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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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