FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 MARCH 2023
Location
FAA Identifier: | SAN |
Lat/Long: | 32-44-00.8260N 117-11-22.7880W 32-44.013767N 117-11.379800W 32.7335628,-117.1896633 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 16.8 ft. / 5 m (estimated) |
Variation: | 11E (2020) |
From city: | 2 miles W of SAN DIEGO, CA |
Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 92101 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 04/1940 |
Control tower: | yes |
ARTCC: | LOS ANGELES CENTER |
FSS: | SAN DIEGO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | SAN (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | no |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Fire and rescue: | ARFF index D |
International operations: | international airport of entry |
Airport Communications
WX ASOS: | PHONE 619-296-8934 |
LINDBERGH GROUND: | 123.9 |
LINDBERGH TOWER: | 118.3 338.225 |
SOCAL APPROACH: | 119.6 ;WEST 124.35 ;EAST |
SOCAL DEPARTURE: | 119.6 ;WEST 124.35 ;EAST |
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 125.9 |
BARET STAR: | 124.35 |
BAYVU5 STAR: | 125.3 |
CLASS B: | 124.35 ;062-109 SAN 14,000 FT & BLW 125.3 ;294-332 SAN 7,000 FT-15,000 F |
COMIX STAR: | 125.3 |
CWARD DP: | 119.6 |
D-ATIS: | 134.8 |
ECHHO DP: | 124.35 ;EAST 125.3 ;WEST |
FALCC DP: | 124.35 ;EAST 125.3 ;WEST |
LUCKI STAR: | 124.35 |
MMOTO DP: | 124.35 ;EAST 125.3 ;WEST |
PADRZ DP: | 119.6 |
PLYYA STAR: | 128.1 |
POGGI DP: | 125.15 |
SAYOW DP: | 124.35 |
TOPGN STAR: | 124.35 |
ZZOOO DP: | 125.15 |
WX ASOS at MYF (6 nm NE): | 126.9 (858-576-4337) |
WX ASOS at NRS (11 nm S): | PHONE 619-437-9890 |
WX AWOS-3P at SEE (12 nm NE): | 125.45 (619-449-1228) |
WX ASOS at SDM (14 nm SE): | 132.35 (619-661-8297) |
- COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY SAN DIEGO RADIO ON FREQ 122.2/255.4 (MONTGOMERY RCO).
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
MZBr133/3.4 | | MISSION BAY VORTAC | | 117.80 | | 15E |
PGYr291/13.0 | | POGGI VORTAC | | 116.45 | | 14E |
TIJr302/16.7 | | TIJUANA VOR/DME | | 116.50 | | 12E |
OCNr144/32.5 | | OCEANSIDE VORTAC | | 115.30 | | 15E |
JLIr216/39.0 | | JULIAN VORTAC | | 114.00 | | 15E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MINOR |
Powerplant service: | MINOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
Dimensions: | 9401 x 200 ft. / 2865 x 61 m |
Surface: | asphalt/concrete/grooved, in excellent condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 75 /F/A/W/T | Single wheel: | 100.0 | Double wheel: | 150.0 | Double tandem: | 250.0 | Dual double tandem: | 720.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
Latitude: | 32-44.227345N | | 32-43.800090N |
Longitude: | 117-12.261387W | | 117-10.498298W |
Elevation: | 13.9 ft. | | 16.4 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
Runway heading: | 095 magnetic, 106 true | | 275 magnetic, 286 true |
Displaced threshold: | 1000 ft. | | 1810 ft. |
Declared distances: | TORA:8280 TODA:9401 ASDA:8280 LDA:7280 | | TORA:9401 TODA:9401 ASDA:9401 LDA:7591 |
Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.30 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on right (3.50 degrees glide path) PAPI UNUSBL BYD 5 DEG L & R OF CNTLN. |
RVR equipment: | touchdown, rollout | | touchdown, rollout |
Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | MALS: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system MALS RWY 27 THR TO 1400'. |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Centerline lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, lighted | | yes, lighted |
Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | LOC/DME |
Obstructions: | 31 ft. tree, 674 ft. from runway, 385 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 44:1 TO DSPLCD THR. | | 61 ft. sign, 250 ft. from runway, 500 ft. right of centerline +40' LGT POLE 110' FROM RWY END 260' RIGHT. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | SAN DIEGO CNTY REG ARPT AUTHORITY 3225 N HARBOR DRIVE SAN DIEGO, CA 92101-1022 Phone (619) 400-2400 |
Manager: | DEAN ROBBINS 3225 N HARBOR DRIVE SAN DIEGO, CA 92101-1022 Phone 619-400-2718 DEAN ROBBINS, MANAGER, AIRSIDE OPERATIONS 619-400-2710, DROBBINS@SAN.ORG |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 12 | Jet airplanes: | | 12 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 510/day * | 84% | commercial | 8% | air taxi | 7% | transient general aviation | <1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 31 May 2022 | |
Additional Remarks
E60-27 | ENGINEERED MATERIALS ARRESTING SYSTEM (EMAS) 315 FT IN LENGTH BY 218 FT IN WIDTH LCTD AT DER 27. |
- | TO REDUCE JET BLAST IMPACT AT N END OF TWY F ACFT WILL NOT START ENG UNTIL 800 FT FM N END OF TWY F; ABEAM THE SECOND PARKING PAD. |
- | ULTRALIGHT ACFT PROHIBITED ON AP. |
- | 747 AND LARGER ACFT ARE PROHIBITED FM MAKING INTERSECTION TKOFS. |
- | INTERMITTENT PRESENCE OF BIRDS ON AND INVOF OF ARPT. |
- | TERRAIN & BLDGS TO 500' MSL N & E WITHIN 1 1/2 MI. |
- | CROSS-BLEED ENGINE STARTS PERMITTED ONLY ON PARALLEL TWY WITH ACFT ALIGNED ON TWY CNTRLN. |
- | OUTBOARD ENGINES OF FOUR-ENGINE ACFT ARE TO BE KEPT AT IDLE POWER FOR ALL GND MANEUVERING. |
- | PILOTS REQUIRED TO CTC ATCT GROUND CONTROLLER PRIOR TO PUSHBACK, TOW OUT AND TAXI FOR TRAFFIC ADVISORIES. |
- | MILITARY ACFT ON OFFICIAL BUSINESS ONLY CONTACT ARPT OPS AT 619-400-2710 FOR PPR. |
- | ASDE-X IN USE. OPERATE TRANSPONDERS WITH ALTITUDE REPORTING MODE AND ADS-B (IF EQUIPPED) ENABLED ON ALL AIRPORT SURFACES. |
- | PRACTICE APPROACHES AND TGL PROHIBITED. |
- | TWY C EDGE LGTS OTS INDEFLY. |
- | ACFT CROSSING RY 09/27 ON TWY C6, HOLD SHORT OF TWY C6 FACING WEST ON TWY C, PARALLEL TO RY. |
- | DUE TO PAEW ON RY 09-27, 30 MINUTE PPR 0830-1230Z FOR ALL LANDINGS AND DEPARTURES CALL 619-400-2710. |
- | 30 MIN PPR (619-400-2710) FOR ACFT WITH OVER 171 FT WINGSPAN. |
- | IN THE EVENT OF A DIVERSION OR IRREGULAR OPERATIONS EVENTS, ACFT OPERATORS CONTACT THE APT DUTY MGR (619) 400-2710 FOR PPR DUE TO LIMITATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH HANDLING DIVERTED FLTS. LIMITATIONS INCLUDE RESTRICTED GATE SPACE, CUSTOMS SERVICES AS WELL AS ACFT SERVICING & PARKING. |
- | TAXIING ACFT ARE PROHIBITED FROM PASSING TO THE SOUTH OF ACFT LCTD ON TWY B INTO ALLEY LCTD BTWN 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. |
- | FOR ACCESS TO/FR TERMINAL 2: GATES 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33-51 AND THE ISLAND AND WEST RON PRKG RAMPS, CTC RAMP CTL ON 129.775 SRY 131.975 FR 0600-2400. FR 0000-0600 CTC GROUND CTL ON 123.9. |
- | TAXILANE A RSTRD TO ACFT WITH WINGSPANS OF 135 FT OR LESS. |
- | RWY STATUS LGTS IN OPN. |
- | ACFT WITH WINGSPANS GTR THAN 171 FT (52M) RSTD FROM USING TWY D SOUTH OF TWY B, AND WHEN EXITING RWY 09 WB ON TWY B. |
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 from 23 March 2023 at 0901Z to 20 April 2023 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
BARET FIVE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (457KB) |
COMIX TWO (RNAV) | |
download (209KB) |
HUBRD ONE | |
download (164KB) |
LUCKI ONE (RNAV) | |
download (284KB) |
PLYYA ONE (RNAV) | |
download (136KB) |
SHAMU ONE | |
download (169KB) |
TOPGN TWO (RNAV) | |
download (273KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS Y OR LOC Y RWY 09 | |
download (335KB) |
ILS Z OR LOC Z RWY 09 | |
download (350KB) |
RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 27 | |
download (240KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (270KB) |
RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 27 | |
download (302KB) |
LOC RWY 27 | |
download (362KB) |
SWEETWATER VISUAL RWY 27 | |
download (303KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (36KB) |
Departure Procedures |
BORDER SEVEN | |
download (240KB) |
CWARD TWO (RNAV) | |
download (185KB) |
ECHHO TWO (RNAV) | |
download (209KB) |
FALCC ONE | |
download (270KB) |
MMOTO TWO (RNAV) | |
download (233KB) |
PADRZ TWO (RNAV) | |
download (243KB) |
PEBLE SIX | |
download (231KB) |
SAYOW TWO (RNAV) | |
download (187KB) |
ZZOOO THREE (RNAV) | |
download (203KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (198KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KNZY - North Island Naval Air Station (Halsey Field) Airport (2 nm SW)
KMYF - Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport (6 nm NE)
KNKX - Miramar MCAS (Joe Foss Field) Airport (8 nm N)
KNRS - Imperial Beach Naval Outlying Field (Ream Field) (11 nm S)
KSEE - Gillespie Field Airport (12 nm NE)
KSDM - Brown Field Municipal Airport (14 nm SE)
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Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 08-Mar-2017
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Sectional chart |
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 30-Mar-2023
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:16 | | 13:16 |
Sunrise | | 06:40 | | 13:40 |
Sunset | | 19:06 | | 02:06 |
Evening civil twilight | | 19:31 | | 02:31 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 30-Mar-2023 10:23:24 |
Local (UTC-7) | 30-Mar-2023 03:23:24 |
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METAR |
KSAN | 300951Z 26008KT 10SM TS FEW029 SCT055CB SCT090 12/06 A2994 RMK AO2 RAE41 TSB30 SLP138 OCNL LTGIC VC E TS VC E MOV E P0005 T01220061
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KNZY 2nm SW | 300952Z COR 24010KT 10SM SCT040CB BKN060 BKN110 11/08 A2992 RMK AO2 PK WND 23028/0910 WSHFT 0905 RAB0858E48 SLP130 CB DSNT E P0003 T01110078 $
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KMYF 6nm NE | 300953Z AUTO 23003KT 10SM FEW023 OVC045 09/06 A2992 RMK AO2 RAB07E44 SLP131 P0004 T00890061
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KNKX 8nm N | 300955Z 17003KT 10SM BKN042 BKN075 BKN100 07/07 A2991 RMK AO2 RAB09E30 SLP126 P0007 T00720072
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KNRS 11nm S | 300957Z AUTO 27006KT 3SM -RA BR FEW022 BKN049 OVC055 09/07 A2994 RMK AO2 P0000 T00940072 $
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KSEE 12nm NE | 300955Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM -RA FEW016 BKN024 OVC043 09/08 A2992 RMK AO2 P0005
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KSDM 13nm SE | 300953Z AUTO 21006KT 10SM SCT041 BKN049 OVC065 09/07 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP131 T00940072
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MMTJ 16nm SE | 300940Z 13003KT 8SM SCT020 10/09 A2995 RMK 8/500 HZY
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TAF |
KSAN | 300825Z 3008/3112 24006KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 BKN040 FM301000 26009KT 5SM SHRA BR BKN025 OVC035 FM301400 27012G20KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN035 FM301700 27010KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN050 FM310200 30005KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050
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KNZY 2nm SW | 3007/3107 25013G22KT 9999 VCSH SCT030 QNH2984INS TEMPO 3009/3014 8000 SHRA BKN025 FM301400 28015KT 9999 VCSH BKN025 QNH2987INS TEMPO 3019/3101 24011KT 8000 SHRA FM310100 VRB06KT 9999 NSW BKN035 QNH2994INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 3009 TIL 3013 TX14/3020Z TN10/3012Z FS30203
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KNKX 8nm N | 3003/3103 VRB04KT 8000 BR VCSH SCT010 BKN020 BKN050 540009 540901 521009 521909 522809 523707 QNH2994INS FM300630 22008KT 9999 VCSH SCT020 BKN050 520001 540109 521009 521909 522809 523707 QNH2992INS FM300930 2208KT 6000 SHRA BR BKN020 BKN045 520002 540208 521009 521909 522809 523707 QNH2992INS BECMG 3016/3018 22010KT SHRA BR BKN025 BKN050 520002 540208 521009 521909 522809 523707 QNH2995INS T07/3014Z T13/3021Z
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MMTJ 16nm SE | 300253Z 3006/3106 24005KT P6SM SCT012 BKN020 TX14/3021Z TN09/3012Z TEMPO 3006/3010 6SM -RA BKN018 FM301000 00000KT 4SM -RA BKN012 OVC020 TEMPO 3010/3013 3SM RA BKN010 FM301300 00000KT 3SM RA OVC010 TEMPO 3017/3021 2SM RA BKN008 FM310100 33010KT 6SM HZ SCT010 BKN030 FM310500 33006KT P6SM BKN015
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NOTAMs |
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