San Diego International Airport KSAN / SAN
Ten minutes from the Gaslamp Quarter and La Jolla, with a single Signature FBO and CBP. The departure curfew is mandatory with fines; the single runway is shared with dense airline traffic, so many operators use Carlsbad or Brown Field for repositioning.
9,401 ft
Longest runway
10 min
Drive to San Diego
1
FBOs / handlers
17 ft
Elevation
Facts
- Hours
- H24 (mandatory departure curfew 23:30–06:30)
- 24-hour operations
- Yes
- Customs & immigration
- Yes
- Prior permission (PPR)
- No
- Slot coordination
- No
- Noise curfew
- Yes
- Runway surface
- asphalt
- Fuel type
- Jet A, SAF (limited)
- Helipad
- Yes
- Distance to centre
- 5 km
- Typical largest aircraft
- Any size including BBJ/ACJ.
- Website
- www.san.org
Private terminals (FBOs)
- Signature Flight Support San Diego
An FBO is the private terminal: lounge, crew, fuel, customs desk. You drive up, walk 30 metres, and board.
Compare published takeoff distances
Initial comparison of published takeoff distances and runway length (9,401 ft). Confirm aircraft suitability and current restrictions with the operator.
Within the screening threshold
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ350 XWB 7,220 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-9 (MAX 9) 8,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ3 (737-900ER) 8,040 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-8 (MAX 8) 7,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-7 (MAX 7) 5,900 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ319neo 6,300 ft
Above the screening threshold
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 787-8 needs 9,800 ft
Other airports for San Diego
- McClellan-Palomar Airport KCRQ 4,897 ft · 45 min
What it costs to fly here privately
Sources and credits
- San Diego International Airport · GrapefruitSculpin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons