Nonstop flight route between Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States and Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Smith Field (SMD), Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States and Tijuana International Airport (TIJ), Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,845 miles (or 2,969 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between Smith Field and Tijuana International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SMD / KSMD | 
| Airport Name: | Smith Field | 
| Location: | Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°8'35"N by 85°9'10"W | 
| Area Served: | Fort Wayne, Indiana | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 835 feet (255 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 4 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SMD | 
| More Information: | SMD Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TIJ / MMTJ | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°32'26"N by 116°58'11"W | 
| Area Served: | Tijuana-San Diego | 
| Operator/Owner: | Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico | 
| Airport Type: | Public, Military | 
| Elevation: | 489 feet (149 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from TIJ | 
| More Information: | TIJ Maps & Info | 
Facts about Smith Field (SMD):
- The furthest airport from Smith Field (SMD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,224 miles (18,064 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Smith Field's relatively low elevation of 835 feet, planes can take off or land at Smith Field at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Smith Field covers 234 acres at an elevation of 835 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Smith Field (SMD) is Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) S of SMD.
- In 2010 Runway 5/23 was rebuilt.
- The federal government’s anticipation of World War II and old Baer Field’s role in the pioneer airmail service brought the U.S.
- Smith Field is Fort Wayne's first municipal airport and is one of America's oldest surviving aviation sites.
- Smith Field (SMD) has 4 runways.
Facts about Tijuana International Airport (TIJ):
- Because of Tijuana International Airport's relatively low elevation of 489 feet, planes can take off or land at Tijuana International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The closest airport to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) is Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM), which is located only 2 miles (4 kilometers) NNW of TIJ.
- Runway 09/27 runs east-west approximately 300 meters south of the U.S.-Mexico border.
- The Old Airport Terminal is set for aviation of the Mexican Military and federal police forces.
- The furthest airport from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,553 miles (18,593 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Tijuana International Airport", another name for TIJ is "General Abelardo L. Rodríguez International Airport".
- It is operated by Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, a holding group that controls 12 international airports in central and northern Mexico.
- In April 2014, Otay-Tijuana Venture, the developer of the border crossing, agreed to pay for the employees and of the U.S.
- The original terminal was then assigned as an air base for the Mexican Armed Forces, and it is now simply known as the aeropuerto viejo, or old airport.
- The project consists of a second terminal, located on U.S.




