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SCF to TIJ: distance & flight time
Scottsdale (Scottsdale Airport) → Tijuana (General Abelardo L. Rodríguez International Airport)
302 mi
486 km · 263 nm
1h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
302 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 16m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- SCF — Scottsdale Airport · Scottsdale, 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 SCF
- PHX · Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport14 mi away
- DVT · Phoenix Deer Valley Airport11 mi away
- MSC · Falcon Field15 mi away
- AZA · Phoenix-Mesa-Gateway Airport26 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 SCF from TIJ?
The flight distance from Scottsdale (SCF) to Tijuana (TIJ) is 302 miles (486 km, 263 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SCF to TIJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 16m 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 SCF to TIJ?
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