FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 FEBRUARY 2021
Location
FAA Identifier: | SAN |
Lat/Long: | 32-44-00.8000N 117-11-22.8000W 32-44.013333N 117-11.380000W 32.7335556,-117.1896667 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 16.8 ft. / 5 m (estimated) |
Variation: | 11E (2020) |
From city: | 2 miles W of SAN DIEGO, CA |
Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving 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 |
BAYVU5 STAR: | 125.3 |
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) |
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: | 9400 x 200 ft. / 2865 x 61 m |
Surface: | asphalt/concrete/grooved, in excellent condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
Operational restrictions: | CLSD TUE-SAT 0000-0500 LOCAL. |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
Latitude: | 32-44.227355N | | 32-43.800143N |
Longitude: | 117-12.261402W | | 117-10.498363W |
Elevation: | 13.7 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 624/day * | 90% | commercial | 6% | air taxi | 5% | transient general aviation | <1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 30 April 2019 | |
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 25 February 2021 at 0901Z to 25 March 2021 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
BARET FIVE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (494KB) |
COMIX TWO (RNAV) | |
download (223KB) |
HUBRD ONE | |
download (174KB) |
LUCKI ONE (RNAV) | |
download (302KB) |
PLYYA ONE (RNAV) | |
download (146KB) |
SHAMU ONE | |
download (181KB) |
TOPGN TWO (RNAV) | |
download (292KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS Y OR LOC Y RWY 09 | |
download (350KB) |
ILS Z OR LOC Z RWY 09 | |
download (364KB) |
RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 27 | |
download (255KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (284KB) |
RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 27 | |
download (315KB) |
LOC RWY 27 | |
download (378KB) |
SWEETWATER VISUAL RWY 27 | |
download (320KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (36KB) |
Departure Procedures |
BORDER SEVEN | |
download (263KB) |
CWARD TWO (RNAV) | |
download (197KB) |
ECHHO TWO (RNAV) | |
download (220KB) |
FALCC ONE | |
download (295KB) |
MMOTO TWO (RNAV) | |
download (256KB) |
PADRZ TWO (RNAV) | |
download (253KB) |
PEBLE SIX | |
download (242KB) |
SAYOW TWO (RNAV) | |
download (199KB) |
ZZOOO TWO (RNAV) | |
download (251KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (198KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KNZY - North Island Naval Air Station (Halsey Field) (2 nm SW)
KMYF - Montgomery-GibbsExecutive 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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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 04-Mar-2021
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:49 | | 13:49 |
Sunrise | | 06:14 | | 14:14 |
Sunset | | 17:47 | | 01:47 |
Evening civil twilight | | 18:12 | | 02:12 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 05-Mar-2021 04:07:49 |
Local (UTC-8) | 04-Mar-2021 20:07:49 |
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METAR |
KSAN | 050351Z 35006KT 10SM FEW250 15/10 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP243 T01500100
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KNZY 2nm SW | 050352Z 34010KT 10SM FEW250 14/11 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP236 T01390106 $
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KMYF 6nm NE | 050353Z 35006KT 10SM CLR 13/09 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP239 T01280094
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KNKX 8nm N | 050355Z 33005KT 10SM CLR 13/11 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP236 T01330106 $
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KNRS 11nm S | 050356Z VRB04KT 10SM FEW250 14/10 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP240 T01440100 $
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KSEE 12nm NE | 050355Z AUTO 32004KT 10SM CLR 13/08 A3023 RMK AO2
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KSDM 13nm SE | 050353Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/08 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP235 T01220083
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MMTJ 16nm SE | 050341Z 32005KT 7SM SKC 11/10 A3026
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TAF |
KSAN | 041120Z 0412/0518 VRB04KT P6SM SCT025 SCT035 TEMPO 0412/0416 BKN030 FM041900 29009KT P6SM FEW025 FM050200 VRB04KT P6SM SCT015
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KNZY 2nm SW | 0423/0523 29011KT 9999 FEW020 FEW250 522809 523703 QNH3018INS FM050300 VRB06KT 9999 SCT020 SCT250 522809 523703 QNH3017INS FM051900 31011KT 9999 FEW020 SCT250 500000 QNH3014INS T09/0512Z T19/0521Z FS30022
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KNKX 8nm N | 0421/0521 28007KT 9999 FEW025 QNH3017INS BECMG 0501/0503 VRB05KT 9999 SCT020 QNH3004INS BECMG 0519/0521 31009KT 9999 SKC QNH3004INS T06/0514Z T21/0521Z
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NOTAMs |
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