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Airport · ICAO · US

Class B

San Diego International Airport

ID KSAN FAA SAN Elev 17 ft Lat 32° 44.02' N Lon 117° 11.40' W Zulu

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FAA Airport Diagram · KSAN

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Runways at KSAN

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 9,401 ft. Max gradient: 0.03%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
09 106° 9,401 ft 200 ft ASP Yes 0.03%
27 286° 9,401 ft 200 ft ASP Yes 0.03%

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Communications

9 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.

  • ATIS ATIS 134.800
  • CLD CLNC DEL 125.900
  • GND LINDBERGH GROUND 123.900
  • TWR LINDBERGH TWR 118.300
  • A/D SOCAL A/D WEST 119.600
  • A/D SOCAL A/D EAST 124.350
  • MISC CG 157.150
  • MISC CG 898.400
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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Navaids associated with KSAN

  • NDB AN

    Boing

    0.24 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KSAN, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom. Cycle 22JAN2026.

7 matched · 64 not yet translated

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 09: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 09L–27R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 09: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 09L–27R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 27R; PAPI Rwys 09L, 27R, 17 and 35; MIRL Rwy 09L–27R and Rwy 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

  • Prior Permission Required for all military acft, and all MIL/CIV VFR low aphs blo 1000´ AGL. Contact a before operating.

    ppr required

All translated remarks (7)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 09: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 09: MALSR. TDZL. PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.3º TCH 76´. RVR–TR Thld…

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    birds on and invof arpt.

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 09L–27R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 09L–27R: H5342X100 (ASPH) S–90, D–120, 2D–200 MIRL 0.5%…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 27R; PAPI Rwys 09L, 27R, 17 and 35; MIRL Rwy 09L–27R and Rwy 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REIL Rwy 27R; PAPI Rwys 09L, 27R, 17 and 35; MIRL Rwy 09L–27R and Rwy 17–35—CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    birds occasionally on and invof arpt.

  • Airport attended 1500–0500Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1500–0500Z‡.

  • Prior Permission Required for all military acft, and all MIL/CIV VFR low aphs blo 1000´ AGL. Contact a before operating.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    PPR for all military acft, and all MIL/CIV VFR low aphs blo 1000´ AGL ctc a

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (64 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·RWY 09: TORA–8280 TODA–9401 ASDA–8280 LDA–7280 RWY 27: TORA–9401 TODA–9401 ASDA–9401 LDA–7591 ARRESTING GEAR/SYSTEM RWY 27: EMAS
  • ·S2 FUEL 100LL, JET A OX 1, 2 LGT Twy C edge lgts OTS indef.
  • ·Rwy 27 PAPI unusable byd 5º left and right of centerline.
  • ·MILITARY— A–GEAR Rwy 27 EMAS 315´ x 218´.
  • ·FUEL (NC–100LL, A) FLUID OX.
  • ·Deps prohibited 0730–1430Z‡.
  • ·Med flts exempt with form.
  • ·NOTE: See Special Notices—Aircraft Noise Prohibitions/Restrictions.
  • ·Pilots are required to ctc gnd controller prior to pushback, tow out and taxi for tfc advisories.
  • ·Ultralight acft prohibited on arpt.
  • ·Practice approaches and touch and go landings prohibited.
  • ·Operate transponders with altitude reporting mode and ADS–B (if equipped) enabled on all airport surfaces.
  • ·Taxiing acft are prohibited from passing to the south of acft located on Twy B into alley located between Gates 7 and 14.
  • ·Taxiing acft shall follow lead–in lines until the nose wheel of the acft has entered the non–movement area of the alley.
  • ·Rwy 09–27 FAA gross weight strength DC10–10 410; DC10–30 530; L–1011 430; B747 720. 747 and larger acft are prohibited from making intersection tkfs.
  • ·To reduce jet blast impact at north end of Twy F acft will not start engine until 800´ from north end of Twy F, abeam the second parking pad.
  • ·Aircraft crossing Rwy 09–27 on Twy C6, hold short of Twy C6 facing west on Taxiway C, parallel to runway.
  • ·In the event of a diversion or irregular opr events, acft opr ctc the arpt duty manager 619–400–2710 for PPR due to limitations associated with handling diverted flights.
  • ·Limitations include rstd gate space, customs svcs as well as acft servicing and parking.
  • ·For access to/fr Terminal 2 : Gates 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33–51 and the island and west RON parking ramps, ctc ramp ctl on 129.775 sry 131.975 fr 1400–0800Z‡, from 0800–1400Z‡ ctc ground ctl on 123.9.
  • ·Rwy status lgts in operation.
  • ·Taxilane A rstd to acft with wingspans of 135´ or less.
  • ·Acft with wingspans greater than 171´ rstd from using Twy D south of Twy B, and when exiting Rwy 09 westbound on Twy B.
  • ·Outboard engines of four–engine acft are to be kept at idle power for all ground maneuvering.
  • ·Cross–bleed engine starts permitted only on parallel twy with acft aligned on twy centerline.
  • ·Due to PAEW on Rwy 09–27, 30 minute PPR 0830–1230Z‡ for all landings and departures call 619–400–2710. 30 minute PPR 619–400–2710 for acft with over 171´ wingspan.
  • ·Military acft on official business only ctc arpt ops at 619–400–2710 for PPR.
  • ·Flight Notification Service (ADCUS) available.
  • ·NOTE: See Special Notices—Aircraft Noise Prohibitions/Restrictions.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 619-400-2710

+ 34 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

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Lindbergh Field

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Chart Supplement

FAA Chart Supplement entry for KSAN — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.

NTSB events at KSAN

145 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport — showing the 53 most recent.

Total events

17

since 1982

Fatal

2

11.8% of total

Last 5 years

4

≈ 0.8/yr

Last 10 years

5

≈ 0.5/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 243,595 ops in 1996

2024 total

226,044

10-yr total

2,000,978

2024 mix

AC/AT 96% · GA 4% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

2.5

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.29

approximate · 10-yr scaled

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=4

  • Other 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

All time · n=139

  • Other 121
  • Stall / spin 6
  • Ground collision 5
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 2
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2016-04-14 Boeing 737 76Q · Other · dusk
2006-12-26 Boeing,Boeing 737-7H4,737-3A4 · Ground collision · night
2002-09-16 Cessna 182A · Under/overshoot · day
2025-09-17 Cessna 750 · Gear-up · day
2025-06-08 Cessna 414 · Other · day
2023-08-11 Boeing,TEXTRON AVIATION INC 737-7BD,560XL · Other · day
2021-06-10 Boeing,EMBRAER S A 737-8H4,ERJ 170-200 LR · Weather · VMC · day
2014-07-29 Boeing 757 · Other · VMC · night
2014-03-05 Boeing 737 - 932ER · Other · VMC · day
2012-05-26 Cessna 150F · Engine failure · VMC · day
2005-06-27 Boeing 727-230 · Ground collision · VMC · day
2001-05-12 Bell,Gulfstream Aerospace 206B,G-IV · Ground collision · day
1999-06-25 Boeing DC-9-82 · Engine failure · VMC · day
1999-05-07 Cessna T303 · Fuel exhaustion · night
1999-05-05 Beech A36 · Other · VMC · dusk
1985-11-06 Piper PA-32R-301T · Other · dusk
1983-01-23 Boeing 767-231 · Stall / spin · VMC · night-moonlit
1981-07-26 Robinson R22 · Weather
1981-01-09 Cessna 152 · Other
1980-12-14 Cessna,Beech 150M,C23 ·
1980-11-16 Cessna 182 · Other
1980-07-05 GRUM-AMER AA-5 · Other
1980-03-22 GRUM AMER AA1-B · Other
1980-03-16 Beech A36TC · Other
1980-02-22 AERO COMDR 500A · Other
1979-11-10 Schweizer SGS135 · Stall / spin
1979-09-06 Cessna 150 · Other
1979-07-01 Beech V35A · Other
1979-03-29 Piper PA-32 · Other
1979-02-03 Cessna 195A · Other
1978-09-25 Boeing,Cessna 727,172 ·
1978-09-20 Piper PA-34T · Other
1978-08-30 Bellanca 14-19 · Other
1978-07-01 Cessna,Cessna 182,150 ·
1978-05-07 Cessna 150L · Other
1978-04-07 BLANIK L-13 · Other
1978-04-06 Piper PA-28 · Other
1977-09-06 Piper PA-28 · Other
1977-04-15 UNITED CONS UC-1 · Other
1977-04-13 Lockheed 1011 · Other
1977-03-23 Piper PA-28R · Stall / spin
1977-03-12 Schweizer SGS233 · Other
1977-02-21 Cessna 337 · Other
1977-01-29 AERO COMDR 560F · Other
1977-01-13 EL TOMCAT 47G · Other
1976-10-31 Beech 35-33 · Other
1976-10-02 Piper PA-28 · Other
1976-10-02 Bellanca 7GCBC · Other
1976-09-11 Cessna 210 · Other
1976-08-08 AERO COMDR 112 · Other
1976-05-26 Beech E18S · Other
1976-03-12 SCORPION TOO · Other
1975-12-27 AERO STAR 601 · Other

+ 92 more on file

DPEs near KSAN

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Brunno Winnubst San Diego CA 6 nm
Clayton Lang San Diego CA 6 nm
David William Leonard San Diego CA 6 nm
Gregory Michael Madariaga San Diego CA 6 nm
John Warren Hardy San Diego CA 6 nm
Mary Adene Schu San Diego CA 6 nm
Ronald Ray Greathouse San Diego CA 6 nm
Scott Meade Worthington San Diego CA 6 nm
Alejandro Silva El Cajon CA 12 nm
Barry Brocato El Cajon CA 12 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs near KSAN

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Daniel James Harrigan Coronado CA 5 nm
Stephen Paul Toth Coronado CA 5 nm
Wesley Craig Weesner Coronado CA 5 nm
Kieran Sean Twomey Coronado CA 5 nm
Orin Joseph Riddell Coronado CA 5 nm
Amardev Singh Jouhal Coronado CA 5 nm
James Alfred Davis Coronado CA 5 nm
Michael James Nanoff Coronado CA 5 nm
Brian Chad Emme Coronado CA 5 nm
Robert Alex Rivera Coronado CA 5 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics near KSAN

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
John Earl Hickman Jr Coronado CA 5 nm
Louise Ann Nutter Coronado CA 5 nm
Robert S Bourcier Coronado CA 5 nm
Reginald Vernon Finch Coronado CA 5 nm
James Edward Ruzevick Coronado CA 5 nm
Jeremy Wayne Willens Coronado CA 5 nm
Richard William Doolittle Coronado CA 5 nm
Michael Francis Lyons Coronado CA 5 nm
James Marvin Reed Coronado CA 5 nm
Michael Kerhmit Bayani Naluz Sr Coronado CA 5 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations near KSAN

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
Aircraft Service Center
San Diego, CA
6 nm
Southern Cal Aircraft Repair
El Cajon, CA
12 nm
Ramona Avionics, Inc.
Ramona, CA
23 nm
Avionics, Instruments, Electronics (AIE Inc)
Murrieta, CA
51 nm
American Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Santa Ana, CA
66 nm
West Coast Aircraft Maintenance
Santa Ana, CA
66 nm
ACI Jet AOG
Santa Ana, CA
66 nm
Leading Edge Avionics, Inc
Santa Ana, CA
66 nm
Corona Air Paint
Corona, CA
73 nm
CheckSix AeroSolutions
Palm Springs, CA
74 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.