| 1925 |
The
first daily-scheduled, year-round
air passenger service was inaugurated
by Ryan Airlines with service between
San Diego and Los Angeles. |
| May 10,
1927 |
Charles A. Lindbergh took off from Dutch
Flats in San Diego (the current site of the Midway Post
Office and just north of today's airport) bound for St.
Louis, New York and Paris, on the first solo, non-stop
transatlantic flight. |
| Aug. 16,
1928 |
The San Diego airfield
opened on Pacific Highway and was
dedicated in honor of Charles A.
Lindbergh. It was the first federally
certified airfield that could serve
all plane types, including seaplanes,
earning it the first ever AAA rating
for an airport. |
| 1934 |
San Diego Municipal
Airport was made a permanent international
airport of entry by the U.S. Treasury
Department, establishing the airport
as San Diego International Airport. |
| 1942 |
The Airport's current
runway was constructed. |
| Dec. 18,
1962 |
The San Diego Unified
Port District was created when
the State Legislature approved
Senate Bill 41, which was certified
by the County Board of Supervisors.
District purview included ownership
and operation of the Airport. |
| March 5,
1967 |
The new East Terminal
(now Terminal 1) opened for business. |
| Jan. 5,
1976 |
San Diego International
Airport invoked a nighttime flight
restriction for airlines flying
in and out of the Airport. This
action was believed to be the first
formal action of its kind at a
major commercial airport within
the continental United States. |
| July 11,
1979 |
A new $15 million
West Terminal addition (now Terminal
2) was opened. (Dedicated April
18, 1979) |
| Jan. 1982 |
Southwest Airlines
began service at the airport offering
six round-trip San Diego-Phoenix
flights a day. |
| Oct. 30,
1983 |
United Airlines
began offering daily flights from
San Diego to Honolulu, the first
such regularly scheduled service
to Hawaii. |
| June 1,
1988 |
British Airways
inaugurated service from London
to San Diego offering daily service
using 747 and DC-10 aircraft. |
| Nov. 8,
1995 |
Airport officials broke ground to initiate the
West Terminal expansion, a highlight of the $232 million airport
upgrade to meet passenger demand into the next century. |
| July 23,
1996 |
The Commuter Terminal
opened at San Diego International
Airport. |
| Late 1996 |
The installation
of 16 public art works at San
Diego International Airport's
West Terminal addition and Commuter
Terminal was approved. |
| Jan. 7,
1998 |
A 300,000 square-foot
expansion of Terminal 2 opened
for passenger traffic. The $232
million airport improvement program
was completed and the Airport Master
Plan was launched. |
| Oct. 14,
2001 |
Assembly Bill 93
established the San Diego County
Regional Airport Authority Act,
which created the Authority as
a local entity of regional government
to oversee the Airport operations.
The bill also requires the Authority
to adopt the comprehensive airport
land use plan and submit a site
selection for the future regional
airport. |
| Jan. 1,
2002 |
The new Authority
began operation under an interim
Authority Board. |
| Sept. 27,
2002 |
Governor Davis signed
Senate Bill 1896 into law, which
amends Assembly Bill 93 regarding
the selection and appointment of
Authority Board members. (The Senate
passed the bill on August 30, 2002.) |
| Dec. 16,
2002 |
The first meeting
of the new permanent Authority
Board was held after the installation
ceremony. |
| Jan. 1,
2003 |
Ownership and operations
of San Diego International Airport
was transferrred to the Authority
from the San Diego Unified Port
District as required by the Airport
Authority Act. |
