San Diego International Airport
International airport in San Diego, California, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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San Diego International Airport (IATA: SAN, ICAO: KSAN, FAA LID: SAN), formerly known as Lindbergh Field, is an international airport three miles (4.8 km; 2.6 nmi) northwest of downtown San Diego, California, United States. It is owned and operated by the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority.[5][6] The airport covers 663 acres (268 ha) of land [5][7] and is ranked the third busiest airport in California in terms of passenger traffic.
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner/Operator | San Diego County Regional Airport Authority | ||||||||||
Location | San Diego, California, U.S. | ||||||||||
Opened | August 16, 1928; 95 years ago (1928-08-16) | ||||||||||
Focus city for | Alaska Airlines | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 17 ft / 5 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 32°44′01″N 117°11′23″W | ||||||||||
Website | san | ||||||||||
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San Diego International Airport is the 2nd busiest single-runway airport in the world.[8] The airport's landing approach is well known for its close proximity to the skyscrapers of Downtown San Diego,[9] and can sometimes prove difficult to pilots for the relatively short usable landing area, steep descent angle over the crest of Bankers Hill, and shifting wind currents just before landing.[10][11] San Diego International operates in controlled airspace served by the Southern California TRACON, which is some of the busiest airspace in the world.[12]