CJS to TIJ: Distance and Flight Time

How far is it from Ciudad Juárez to Tijuana?

The great-circle distance between Abraham González International Airport (CJS) and General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport (TIJ) is 998 km (620 mi, 539 nautical miles). That is the straight-line distance; a real flight is a little longer because of air-traffic routing.

How long is the flight from CJS to TIJ?

A nonstop flight typically takes about 1h 45m. This is an estimate from the distance; actual block times depend on the aircraft, winds and the exact routing. TIJ is roughly west of CJS.

How is the CJS to TIJ route written in code?

The pair is written CJS-TIJ in IATA codes and MMCS-MMTJ in ICAO codes, the form used on a flight plan. Abraham González International Airport is CJS (MMCS), General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport is TIJ (MMTJ).

Both ICAO codes start with M, the prefix ICAO assigns to Central America and the Caribbean, so this is a route inside one ICAO region. How ICAO prefixes are laid out.

TIJ sits 3,415 ft (1,041 m) lower than CJS, which is a real difference in air density on takeoff.

Airlines flying CJS to TIJ

1 airline appear on this route in the open route dataset, 1 of them still listed as active. Each row gives the IATA code, the ICAO code and the radio callsign, which is what an air traffic controller hears:

A further 1 carrier sell this pair as a codeshare without operating it: AM.

Route and carrier data comes from the OpenFlights open dataset, regenerated here on 3 July 2026. It is a historical snapshot of scheduled connections, not a live schedule, and it includes codeshare listings, so some carriers shown may no longer operate the route or exist. How we build this · Data and sources.

Frequently asked questions

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