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Nogales (Mariposa) border wait times: live commercial freight radar
Live commercial truck and passenger wait times at Nogales, Arizona–Sonora (Mariposa and Dennis DeConcini ports of entry), with an 8-week CBP baseline.
An independent operational radar showing whether commercial truck lanes at the Mariposa Port of Entry in Nogales (Sonora–Arizona) are running normal, elevated or congested. Built for Sonora IMMEX manufacturers (Hermosillo, Guaymas, Empalme, Nogales), aerospace/medical supply chains and I-19 freight carriers.
Commercial freight signal · Nogales (Mariposa)
NormalCommercial crossings at Nogales (Mariposa) are reporting normal levels (Mariposa (Nogales): 0 min). Treat it as a baseline, not a guarantee.
Suggested action: Normal waits: use as a baseline, but confirm carrier appointment, broker cutoff and warehouse receiving hours.
Operating hours and data availability
Commercial freight at Nogales crosses through the Mariposa Port of Entry (Port 260402) on defined operating hours; Dennis DeConcini handles passenger vehicles and pedestrians. Arizona does not observe Daylight Saving Time. A "closed" or "N/A" status outside commercial hours is normal.
Check current hours and minute-by-minute waits at bwt.cbp.gov before dispatching.
Commercial freight crossings
Mariposa (Nogales)
- Commercial · standard
- 0 min
- Commercial · FAST
- 0 min
- Passenger · standard
- 120 min
Commercial flow normal for now; confirm appointment and cutoff.
Passenger crossings
Dennis DeConcini (Nogales)
- Passenger · standard
- 90 min
- Commercial · standard
- N/A
Historical baseline (same weekday and hour)
Current wait compared against the historical average for this same hour, using our own readings collected every 20 minutes.
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Weekly pattern of commercial waits
Average wait by weekday and hour at Mariposa (Nogales), from our own readings collected every 20 minutes over the last 8 weeks. Local port time.
Heaviest hour of the week: Wed 12:00 · 29 min
| Día | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
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| Sun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mon | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Tue | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Wed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 29 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Thu | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Fri | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Sat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Based on 1,517 readings. Blank cells are hours with no reported commercial wait, usually outside operating hours.
The Nogales pattern: narrow operating window, short queue
Our accumulated CBP readings show that Mariposa (Port 260402) behaves very differently from Texas or Baja California crossings: outside peak winter produce weeks, the queue itself is rarely the bottleneck. Mariposa typically reports commercial wait times only between 09:00 and 19:00 MST, and inside that window the average wait barely touches 14 minutes around noon.
The real operational constraint on the Sonora–Arizona corridor is port schedule alignment and timezone drift (Arizona stays on Mountain Standard Time year-round without Daylight Saving Time) plus customs broker cutoff discipline. If a truck coming north up Highway 15 from Hermosillo or Guaymas misses the broker's afternoon validation window or has an unresolved Carta Porte or pedimento issue, a 10-minute bridge queue still turns into an overnight hold.
Frequently asked questions
Which port of entry handles commercial trucks in Nogales?
All commercial cargo trucks in the Nogales corridor use the Mariposa Port of Entry (CBP port 260402), on the western side of Nogales connecting Mexico Federal Highway 15D to I-19 in Arizona. The downtown Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry (260401) serves passenger vehicles and pedestrians.
Why does Mariposa often show "closed" or "N/A" in the morning or evening?
In our CBP readings, Mariposa is a narrow-window, short-queue crossing: commercial wait times are typically reported only between 09:00 and 19:00 Mountain Standard Time (Arizona does not observe Daylight Saving Time), and within that window the average wait barely reaches 14 minutes around midday. Outside those operating hours, the feed reports N/A.
Where do these Mariposa wait times come from?
From the public U.S. Customs and Border Protection Border Wait Times feed, refreshed live and compared against our 8-week historical baseline. Verify active hours and seasonal produce extensions directly with CBP before dispatching.
Source and limitations
Data: CBP Border Wait Times (public feed). Independent editorial interpretation operated by Heberey LLC; verify against official sources before dispatching. Read the methodology.