# San Diego International Airport (SAN / KSAN)

**San Diego International Airport** (IATA: SAN, ICAO: KSAN) is a large airport in San Diego, California, United States. It opened on 16 Aug 1928. It has one runway, 9,401 ft (2,865 m) long, asphalt. In 2025 it handled 25.5 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksan

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SAN / KSAN
- FAA: SAN
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: San Diego, California, United States
- Opened: 16 Aug 1928
- Elevation: 17 ft / 5 m
- Coordinates: 32.7336, -117.1900
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 9,401 ft / 2,865 m
- Instrument procedures: 7 approaches, 10 departures, 7 arrivals
- Passengers: 25,476,846 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Website: https://www.san.org
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego_International_Airport (35 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1333923
- Weather station: KSAN · WMO 72290
- Ident: KSAN

## Timeline

- 16 Aug 1928: San Diego International Airport opens.
- 25 Sep 1978: Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 182. 144 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 9,401 ft / 2,865 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Asphalt | 106° / 286° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00373AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 18,758,751 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 20,346,261 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 20,998,074 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 22,525,790 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 24,547,006 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 25,480,934 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 9,414,061 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 15,762,494 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 22,436,161 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 24,400,977 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 25,490,421 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 25,476,846 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

68 destinations in 6 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (63)

- [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 109 mi / 176 km · United Airlines
- [SBA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksba.md) Santa Barbara Municipal Airport · United States · 192 mi / 309 km · Southwest Airlines
- [LAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klas.md) Harry Reid International Airport · United States · 259 mi / 417 km · Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines
- [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · United States · 304 mi / 489 km · Frontier Airlines, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines
- [FAT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfat.md) Fresno Yosemite International Airport · United States · 314 mi / 505 km · Southwest Airlines
- [TUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktus.md) Tucson International Airport · United States · 367 mi / 591 km · Southwest Airlines
- [SJC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksjc.md) Mineta San Jose International Airport · United States · 417 mi / 671 km · Southwest Airlines
- [OAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/koak.md) Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport · United States · 446 mi / 718 km · Southwest Airlines
- [SFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfo.md) San Francisco International Airport · United States · 447 mi / 719 km · Frontier Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines
- [SMF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksmf.md) Sacramento International Airport · United States · 480 mi / 773 km · Southwest Airlines
- [RNO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krno.md) Reno Tahoe International Airport · United States · 489 mi / 787 km · Southwest Airlines
- [STS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksts.md) Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport · United States · 509 mi / 819 km · Southwest Airlines
- [SLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kslc.md) Salt Lake City International Airport · United States · 626 mi / 1,008 km · Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines
- [ABQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kabq.md) Albuquerque International Sunport · United States · 627 mi / 1,009 km · Southwest Airlines
- [ELP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kelp.md) El Paso International Airport · United States · 634 mi / 1,021 km · Southwest Airlines
- [BOI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kboi.md) Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field · United States · 750 mi / 1,207 km · Southwest Airlines
- [SJD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmsd.md) Los Cabos International Airport · Mexico · 803 mi / 1,293 km · Southwest Airlines
- [COS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcos.md) City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport · United States · 815 mi / 1,312 km · Southwest Airlines
- [EUG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/keug.md) Eugene Airport · United States · 851 mi / 1,370 km · Southwest Airlines
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 852 mi / 1,371 km · Frontier Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines
- [PDX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpdx.md) Portland International Airport · United States · 934 mi / 1,503 km · Southwest Airlines
- [GEG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgeg.md) Spokane International Airport · United States · 1,029 mi / 1,656 km · Southwest Airlines
- [SEA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksea.md) Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · United States · 1,051 mi / 1,692 km · Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines
- [PVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmpr.md) Puerto Vallarta International Airport · Mexico · 1,110 mi / 1,787 km · Southwest Airlines
- [SAT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksat.md) San Antonio International Airport · United States · 1,127 mi / 1,814 km · Southwest Airlines
- [AUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kaus.md) Austin Bergstrom International Airport · United States · 1,163 mi / 1,871 km · Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 1,168 mi / 1,880 km · Frontier Airlines, American Airlines
- [YVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyvr.md) Vancouver International Airport · Canada · 1,179 mi / 1,897 km · Air Canada Express
- [DAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdal.md) Dallas Love Field · United States · 1,180 mi / 1,899 km · Southwest Airlines
- [YYC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyc.md) Calgary International Airport · Canada · 1,281 mi / 2,061 km · WestJet
- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 1,301 mi / 2,093 km · United Airlines
- [HOU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khou.md) William P. Hobby Airport · United States · 1,310 mi / 2,109 km · Southwest Airlines
- [OMA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/koma.md) Eppley Airfield · United States · 1,310 mi / 2,109 km · Southwest Airlines
- [MCI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmci.md) Kansas City International Airport · United States · 1,331 mi / 2,142 km · Southwest Airlines
- [MSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsp.md) Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · United States · 1,530 mi / 2,463 km · Delta Air Lines
- [STL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kstl.md) St. Louis Lambert International Airport · United States · 1,554 mi / 2,501 km · Southwest Airlines
- [MSY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsy.md) Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · United States · 1,596 mi / 2,568 km · Southwest Airlines
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 1,720 mi / 2,768 km · United Airlines, American Airlines
- [MDW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmdw.md) Chicago Midway International Airport · United States · 1,725 mi / 2,776 km · Southwest Airlines
- [MKE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmke.md) General Mitchell International Airport · United States · 1,735 mi / 2,793 km · Southwest Airlines
- [BNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbna.md) Nashville International Airport · United States · 1,747 mi / 2,812 km · Southwest Airlines
- [IND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kind.md) Indianapolis International Airport · United States · 1,778 mi / 2,862 km · Southwest Airlines
- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 1,888 mi / 3,038 km · Delta Air Lines
- [DTW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdtw.md) Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · United States · 1,952 mi / 3,142 km · Delta Air Lines
- [CMH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcmh.md) John Glenn Columbus International Airport · United States · 1,960 mi / 3,154 km · Southwest Airlines
- [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 2,072 mi / 3,335 km · American Airlines
- [TPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktpa.md) Tampa International Airport · United States · 2,083 mi / 3,352 km · Southwest Airlines
- [PIT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpit.md) Pittsburgh International Airport · United States · 2,102 mi / 3,383 km · Southwest Airlines
- [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · United States · 2,145 mi / 3,452 km · Southwest Airlines
- [IAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiad.md) Washington Dulles International Airport · United States · 2,248 mi / 3,618 km · United Airlines
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 2,264 mi / 3,643 km · American Airlines
- [BWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbwi.md) Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport · United States · 2,290 mi / 3,686 km · Southwest Airlines
- [PHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphl.md) Philadelphia International Airport · United States · 2,365 mi / 3,806 km · American Airlines
- [EWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewr.md) Newark Liberty International Airport · United States · 2,420 mi / 3,895 km · United Airlines
- [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · United States · 2,441 mi / 3,928 km · Delta Air Lines
- [OGG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/phog.md) Kahului International Airport · United States · 2,538 mi / 4,084 km · Southwest Airlines
- [KOA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/phko.md) Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole · United States · 2,553 mi / 4,108 km · Southwest Airlines
- [BOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbos.md) Boston Logan International Airport · United States · 2,582 mi / 4,156 km · Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines
- [HNL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/phnl.md) Daniel K. Inouye International Airport · United States · 2,610 mi / 4,201 km · Southwest Airlines
- [LIH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/phli.md) Lihue Airport · United States · 2,672 mi / 4,300 km · Southwest Airlines
- [LHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egll.md) London Heathrow Airport · United Kingdom · 5,472 mi / 8,807 km · British Airways
- [NRT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjaa.md) Narita International Airport · Japan · 5,545 mi / 8,924 km · Japan Airlines
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 5,600 mi / 9,012 km · KLM

### Seasonal (2)

- [BZN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbzn.md) Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport · United States · 957 mi / 1,540 km · Southwest Airlines
- [FLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfll.md) Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · United States · 2,264 mi / 3,644 km · Southwest Airlines

### Cargo (4)

- [TIJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmtj.md) General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport · Mexico · 19 mi / 30 km · FedEx Express
- [ONT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kont.md) Ontario International Airport · United States · 94 mi / 152 km · UPS Airlines
- [ELP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kelp.md) El Paso International Airport · United States · 634 mi / 1,021 km · DHL Aviation
- [SDF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksdf.md) Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport · United States · 1,801 mi / 2,898 km · UPS Airlines

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from SAN, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (10)

- WN [Southwest Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/southwest-airlines) · 47
- DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 8
- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 7
- AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines) · 6
- F9 [Frontier Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/frontier-airlines) · 5
- [Air Canada Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-canada-express) · 1
- BA [British Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/british-airways) · 1
- JL [Japan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/japan-airlines) · 1
- KL [KLM](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/klm) · 1
- WS [WestJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/westjet) · 1

### Cargo (3)

- 5X [UPS Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ups-airlines) · 2
- [DHL Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/dhl-aviation) · 1
- FX [FedEx Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fedex-express) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 25.5M (2025) | #91 of 3,974 | #28 in North America | #24 in US |
| Longest runway | 9,401 ft / 2,865 m | #1,539 of 29,858 | #325 in North America | #240 in US |
| Elevation | 17 ft / 5 m | =41,721 of 43,403 | =18,818 in North America | =15,396 in US |
| Age | Opened 1928 | =323 of 15,079 | =58 in North America | =57 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | SOCAL A/D WEST | 119.600 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 134.800 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 125.900 |
| GND | LINDBERGH GROUND | 123.900 |
| MISC | CG | 157.150 |
| MISC | CG | 898.400 |
| TWR | LINDBERGH TWR | 118.300 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |
| A/D | SOCAL A/D EAST | 124.350 |

## Nearby airports

- [NZY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knzy.md) North Island Naval Air Station-Halsey Field · 2.8 mi / 4.5 km
- [NKX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knkx.md) Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field · 9.7 mi / 16 km
- [SDM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksdm.md) Brown Field Municipal Airport · 17 mi / 27 km
- [TIJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmtj.md) General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport · 18 mi / 30 km
- [CLD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcrq.md) McClellan-Palomar Airport · 28 mi / 45 km
- [OCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kokb.md) Oceanside Municipal Airport · 35 mi / 56 km

## In collections

- [Busiest airports](https://dromopedia.com/collections/busiest) #83

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “San Diego International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=San_Diego_International_Airport&oldid=1376281305), revision of 23 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksan/data