# San Antonio International Airport (SAT / KSAT)

**San Antonio International Airport** (IATA: SAT, ICAO: KSAT) is a large airport in San Antonio, Texas, United States. It opened in 1941. It has 3 runways; the longest is 8,505 ft (2,592 m). In 2025 it handled 10.6 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SAT / KSAT
- FAA: SAT
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: San Antonio, Texas, United States
- Opened: 1941
- Elevation: 809 ft / 247 m
- Coordinates: 29.5337, -98.4698
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 8,505 ft / 2,592 m
- Instrument procedures: 13 approaches, 8 departures, 8 arrivals
- Passengers: 10,596,859 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www.sanantonio.gov/aviation
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Antonio_International_Airport (27 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1432706
- Weather station: KSAT · WMO 72253
- Ident: KSAT

## Timeline

- 1941: San Antonio International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/22 | 8,505 ft / 2,592 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 041° / 221° | yes |
| 13R/31L | 8,502 ft / 2,591 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 132° / 312° | yes |
| 13L/31R | 5,519 ft / 1,682 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 132° / 312° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00369AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 8,369,628 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 8,431,829 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 8,552,333 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 9,001,014 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 9,920,658 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 10,290,751 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 3,962,697 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 7,401,879 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 9,474,762 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 10,682,646 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 11,076,182 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 10,596,859 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

22 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (18)

- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 190 mi / 306 km · United Airlines
- [MTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmy.md) Monterrey International Airport · Mexico · 278 mi / 448 km · Viva
- [BJX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmlo.md) Guanajuato International Airport · Mexico · 620 mi / 997 km · Viva
- [QRO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmqt.md) Querétaro Intercontinental Airport · Mexico · 625 mi / 1,006 km · Viva
- [MEX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmx.md) Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport · Mexico · 698 mi / 1,124 km · Viva
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 795 mi / 1,280 km · United Airlines
- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 873 mi / 1,405 km · Delta Air Lines
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 1,042 mi / 1,677 km · American Eagle, United Airlines
- [SLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kslc.md) Salt Lake City International Airport · United States · 1,087 mi / 1,749 km · Delta Air Lines
- [MSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsp.md) Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · United States · 1,099 mi / 1,768 km · Delta Air Lines
- [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 1,209 mi / 1,945 km · American Eagle, Delta Air Lines
- [DTW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdtw.md) Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · United States · 1,214 mi / 1,954 km · Delta Air Lines
- [IAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiad.md) Washington Dulles International Airport · United States · 1,360 mi / 2,189 km · United Airlines
- [SFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfo.md) San Francisco International Airport · United States · 1,480 mi / 2,382 km · United Airlines
- [EWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewr.md) Newark Liberty International Airport · United States · 1,567 mi / 2,522 km · United Airlines
- [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · United States · 1,585 mi / 2,551 km · Delta Air Lines
- [BOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbos.md) Boston Logan International Airport · United States · 1,762 mi / 2,835 km · Delta Air Lines
- [SEA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksea.md) Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · United States · 1,773 mi / 2,854 km · Alaska Airlines

### Seasonal (4)

- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 247 mi / 398 km · American Eagle
- [TRC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmtc.md) Francisco Sarabia Tinoco International Airport · Mexico · 408 mi / 657 km · Viva
- [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · United States · 841 mi / 1,354 km · American Eagle
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 1,141 mi / 1,836 km · American Eagle

## Airlines

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

### Hub airlines (2)

- [Cal Jet Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cal-jet-air)
- MEI [Merlin Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/merlin-airways)

### Passenger (5)

- DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 7
- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 6
- [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 5
- VB [Viva](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/viva) · 5
- AS [Alaska Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alaska-airlines) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 10.6M (2025) | #204 of 3,974 | #52 in North America | #42 in US |
| Longest runway | 8,505 ft / 2,592 m | #2,141 of 29,858 | #461 in North America | #341 in US |
| Elevation | 809 ft / 247 m | =21,220 of 43,403 | =9,925 in North America | =8,148 in US |
| Age | Opened 1941 | =1,548 of 15,079 | =737 in North America | =705 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | APP/DEP | 118.050 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 118.900 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 126.700 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| RDO | SAN ANGELO RDO | 122.200 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.800 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [RND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krnd.md) Randolph Air Force Base · 11 mi / 18 km
- [SKF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kskf.md) Lackland Air Force Base · 12 mi / 20 km
- [SSF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kssf.md) Stinson Municipal Airport · 14 mi / 22 km
- [KBAZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbaz.md) New Braunfels National Airport · 28 mi / 45 km
- [KHYI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khyi.md) San Marcos Regional Airport · 44 mi / 71 km
- [AUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kaus.md) Austin Bergstrom International Airport · 67 mi / 107 km

## 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 Antonio International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=San_Antonio_International_Airport&oldid=1374072146), revision of 9 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/ksat/data