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'''San Diego International Airport''' {{airport codes|SAN|KSAN|SAN}} is an [[international airport]] serving [[San Diego, California]], United States. The airport is located {{convert|3|mi|km nmi|spell=in}} northwest of [[downtown San Diego]]. It covers {{cvt|663|acres}} of land and is
The airport is owned and operated by the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority.<ref name="FAA" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=About the Airport Authority |url=http://www.san.org/Airport_Authority/index.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060923220007/http://www.san.org/Airport_Authority/index.asp |archive-date=September 23, 2006 |website=San Diego County Regional Airport Authority}}</ref> It operates in [[controlled airspace]] served by [[Southern California TRACON]].<ref name="SoCal TRACON">{{Cite web |title=Southern California TRACON (SCT) |url=https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ato/service_units/air_traffic_services/tracon/sct/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170529233825/https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ato/service_units/air_traffic_services/tracon/sct/ |archive-date=May 29, 2017 |access-date=May 29, 2017 |publisher=[[US Federal Aviation Administration]] |quote=Southern California TRACON (SCT) serves most airports in Southern California and guides about 2.2 million planes over roughly 9,000 square miles in a year, making our facility one of the busiest in the world.}}</ref> The airport's landing approach is well known for its close proximity to the skyscrapers of downtown San Diego,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lori Weisberg |date=August 3, 2011 |title=How safe is San Diego airport? |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/tourism/sdut-how-does-san-diego-fare-on-airport-safety-2011aug03-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190622054044/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/tourism/sdut-how-does-san-diego-fare-on-airport-safety-2011aug03-story.html |archive-date=June 22, 2019 |access-date=June 21, 2019 |quote=Anyone who’s ever glanced skyward as a jetliner is making its final approach into Lindbergh Field would swear that it could easily scrape one of the high-rises in its path. As scary as the impending landing seems, San Diego International Airport is in fact the seventh safest airfield in the U.S., according to Travel + Leisure magazine.}}</ref> and can sometimes prove difficult to pilots due to the relatively short usable landing area, steep descent angle over the crest of [[Bankers Hill, San Diego|Bankers Hill]], and shifting wind currents just before landing.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sean Breslin |date=March 21, 2017 |title=The 10 Most Challenging U.S. Airports, According to Honeywell |url=https://weather.com/travel/commuter-conditions/news/most-challenging-airports-united-states-honeywell |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190622054045/https://weather.com/travel/commuter-conditions/news/most-challenging-airports-united-states-honeywell |archive-date=June 22, 2019 |access-date=June 21, 2019 |quote=Weather in San Diego is known for being ideal much of the year, but there are other factors that make arrivals and departures to this airport among the toughest in the nation. According to Honeywell, pilots must make a steep approach into the airport, and strong tailwinds can also be present.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=RALPH FRAMMOLINO and GEORGE RAMOS |date=April 26, 1988 |title=S.D. Airport Rated 5th on Danger List: Pilots Call LAX Most Dangerous in Nation |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-04-26-me-1461-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190622054044/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-04-26-me-1461-story.html |archive-date=June 22, 2019 |access-date=June 21, 2019 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |quote=The mountains to the east force pilots to make a steep landing on a relatively short runway, said Dick Russell, a United Airlines pilot and area safety coordinator for the Air Line Pilots Assn. (ALPA) chapter in Los Angeles. The runway measures 9,400 feet, but angling in over the man-made and natural obstacles effectively shortens that by 1,800 feet, Russell said.}}</ref>
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Prior to the development of the airport, the area was a delta river outlet for the [[San Diego River]] into [[San Diego Bay]], which was then re routed to terminate to the Pacific Ocean parallel to [[Mission Bay (San Diego)|Mission Bay]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Smythe, William E., "History of San Diego, 1542-1908", Part Seven, Chapter II |url=https://www.sandiegohistory.org/books/smythe/7-2.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401065156/https://www.sandiegohistory.org/books/smythe/7-2.htm |archive-date=April 1, 2016 |access-date=May 14, 2021}}</ref>
The airport is near the site of the [[Ryan Airline Company|Ryan Airlines]] factory, but it is not the same as [[Dutch Flats Airport]], the Ryan airfield where [[Charles Lindbergh]] flight-tested the [[Spirit of St. Louis]] before his historic 1927 transatlantic flight. The site of Dutch Flats is on the other side of the [[Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego|Marine Corps Recruit Depot]], in the [[Midway, San Diego|Midway
Inspired by Lindbergh's flight and excited to have made his plane, the city of San Diego passed a bond issue in 1928 for the construction of a two-runway municipal airport. Lindbergh encouraged the building of the airport and agreed to lend his name to it.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 15, 2012 |title=CharlesLindbergh.com |url=http://www.charleslindbergh.com/pdf/lindbergh_lore.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717034108/http://www.charleslindbergh.com/pdf/lindbergh_lore.pdf |archive-date=July 17, 2012 |access-date=July 18, 2012}}</ref> The new airport, dedicated on August 16, 1928, was '''San Diego Municipal Airport – Lindbergh Field''', with 140 Navy and 82 Army planes involved in a flyover.
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| [[Delta Connection]] | [[Harry Reid International Airport|Las Vegas]], [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]] | <ref name="DeltaRoutes" />
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| [[Frontier Airlines]] |[[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]], [[Denver International Airport|Denver]], [[Harry Reid International Airport|Las Vegas]], [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Phoenix–Sky Harbor]], [[Sacramento International Airport|Sacramento]],<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/frontier-airlines-announces-new-routes-across-nine-airports/ |title= Frontier Airlines Announces New Routes Across Nine Airports |website=Travel and Tour World|access-date=June 13, 2024}}</ref> [[San Francisco International Airport|San Francisco]], [[San Jose International Airport|San Jose (CA)]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Frontier Airlines Announces Daily Nonstop Service from San Jośe to Five Destinations| access-date=May 21, 2024| url=https://airportimprovement.com/news/frontier-airlines-announces-daily-nonstop-service-san-jos-five-destinations#:~:text=San%2520Jos%C3%A9%252C%2520Calif.,Diego%2520International%2520Airport%2520(SAN).}}</ref>
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| [[Hawaiian Airlines]] | [[Daniel K. Inouye International Airport|Honolulu]], [[Kahului Airport|Kahului]] | <ref name="HawaiianRoutes">{{Cite web |title=Destinations |url=https://www.hawaiianairlines.com/destinations |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129192310/https://www.hawaiianairlines.com/destinations |archive-date=January 29, 2018 |access-date=March 30, 2018}}</ref>
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| [[Spirit Airlines]] | [[George Bush Intercontinental Airport|Houston–Intercontinental]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://airwaysmag.com/spirit-axes-12-routes-adds-14/ | title=Spirit Airlines Axes 12 Routes, Adds 14 More | date=March 18, 2024 }}</ref> [[Harry Reid International Airport|Las Vegas]], [[San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport|Oakland]], [[Portland International Airport|Portland (OR)]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/spirit-airlines-san-diego-international-airport-routes/3476085/ | title=Spirit Airlines to offer 5 more routes from San Diego by this summer | date=April 2024 }}</ref> [[Sacramento International Airport|Sacramento]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Spirit Airlines April 2024 Network Additions – 16OCT23 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231017-nkapr24 |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=17 October 2023}}</ref> [[Salt Lake City International Airport|Salt Lake City]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Spirit to Launch New Routes To Fort Lauderdale, Boston, San Diego and more|url=https://www.travelandleisure.com/spirit-airlines-new-routes-8621095|access-date=March 27, 2024}}</ref> [[San Jose International Airport|San Jose (CA)]]<ref name="SpiritRoutes">{{Cite web |title=Where We Fly |url=https://www.spirit.com/RouteMaps.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223042503/https://www.spirit.com/routemaps.aspx |archive-date=December 23, 2017 |access-date=March 30, 2018 |publisher=Spirit Airlines}}</ref>
<br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[Baltimore International Airport|Baltimore]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/spirit-airlines-adds-4-new-routes-but-suspends-3-others/ar-BB1okjtA |title=Spirit Airlines adds 4 new routes but suspends 3 others |date=June 25, 2024}}</ref>| {{cn|date=September 2024}}
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| {{nowrap|[[Sun Country Airlines]]}} | [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport|Minneapolis/St. Paul]] | <ref>{{Cite web |title=Route Map & Flight Schedule |url=https://www.suncountry.com/Explore/Route-Map.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815090927/https://www.suncountry.com/Explore/Route-Map.html |archive-date=August 15, 2018 |access-date=March 30, 2018}}</ref>
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===Top destinations===
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| [[Harry Reid International Airport|Las Vegas, Nevada]]
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| Delta, Frontier, Southwest, Spirit
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| [[Denver International Airport|Denver, Colorado]]
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| Frontier, Southwest, United
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| 3
| [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Phoenix, Arizona]]
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| American, Frontier, Southwest
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| 4
| [[San Francisco International Airport|San Francisco, California]]
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| Alaska, Southwest, United
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| 5
| [[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport|Seattle, Washington]]
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| Alaska, Delta
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| 6
| [[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas]]
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| American, Frontier
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| 7
| [[San Jose International Airport|San Jose, California]]
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| Alaska, Southwest, Spirit
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| 8
| [[Sacramento International Airport|Sacramento, California]]
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| Alaska, Southwest, Spirit
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| 9
| [[Oakland International Airport|Oakland, California]]
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| Southwest, Spirit
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| 10
| [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare, Illinois]]
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| American, United
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==Accidents and incidents==
*On April 29, 1929, a [[Ford Trimotor]] operated by [[Maddux Air Lines]] collided in mid-air with a [[Boeing Model 15|PW-9D]] shortly after taking off from Lindbergh Field. The aircraft collided over [[
*On June 2, 1941, the first British [[Consolidated LB-30 Liberator II]], ''AL503'', on its acceptance flight for delivery from the [[Consolidated Aircraft Company]] plant in San Diego, crashed into [[San Diego Bay]]<ref name="rafbii">{{Cite web |date=January 1, 1970 |title=AL503 |url=http://www.rafb24.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2627:AL503&catid=20&Itemid=394 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190224174015/http://www.rafb24.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2627:AL503&catid=20&Itemid=394 |archive-date=February 24, 2019 |access-date=February 24, 2019 |website=RAF Liberator Squadrons}}</ref> when the flight controls froze, killing all five of the civilian crew: Consolidated Aircraft Company's chief test pilot William Wheatley, co-pilot Alan Austen, flight engineer Bruce Kilpatrick Craig, and two chief mechanics, Lewis McCannon and William Reiser. Craig had been commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the US Army Reserve in 1935 following Infantry ROTC training at the [[Georgia Institute of Technology]], where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical engineering. He had applied for a commission in the US Army Air Corps before his death; this was granted posthumously, with the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. On August 25, 1941, the airfield in his hometown of [[Selma, Alabama]] was renamed [[Craig Field (airport)|Craig Field]], later [[Craig Air Force Base]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Memorialization of Lackland Streets |url=http://www.lackland.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-070222-007.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315074109/http://www.lackland.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-070222-007.pdf |archive-date=March 15, 2012 |access-date=December 8, 2019 |website=Lackland Air Force Base}}</ref> Investigation into the cause of the accident caused a two-month delay in deliveries, resulting in the [[Royal Air Force]] not receiving Liberator IIs until August 1941.{{Citation needed|date=September 2017}}
*On May 10, 1943, the first [[Consolidated XB-32 Dominator]], ''41–141'', crashed on take-off at Lindbergh Field, likely from failure of the [[Flap (aeronautics)|flaps]]. Although the bomber did not burn when it piled up at end of runway, Consolidated's senior test pilot Dick McMakin was killed. Six others on board were injured.<ref>Johnsen, Frederick A., "''Dominator: Last and Unluckiest of the Hemisphere Bombers''", Wings, Granada Hills, California, February 1974, Volume 4, Number 1, p. 10.</ref> This was one of only two [[Vertical stabilizer|twin-finned]] B-32s (''41–142'' was the other); all subsequent planes had a [[PB4Y]]-style single tail.{{Citation needed|date=September 2017}}
*On November 22, 1944, [[Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer]], [[United States military aircraft serials#United States Navy and Marine Corps|BuNo]] ''59544'', on a pre-delivery test flight from Lindbergh Field, took off at 12:23 am, lost its left outer wing on climb-out, and crashed in a ravine in an undeveloped area of [[Loma Portal, San Diego|Loma Portal]] near the [[Naval Training Center San Diego|Naval Training Center]], less than {{convert|2|mi|km}} from the runway. All 6 members of the [[Consolidated Vultee]] test crew were killed, including pilot Marvin R. Weller, co-pilot Conrad C. Cappe, flight engineers Frank D. Sands and Clifford P. Bengston, radio operator Robert B. Skala, and Consolidated Vultee field operations employee Ray Estes. A wing panel landed on a home at 3121 Kingsley Street in Loma Portal. The cause was found to be 98 missing bolts; the wing was only attached with four spar bolts. Four employees who either were responsible for installation, or were inspectors who signed off on the undone work, were fired two days later. A San Diego [[Inquest|coroner's jury]] found [[Convair|Consolidated Vultee]] guilty of "gross negligence" by vote of 11–1 on January 5, 1945, and the [[Bureau of Aeronautics]] reduced its contract by one at a cost to firm of US$155,000. Consolidated Vultee paid out US$130,484 to the families of the six dead crew.<ref>Veronico, Nicholas A., " 'Failure at the Factory", ''Air Enthusiast'', Stamford, Lincs, UK, Number 124, July–August 2006, pp.31–33.</ref>
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