San Diego International Airport (IATA: SAN, ICAO: KSAN, FAA LID: SAN), formerly known as Lindbergh Field, is an international airport three miles (4.8 km; 2.6 nmi) northwest of downtown San Diego, California, United States. It is owned and operated by the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority.[5][6] The airport covers 663 acres (268 ha) of land [5][7] and is ranked the third busiest airport in California in terms of passenger traffic.
San Diego International Airport is the 2nd busiest single-runway airport in the world.[8] The airport's landing approach is well known for its close proximity to the skyscrapers of Downtown San Diego,[9] and can sometimes prove difficult to pilots for the relatively short usable landing area, steep descent angle over the crest of Bankers Hill, and shifting wind currents just before landing.[10][11] San Diego International operates in controlled airspace served by the Southern California TRACON, which is some of the busiest airspace in the world.[12]
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^Lori Weisberg (August 3, 2011). "How safe is San Diego airport?". Archived from the original on June 22, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2019. 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.
^Sean Breslin (March 21, 2017). "The 10 Most Challenging U.S. Airports, According to Honeywell". Archived from the original on June 22, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2019. 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.
^RALPH FRAMMOLINO and GEORGE RAMOS (April 26, 1988). "S.D. Airport Rated 5th on Danger List: Pilots Call LAX Most Dangerous in Nation". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on June 22, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2019. 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.
^"Southern California TRACON (SCT)". US Federal Aviation Administration. Archived from the original on May 29, 2017. Retrieved May 29, 2017. 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.
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