🇲🇽 NLU
Mexico City
1442 mi
TIJ 🇲🇽
Tijuana

Mexico City to Tijuana Flights

General Felipe Ángeles International Airport General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport 4 airlines

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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 11m. This route is served by 4 airlines: VivaAerobus, Volaris, Mexicana and others. AirportRoutes has tracked 6 unique flight numbers on this route.

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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

6

Tracked Flights

1442

Miles

3h 11m

Flight Duration

Route Map

Great Circle
Flight route map from Mexico City to Tijuana
Map data © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap contributors

Operating Airlines

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

Flight Schedule Pattern

Day Flights Observed Frequency Activity
Monday 15 12%
Tuesday 15 12%
Wednesday 18 14%
Thursday 21 16%
Friday 17 13%
Saturday 26 20%
Sunday 16 12%

Pattern Analysis

6 Tracked Flights:
Data Points: 128
API observations used to build this analysis
Weekdays: 86 flights
Weekend: 42 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
A320 08:00 8:00 AM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
Jan 28, 2026 Active
Mexicana
MXA / XN
E295 21:55 9:55 PM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
May 30, 2026 Active
VivaAerobus
VIV / VB
A320 06:00 6:00 AM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
Jun 29, 2026 Active
Volaris
VOI / Y4
A21N 22:36 10:36 PM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
May 30, 2026 Active
Total Routes: 4
Active Routes: 4
Unique Airlines: 4
Aircraft Types: 4

Spotted Departure Times

Departure Time Operator ICAO IATA
06:00 6:00 AM VivaAerobus VIV VB
08:00 8:00 AM GP Aviation GPX IV
21:55 9:55 PM Mexicana MXA XN
22:36 10:36 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:
06:00 - 22:36
These are typical departure times observed from actual flights. Times may vary by season and schedule changes.