San Diego is a large city with many attractions for everyone; it’s a popular city and can be a great weekend getaway with attractions like the “World-famous” San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park.
The San Diego International Airport is only 10 minute away from downtown, so you definitely won’t be far from one of the downtown San Diego’s Hotels or you can stay at a Historic Hotel by the beach, nearby excellent shops, known as the Hotel Del Coronado. Here you’ll find nightlife and many things to do, shopping, visit your favorite restaurants or go clubbing. If you are looking for a tan and be stunned by beautiful scenery and sunrises, Point Loma-Ocean Beach is your destination. Another great place is the Mission Beach-Pacific Beaches, two beaches with great nightlife, plenty of restaurants, shops, and home to Sea World.
The best way to enjoy San Diego is with the Go San Diego Card, which gives you access to express entry to more than 50 attractions like Sea World, San Diego Zoo, Museums, Lego Land, Universal, and many more.
SAN, or Lindbergh Field,
airport is located 3 miles from downtown
San Diego and has 661 acres. The Airport
operates nearly 300 departures per day
for passengers and cargo airlines. Airport
transfers for San
Diego Hotel Shuttles cover most
of the San Diego area.
San Diego Hotels
San
Diego Shuttle Hotels
We also service
the following area airports in southern
California:
Los
Angeles International Airport - LAX
Bob
Hope - Burbank Airport - BUR
John
Wayne (Orange County) Airport - SNA
Long
Beach Airport - LGB
Ontario
International Airport - ONT
SAN Airport Facts
Convention Center: The San Diego Convention
Center expansion opened in September 2001
roughly doubling the size of the facility.
It now boasts 525,701 contiguous sq. ft.
of exhibit space on Ground Level, 204,114-sq.
ft. of meeting room space, 72 meeting rooms
and two 40,000-sq. Ft. ballrooms. The 90,000-sq.
Ft. Sails Pavilion is glass enclosed and
provides sweeping views of the city and
San Diego Bay.
Since opening in 1989,
the San Diego Convention Center has generated
more than $7.3 billion in economic benefits
for the region, making it one of San Diego’s
most powerful economic engines.
Interesting FAQ that
distinguishes this airport: Three new
public artworks at San Diego International
Airport were introduced to the public
during the April 27, 2001 dedication of
the airport’s recently completed
improvements to Terminal 2 East. The $20
million improvements include three renovated
domestic and international gates, a Federal
Inspection Services area and three permanent
public artworks. The artworks, selected
by the Port’s Public Art Committee,
are Continents by Italo Scanga, Tree Lines
by Gail Roberts and Concrete Reliefs by
Carolyn Braaksma.
SAN History
1928 San Diego's first airport, Lindbergh
Field, is dedicated. 1932 Reuben H. Fleet
moves his Consolidated Aircraft Corporation
from snowy Buffalo, New York, to San Diego.
The weather, ideal for year-round flying,
also attracted aviation pioneers such
as Glenn Curtiss and Claude Ryan. 1942
Fleet's Consolidated Aircraft merges with
Vultee forming Convair. Located near Lindbergh
Field, the company gains fame for its
wartime production, military aircraft,
and contributions to San Diego's legacy
as a defense town.
Today, San Diego International
Airport serves 15.2 million passengers.
Air service demand in San Diego is growing
at a rate of about 3.5% annually, and
passenger demand is expected to reach
28.6 million by 2020.
The official dedication
ceremony of the airport was held on January
9, 1929. The day was highlighted with
the departure of a Sikorsky S-38 piloted
by Charles Lindbergh to inaugurate regular
mail and passenger service to San Juan.
Miami became the third official airport
of entry in the US.
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Contact Information
San Diego International Airport
325 N Harbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92101
619-686-6200
Airport Code: SAN
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