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TIJ to LAX: distance & flight time
Tijuana (General Abelardo L. Rodríguez International Airport) → Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport)
128 mi
205 km · 111 nm
48m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
128 miles nonstop takes roughly 48m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- TIJ — General Abelardo L. Rodríguez International Airport · Tijuana, Mexico
- LAX — Los Angeles International Airport · Los Angeles, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near LAX
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport4 mi away
- SMO · Santa Monica Municipal Airport6 mi away
- TOA · Zamperini Field10 mi away
- LGB · Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport17 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is TIJ from LAX?
The flight distance from Tijuana (TIJ) to Los Angeles (LAX) is 128 miles (205 km, 111 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TIJ to LAX?
A nonstop flight takes about 48m 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 TIJ to LAX?
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