# Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM / KSDM)

**Brown Field Municipal Airport** (IATA: SDM, ICAO: KSDM) is a medium airport in San Diego, California, United States. It opened in Mar 1948. It has 2 runways; the longest is 7,972 ft (2,430 m). It is operated by City of San Diego. In 2022 it handled 406 passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SDM / KSDM
- FAA: SDM
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: City of San Diego
- Serves: San Diego, California, United States
- Opened: Mar 1948
- Elevation: 526 ft / 160 m
- Coordinates: 32.5726, -116.9800
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 7,972 ft / 2,430 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches, 2 departures, 1 arrival
- Passengers: 406 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Website: http://www.sandiego.gov/airports/brown/index.shtml
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_Field_Municipal_Airport (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3887604
- Weather station: KSDM
- Ident: KSDM

## Timeline

- Mar 1948: Brown Field Municipal Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08L/26R | 7,972 ft / 2,430 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 096° / 276° | yes |
| 08R/26L | 3,185 ft / 971 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 096° / 276° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/05814AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 14 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 602 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 406 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 406 (2022) | =3,458 of 3,974 | #914 in North America | #669 in US |
| Longest runway | 7,972 ft / 2,430 m | =2,798 of 29,858 | #611 in North America | #460 in US |
| Elevation | 526 ft / 160 m | =26,646 of 43,403 | =12,770 in North America | =10,675 in US |
| Age | Opened 1948 | =3,279 of 15,079 | =2,168 in North America | =2,110 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | SOCAL APP | 124.350 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 132.350 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 124.400 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 126.500 |
| DEP | SOCAL DEP | 125.150 |
| GND | GND | 124.400 |
| TWR | TWR | 126.500 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [TIJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmtj.md) General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport · 2.3 mi / 3.6 km
- [NZY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knzy.md) North Island Naval Air Station-Halsey Field · 16 mi / 26 km
- [SAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksan.md) San Diego International Airport · 17 mi / 27 km
- [NKX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knkx.md) Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field · 23 mi / 36 km
- [CLD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcrq.md) McClellan-Palomar Airport · 42 mi / 68 km
- [OCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kokb.md) Oceanside Municipal Airport · 50 mi / 80 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)
- [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/ksdm/data