali in the 1960s. Companies with major operations in the region include Collins Aerospace, Gulfstream, GKN Aerospace, Honeywell, and Safran, covering everything from composite/metal parts and wiring harnesses to landing gear and fuselage structures.
PROFESSIONALS WORKING IN MEXICALI
Source: OurAirports.com (public domain aggregation of official aviation authority data; https://ourairports.com/data/)
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