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) 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 is owned and operated by the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority.[6][7] The airport covers 663 acres (268 ha) of land [6][8] 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, US | ||||||||||
Opened | August 16, 1928; 95 years ago (1928-08-16) | ||||||||||
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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 busiest single-runway airport in the United States.[9] The airport's landing approach is well known for its close proximity to the skyscrapers of downtown San Diego,[10] 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.[11][12] The airport operates in controlled airspace served by the Southern California TRACON.[13]