AirportsSan Diego International Airport is a large airport serving San Diego, in California, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SAN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SAN
- ICAO code
- KSAN
- City
- San Diego
- State or region
- California
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 32.7336° N, 117.1900° W
- Elevation
- 5 m (17 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,865 m (9,401 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SAN means San Diego International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KSAN. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 32.7336° N, 117.1900° W. It stands 5 metres (17 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Los Angeles, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
San Diego International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,865 metres (9,401 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 146.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,865 m 9,401 ft | 61 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International AirportTijuana, Mexico | TIJ | 30 km |
| McClellan-Palomar AirportCarlsbad | CLD | 45 km |
| John Wayne Orange County International AirportSanta Ana | SNA | 122 km |
| Palm Springs International AirportPalm Springs | PSP | 137 km |
| Long Beach International AirportLong Beach | LGB | 150 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,035 km | 16 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,154 km | 17 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,520 km | 16 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,807 km | 11 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,928 km | 5 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 176 km | 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,269 km | 17 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,983 km | 11 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,095 km | 15 h 05 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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