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On any given day an average of 50,000 passengers arrive or depart San Diego International
Airport. Here are some other quick facts about operations at San Diego International
Airport.
- The Airport accommodates approximately 600 arrivals and departures each day; 96%
of which are for passenger and cargo service.
- More than 18 million passengers used the airport in calendar year 2008.
- The Airport features a single runway 9,400 feet long and 200 feet wide.
- The Airport features 42 gates in Terminals 1 and 2 and 4 Gates at the Commuter Terminal.
- 24 passenger and cargo carriers are served by San Diego International Airport.
- Visitors arriving by air to San Diego spend $2 billion each year in the region.
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Southwest Airlines is the Airport's largest carrier in terms of passengers, accounting
for just over 36% of the passenger volume.
Airport Facts
Founded in 1928, San Diego International Airport is the 30th busiest airport in
the country in terms of passengers and the busiest single-runway commercial service
airport in the nation.
- The Airport is conveniently located three miles northwest of downtown San Diego
and sits on 661 acres.
- The Airport's passenger and cargo airlines operate close to 300 departures daily.
- The Airport and affiliated enterprises contribute an estimated $9.9 billion annually
to the regional economy.
- An improvement program investing more than $232 million was completed on January
7, 1998. Projects included a 300,000-square-foot, eight-gate expansion of Terminal
2, a new roadway system, complete remodeling of the existing terminal interiors,
new shops and restaurants, increased parking and a new baggage claim area.
- Approximately 4,900 employees work for the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority,
airlines, support service providers, federal agencies, fixed base operator, cargo
operators and concessions at the Airport.
- In 1976, San Diego International Airport became the first commercial airport in
the nation to enact restrictions on late night and early morning takeoffs. Aircraft
departures are not allowed between 11:30 p.m. and 6:30 a.m.
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