San Diego International
SAN · KSAN · San Diego, California · San Diego County · map
San Diego International is a public-use airport owned by San Diego Cnty Reg Arpt Authority, 2 miles west of San Diego, California, 17 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 09/27, is 9,401 feet of asphalt and concrete. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KSAN · observed 12:51 pm PDT (19:51 UTC), 4 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the northwest (310°) at 11 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 6,000 feet
- Temperature 93°F (34°C), dew point 57°F (14°C)
- Altimeter 29.82 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 10:38 am PDT (17:38 UTC), good until Wed 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC)
- From Tue 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 12:00 pm PDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 3:00 pm PDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 16, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 6:00 pm PDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 9:00 pm PDT (04:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 5:00 am PDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 600 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KSAN 061951Z 31011KT 10SM FEW060 34/14 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP098 T03390139
TAF KSAN 061738Z 0618/0724 VRB03KT P6SM SCT200 FM061900 30010KT P6SM SKC FM062200 30010G16KT P6SM SKC FM070100 31008KT P6SM SKC FM070400 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM071200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT006
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA SAN · ICAO KSAN
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- San Diego Cnty Reg Arpt Authority
- Elevation
- 17 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: minor repairs; engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- customs available · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Los Angeles sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 11E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runway
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 9,401 × 200 ft | Asphalt and concrete, excellent | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 09: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), threshold displaced 1,000 ft, 7,280 ft available for landing, tree 31 ft high 674 ft from the end
- Runway 27: localizer with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, medium-intensity approach lights (MALS), right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 1,810 ft, 7,591 ft available for landing, sign 61 ft high 250 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Digital ATIS | 134.8 | Lindbergh |
| Clearance delivery | 125.9 | Lindbergh |
| Ground | 123.9 | Lindbergh |
| Tower | 118.3 | Lindbergh |
| Approach and departure · Departure procedure (CLSSY) · Departure procedure (CWARD) West | 119.6 | Lindbergh |
| Approach and departure · Baret and star · Class B airspace East; 062-109 San 14,000 feet and below | 124.35 | Lindbergh |
| Class B airspace · Comix and star · Departure procedure (ECHHO) 294-332 San 7,000 FT-15,000 feet; West | 125.3 | Lindbergh |
| San and vot | 109.0 | |
| Montgomery and rco | 122.2 | Montgomery · Communications provided by San Diego radio on frequency 122.2 (montgomery rco). |
| Departure procedure (POGGI) · Departure procedure (ZZOOO) | 125.15 | Lindbergh |
| Plyya and star | 128.1 | Lindbergh |
| Ramp and ctl | 129.775 | Lindbergh |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 619-607-3429.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in San Diego from the FAA register
683 aircraft are registered to owners in San Diego, California: 476 piston singles, 46 drones, 33 piston twins, 32 business jets, 31 helicopters. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in California.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 17 since 1982, 2 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Atif saeed
- Engineered materials arresting system (emas) 315 feet in length by 218 feet in width located at der 27.
- Mals runway 27 threshold to 1400'.
- +40' light pole 110' from runway end 260' right.
- PAPI unusable beyond 5 degrees L and R of cntln.
- Approach ratio 44:1 to displaced threshold.
- Runway 27 tree 364' above runway end 6800' from runway end and 1050' R of runway centerline; approach 19:1 to displaced threshold.
- Terrain and buildings to 500' above sea level north and east within 1 1/2 MI.
- Practice approaches and tgl prohibited.
- To reduce jet blast impact at north end of taxiway F aircraft will not start eng until 800 feet from north end of taxiway F; abeam the second parking pad.
- Ultralight aircraft prohibited on AP.
- 747 and larger aircraft are prohibited from making intersection takeoffs.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.