San Diego International Airport

San Diego International Airport (IATA: SAN, ICAO: KSAN, FAA LID: SAN), formerly known as Lindbergh Field, is an international airport 3 mi (4.8 km) 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]

San Diego International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorSan Diego County Regional Airport Authority
ServesGreater San Diego
Location
  • North Harbor Drive
  • San Diego, California
OpenedAugust 16, 1928 (1928-08-16)
Focus city for
Elevation AMSL17 ft / 5 m
Coordinates32°44′01″N 117°11′23″W
Websitewww.san.org
Maps

FAA airport diagram as of June 2019
SAN
Location within San Diego
SAN
SAN (California)
SAN
SAN (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
9/27 9,400 2,865 Asphalt/concrete
Statistics (2019)
Total passengers25,216,947
International passengers1,053,772
Total domestic passengers24,163,175
Gates51
Sources: San Diego County Airport Authority,[1] Alaska Airlines[2]
Statistics: San Diego County Airport Authority[3][4]

In 2019, traffic at San Diego International exceeded 25 million passengers, including more than one million international passengers.[7] While primarily serving domestic traffic, San Diego has nonstop international flights to destinations in Canada, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.[8]

San Diego is a focus city for Alaska Airlines and Southwest Airlines. The top five carriers in San Diego as of January 2020 are Southwest Airlines (37.8%), Alaska Airlines (14.3%), Delta Air Lines (12.6%), United Airlines (12%), and American Airlines (11.8%).[9]

San Diego International is the busiest single runway airport in the United States and third-busiest single runway in the world, behind Mumbai Airport and London Gatwick.[10][11] [Note 1] The airport's landing approach is well known for its close proximity to the skyscrapers of Downtown San Diego,[12] and can sometimes prove difficult to pilots for the relatively short usable landing area, steep descent angle over the crest of Banker's Hill, and shifting wind currents just before landing.[13][14] San Diego International operates in controlled airspace served by the Southern California TRACON, which is some of the busiest airspace in the world.[15]

History
Spirit of St. Louis replica inside the airport

The airport is near the site of the Ryan Airlines factory, but it is not the same as Dutch Flats, the Ryan airstrip where Charles Lindbergh flight tested the Spirit of St. Louis before his historic 1927 transatlantic flight. The site of Dutch Flats is on the other side of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, in the Midway neighborhood, near the intersection of Midway and Barnett avenues.[16]

Inspired by Lindbergh's flight and excited to have made his plane, the city of San Diego passed a bond issue in 1928 for the construction of a two-runway municipal airport. Lindbergh encouraged the building of the airport and agreed to lend his name to it.[17] The new airport, dedicated on August 16, 1928, was San Diego Municipal Airport – Lindbergh Field with 140 Navy and 82 Army planes involved in a flyover.

The airport was the first federally certified airfield to serve all aircraft types, including seaplanes.[18][19] The original terminal was on the northeast side of the field, on Pacific Highway.[18] The airport was also a testing facility for several early US sailplane designs, notably those by William Hawley Bowlus (superintendent of construction on the Spirit of St. Louis) who also operated the Bowlus Glider School at Lindbergh Field from 1929 to 1930.[20] The airport was also the site of a national and world record for women's altitude established in 1930 by Ruth Alexander.[21][22] The airport was also the site of the first transcontinental glider tow by Capt. Frank Hawks departing Lindbergh Field on March 30, 1930 and ending a Van Cortland Park in New York City on April 6, 1930. On June 1, 1930, a regular San Diego–Los Angeles airmail route started. The airport gained international airport status in 1934. In April 1937, United States Coast Guard Air Base was commissioned next to the airfield.[23] The Coast Guard's fixed-wing aircraft used Lindbergh Field until the mid-1990s when their fixed-wing aircraft were assigned elsewhere.[24]

A major defense contractor and contributor to World War II heavy bomber production, Consolidated Aircraft, later known as Convair, had their headquarters on the border of Lindbergh Field, and built many of their military aircraft there. Convair used the airport for test and delivery flights from 1935 to 1995.[25]

The US Army Air Corps took over the field in 1942, improving it to handle the heavy bombers being manufactured in the region. Two camps were established at the airport during World War II and were named Camp Consair and Camp Sahara.[26] This transformation, including an 8,750 ft (2,670 m) runway, made the airport "jet-ready" long before jet airliners came into service.[27] The May 1952 C&GS chart shows an 8,700-ft runway 9 and a 4,500-ft runway 13.

Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) established its headquarters in San Diego and started service at Lindbergh Field in 1949. The April 1957 Official Airline Guide shows 42 departures per day: 14 American, 13 United, 6 Western, 6 Bonanza, and 3 PSA (5 PSA on Friday and Sunday). American had a nonstop flight to Dallas and one to El Paso; aside from that, nonstop flights did not reach beyond California and Arizona. Nonstop flights to Chicago started in 1962 and to New York in 1967.

The first scheduled flights using jets at Lindbergh Field were in September 1960: American Airlines Boeing 720s to Phoenix and United Airlines 720s to San Francisco.

The original terminal was on the north side of the airport; the current Terminal 1 opened on the south side of the airport on March 5, 1967. Terminal 2 opened on July 11, 1979. These terminals were designed by Paderewski Dean & Associates.[28] A third terminal, dubbed the Commuter Terminal, opened July 23, 1996. Terminal 2 was expanded by 300,000 square feet (27,871 m2) in 1998, and opened on January 7, 1998. The expanded Terminal 2 and the Commuter Terminal were designed by Gensler and SGPA Architecture and Planning.[29][30] The airport was built and operated by the City of San Diego through the sale of municipal bonds to be repaid by airport users. In 1962 it was transferred to the San Diego Unified Port District by a state law. In 2001 the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority was created, and assumed jurisdiction over the airport in December 2002.[31] The Authority changed the airport's name from Lindbergh Field to San Diego International Airport in 2003, reportedly considering the new name "a better fit for a major commercial airport."[32]

Expansion

San Diego International Airport's expansion and enhancement program for Terminal 2 was dubbed "The Green Build". Additions include 10 gates on the west side of Terminal 2 West, a two-level roadway separating arriving and departing passengers, additional security lanes, and an expanded concession area.[33] It was completed on August 13, 2013 and cost US$900 million.[34] In January 2016, the airport opened a new consolidated rental car facility on the airport's north side. The US$316 million, 2-million-square-foot (190,000 m2) facility houses 14 rental car companies and is served by shuttle buses to and from the terminals.[35] A new three-story parking structure in front of Terminal 2 was launched in July 2016 and completed in May 2018.[34][36]

The Airport Development Plan (ADP) is the next master-planning phase for San Diego International Airport.[37] In 2006, a county-wide ballot measure to move the airport was defeated. Therefore, the airport will continue in its current location for the foreseeable future. The ADP identifies improvements that will enable the airport to meet demand through 2035, which is approximately when projected passenger activity levels will reach capacity for the airport's single runway. An additional runway is not under consideration.

The ADP envisions the replacement of Terminal 1 and related improvements. As a first step in the ADP, several potential concepts were developed. These concepts represented the first step in a comprehensive planning process.

Extensive public outreach was conducted to obtain input from residents and airport stakeholders in the San Diego region. The Airport Authority Board eventually selected a preferred alternative and a detailed environmental analysis is now under way. The environmental review and planning process is expected to conclude in spring 2017.

A new immigration and customs facility at Terminal 2 West began construction in 2017.[38][39] The new facility was completed in June 2018 and is almost five times the size of its predecessor.[40] Prior to its completion, gates 20, 21, and 22 in Terminal 2 East handled international arrivals. These arrivals are now handled at gates 47, 48, 49, 50, and 51 in Terminal 2 West. The construction of the new facility was due to the sharp rise of international travel at the airport; international arrivals increased "from 50,000 passengers a year in 1990 to more than 400,000 a year in 2017."[38][40]

San Diego International Airport is proceeding with a redevelopment plan, starting with reconstruction of Terminal 1. This work is scheduled to be completed by 2026. The number of gates will increase from 19 gates in the old Terminal 1 to 30 gates in the new Terminal 1. Other parts of the redevelopment plan include a 7,500-space parking structure, a new dual-level roadway in front of the new Terminal 1, and a new entry road. Further changes are scheduled in later years for Terminal 2, which will increase the total number of gates at San Diego International Airport to 61. Completion of these changes are not expected until 2035.[41]

Relocation proposals
San Diego International Airport's former Commuter Terminal houses administrative offices for the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority.

In the jet age there have been concerns about a relatively small airport constrained by terrain serving as the area's primary airport; at one point acting Civil Aeronautics Authority administrator William B. Davis said he doubted any jet airline would use it.[42] In 1950 the city acquired what is today Montgomery Field and much of the land surrounding it through eminent domain to build a new airport, but the Korean War brought with it a massive expansion in jet traffic to nearby Naval Air Station Miramar which soon rendered a commercial service airport in the area impractical. The CAA refused to fund any major enhancements to SDIA through the 1950s, and at various times the city proposed NAS North Island, Mission Bay, and Brown Field as replacements. However, cost, conflicts with the Navy and potential interference with other air traffic stymied these plans.[42]

It was not until 1964 that the FAA would finally agree to an expansion of SDIA, which at this point was over double the capacity of its 1940s era terminals, leading to the construction of today's Terminal 1. Even then, it was only allowed with the assurance of San Diego Mayor Charles Dail that it was only a temporary measure until a replacement could be found.[43] From that time until 2006, various public agencies conducted studies on potential locations for a replacement airport. One revisited a study done in the 1980s by the City in 1994 when Naval Air Station Miramar closed and was then immediately transferred to the US Marine Corps as Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. Another was by the City of San Diego in 1984 and another that started in 1996 and sat dormant with SANDAG until the airport authority was formed. This is the first study ever done to look for a new site by a public agency that actually had jurisdiction over the issue, and the first non-site specific comprehensive study of the entire region.

California State Assembly Bill 93 created the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority (SDCRAA) in 2001.[31] At the time, the SDCRAA projected SAN would be constrained by congestion between 2015 and 2022;[44] however, the Great Recession extended the forecast capacity limitations into the 2030s.[45] In June 2006, SDCRAA board members selected Marine Corps Air Station Miramar as its preferred site for a replacement airport, despite military objections the compromises this would require would severely interfere with the readiness and training of aviators stationed at the air station.[46] On November 7, 2006, San Diego County residents rejected an advisory relocation ballot that included a joint use proposal measure over these and related concerns over the potential impact reducing the region's military value would have on the defense focused San Diego economy.[47] Since then no public agency has placed forth a serious proposal to relocate SDIA, and the Airport Authority has stated it has no plans to do so for the foreseeable future.[48]

Airport facilities
SAN's control tower

Terminal facilities

The airport has recently completed a substantial expansion of concessions: 73 new shops and food and beverage locations have opened throughout the terminals.[49] Three airline lounges are in the airport in Terminal 2: Delta SkyClub, United Club, and a joint Airspace Lounge/American Airlines Admirals Club.[50]

Rental car facilities

Until 2015, major rental cars companies operated out of ground-level facilities across Harbor Drive from the airport, with each company operating its own shuttle. Other companies were on private property near the airport. In January 2016 the airport opened a consolidated rental car facility on the north side of the airport, housing 14 rental car agencies with capacity for 19. An on-airport shuttle bus service transports passengers to and from the airport. The same shuttle bus also serves passengers from off-site rental car companies, and is intended to carry passengers from a nearby trolley stop as well.[51]

The airport is home to the largest airport USO center in the world.[52]

The airport promotes education about its history,[53] and sponsors an "airport explorers" program.[54]

There are several well-known pieces of art on display at the airport.[55] Inside Terminal 2 is a recreation of The Spirit of St. Louis. "At the Gate", a popular piece with tourists, depicts comical characters patiently waiting for their planes.[56] Terminal 2 also features "The Spirit of Silence," a meditation room designed by public artist Norie Sato.[57]

Terminals
Curbside pickup at Terminal 2 West for arriving flights c. 2018

San Diego International Airport has two terminals:

Terminal Gates Airlines Lounges
Terminal 1 East 11 (1A, 1-10) Southwest None
Terminal 1 West 8 (11-18) Allegiant, Frontier, JetBlue,

Southwest, Spirit, Sun Country

 None
Terminal 2 East 13 (20-32) Alaska, American Airspace Lounge/Admirals Club (Joint)
Terminal 2 West 19 (33-51) Air Canada, British Airways, Delta

Edelweiss, Hawaiian, Japan Airlines,

Lufthansa, United, WestJet

 United Club, Delta SkyClub
Terminal 1

Terminal 1 has two concourses: East and West, and has 19 gates, numbered 1A and 1–18. Terminal 1 East is currently used by Southwest. Terminal 1 West was previously used by Alaska and Frontier. However, in 2019, Alaska moved to Terminal 2 East. Currently, Terminal 1 West is served by Low Cost Carriers, including Southwest, Spirit, and Frontier.

Terminal 2

Terminal 2 at SAN has two concourses: East and West, and has 32 gates, numbered 20–51. Terminal 2 East is currently served by American and Alaska, while United, Delta, and all international carriers that fly out of San Diego operate at Terminal 2 West. All international arrivals are handled in the new immigration facilities in Terminal 2 West gates 45–51. Before these facilities were built, international flights arrived at Terminal 2 East gates 20 and 21. At this time, low cost carriers that operate out of Terminal 1 West operated out of Terminal 2 West. There are three lounges in Terminal 2. These include the Delta Sky Club, United Club, and Airspace Lounge(third party lounge that serves premium passengers on British Airways or Japan Airlines flights).

Commuter Terminal (former)

The Commuter Terminal was used for commuter flights to Los Angeles. It had four gates, numbered 1–4. The last flight to use the Commuter Terminal was American Eagle flight #2883, which departed on the evening of June 3, 2015. The last flight of the night from LAX (which would in turn be the first flight on June 4, 2015) docked at Terminal 1. Since then, flights to Los Angeles have departed from Terminal 2. Today, the Commuter Terminal houses the administrative offices of the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority.[58]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger
AirlinesDestinationsRefs
Air Canada Express Vancouver (suspended) [59]
Air Canada Rouge Toronto–Pearson (suspended) [59]
Air Transat Seasonal: Montréal–Trudeau (begins June 14, 2021) [60]
Alaska Airlines Austin, Boise, Boston, Everett, Fresno, Honolulu, Kahului, Kailua–Kona, Lihue, Missoula (begins March 11, 2021),[61] Monterey, Newark, New York-JFK (begins April 4, 2021), Orlando, Portland (OR), Puerto Vallarta, Redmond/Bend, Sacramento (resumes April 4, 2021), Salt Lake City, San Francisco, San Jose (CA), San José del Cabo, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara (begins June 17, 2021),[61] Santa Rosa, Seattle/Tacoma, Spokane
Seasonal: Cancún, Fort Lauderdale, Hayden/Steamboat Springs, Jackson Hole 		[62]
Allegiant Air Bellingham (resumes March 12, 2021), Las Vegas (resumes February 12, 2021), Stockton
Seasonal: Billings, El Paso, Eugene, Idaho Falls, Medford, Sioux Falls, Tulsa 		[63]
American Airlines Charlotte, Chicago–O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami, New York–JFK, Philadelphia, Phoenix–Sky Harbor [64]
British Airways London–Heathrow (suspended) [65]
Delta Air Lines Atlanta, Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York–JFK, Salt Lake City, Seattle/Tacoma [66]
Delta Connection Seasonal: Las Vegas [66]
Edelweiss Air Seasonal: Zurich (suspended) [67]
Frontier Airlines Austin, Denver, Las Vegas, Orlando (resumes March 7, 2021),[68] Phoenix–Sky Harbor [69]
Hawaiian Airlines Honolulu, Kahului [70]
Japan Airlines Tokyo–Narita (resumes March 2, 2021) [71]
JetBlue Boston, Fort Lauderdale, Newark, New York–JFK [72]
Lufthansa Frankfurt (suspended) [73]
Southwest Airlines Albuquerque, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boise, Chicago–Midway, Dallas–Love, Denver, El Paso, Honolulu, Houston–Hobby, Kahului, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Minneapolis/St. Paul (begins March 11, 2021), Nashville, New Orleans, Norfolk, Oakland, Omaha, Orlando, Phoenix–Sky Harbor, Portland (OR), Reno/Tahoe, Sacramento, St. Louis, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Francisco, San Jose (CA), San José del Cabo (resumes March 13, 2021), Spokane, Tampa, Tucson [74]
Spirit Airlines Chicago–O'Hare, Houston–Intercontinental, Las Vegas
Seasonal: Dallas/Fort Worth, Detroit 		[75]
Sun Country Airlines Minneapolis/St. Paul
Seasonal: San José del Cabo 		[76]
United Airlines Chicago–O'Hare, Denver, Houston–Intercontinental, Newark, San Francisco, Washington–Dulles [77]
United Express Los Angeles, San Francisco [77]
WestJet Calgary (suspended)
Seasonal: Vancouver (suspended) 		[78]

Cargo
AirlinesDestinations
Ameriflight Imperial, Ontario
ABX Air Cincinnati, Phoenix–Sky Harbor
FedEx Express Indianapolis, Memphis, Oakland, Tijuana
UPS Airlines Louisville, Ontario

General aviation

BBA Aviation's Signature Flight Support (previously known as Landmark Aviation[79]) is the fixed-base operator (FBO) at San Diego International Airport.[80] It services all aircraft, from the single-engine Cessna aircraft to the twin-aisle Airbus A340. Generally, it services corporate traffic to the airport. The FBO ramp is at the northeast end of the airfield.

Statistics
San Diego International Airport Terminal 2
The Sunset Cove dining and shopping area inside Terminal 2
Terminal 2

Top destinations
Busiest domestic routes from SAN
(November 2019 – October 2020)[81]
Rank City Passengers Carriers
1 Phoenix–Sky Harbor, Arizona 385,000 American, Frontier, Southwest
2 San Francisco, California 379,000 Alaska, Southwest, United
3 Denver, Colorado 375,000 Frontier, Southwest, United
4 Seattle/Tacoma, Washington 340,000 Alaska, Delta
5 Las Vegas, Nevada 322,000 Allegiant, Delta, Frontier, Southwest, Spirit
6 Sacramento, California 315,000 Alaska, Southwest
7 Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas 309,000 American, Spirit
8 San Jose, California 302,000 Alaska, Southwest
9 Chicago–O'Hare, Illinois 259,000 American, Spirit, United
10 Oakland, California 206,000 Southwest
Busiest international routes to and from San Diego (2018)[82]
Rank City Passengers Carriers
1 San José del Cabo, Mexico 258,471 Alaska, Southwest, Sun Country
2 London–Heathrow, United Kingdom 167,648 British Airways
3 Vancouver, Canada 138,841 Air Canada, WestJet
4 Tokyo–Narita, Japan 126,756 Japan Airlines
5 Toronto–Pearson, Canada 122,676 Air Canada
6 Frankfurt, Germany 78,448 Lufthansa
7 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico 59,639 Alaska
8 Calgary, Canada 59,188 WestJet
9 Zurich, Switzerland 16,894 Edelweiss

Airline market share
Airline market share (2019)
RankCarrierEnplanementsShare
1Southwest9,532,00037.8%
2Alaska3,606,00014.3%
3Delta3,177,00012.6%
4United3,026,00012.0%
5American2,976,00011.8%
6 Spirit 630,000 2.5%
7 JetBlue 530,000 2.1%
8 Frontier 530,000 2.1%
9 Hawaiian 303,000 1.2%
10 Air Canada 252,000 1.0%
11 British Airways 177,000 0.7%
12 Japan Airlines 126,000 0.5%
13 Lufthansa 101,000 0.4%
14 Sun Country 101,000 0.4%
15 WestJet 75,700 0.3%
16 Allegiant 50,400 0.2%
17 Edelweiss < 25,200 < 0.1%

Annual traffic
Annual passenger traffic (enplaned + deplaned) at SAN, 1949–present[83]
Year Passengers % Change
1949 139,327
1950 193,373 38.79
1951 321,189 66.10
1952 390,427 21.56
1953 402,674 3.13
1954 426,600 5.94
1955 496,641 16.42
1956 582,120 17.21
1957 682,609 17.26
1958 698,543 2.33
1959 786,798 12.63
1960 878,669 11.68
1961 883,288 .53
1962 951,655 7.74
1963 1,152,065 21.06
1964 1,319,855 14.56
1965 1,632,833 23.71
1966 2,048,034 25.43
1967 2,486,213 21.40
1968 2,958,053 18.98
1969 3,320,576 12.23
1970 3,341,391 .63
1971 3,464,174 3.67
1972 3,915,395 13.03
1973 4,274,286 9.17
1974 4,410,972 3.20
1975 4,490,668 1.81
1976 4,912,368 9.39
1977 5,447,648 10.90
1978 6,185,583 13.53
1979 6,541,820 5.76
1980 5,213,356 20.31
1981 5,022,152 3.67
1982 5,630,343 12.11
1983 6,547,439 16.29
1984 7,173,272 9,56
1985 7,937,806 10.66
1986 9,084,438 14.45
1987 9,801,030 7.89
1988 10,748,729 9.67
1989 11,111,080 3.37
1990 10,937,026 1.57
1991 11,185,920 2.28
1992 11,759,091 5.12
1993 11,817,706 .50
1994 12,681,985 7.31
1995 12,908,395 1.79
1996 13,461,361 4.28
1997 13,900,712 3.26
1998 14,340,447 3.16
1999 14,971,261 4.40
2000 15,746,445 5.18
2001 14,942,061 5.11
2002 14,731,518 1.41
2003 15,304,975 3.90
2004 16,517,153 7.92
2005 17,569,355 6.37
2006 17,673,483 .59
2007 18,326,734 3.70
2008 18,125,633 1.10
2009 16,974,172 6.35
2010 16,889,622 .50
2011 16,891,690 .01
2012 17,250,265 2.12
2013 17,710,241 2.67
2014 18,758,751 5.92
2015 20,081,258 7.05
2016 20,725,801 3.21
2017 22,173,493 6.98
2018 24,238,300 9.31
2019 25,216,947 4.03

Flight operations

Runway configuration and landing
SAN runway and terminals

The airport has one runway, designated 9/27 for its magnetic headings of 095 degrees (106 True) and 275 degrees (286 True). The runway is asphalt and concrete, 9,400 feet (2,900 m) x 200 feet (61 m). Each end has a displaced threshold; on runway 27 the first 1,810 feet (550 m) is displaced and on runway 9 the first 1,000 feet (300 m).

Wind is typically from the west and most takeoffs and landings are on runway 27. The approach from the east is steeper than most because trees more than 200 feet above the runway are less than 3200 feet from the east end of the runway (i.e. less than 5000 feet from the displaced threshold.) Contrary to local lore, the parking garage 800 feet east of the end of the runway was built in the 1980s long after previous obstructions were built up east of I-5 and does not affect the approach, nor do any of the nearby downtown skyscrapers.

The final approach into landing has gained notoriety among passengers for the unusual experience of flying low next to such a densely populated area as Downtown San Diego, and has drawn comparisons to Kansas City's Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport and Hong Kong's former Kai Tak Airport.[84] Landing from the east offers closeup views of skyscrapers, Petco Park (home of the San Diego Padres), the San Diego Bay, and the San Diego–Coronado Bridge from the left side of the aircraft. On the right, Balboa Park, site of the 1915–1916 Panama-California Exposition, can be seen.

Reverse operations
Reverse operations at SAN

Runway 27 (landing east to west), is a localizer and RNP approach with minimums down to 1.5 mi (2.4 km). For Runway 9 the required visibility is 0.5 mi (0.80 km), so when visibility is below 1.5 mi (2.4 km) arriving aircraft must use Runway 9. Terrain east of the airport often imposes weight limits on departing aircraft, so the heaviest ones must take off to the west. While safe, these "head to head" operations slow the flow of aircraft for sequencing and create delays. Due to the way fog can impact the airport being near the bay, this condition can also be driven by different departure minimums at opposite ends of the runway. As an example, visibility for landing may be under ​1 1⁄2-mile for Runway 27 (below arrival minimums) dictating Runway 9 arrivals and less than a mile of visibility for Runway 9 (below departure minimums) dictating the use of Runway 27 for departures.

Terrain east and west of the airport greatly impacts the available runway length. Runway 27 (heading west) has a climb gradient of 353 ft/nmi (58.1 m/km) feet per nautical mile. Taking off to the east requires a 290 ft/nmi (48 m/km) climb rate, this is due to a mathematical reduction in the runway length.

San Diego International Airport does not have standard 1,000 ft (300 m) runway safety areas at the runway ends. An engineered materials arrestor system (EMAS) has been installed at the west end to halt aircraft overruns, but the east end does not have such a system as it would reduce runway length by at least 400 ft (120 m), making departures to the west harder. Instead, the use of declared distances reduces the mathematical length of Runway 9 (west to east operations) by declaring the easternmost end of Runway 9 is 1,121 ft (342 m) shorter with a net length of 8,280 ft (2,520 m).[85]

Noise curfew

SAN is in a populated area. To appease the concerns of the airport's neighbors regarding noise and possible ensuing lawsuits, a curfew was put in place in 1979. Takeoffs are allowed between 6:30 a.m. and 11:30 p.m. Outside those hours, they are subject to a large fine. Arrivals are permitted 24 hours per day.[86] While several flights have scheduled departure times before 6:30 a.m., these times are pushback times; the first takeoff roll is at 6:30 a.m.

Current status

As of December 2019, San Diego International Airport is served by 18 passenger airlines and five cargo airlines that fly nonstop to over 65 destinations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom, Japan, and most recently, Germany and Switzerland. Several carriers including Alaska and Southwest have increased their flights to and from San Diego. Additional service between SAN and Los Cabos (Mexico), Dallas, Boston, Washington D.C./Baltimore, Burbank, and Tokyo were added in 2014; however, Burbank has since been discontinued.[87][88][89]

British Airways 747 landing at SAN

British Airways resumed nonstop service to London Heathrow Airport on June 1, 2011 with a Boeing 777-200ER. The airline had dropped this route in October 2003, after the worldwide downturn in aviation after the September 11 attacks in 2001. The airline had been flying nonstop to London Heathrow; however, the route had originally been flown from Gatwick via Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on a Boeing 747-400, although it is flown nonstop today. After the September 11 attacks, the route was reduced to six days a week, then five, and then cancelled. In June 2010 the European Union approved the new Atlantic Joint Business Agreement between British Airways, American Airlines, and Iberia Airlines, which dropped many of the provisions of the Bermuda II treaty and its restrictions on airlines flying to Heathrow. Oneworld members now can earn mileage on any American Airlines, British Airways, or Japan Airlines flight.[90] On March 27, 2016, British Airways changed the aircraft on this flight from the 3-class 777-200 to the 4-class 777-300, increasing passenger and cargo capacity, and to provide first class seats. From 2019 to 2020, British Airways brought back the 747-400 to San Diego, replacing the Boeing 777-300. the Boeing 787-9 will be used for seasonal service as replacement for the 747-400 being retired in August 2020 starting in October of that year.

Japan Airlines began service to Tokyo–Narita on December 2, 2012, using the Boeing 787 aircraft. This is the airport's first nonstop flight to Asia. The flights used the 787 until its grounding when service was temporarily replaced with a 777-200ER. The last 777 flight was May 31, 2013. On June 1, 2013, 787 service resumed, this time daily. This route is covered under the Pacific Joint Business Agreement between Oneworld partners Japan Airlines and American Airlines.[91][92]

On Thursday, June 9, 2016, Condor Airlines announced thrice-weekly seasonal service from Frankfurt am Main International Airport to San Diego, with Monday flights beginning May 1, 2017, through October 2, 2017, Thursday flights beginning May 4, 2017, through October 5, 2017, and Saturday flights beginning July 8, 2017, through September 2, 2017. Flights were on a Boeing 767-300 aircraft.[93] On June 21, 2016, Edelweiss Air announced twice-weekly seasonal service from Zurich Airport, beginning Monday, June 9, 2017, with the second flight of the week on Fridays. Flights will be on an Airbus A340-300 aircraft.[94] On June 13, 2017, Lufthansa announced five weekly flights from Frankfurt to San Diego beginning in summer 2018, using an A340-300.[95] Soon after this, Condor ended its service. In 2018, the airport saw an increase in passengers, totaling about 24 million, which included 1 million international passengers.[96]

The busiest route by flight count is to Los Angeles with 25 daily round trips on United Express, American Eagle, and Delta Connection. The busiest route by available seats per day is to San Francisco with just over 2,816 seats on 21 daily round trips on United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and Alaska Airlines.

In January 2008, San Diego International Airport entered the blogosphere with the launch of the first employee blog–the Ambassablog[97]–for a major US airport. Written by front-line employees, the blog features regular posts on airport activities, events, and initiatives; reader comments; and several multimedia and interactive features. It has been presented as a case study in employee blogging to several public agencies at the federal, state, and local levels.

In February 2008, San Diego International Airport was one of the first major airports in the US to adopt a formal sustainability policy, which expresses the airport's commitment to a four-layer approach to sustainability known as EONS. As promulgated by Airports Council International – North America, EONS represents an integrated "quadruple bottom line" of Economic viability, Operational excellence, Natural resource conservation and preservation, and Social responsibility.

In May 2008, California Attorney General Jerry Brown announced an agreement with San Diego International Airport on reducing greenhouse gas emissions associated with the airport's proposed master plan improvements. In announcing the agreement, the Attorney General's office said "San Diego airport will play a key leadership role in helping California meet its aggressive greenhouse gas reduction targets."

San Diego International Airport is testing a new system of airfield lights called Runway Status Lights (RWSL) for the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). It completed the rehabilitation of the north taxiway in 2010. A project that included replacing its airfield lighting and signage with energy-efficient LED lights where possible.

Because of the airport's close proximity to downtown San Diego, FAA regulations do not allow any building within a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) radius of the runway to be taller than 500 feet (150 m).[98]

US Coast Guard operations
Guardian at CGAS San Diego in 1989

Coast Guard Air Station San Diego is near the southeast corner of the airport. The installation originally supported seaplane operations, with seaplane ramps into San Diego Bay, as well as land-based aircraft and helicopter operations using the airport's runway.

The air station is separated from the rest of the airfield which necessitated moving aircraft across North Harbor Drive, a busy, 6-lane city street, to reach SAN's runway. Stoplights halted vehicle traffic while aircraft crossed North Harbor Drive. This was a common occurrence during the 1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s, when the station had both HH-3F Pelican and HH-60J Jayhawk helicopters and HU-25 Guardian jets assigned.[99] Following 9/11, the gate was closed and the traffic lights removed as the Coast Guard station no longer supports fixed wing operations.

Ground transportation

San Diego International Airport is on North Harbor Drive, and is accessible from Interstate 5 via the Hawthorn Street northbound exit and the Sassafras Street southbound exit. The airport provides both short-term and long-term parking facilities. Short term parking in front of both terminals. Terminal 2 having both a covered parking plaza and an outdoor lot, while Terminal 1 only has an outdoor lot. Long term parking is on North Harbor Drive to the east of the terminals and is served by shuttle buses.[100]

There are three public transportation options:

Taxis and ride-share pickups depart from their designated zones at both terminals.[102]

California High-Speed Rail

As of March 3, 2011, the airport was one of a few locations proposed to be the southern terminus of San Diego-Los Angeles branch of the California High-Speed Rail System.[103] Other station proposals included the SDCCU Stadium site and Downtown San Diego.[103] The San Diego portion of the system was to be the last phase of the project, with estimates putting completion sometime in the 2030s and travel time between Los Angeles and San Diego taking 1 hour and 20 minutes.[104]

The high-speed rail option was claimed to be a cheaper alternative to commuter flights to the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area and in-state flights to Central California and the San Francisco Bay Area.[105]

Accidents and incidents
  • On April 29, 1929, a Ford Trimotor operated by Maddux Air Lines collided in mid-air with a PW-9D shortly after taking off from Lindbergh Field. The aircraft collided over Downtown San Diego, killing all 5 aboard the Trimotor and the USAAC pilot of PW-9D. According to eyewitness accounts shortly before the collision the Air Corps pilot had been flying extremely close to the larger airliner in an impromptu show for viewers on the ground, when he misjudged the distance between the two aircraft and crashed into it.[106]
  • On June 2, 1941, the first British Consolidated LB-30 Liberator II, AL503, on its acceptance flight for delivery from the Consolidated Aircraft Company plant in San Diego, crashed into San Diego Bay[107] when the flight controls froze, killing all five of the civilian crew: Consolidated Aircraft Company's chief test pilot William Wheatley, co-pilot Alan Austen, flight engineer Bruce Kilpatrick Craig, and two chief mechanics, Lewis McCannon and William Reiser. Craig had been commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the US Army Reserve in 1935 following Infantry ROTC training at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical engineering. He had applied for a commission in the US Army Air Corps before his death; this was granted posthumously, with the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. On August 25, 1941, the airfield in his hometown of Selma, Alabama was renamed Craig Field, later Craig Air Force Base.[108] Investigation into the cause of the accident caused a two-month delay in deliveries, resulting in the Royal Air Force not receiving Liberator IIs until August 1941.
  • On May 10, 1943, the first Consolidated XB-32 Dominator, 41–141, crashed on take-off at Lindbergh Field, likely from failure of the flaps. Although the bomber did not burn when it piled up at end of runway, Consolidated's senior test pilot Dick McMakin was killed. Six others on board were injured.[109] This was one of only two twin-finned B-32s (41–142 was the other); all subsequent planes had a PB4Y-style single tail.
  • On November 22, 1944, Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, BuNo 59544, on a pre-delivery test flight out of Lindbergh Field, took off at 12:23 am, lost its left outer wing on climb-out, and crashed in a ravine in an undeveloped area of Loma Portal near the Naval Training Center, less than 2 miles (3.2 km) from the runway. All 6 members of the Consolidated Vultee test crew were killed, including pilot Marvin R. Weller, co-pilot Conrad C. Cappe, flight engineers Frank D. Sands and Clifford P. Bengston, radio operator Robert B. Skala, and Consolidated Vultee field operations employee Ray Estes. A wing panel landed on a home at 3121 Kingsley Street in Loma Portal. The cause was found to be 98 missing bolts; the wing was only attached with four spar bolts. Four employees who either were responsible for installation, or were inspectors who signed off on the undone work, were fired two days later. A San Diego coroner's jury found Consolidated Vultee guilty of "gross negligence" by vote of 11–1 on January 5, 1945, and the Bureau of Aeronautics reduced its contract by one at a cost to firm of US$155,000. Consolidated Vultee paid out US$130,484 to the families of the six dead crew.[110]
  • On April 5, 1945, the prototype Ryan XFR-1 Fireball, BuNo 48234, on a test flight over Lindbergh Field, lost skin between the front and rear spars of the right wing, interrupting airflow over the wing and causing it to break apart. Ryan test pilot Dean Lake bailed out as the airframe disintegrated. The wreckage struck a brand new Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, BuNo 59836, just accepted by the US Navy and preparing to depart for the modification center at Litchfield Park, Arizona. The bomber caught fire and the four man Navy crew was forced to evacuate the burning PB4Y, with Aviation Machinist J. H. Randall suffering first, second, and third degree burns and minor lacerations while the rest of the crew was uninjured.[111]
  • On April 30, 1945, just before midnight, the first production Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, BuNo 59359, was being prepared on the ramp at Lindbergh Field for a flight to Naval Air Station Twin Cities in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A mechanic attempted to remove the left battery solenoid, located 14 inches (36 cm) below the cockpit floor, but did so without disconnecting the battery. A ratchet wrench accidentally punctured a hydraulic line 3 inches (7.6 cm) above the battery and the fluid ignited, setting the entire aircraft alight. The mechanic suffered severe burns. Only the number four (outer right) engine was deemed salvageable. The cause was an unqualified mechanic attempting a task that only a qualified electrician should perform.[112]
  • On August 5, 1952, Convair B-36D-25-CF Peacemaker, 49-2661, returning from a pre-delivery test after being modified for the San-San project, suffered an uncontrollable engine fire in the right wing while attempting to land at Lindbergh Field. The #4 and #5 engines fell off the aircraft as the Convair test crew steered the crippled bomber towards the ocean. Seven of the eight crew onboard bailed out, with Pilot David H. Franks heroically electing to stay with the aircraft to prevent it turning back towards the heavily populated coast,[113] but flight engineer W.W. Hoffman drowned before he could be rescued. A USAF accident investigation was inconclusive, with a failure in the #5 engine's alternator, supercharger, fuel or exhaust systems suggested as possible causes.[114]
  • On July 15, 1953, the prototype Convair XP5Y-1 Tradewind seaplane, BuNo 121455, on a test flight off Point Loma after taking off from the water next to Lindbergh Field, fractured an elevator torque tube rendering the aircraft uncontrollable. All 9 onboard bailed out safely and were rescued.[115]
  • On November 4, 1954, an experimental Convair YF2Y Sea Dart seaplane, BuNo 135762, on a demonstration flight for Navy officials over San Diego Bay after taking off from the water next to Lindbergh Field, disintegrated in mid-air after its pilot inadvertently exceeded the airframe's structural limits. Convair test pilot Charles E. Richbourg was pulled from the water but did not survive.[116]
  • On September 25, 1978, a Boeing 727-200 operating flight PSA Flight 182 on the Sacramento–Los Angeles–San Diego route collided in mid-air with a Cessna 172 while attempting to land at San Diego Airport. The two aircraft collided over San Diego's North Park neighborhood, killing all 135 people on Flight 182, the two people in the Cessna, and seven people on the ground. An NTSB accident investigation found the probable cause of the accident was the PSA flight crew's failure to inform the tower they had lost sight of the Cessna, in contradiction to Air Traffic Control instructions to "keep visual separation" from the smaller aircraft. Other factors named were errors on the part of ATC, including the use of pilot maintained visual separation when ATC monitored radar clearances were available, and an unexpected turn by the Cessna that put it directly in the path of the 727.[117]

Recognition and awards
  • Airports Council International (ACI) ranked San Diego International Airport the No. 4 best airport in North America in 2007. ACI also ranked SAN the No. 2 best airport in the world with 15–25 million passengers in 2007.[118] ACI also ranked SAN the No. 3 best airport in the world with 15–25 million passengers in 2008.
  • San Diego International Airport also earned LEED Gold certification for The Green Build's Dual-Level Roadway and USO Building.[119]

Endangered species habitat

A portion of the southeast infield at San Diego International Airport is set aside as a nesting site for the endangered California least tern. The least tern nests from March through September. The birds lay their eggs in the sand and gravel surface at the southwest end of the airfield. The San Diego Zoological Society monitors the birds from May through September. The terns nest on the airfield because they do not have to compete with beachgoers, and the airport fence keeps dogs and other animals out, while the airplane activity helps keep predatory hawks away from the nests. Approximately 135 nests were established there in 2007.[120]

See also

Notes
1.^ In addition, both London Gatwick and Mumbai International physically possess two runways, of which only one can be used at a time because of aircraft separation requirements. San Diego International's "true" single runway places additional constraints on operations as performing any repairs on it effectively requires the closure of the airport.[121]

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