San Diego International Airport
International airport in San Diego, California, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
San Diego International Airport (IATA: SAN, ICAO: KSAN, FAA LID: SAN) is an international airport serving San Diego, California, United States. The airport is located three miles (4.8 km; 2.6 nmi) northwest of downtown San Diego. It covers 663 acres (268 ha) of land and is ranked the third busiest airport in California in terms of passenger traffic.[6][7] It is the busiest single-runway airport in the United States.[8]
San Diego International Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner/Operator | San Diego County Regional Airport Authority | ||||||||||
Serves | San Diego–Tijuana | ||||||||||
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 | www | ||||||||||
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FAA airport diagram as of June 2019[update] | |||||||||||
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The airport is owned and operated by the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority.[6][9] It operates in controlled airspace served by Southern California TRACON.[10] The airport's landing approach is well known for its close proximity to the skyscrapers of downtown San Diego,[11] and can sometimes prove difficult to pilots due to the relatively short usable landing area, steep descent angle over the crest of Bankers Hill, and shifting wind currents just before landing.[12][13]