GAP to invest US$569 million in Tijuana
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico (GAP) presented the Master Development Plan 2025-2029, which contemplates an investment of US$569 million to expand the Tijuana and Mexicali airports.
During the event, the governor of Baja California, Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda, highlighted that the investment will boost economic development and job creation in the region. According to the governor, the modernization of both terminals will strengthen air connectivity and attract tourism, trade and investment.
In the case of the Tijuana International Airport, a 47% expansion is planned for its terminal, with the addition of seven new boarding gates, 46 check-in counters and eight check-in lines. The investment for these improvements will be US$489 million.
The Tijuana airport has the Cross Border Xpress (CBX), a binational bridge that connects directly with the United States. State authorities pointed out that the expansion of the terminal will strengthen the competitiveness of this infrastructure.
On the other hand, the Mexicali International Airport will expand the waiting room, renovate the entrance façade and install solar panels to improve energy efficiency. A total of US$80.5 million will be invested in this project.
Between 2020 and 2024, the Mexicali airport received close to US$29 million in improvements and in 2024 recorded traffic of 1.03 million passengers with routes to nine domestic destinations and an average of 182 weekly operations.
Baja California is currently the third entity with the highest Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Mexico, with 18.1% of the national total, according to official data. The airport expansion is expected to contribute to strengthen the region’s economic growth and connectivity.
