San Diego International Airport

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San Diego International Airport
San Diego International Airport (KSAN) Terminal 2 (upper deck) - August 2018.jpg
Characteristics
ICAO code KSAN
IATA code SAN
Coordinates

32 ° 44 ′ 1 ″  N , 117 ° 11 ′ 23 ″  W Coordinates: 32 ° 44 ′ 1 ″  N , 117 ° 11 ′ 23 ″  W
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

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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

Airport diagram (outdated, with Commuter Terminal)
The control tower

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

The former commuter terminal

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

Source: San Diego County Regional Airport Authority
Source: San Diego County Regional Airport Authority
Source: San Diego County Regional Airport Authority
Source: San Diego County Regional Airport Authority
San Diego International Airport traffic figures 1949–2018
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

Busiest National Routes from San Diego (2018)
rank city Passengers airline
01 San Francisco , California 0944.720 Alaska , Southwest , United / United Express
02 Phoenix – Sky Harbor , Arizona 0626.950 American , Southwest
03 Denver , Colorado 0618.940 Frontier , Southwest, United
04th Seattle / Tacoma , Washington 0599,480 Alaska, Delta , Southwest
05 Las Vegas , Nevada 0568.230 Delta / Delta Connection, Southwest, Spirit
06th San Jose , California 0551.720 Alaska, Southwest
07th Sacramento , California 0536.720 Alaska, Southwest
08th Dallas / Fort Worth , Texas 0497.170 American, Spirit
09 Chicago-O'Hare , Illinois 0484.090 American, Spirit, United
10 Oakland , California 0432.090 Southwest

Incidents

Web links

Commons : San Diego International Airport  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h Airport History. SAN.org, accessed May 26, 2018 .
  2. ↑ a b Sustainability Report. SAN.org, accessed July 1, 2019 .
  3. ↑ a b c d Interactive Map. SAN.org, accessed July 1, 2019 .
  4. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Air Traffic Reports. SAN.org, accessed March 1, 2019 .
  5. ^ Economic Impact Study. SAN.org, accessed March 1, 2019 .
  6. ^ Public Transportation. SAN.org, accessed March 1, 2019 .
  7. ^ 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / psa-history.org
  8. ↑ a b Historical Timeline. SAN.org, accessed July 3, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Inside the Icon: San Diego International Airport. SanDiegoMagazine.com , December 25, 2017, accessed July 3, 2019 .
  10. ^ The Green Build. SAN.org, accessed March 1, 2019 .
  11. ^ Consolidated Rental Car Center. SAN.org, accessed July 3, 2019 .
  12. ↑ AirportIQ 5010: San Diego International. GCR1.com, accessed July 1, 2019 .
  13. ↑ Frequently Asked Questions. SAN.org, accessed July 3, 2019 .
  14. ↑ Airport Development Plan. SAN.org, accessed July 1, 2019 .
  15. ↑ a b Airlines. SAN.org, accessed July 1, 2019 .
  16. ^ San Diego International Airport Lindbergh Field with current roadways. SAN.org, accessed July 3, 2019 .
  17. ^ Bid farewell to the commuter terminal. SanDiegoUnionTribune.com , June 4, 2015, accessed July 1, 2019 .
  18. ↑ Airport Master Plan. SAN.org, accessed July 1, 2019 .
  19. ↑ Commuter Terminal airline services to relocate to Terminals 1 and 2 on June 4. SAN.org, May 29, 2015, accessed on July 1, 2019 .
  20. ↑ Commuter Terminal Ceases Flight Operations at Lindbergh. TimesofSanDiego.com, June 3, 2015, accessed July 1, 2019 .
  21. ^ Nonstop Destinations from San Diego. SAN.org, accessed July 1, 2019 .
  22. ↑ Facts & Statistics. SAN.org, accessed July 20, 2018 .
  23. ^ San Diego, CA: San Diego International (SAN). Transtats.BTS.gov , accessed July 1, 2019 .
  24. ↑ Accident report B-727-200 N533PS , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on July 3, 2019.
  25. ↑ "We're going down - this is PPE". Zeit.de , October 27, 1978, accessed on July 3, 2019 (German).