Mexico City to Tijuana Flights NLU → TIJ

General Felipe Ángeles International Airport → General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport

🇲🇽 Mexico City, MX → 🇲🇽 Tijuana, MX

The Mexico City to Tijuana route connects General Felipe Ángeles International Airport (NLU) in MX with General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport (TIJ) in MX. This medium-haul flight covers approximately 1442 miles (2321 km) with a typical flight time of 3h 7m. This route is served by 4 airlines: VivaAerobus, Mexicana, Volaris and others. AirportRoutes has tracked 5 daily flights on this route.

Departure Airport

General Felipe Ángeles International Airport

ICAO Code:
MMSM
IATA Code:
NLU
City:
🇲🇽 Mexico City
Country:
MX
Elevation:
7369 ft

Destination Airport

General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport

ICAO Code:
MMTJ
IATA Code:
TIJ
City:
🇲🇽 Tijuana
Country:
MX
Elevation:
489 ft

4

Operators

5

Daily Flights

1442

Miles

3h 7m

Flight Duration

Route Map

Operating Airlines

Airline ICAO IATA
VivaAerobus VIV VB
Mexicana MXA XN
Volaris VOI Y4
GP Aviation GPX IV

Flight Schedule Pattern

Day Flights Observed Frequency Activity
Monday 3 8%
Tuesday 5 13%
Wednesday 6 15%
Thursday 9 23%
Friday 5 13%
Saturday 7 18%
Sunday 4 10%

Pattern Analysis

5 Daily Flights:
VIV5069 MXA1204 VOI3297 VIV7429 GPX5069
Data Points: 39
API observations used to build this analysis
Weekdays: 28 flights
Weekend: 11 flights
Business Route More active on weekdays

All Flight Routes

4 Routes
Note: This table shows aggregated route data by airline. Each airline may operate multiple daily flights at different times. See the "Spotted Departure Times" section below for all observed departure times.
Airline Flight Numbers Aircraft Type Typical Time Days Active Last Seen Status
GP Aviation
GPX / IV
GPX5069 A320 08:00 8:00 AM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
Jan 28, 2026 Active
Mexicana
MXA / XN
MXA1204 E295 21:55 9:55 PM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
Feb 12, 2026 Active
VivaAerobus
VIV / VB
VIV5069 VIV7429 A320 08:00 8:00 AM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
Feb 14, 2026 Active
Volaris
VOI / Y4
VOI3297 A21N 23:19 11:19 PM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
Feb 12, 2026 Active
Total Routes: 4
Active Routes: 4
Unique Airlines: 4
Aircraft Types: 4

Spotted Departure Times

Departure Time Operator ICAO IATA
08:00 8:00 AM GP Aviation GPX IV
08:00 8:00 AM VivaAerobus VIV VB
21:55 9:55 PM Mexicana MXA XN
23:19 11:19 PM Volaris VOI Y4

Time Information

Times are shown in the departure airport's local timezone (MMSM - America/Mexico_City).

Total Departure Times: 4
Time Range:
08:00 - 23:19
These are typical departure times observed from actual flights. Times may vary by season and schedule changes.