FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SDM |
| Lat/Long: | 32-34-20.1800N / 116-58-48.5800W 32-34.336333N / 116-58.809667W 32.5722722 / -116.9801611 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 526 ft. / 160.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 14E (1980) |
| From city: | 13 miles SE of SAN DIEGO, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 92154 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1948 |
| Sectional chart: | LOS ANGELES |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | LOS ANGELES CENTER |
| FSS: | SAN DIEGO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | SDM (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | M-F 0700-2000, CLSD WKENDS |
| Pattern altitude: | TPA: RWY 8L-26R 1000'AGL; 8R-26L 600'AGL. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT PAPI RY 08L & RY 26R, REIL RY 08L & RY 26R, HIRL RY 08L/26R, AND MIRL RY 08R/26L - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 128.25 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 132.35 |
| WX ASOS: | PHONE 619-661-8297 |
| BROWN GROUND: | 124.4 [0800-2000] |
| BROWN TOWER: | 128.25 288.1 [0800-2000] |
| SOCAL APPROACH: | 124.35 |
| SOCAL DEPARTURE: | 125.15 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 124.4 |
| WX ASOS at SAN (14 nm NW): | PHONE 619-296-8934 |
| WX AWOS-3 at SEE (15 nm N): | 125.45 (619-449-1228) |
| WX ASOS at MYF (17 nm NW): | PHONE 858-576-4337 |
- FOR CLNC DEL WHEN ATCT CLSD CALL SOCAL APCH (800) 448-3724.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| PGYr167/2.3 | | POGGI VORTAC | | 109.80 | | 14E |
| TIJr311/2.3 | | TIJUANA VOR/DME | | 116.50 | | 14E |
| MZBr120/17.7 | | MISSION BAY VORTAC | | 117.80 | | 15E |
| JLIr195/39.5 | | JULIAN VORTAC | | 114.00 | | 15E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| TIJUANA | | 035/3.6 | | 381 | | 14E | | UN | ..- -. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A FOR FUEL AFT HRS CALL FBO'S AT (619) 671-9222; FEE FOR CALLOUT. MILITARY FUEL AVBL BY CALLING (619) 671-9222. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 8L/26R
| Dimensions: | 7972 x 150 ft. / 2430 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 80.0 | | Double wheel: | 110.0 | | Double tandem: | 175.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 8L | | RUNWAY 26R |
| Latitude: | 32-34.427333N | | 32-34.298967N |
| Longitude: | 116-59.605333W | | 116-58.060150W |
| Elevation: | 526.3 ft. | | 507.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 082 magnetic, 096 true | | 262 magnetic, 276 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 8R/26L
| Dimensions: | 3180 x 75 ft. / 969 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 14.0, OPERATOR PERMITS ONLY 12000 LBS. |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8R | | RUNWAY 26L |
| Latitude: | 32-34.294897N | | 32-34.243833N |
| Longitude: | 116-59.059943W | | 116-58.443500W |
| Elevation: | 520.8 ft. | | 505.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.5% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 082 magnetic, 096 true | | 262 magnetic, 276 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF SAN DIEGO 1424 CONTINENTAL ST SAN DIEGO, CA 92154 Phone 619-424-0455 |
| Manager: | CHRIS COOPER 1424 CONTINENTAL ST SAN DIEGO, CA 92154 Phone 619-424-0456 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 152 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 121 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 20 | | Jet airplanes: | | 9 | | Helicopters: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 277/day * | | 50% | local general aviation | | 34% | transient general aviation | | 14% | military | | 2% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | BE ALERT TO ARPT BDRY ONE MILE NORTH FM MEXICAN/USA INTL BORDER. |
| - | LCL OBSERVATION WEATHER FACILITY. |
| - | NO OVERFLIGHT OF SURFACE ANTENNA ARRAY BELOW 1,500 FT. ANTENNA ARRAY LCTD 1,600 FT NORTH OF RY 26R. |
| - | PARA JUMPING ON AIRPORT AND 3 MILES EAST. |
| - | BE ALERT TO HIGH TERRAIN 3,566 FT. MSL SIX MILES EAST OF AIRPORT. |
| - | BE ALERT WHEN DEPARTING ON RY 08L AT NIGHT DUE TO RISING TERRAIN TO THE EAST. |
| - | NOISE SENSITIVE AREAS APPROX 1 MILE WEST OF AIRPORT, 1/2 MILE NORTHWEST, AND 2 MILES NORTH. |
| - | NO ENGINE OPNS ON RAMPS EXCEPT AS NECESSARY FOR ARRIVALS/DEPARTURES. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 08L **CHANGED** | |
download (283KB) |
| VOR OR GPS-A | |
download (270KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply **CHANGED** | |
download (30KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (132KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KNRS - Imperial Beach Naval Outlying Field (Ream Field) (7 nm W)
KNZY - North Island Naval Air Station (Halsey Field) (14 nm NW)
KSAN - San Diego International Airport (14 nm NW)
KSEE - Gillespie Field Airport (15 nm N)
KMYF - Montgomery Field Airport (17 nm NW)
KNKX - Miramar Marine Corps Air Station (20 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of helihigh.com & Mark Robinson
Photo taken 21-Aug-2012
looking west.
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| Sectional chart |
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:29 | | 13:29 |
| Sunrise | | 06:54 | | 13:54 |
| Sunset | | 18:13 | | 01:13 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:38 | | 01:38 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 12:37:56 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 16-Oct-2013 05:37:56 |
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| METAR |
| KSDM | 161053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 20/M02 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP141 T02001017 TSNO
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MMTJ 2nm S | 160945Z 00000KT 8SM SKC 21/M05 A2999
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KNRS 7nm W | 160956Z AUTO 08003KT 10SM CLR 12/09 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP146 T01220089 TSNO $
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KSAN 14nm NW | 160951Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/09 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP149 T01560089
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KNZY 14nm NW | 161052Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/11 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP141 T01670106 $
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KSEE 15nm N | 152247Z 25010KT 25SM SKC 29/06 A2988
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KMYF 17nm NW | 160953Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 18/02 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP144 T01780022 TSNO
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KNKX 19nm NW | 160955Z VRB03KT 10SM CLR 14/M01 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP141 T01441006
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| TAF |
MMTJ 2nm S | 160459Z 1606/1712 00000KT P6SM SKC TX29/1618Z TN14/1612Z FM161000 04005KT 6SM HZ SCT015 FM161800 05006KT P6SM SKC BECMG 1705/1707 32004KT
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KSAN 14nm NW | 160539Z 1606/1712 VRB05KT 5SM BR FEW005 FM160800 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM162030 29009KT P6SM SKC FM170130 VRB05KT P6SM SKC
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KNZY 14nm NW | 1607/1707 VRB06KT 9999 FEW005 QNH2991INS FM161900 30008KT 9999 SKC QNH2998INS FM170200 VRB06KT 9999 FEW010 QNH2995INS T16/1612Z T26/1622Z
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KNKX 19nm NW | 1603/1703 VRB05KT 9999 SKC QNH2991INS BECMG 1617/1619 08007KT 9999 SKC QNH2997INS T13/1612Z T29/1619Z
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| NOTAMs |
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