San Diego International Airport
San Diego International Airport | |
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Characteristics | |
ICAO code | KSAN |
IATA code | SAN |
Coordinates | |
Height above MSL | 5 m (16 ft ) |
Transport links | |
Distance from the city center | 3 km northwest of San Diego |
Street | I-5 / I-8 / CA 163 / ex-CA 209 |
Local transport |
Bus : MTS Route 992 Tram : San Diego Trolley Green Line |
Basic data | |
opening | August 16, 1928 |
operator | San Diego County Regional Airport Authority |
surface | 267 ha |
Terminals | 2 |
Passengers | 24,238,300 (2018) |
Air freight | 174,498 t (2018) |
Flight movements |
225,058 (2018) |
Employees | 8,349 (2017) |
Start-and runway | |
09/27 | 2865 m × 61 m asphalt |
The San Diego International Airport ( IATA : SAN, ICAO : KSAN) is located in the metropolitan area of San Diego , California . It is nicknamed Lindbergh Field , named after the pilot Charles Lindbergh , who set out from San Diego to New York in 1927 and from there embarked on the first solo transatlantic flight in history.
San Diego International has the largest number of passengers in the United States of all commercial airports with only one runway . In a global comparison it is in second place, after London-Gatwick .
Location and transport links
The San Diego International Airport is located two miles northwest of downtown San Diego. It's on Interstate 5 . Other major roads in the area include Interstate 8 and California State Route 163 . In addition, the former California State Route 209 runs northwest of the airport.
The San Diego International Airport is integrated into the local public transport system by bus and tram . Route 992 of the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System and the San Diego Trolley Green Line serve the airport regularly.
history
On May 10, 1927, Charles Lindbergh took off from the runway of Ryan Airlines , the manufacturer of his aircraft, on his transatlantic flight. Inspired by Lindbergh's success, the city of San Diego opened an airport called San Diego Municipal Airport - Lindbergh Field on August 16, 1928 ; the first, state-approved airport that could handle aircraft of all classes (including seaplanes). In 1934, the US Treasury elevated the airport to the rank of 'International Airport' and changed the name to the San Diego International Airport, which is still in use today .
After the United States entered the Second World War , the United States Army Air Corps took over the airport in 1942 and built the current runway with a length of 2667 meters in the following years to enable the use of strategic bombers . As a result, the airport was prepared for handling them years before the introduction of large-capacity civil aircraft . After the war ended, Pacific Southwest Airlines set up its headquarters in San Diego in 1949 and opened a weekly flight connection to Oakland .
In September 1960, United Airlines was the first airline to use jet aircraft on scheduled flights to San Diego , American Airlines followed a few weeks later. This marked the beginning of the jet age for San Diego International Airport. On December 18, 1962, the San Diego Unified Port District was founded, which subsequently became the owner and operator of the airport. After air traffic in San Diego had increased steadily in the 1960s , new premises were necessary. Because of this, the new 'Terminal East' (today's Terminal 1) was built and opened on March 5, 1967. The capacity of the airport was increased in the following years with the opening of 'Terminal West' (today Terminal 2) on July 11, 1979. Southwest Airlines began using the airport in January 1982 . On October 30, 1983 United Airlines began operating scheduled flights to Honolulu , previously no scheduled flights from San Diego to Hawaii were offered. On June 1, 1988 British Airways followed with flights to London .
On July 23, 1996, a 'Commuter Terminal' was also put into operation. On January 7, 1998, an extension of Terminal 2 was also opened. On January 1, 2003, the airport was transferred from the Port of San Diego to the San Diego Regional Airport Authority, which has been operating the airport ever since. Subsequently, the name of the airport was changed to San Diego International Airport , the name Lindbergh Field has not been used since then.
On July 8, 2009, the operator laid the foundation stone for an expansion of Terminal 2. The project, which was called 'The Green Build' and had a historical budget of US $ 1 billion , was intended to adapt the airport to the future requirements of international air traffic. Among other things, ten new boarding gates were built, easier travel was made possible (by separating arriving and departing passengers) and measures were taken for the sustainable use of energy. The project was completed on August 13, 2013. At the beginning of 2016, the majority of the car rental companies were relocated to a shared building north of the runway. Since then it has been connected to the passenger terminals south of the runway by shuttle buses.
Airport facilities
The San Diego International Airport has a total area of 267 acres.
Start-and runway
The San Diego International Airport has one runway . This is 2865 meters long and 61 meters wide. The surface consists partly of asphalt and concrete.
The possibility of building a second runway has already been examined several times, but has always proven to be impractical.
Passenger terminals
The San Diego International Airport has two passenger terminals . Both terminals are located south of the airport runway.
Terminal 1
Terminal 1 was originally opened as East Terminal in 1967 and is to be replaced by a new terminal in 2022. Today it has 19 boarding gates and just as many passenger boarding bridges . The terminal is used by Allegiant Air , Frontier Airlines , Jetblue Airways , Southwest Airlines , Spirit Airlines and Sun Country Airlines .
Terminal 2
Terminal 2 was originally opened on April 18, 1979 as the West Terminal. In 1998 and 2013, extensions to the terminal were completed. Terminal 2 has 32 gates and just as many passenger boarding bridges. It is used by Air Canada , Alaska Airlines , American Airlines , British Airways , Delta Air Lines , Edelweiss Air , Hawaiian Airlines , Japan Airlines , Lufthansa , United Airlines and Westjet Airlines .
Former passenger terminals
From 1996 to 2015, the San Diego International Airport had a passenger terminal for regional airlines, which was called the Commuter Terminal. It was located east of Terminal 1 and was last used by American Eagle , Seaport Airlines and United Express .
Airlines and Destinations
The San Diego International Airport was meanwhile the home airport of the Pacific Southwest Airlines . Today it is used by a total of 17 airlines . Southwest Airlines had by far the largest market share among passengers in 2018 with 37.8 percent, followed by Alaska Airlines with 13.7 percent, United Airlines including United Express with 13.0 percent, American Airlines including American Eagle with 12.1 percent Percent and Delta Air Lines including Delta Connection with 11.7 percent.
The airlines connect the San Diego International Airport primarily to the respective hubs . There are also direct international connections to Germany , Japan , Canada , Switzerland and the United Kingdom . The destinations in German-speaking countries are from Lufthansa Frankfurt am Main and seasonally Zurich .
Traffic figures
San Diego International Airport traffic figures 1949–2018 | ||||||
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year | Passenger volume | Air freight ( tons ) | Airmail (tons) | Flight movements | ||
National | International | total | ||||
2018 | 23.195.614 | 1,042,686 | 24,238,300 | 152.213 | 22,286 | 225.058 |
2017 | 21.299.172 | 874.321 | 22.173.493 | 150.715 | 21,257 | 209,563 |
2016 | 19,963,645 | 765.708 | 20,729,353 | 152,658 | 18,887 | 197.132 |
2015 | 19,382,504 | 698.754 | 20,081,258 | 143.228 | 19,086 | 193.712 |
2014 | 18,085,474 | 673.277 | 18,758,751 | 137.493 | 18,688 | 191,761 |
2013 | 17,082,645 | 627,596 | 17.710.241 | 130,490 | 16,794 | 187.970 |
2012 | 16,733,530 | 516,735 | 17,250,265 | 124,929 | 16,332 | 186.251 |
2011 | 16,484,727 | 406.963 | 16,891,690 | 121,243 | 15.105 | 185.143 |
2010 | 16,657,064 | 232,558 | 16,889,622 | 100,538 | 14,911 | 190.137 |
2009 | 16,778,666 | 195.506 | 16,974,172 | 94,898 | 15,359 | 199.210 |
2008 | 17,909,498 | 216.135 | 18.125.633 | 106,666 | 14,821 | 226.157 |
2007 | 18.056.944 | 269,790 | 18,326,734 | 125.224 | 15,107 | 234,370 |
2006 | 17.207.913 | 274.029 | 17,481,942 | 150.358 | 38,302 | 225,784 |
2005 | 17,086,248 | 286.273 | 17,372,521 | 141,892 | 28,391 | 225,423 |
2004 | 16,222,726 | 154,578 | 16,377,304 | 110,531 | 27,594 | 212,468 |
2003 | 15,000,248 | 260,543 | 15.260.791 | 113,540 | 26,716 | 202,878 |
2002 | 14.634.199 | 297,655 | 14,913,854 | 119,687 | 30,951 | 205,553 |
2001 | 14,661,959 | 280.102 | 14,942,061 | 107,486 | 27,230 | 206.714 |
2000 | 15,532,542 | 213.903 | 15,746,445 | 105.091 | 34,044 | 207,644 |
1999 | 14,732,532 | 238,729 | 14,971,261 | 96,407 | 31,109 | 222,356 |
1998 | 14,024,054 | 316.393 | 14,340,447 | 87,399 | 30,546 | 223.257 |
1997 | 13,681,619 | 219.093 | 13,900,712 | 80,722 | 17,716 | 224.195 |
1996 | 13,237,884 | 223,477 | 13,461,361 | 65,975 | 27,024 | 224.466 |
1995 | 12,746,594 | 161,801 | 12,908,395 | 64.167 | 24,435 | 245.280 |
1994 | 12,477,330 | 204,655 | 12,681,985 | 64,562 | 21,611 | 221.044 |
1993 | 11,602,437 | 215.269 | 11.817.706 | 54,349 | 17,055 | 208.506 |
1992 | 11,571,738 | 187.353 | 11,759,091 | 47,151 | 15,760 | 213.983 |
1991 | 10,991,597 | 194,323 | 11.185.920 | 43,702 | 12,085 | 206,487 |
1990 | 10,860,772 | 76,254 | 10,937,026 | 47,919 | 13,885 | 212,553 |
1989 | - | - | 11,111,080 | 41,100 | 12,482 | 207,388 |
1988 | - | - | 10,748,729 | 41,813 | 11,894 | 204,588 |
1987 | - | - | 9,801,030 | 31,951 | 12,255 | 198.183 |
1986 | - | - | 9,084,438 | 29,009 | 10,825 | 170,095 |
1985 | - | - | 7.937.806 | 18.001 | 10,899 | 162,412 |
1984 | - | - | 7,173,272 | 17.607 | 12,547 | 151,532 |
1983 | - | - | 6,547,439 | 18,233 | 11,334 | 141.910 |
1982 | - | - | 5,630,343 | 16,115 | 9,492 | 133,691 |
1981 | - | - | 5,022,152 | 16,368 | 9,149 | 137,346 |
1980 | - | - | 5,213,356 | 16,328 | 8,701 | 144,691 |
1979 | - | - | 6,541,820 | 17,787 | 7,992 | 176.712 |
1978 | - | - | 6,185,583 | 17,500 | 7,545 | 203,808 |
1977 | - | - | 5,447,648 | 15,769 | 6.254 | 201,689 |
1976 | - | - | 4,912,368 | 14,852 | 4,929 | 207.401 |
1975 | - | - | 4,490,668 | 14,024 | 3,955 | 195.016 |
1974 | - | - | 4,410,972 | 14,251 | 3,799 | 190,826 |
1973 | - | - | 4,274,286 | 15,169 | 4,408 | 197,627 |
1972 | - | - | 3,915,395 | 13,022 | 4,934 | 198.013 |
1971 | - | - | 3,464,174 | 10,559 | 5,143 | 200,295 |
1970 | - | - | 3,341,391 | 11,438 | 6,474 | 217.130 |
1969 | - | - | 3,320,576 | 9,361 | 6,830 | 212.069 |
1968 | - | - | 2,958,053 | 8,048 | 6.097 | 215.355 |
1967 | - | - | 2,486,213 | 6.253 | 4,337 | 184.160 |
1966 | - | - | 2,048,034 | 5,075 | 3,483 | 181,469 |
1965 | - | - | 1,632,833 | 4,558 | 2,550 | 161,737 |
1964 | - | - | 1,319,855 | 3,617 | 216 | 138,042 |
1963 | - | - | 1,152,065 | 3,520 | 2,444 | 144,290 |
1962 | - | - | 951.655 | 3,722 | 1,992 | 122.397 |
1961 | - | - | 883.288 | 3,345 | 1,843 | 116.311 |
1960 | - | - | 878,669 | 2,787 | 1,580 | 120,925 |
1959 | - | - | 786.798 | 2,840 | 1,234 | 128,155 |
1958 | - | - | 698,543 | 2,724 | 1.107 | 166.310 |
1957 | - | - | 682609 | 2,584 | 1,033 | 138,633 |
1956 | - | - | 582.120 | 2,229 | 905 | 124,842 |
1955 | - | - | 496,641 | 1,977 | 786 | 125,561 |
1954 | - | - | 426,600 | 1,391 | 780 | 113,488 |
1953 | - | - | 402,674 | 1,188 | 783 | 90.210 |
1952 | - | - | 390,427 | 1,021 | 797 | 89,802 |
1951 | - | 321.189 | 906 | 825 | 87,674 | |
1950 | - | - | 193.373 | 1.012 | 534 | 77.151 |
1949 | - | - | 139,327 | 993 | 514 | 106,451 |
Busiest routes
rank | city | Passengers | airline |
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1 | San Francisco , California | 944.720 | Alaska , Southwest , United / United Express |
2 | Phoenix – Sky Harbor , Arizona | 626.950 | American , Southwest |
3 | Denver , Colorado | 618.940 | Frontier , Southwest, United |
4th | Seattle / Tacoma , Washington | 599,480 | Alaska, Delta , Southwest |
5 | Las Vegas , Nevada | 568.230 | Delta / Delta Connection, Southwest, Spirit |
6th | San Jose , California | 551.720 | Alaska, Southwest |
7th | Sacramento , California | 536.720 | Alaska, Southwest |
8th | Dallas / Fort Worth , Texas | 497.170 | American, Spirit |
9 | Chicago-O'Hare , Illinois | 484.090 | American, Spirit, United |
10 | Oakland , California | 432.090 | Southwest |
Incidents
- On September 25, 1978, a Pacific Southwest Airlines Boeing 727-214 ( aircraft registration number N533PS ) approached San Diego International Airport in a collision with a Cessna 172 . In the resulting crash, all 137 people on board both aircraft and a further seven people were killed on the ground (see also Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 182 ) .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h Airport History. SAN.org, accessed May 26, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Sustainability Report. SAN.org, accessed July 1, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c d Interactive Map. SAN.org, accessed July 1, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Air Traffic Reports. SAN.org, accessed March 1, 2019 .
- ^ Economic Impact Study. SAN.org, accessed March 1, 2019 .
- ^ Public Transportation. SAN.org, accessed March 1, 2019 .
- ^ The PSA History Page. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on July 22, 2012 ; accessed on December 11, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Historical Timeline. SAN.org, accessed July 3, 2019 .
- ↑ Inside the Icon: San Diego International Airport. SanDiegoMagazine.com , December 25, 2017, accessed July 3, 2019 .
- ^ The Green Build. SAN.org, accessed March 1, 2019 .
- ^ Consolidated Rental Car Center. SAN.org, accessed July 3, 2019 .
- ↑ AirportIQ 5010: San Diego International. GCR1.com, accessed July 1, 2019 .
- ↑ Frequently Asked Questions. SAN.org, accessed July 3, 2019 .
- ↑ Airport Development Plan. SAN.org, accessed July 1, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Airlines. SAN.org, accessed July 1, 2019 .
- ^ San Diego International Airport Lindbergh Field with current roadways. SAN.org, accessed July 3, 2019 .
- ^ Bid farewell to the commuter terminal. SanDiegoUnionTribune.com , June 4, 2015, accessed July 1, 2019 .
- ↑ Airport Master Plan. SAN.org, accessed July 1, 2019 .
- ↑ Commuter Terminal airline services to relocate to Terminals 1 and 2 on June 4. SAN.org, May 29, 2015, accessed on July 1, 2019 .
- ↑ Commuter Terminal Ceases Flight Operations at Lindbergh. TimesofSanDiego.com, June 3, 2015, accessed July 1, 2019 .
- ^ Nonstop Destinations from San Diego. SAN.org, accessed July 1, 2019 .
- ↑ Facts & Statistics. SAN.org, accessed July 20, 2018 .
- ^ San Diego, CA: San Diego International (SAN). Transtats.BTS.gov , accessed July 1, 2019 .
- ↑ Accident report B-727-200 N533PS , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on July 3, 2019.
- ↑ "We're going down - this is PPE". Zeit.de , October 27, 1978, accessed on July 3, 2019 (German).