General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport
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General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport Is an international airport
located outside Mexicali
, Baja California
, Mexico
. It is the northern-most airport in the state of Baja California and the country of Mexico.
Likewise for the evacuation of the aircraft are arranged two designated taxiway "Alpha" and "Bravo", 385 and 460 meters long respectively, by 23 meters wide.
Additionally, there are two platforms, one of commercial aviation and other General Aviation aircraft parking. As the Commercial Aviation hydraulic concrete with three positions for aircraft type Airbus A320 or Boeing 737 all series and Boeing 757, and the other asphalt for use by general aviation with 24 positions and 3 heliports.
For 2008, Mexicali received 533.800 passengers, while in 2009 received 470.900 passengers, according to data released by the Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico (GAP).
Aviacsa ceased operations in Mexicali on May 12, 2008.
For support in emergency situations, the airport has a building for the CREI (Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting).
There is also a machine room and visual aids, control tower, 3 hangars, and a plant for wastewater treatment, among others.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located outside Mexicali
Mexicali
Mexicali is the capital of the State of Baja California, seat of the Municipality of Mexicali, and 2nd largest city in Baja California. The City of Mexicali has a population of 689,775, according to the 2010 census, while the population of the entire metropolitan area reaches 936,826.The city...
, Baja California
Baja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. It is the northern-most airport in the state of Baja California and the country of Mexico.
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Mexicali International Airport is located 20 miles east of the city. The current airport surface is 535 hectares, it has a runway of 2,600 m long and 45 meters wide with an asphalt concrete surface. And that has an operating capacity of 18 operations per hour.Likewise for the evacuation of the aircraft are arranged two designated taxiway "Alpha" and "Bravo", 385 and 460 meters long respectively, by 23 meters wide.
Additionally, there are two platforms, one of commercial aviation and other General Aviation aircraft parking. As the Commercial Aviation hydraulic concrete with three positions for aircraft type Airbus A320 or Boeing 737 all series and Boeing 757, and the other asphalt for use by general aviation with 24 positions and 3 heliports.
For 2008, Mexicali received 533.800 passengers, while in 2009 received 470.900 passengers, according to data released by the Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico (GAP).
Aviacsa ceased operations in Mexicali on May 12, 2008.
For support in emergency situations, the airport has a building for the CREI (Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting).
There is also a machine room and visual aids, control tower, 3 hangars, and a plant for wastewater treatment, among others.