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AVX to TIJ: distance & flight time
Catalina Island (Catalina Airport) → Tijuana (General Abelardo L. Rodríguez International Airport)
103 mi
166 km · 89 nm
44m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
103 miles nonstop takes roughly 44m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- AVX — Catalina Airport · Catalina Island, United States
- TIJ — General Abelardo L. Rodríguez International Airport · Tijuana, Mexico
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near AVX
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport37 mi away
- TOA · Zamperini Field28 mi away
- LGB · Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport32 mi away
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport36 mi away
Near TIJ
- SAN · San Diego International Airport18 mi away
- SDM · Brown Field Municipal Airport2 mi away
- NZY · North Island Naval Air Station-Halsey Field18 mi away
- SEE · Gillespie Field20 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is AVX from TIJ?
The flight distance from Catalina Island (AVX) to Tijuana (TIJ) is 103 miles (166 km, 89 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AVX to TIJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 44m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from AVX to TIJ?
Nonstop service on AVX–TIJ depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 44m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from AVX to TIJ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on AVX–TIJ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some AVX to TIJ fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain AVX–TIJ tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.