General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport — Mexicali, Mexico

General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport, coded MXL, serves Mexicali, the capital of Baja California, situated directly on the U.S.-Mexico border across from Calexico, California. MXL functions as an important gateway for both Mexican nationals and American travelers seeking connections to destinations throughout Mexico, often at lower fares than flying from nearby U.S. airports. The airport handles significant domestic traffic along with some international routes, and it plays a key logistics role for the maquiladora manufacturing industry concentrated in the Mexicali region. Its cross-border catchment area, drawing passengers from Southern California, has made MXL a notable example of border-region airport strategy, competing for travelers who might otherwise use San Diego or other U.S. airports for their journeys south.