Pilot information for San Diego International Airport

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General information for San Diego International Airport

Airport codes: SAN KSAN
Type: major airport (frequent airline service)
Scheduled airline service: yes
Serves: San Diego, California, United States
Latitude: 32.733601 | 32 44.016037 N | N32 44 00
Longitude: -117.190002 | 117 11.400146 W | W117 11 24
Field elevation: 17 ft/5 m MSL
Magnetic variation: 12.4°E

Radio communication frequencies for San Diego International Airport

A/D: 119.6 MHz (SOCAL APP/DEP)
ATIS: 134.8 MHz
CLD: 125.9 MHz (CLNC DEL)
GND: 123.9 MHz
MISC: 157.15 MHz (CG)
MISC: 898.4 MHz (CG)
TWR: 118.3 MHz (LINDBERGH TWR)
UNIC: 122.95 MHz (UNICOM)

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Runways at San Diego International Airport

09/27
9,401 x 200 ft (2,865 x 61 m) — other (PEM) — lighted— threshold 09 displaced 700 ft (213 m) — threshold 27 displaced 1,810 ft (552 m)

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Aviation weather for San Diego International Airport

Current conditions (METAR) for San Diego International Airport

Retrieved 2012/02/11 00:51:

KSAN 110051Z 00000KT 10SM FEW007 SCT120 SCT240 16/12 A3010

Forecast (TAF) for San Diego International Airport

Retrieved 2012/02/10 00:36:

TAF KSAN 102329Z 1100/1206 30010KT P6SM FEW005 FEW050 SCT250 
     FM110100 VRB05KT 4SM BR VCFG SCT001 OVC006 
     FM110700 VRB03KT 5SM BR OVC008 
     FM111000 VRB03KT P6SM OVC012 
     FM111600 17006KT P6SM -RA OVC015 
     FM111900 25010G20KT P6SM -SHRA OVC025

Notices to Airmen (NOTAM) for San Diego International Airport

Please confirm all NOTAMs at the original source! These are for information only, and may be wrong, out of date, or incomplete.

NOTAM 07/038: San Diego International Airport (KSAN)
!SAN 07/038 SAN TWY C BTN C2,C3 CLSD WINGSPAN OVR 166 FT
CREATED: 14 Jul 2010 15:25:00 
SOURCE: KSANYFYX
NOTAM 12/025: San Diego International Airport (KSAN)
!UAR 12/025 SAN AIRSPACE LYNDI2 ARRIVAL... EXPECT RNAV(GPS) RWY 
27 OR LOC RWY 27 APPROACH. LOST COMMUNICATIONS: JOIN THE SAN DIEGO 
RNAV(GPS) RWY 27 APPROACH AT LYNDI. IF UNABLE, PROCEED DIRECT VYDDA 
AND JOIN THE SAN DIEGO LOC RWY 27 APPROACH.
CREATED: 29 Dec 2009 18:39:00 
SOURCE: KDZZNAXX
NOTAM 2/6707: San Diego International Airport (KSAN)
!FDC 2/6707 SAN PART 1 OF 2 FI/T SID SAN DIEGO INTL, SAN DIEGO, CA, 
PEBLE THREE DEPARTURE TAKE-OFF MINIMUMS:
RWY 27, 400-2 1/2 OR STANDARD WITH MINIMUM CLIMB OF 353' PER NM TO
500.
DEPARTURE ROUTE DESCRIPTION: TAKEOFF RWY 27: CLIMBING RIGHT TURN VIA
HEADING 290 DEGREES UNTIL CROSSSING OCN VORTAC R-170, THEN TURN
RIGHT VIA HEADING 310 DEGREES TO INTERCEPT AND PROCEED VIA MZB
VORTAC R-293 TO PEBLE INT.
TAKE-OFF NOTES:
NOTE: RWY 27, LIGHT POLE 195 FT FROM DER, 348 FT RIGHT OF
CENTERLINE, 20 FT AGL/30 FT MSL. OBSTRUCTION LIGHTED ON DME 287 FT
FROM DER, 315 FT LEFT OF CENTERLINE, 18 FT AGL/28 FT MSL.  TREES
BEGINNING 633 FT FROM DER, 321 FT LEFT OF CENTERLINE, 52 FT AGL/62
FT MSL. TREES BEGINNING 777 FT FROM DER, 163 FT RIGHT OF CENTERLINE,
55 FT AGL/78 FT MSL. LIGHT ON FLAGPOLE 2517 FT FROM DER, 706 FT LEFT
OF CENTERLINE, 99 FT AGL/118 FT MSL. TOWER AND TREES BEGINNING 2595
FT FROM DER, 15 FT RIGHT OF CENTERLINE, 97 FT AGL/196 FT MSL. TREES
BEGINNING 4772 FT FROM DER, 532 FT LEFT OF CENTERLINE, 92 FT AGL/269
FT MSL. BUILDING AND TREES BEGINNING 5418 FT FROM DER, 96 FT RIGHT
OF CENTERLINE, 88 FT AGL/253 FT MSL. TREES BEGINNING 1.7 NM FROM
END PART 1 OF 2
CREATED: 01 Feb 2012 19:44:00 
SOURCE: KDZZNAXX
NOTAM 2/6707: San Diego International Airport (KSAN)
!FDC 2/6707 SAN PART 2 OF 2 FI/T SID SAN DIEGO INTL, SAN DIEGO, CA, 
DER, 1301 FT LEFT OF CENTERLINE, 100 FT AGL/379 FT MSL.
ALL OTHER DATA REMAINS THE SAME.
END PART 2 OF 2
CREATED: 01 Feb 2012 19:44:00 
SOURCE: KDZZNAXX
NOTAM 2/6507: San Diego International Airport (KSAN)
!FDC 2/6507 SAN SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT 
SURVEILLANCE, PILOT ADVISORY SERVICES BROADCAST. EFFECTIVE JANUARY 
31,2012. THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) HAS ADOPTED TWO 
ADS-B DATA LINKS: 1090 MHZ EXTENDED SQUITTER (1090ES) AND 978 MHZ 
UNIVERSAL ACCESS TRANSCEIVER (UAT). THE TWO LINKS OPERATE SIMILARLY 
AND SUPPORT TRAFFIC INFORMATION SERVICE-BROADCAST (TIS-B). 
ADDITIONALLY, THE UAT LINK SUPPORTS FLIGHT INFORMATION SERVICE- 
BROADCAST (FIS-B). TIS-B SERVICE WILL BE AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE 
NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM (NAS) WHERE THERE ARE BOTH ADEQUATE 
SURVEILLANCE COVERAGE (RADAR) AND ADEQUATE BROADCAST COVERAGE FROM 
ADS-B GROUND STATIONS. FIS-B SERVICE AVAILABILITY IS EXPECTED 
THROUGHOUT THE NAS IN 2013, AND IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE WITHIN CERTAIN
REGIONS. THIS NOTAM ANNOUNCES THE AVAILABILITY OF THE INITIAL TIS-B 
AND FIS-B CAPABILITY WITH THE SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SAN  
AIRSPACE. THE FAA IS DEVELOPING POLICY GUIDANCE MATERIAL ON AUTOMATIC
DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE-BROADCAST (ADS-B), PILOT ADVISORY SERVICES - 
TIS-B AND FIS-B THAT WILL BE PUBLISHED IN TRADITIONAL SOURCE 
REFERENCES SUCH AS THE AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION MANUAL (AIM). REPORTS
OF TIS-B AND FIS-B MALFUNCTIONS SHOULD BE REPORTED BY RADIO OR 
TELEPHONE TO THE NEAREST FLIGHT SERVICE STATION (FSS) FACILITY.
CREATED: 01 Feb 2012 04:57:00 
SOURCE: KDZZNAXX
NOTAM 2/6128: San Diego International Airport (KSAN)
!FDC 2/6128 SAN PART 1 OF 2 FI/T SID SAN DIEGO INTL, SAN DIEGO, CA, 
BORDER FIVE 
DEPARTURE TAKE-OFF MINIMUMS:
RWY 9, 400-1 3/4 WITH MINIMUM CLIMB OF 610 FT PER NM TO 1900.
RWY 27, 400-2 1/2 OR STANDARD WITH MINIMUM CLIMB OF 353 FT PER NM TO
500.
TAKE-OFF OBSTACLE NOTES:
NOTE: RWY 9, OBSTRUCTION LIGHT, SIGN, AND TREES BEGINNING 11 FT FROM
DER, 258 FT LEFT OF CENTERLINE, UP TO 38 FT AGL/77 FT MSL. ANTENNA
ON BUILDING, POLE, AND LIGHTED BARRIER BEGINNING 18 FT FROM DER, 5
FT RIGHT OF CENTERLINE, UP TO 35 FT AGL/50 FT MSL. OBSTRUCTION LIGHT
ON LOCALIZER 272 FT FROM DER, ON CENTERLINE, 19 FT AGL/38 FT MSL.
VENT ON BUILDING, MULTIPLE BUILDINGS, AND TREES BEGINNING 741 FT
FROM DER, 104 FT RIGHT OF CENTERLINE, UP TO 173 FT AGL/317 FT MSL.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POLE, MULTIPLE ANTENNAS ON LIGHTED BUILDINGS, AND
TREES BEGINNING 792 FT FROM DER, 135 FT LEFT OF CENTERLINE, UP TO 66
FT AGL/138 FT MSL. BUILDINGS AND TREES BEGINNING 5834 FT FROM DER,
19 FT RIGHT OF CENTERLINE, UP TO 280 FT AGL/394 FT MSL. LIGHTED
STACK, POLES, AND TREES BEGINNING 1 NM FROM DER, 492 FT LEFT OF
CENTERLINE, UP TO 132 FT AGL/419 FT MSL.
NOTE: RWY 27, LIGHT POLE 195 FT FROM DER, 348 FT RIGHT OF
CENTERLINE, 20 FT AGL/30 FT MSL.  OBSTRUCTION LIGHTED ON DME 287 FT
END PART 1 OF 2
CREATED: 30 Jan 2012 17:10:00 
SOURCE: KDZZNAXX
NOTAM 2/6128: San Diego International Airport (KSAN)
!FDC 2/6128 SAN PART 2 OF 2 FI/T SID SAN DIEGO INTL, SAN DIEGO, CA, 
BORDER FIVE 
FROM DER, 315 FT LEFT OF CENTERLINE, 18 FT AGL/28 FT MSL.  TREES
BEGINNING 633 FT FROM DER, 321 FT LEFT OF CENTERLINE, 52 FT AGL/62
FT MSL. TREES BEGINNING 777 FT FROM DER, 163 FT RIGHT OF CENTERLINE,
55 FT AGL/78 FT MSL. LIGHT ON FLAGPOLE 2517 FT FROM DER, 706 FT LEFT
OF CENTERLINE, 99 FT AGL/118 FT MSL. TOWER AND TREES BEGINNING 2595
FT FROM DER, 15 FT RIGHT OF CENTERLINE, 97 FT AGL/196 FT MSL. TREES
BEGINNING 4772 FT FROM DER, 532 FT LEFT OF CENTERLINE, 92 FT AGL/269
FT MSL. BUILDING AND TREES BEGINNING 5418 FT FROM DER, 96 FT RIGHT
OF CENTERLINE, 88 FT AGL/253 FT MSL. TREES BEGINNING 1.7 NM FROM
DER, 1301 FT LEFT OF CENTERLINE, 100 FT AGL/379 FT MSL.
END PART 2 OF 2
CREATED: 30 Jan 2012 17:10:00 
SOURCE: KDZZNAXX
NOTAM 2/6098: San Diego International Airport (KSAN)
!FDC 2/6098 SAN PART 1 OF 2 FI/T SID SAN DIEGO INTL, SAN DIEGO, CA, 
LNSAY TWO 
DEPARTURE TAKE-OFF MINIMUMS:
RWY 9, 400-1 3/4 WITH MINIMUM CLIMB OF 610 FT PER NM TO 1900.
RWY 27, 400-2 1/2 OR STANDARD WITH MINIMUM CLIMB OF 353 FT PER NM TO
500.
TAKE-OFF OBSTACLE NOTES:
NOTE: RWY 9, OBSTRUCTION LIGHT, SIGN, AND TREES BEGINNING 11 FT FROM
DER, 258 FT LEFT OF CENTERLINE, UP TO 38 FT AGL/77 FT MSL. ANTENNA
ON BUILDING, POLE, AND LIGHTED BARRIER BEGINNING 18 FT FROM DER, 5
FT RIGHT OF CENTERLINE, UP TO 35 FT AGL/50 FT MSL. OBSTRUCTION LIGHT
ON LOCALIZER 272 FT FROM DER, ON CENTERLINE, 19 FT AGL/38 FT MSL.
VENT ON BUILDING, MULTIPLE BUILDINGS, AND TREES BEGINNING 741 FT
FROM DER, 104 FT RIGHT OF CENTERLINE, UP TO 173 FT AGL/317 FT MSL.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POLE, MULTIPLE ANTENNAS ON LIGHTED BUILDINGS, AND
TREES BEGINNING 792 FT FROM DER, 135 FT LEFT OF CENTERLINE, UP TO 66
FT AGL/138 FT MSL. BUILDINGS AND TREES BEGINNING 5834 FT FROM DER,
19 FT RIGHT OF CENTERLINE, UP TO 280 FT AGL/394 FT MSL. LIGHTED
STACK, POLES, AND TREES BEGINNING 1 NM FROM DER, 492 FT LEFT OF
CENTERLINE, UP TO 132 FT AGL/419 FT MSL.
NOTE: RWY 27, LIGHT POLE 195 FT FROM DER, 348 FT RIGHT OF
END PART 1 OF 2
CREATED: 30 Jan 2012 16:30:00 
SOURCE: KDZZNAXX
NOTAM 2/6098: San Diego International Airport (KSAN)
!FDC 2/6098 SAN PART 2 OF 2 FI/T SID SAN DIEGO INTL, SAN DIEGO, CA, 
LNSAY TWO 
CENTERLINE, 20 FT AGL/30 FT MSL.  OBSTRUCTION LIGHTED ON DME 287 FT
FROM DER, 315 FT LEFT OF CENTERLINE, 18 FT AGL/28 FT MSL.  TREES
BEGINNING 633 FT FROM DER, 321 FT LEFT OF CENTERLINE, 52 FT AGL/62
FT MSL. TREES BEGINNING 777 FT FROM DER, 163 FT RIGHT OF CENTERLINE,
55 FT AGL/78 FT MSL. LIGHT ON FLAGPOLE 2517 FT FROM DER, 706 FT LEFT
OF CENTERLINE, 99 FT AGL/118 FT MSL. TOWER AND TREES BEGINNING 2595
FT FROM DER, 15 FT RIGHT OF CENTERLINE, 97 FT AGL/196 FT MSL. TREES
BEGINNING 4772 FT FROM DER, 532 FT LEFT OF CENTERLINE, 92 FT AGL/269
FT MSL. BUILDING AND TREES BEGINNING 5418 FT FROM DER, 96 FT RIGHT
OF CENTERLINE, 88 FT AGL/253 FT MSL. TREES BEGINNING 1.7 NM FROM
DER, 1301 FT LEFT OF CENTERLINE, 100 FT AGL/379 FT MSL.
ALL OTHER DATA REMAINS AS PUBLISHED.
END PART 2 OF 2
CREATED: 30 Jan 2012 16:30:00 
SOURCE: KDZZNAXX
NOTAM 2/6072: San Diego International Airport (KSAN)
!FDC 2/6072 SAN FI/T ODP SAN DIEGO INTL, SAN DIEGO, CA.
   TAKEOFF MINIMUMS AND (OBSTACLE) DEPARTURE PROCEDURES...
     NOTE: RWY 09, TEMPORARY CRANE 4390 FEET FROM DER, 413 FEET
     RIGHT OF CENTERLINE, 170 AGL/351 MSL.
     ALL OTHER DATA REMAINS THE SAME.
CREATED: 30 Jan 2012 15:31:00 
SOURCE: KDZZNAXX
NOTAM 1/8172: San Diego International Airport (KSAN)
!FDC 1/8172 SAN FI/T SID SAN DIEGO INTL, SAN DIEGO, CA, LNSAY TWO
DEPARTURE SANTA CATALINA TRANSITION: DME REQUIRED EXCEPT FOR
AIRCRAFT EQUIPPED WITH SUITABLE RNAV SYSTEM WITH GPS, JULIAN (JLI)
VORTAC OTS.
CREATED: 18 Oct 2011 16:39:00 
SOURCE: KDZZNAXX
NOTAM 1/8821: San Diego International Airport (KSAN)
!FDC 1/8821 SAN FI/T SID SAN DIEGO INTL, SAN DIEGO, CA, POGGI (RNAV)
TWO DEPARTURE TAKE-OFF MINIMUMS:
RWY 27, STANDARD WITH MINIMUM ATC CLIMB OF 400 FT PER NM TO 520 AND
MINIMUM OBSTACLE CLIMB OF 353 FT PER NM TO 1600.
TAKE-OFF OBSTACLE NOTES:
NOTE: RWY 27, LIGHT POLE 195 FT FROM DER, 348 FT RIGHT OF
CENTERLINE, 20 FT AGL/30 FT MSL.  OBSTRUCTION LIGHTED ON DME 287 FT
FROM DER, 315 FT LEFT OF CENTERLINE, 18 FT AGL/28 FT MSL.  TREES
BEGINNING 633 FT FROM DER, 321 FT LEFT OF CENTERLINE, 52 FT AGL/62
FT MSL. TREES BEGINNING 777 FT FROM DER, 163 FT RIGHT OF CENTERLINE,
55 FT AGL/78 FT MSL. LIGHT ON FLAGPOLE 2517 FT FROM DER, 706 FT LEFT
OF CENTERLINE, 99 FT AGL/118 FT MSL. TOWER AND TREES BEGINNING 2595
FT FROM DER, 15 FT RIGHT OF CENTERLINE, 97 FT AGL/196 FT MSL. TREES
BEGINNING 4772 FT FROM DER, 532 FT LEFT OF CENTERLINE, 92 FT AGL/269
FT MSL. BUILDING AND TREES BEGINNING 5418 FT FROM DER, 96 FT RIGHT
OF CENTERLINE, 88 FT AGL/253 FT MSL. TREES BEGINNING 1.7 NM FROM
DER, 1301 FT LEFT OF CENTERLINE, 100 FT AGL/379 FT MSL.
CREATED: 08 Sep 2011 17:19:00 
SOURCE: KDZZNAXX