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EMT to TIJ: distance & flight time
El Monte (San Gabriel Valley Airport) → Tijuana (General Abelardo L. Rodríguez International Airport)
123 mi
198 km · 107 nm
47m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
123 miles nonstop takes roughly 47m 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
- EMT — San Gabriel Valley Airport · El Monte, 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 EMT
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport24 mi away
- POC · Brackett Field14 mi away
- FUL · Fullerton Municipal Airport15 mi away
- LGB · Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport20 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 EMT from TIJ?
The flight distance from El Monte (EMT) to Tijuana (TIJ) is 123 miles (198 km, 107 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from EMT to TIJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 47m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from EMT to TIJ?
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