Terminal Procedures

KSAN — San Diego Intl

SAN DIEGO, CA · 29 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

FAA SANElevation 16 ft1 runwayLongest 9,401 ftToweredFuel 100LL avgas, Jet AVolume SW-3Not for navigation
KSAN airport diagram — runways, taxiways and ramp layout
KSAN airport diagram The official FAA airport diagram — runways, taxiways, ramp layout and hold-short positions. Download PDF

7 published instrument approaches: 2 ILS approaches, 3 RNAV (GPS), serving 2 runway ends.

All 29 KSAN charts in one download Every approach, departure, arrival and minimums page for this airport, sorted into folders, as a single ZIP. Taken one at a time on the free tier, 29 charts is roughly 3 min of downloading — they queue one behind another.
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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
ILS Y OR LOC Y RWY 09 chart previewILS Y OR LOC Y RWY 092BPDF
ILS Z OR LOC Z RWY 09 chart previewILS Z OR LOC Z RWY 090APDF
LOC RWY 27 chart previewLOC RWY 276APDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 091BPDF
RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 27 chart previewRNAV (GPS) Y RWY 274APDF
RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 27 chart previewRNAV (RNP) Z RWY 271PDF
SWEETWATER VISUAL RWY 27 chart previewSWEETWATER VISUAL RWY 27PDF

Departure procedures

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BORDER SEVEN chart previewBORDER SEVENPDF
CLSSY THREE (RNAV) chart previewCLSSY THREE (RNAV)PDF
CWARD TWO (RNAV) chart previewCWARD TWO (RNAV)PDF
ECHHO TWO (RNAV) chart previewECHHO TWO (RNAV)PDF
FALCC ONE chart previewFALCC ONEPDF
MMOTO TWO (RNAV) chart previewMMOTO TWO (RNAV)PDF
PADRZ TWO (RNAV) chart previewPADRZ TWO (RNAV)PDF
PEBLE SIX chart previewPEBLE SIXPDF
SAYOW TWO (RNAV) chart previewSAYOW TWO (RNAV)PDF
ZZOOO FOUR (RNAV) chart previewZZOOO FOUR (RNAV)PDF

Arrival procedures (STAR)

ChartAmendment
BARET FIVE chart previewBARET FIVEPDF
BARET FIVE, CONT.1 chart previewBARET FIVE, CONT.1PDF
COMIX TWO (RNAV) chart previewCOMIX TWO (RNAV)PDF
HUBRD ONE chart previewHUBRD ONEPDF
LUCKI ONE (RNAV) chart previewLUCKI ONE (RNAV)PDF
PLYYA TWO (RNAV) chart previewPLYYA TWO (RNAV)PDF
SHAMU ONE chart previewSHAMU ONEPDF
TOPGN TWO (RNAV) chart previewTOPGN TWO (RNAV)PDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

ChartAmendment
TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF
ALTERNATE MINIMUMS chart previewALTERNATE MINIMUMSPDF

Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.

Hot spots

ChartAmendment
HOT SPOT chart previewHOT SPOTPDF

KSAN airport information

Control tower
Yes
Attendance
Continuous
ARTCC
Los Angeles Center
Flight service
San Diego
NOTAM facility
SAN (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
11E
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted
ARFF index
Index D
Fuel
100LL avgas, Jet A
Airframe service
Minor
Powerplant service
Minor
Bottled oxygen
None
Parking
Tie-downs
Customs
Landing rights airport
Activated
April 1940
Airport area
663 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Los Angeles
Last FAA inspection
2023-06-30

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

KSAN radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
Tower118.3Lindbergh
Ground123.9Lindbergh
Clearance delivery125.9Lindbergh
ATIS134.8Lindbergh
Approach119.6West124.35EastLindbergh

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

9,401 × 200 ft0927N2,000 ft
Runway layout at KSAN, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
09/279,401 ft200 ftAsphalt over concrete ExcellentHigh intensity
  09 106°TILS/DME · PAPI (4-box) 3.3° · MALSR approach lighting · displaced threshold 1,000 ft
  27 286°TLOC/DME · PAPI (4-box) 3.5° · MALS approach lighting · displaced threshold 1,810 ft · right-hand circuit

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where KSAN is

Latitude, longitude32.7335630, -117.1896630
Elevation16 ft
From San Diego2 nm W

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FAA remarks for KSAN

  • ATIF SAEED
  • PCR VALUE: 851/F/A/X/T
  • MALS RWY 27 THR TO 1400'.
  • +40' LGT POLE 110' FROM RWY END 260' RIGHT.
  • PAPI UNUSBL BYD 5 DEG L & R OF CNTLN.
  • APCH RATIO 44:1 TO DSPLCD THR.
  • RY 27 TREE 364' ABV RY END 6800' FM RY END & 1050' R OF RY CNTRLN; APCH 19:1 TO DSPLCD THR.
  • TERRAIN & BLDGS TO 500' MSL N & E WITHIN 1 1/2 MI.
  • PRACTICE APPROACHES AND TGL PROHIBITED.
  • TO REDUCE JET BLAST IMPACT AT N END OF TWY F ACFT WILL NOT START ENG UNTIL 800 FT FM N END OF TWY F; ABEAM THE SECOND PARKING PAD.
  • ULTRALIGHT ACFT PROHIBITED ON AP.
  • 747 AND LARGER ACFT ARE PROHIBITED FM MAKING INTERSECTION TKOFS.
  • INTERMITTENT PRESENCE OF BIRDS ON AND INVOF OF ARPT.
  • CROSS-BLEED ENGINE STARTS PERMITTED ONLY ON PARALLEL TWY WITH ACFT ALIGNED ON TWY CNTRLN.
  • OUTBOARD ENGINES OF FOUR-ENGINE ACFT ARE TO BE KEPT AT IDLE POWER FOR ALL GND MANEUVERING.
  • PILOTS REQUIRED TO CTC ATCT GROUND CONTROLLER PRIOR TO PUSHBACK, TOW OUT AND TAXI FOR TRAFFIC ADVISORIES.
  • MILITARY ACFT ON OFFICIAL BUSINESS ONLY CONTACT ARPT OPS AT 619-400-2710 FOR PPR.
  • TWY C EDGE LGTS OTS INDEFLY.
  • ACFT CROSSING RY 09/27 ON TWY C6, HOLD SHORT OF TWY C6 FACING WEST ON TWY C, PARALLEL TO RY.
  • DUE TO PAEW ON RY 09-27, 30 MINUTE PPR 0830-1230Z FOR ALL LANDINGS AND DEPARTURES CALL 619-400-2710.
  • 30 MIN PPR (619-400-2710) FOR ACFT WITH OVER 171 FT WINGSPAN.
  • IN THE EVENT OF A DIVERSION OR IRREGULAR OPERATIONS EVENTS, ACFT OPERATORS CONTACT THE APT DUTY MGR (619) 400-2710 FOR PPR DUE TO LIMITATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH HANDLING DIVERTED FLTS. LIMITATIONS INCLUDE RESTRICTED GATE SPACE, CUSTOMS SERVICES AS WELL AS ACFT SERVICING & PARKING.
  • TAXIING ACFT ARE PROHIBITED FROM PASSING TO THE SOUTH OF ACFT LCTD ON TWY B INTO ALLEY LCTD BTWN GATES 7 AND 14.
  • TAXIING ACFT SHALL FOLLOW LEAD-IN LINES UNTIL THE NOSE WHEEL OF THE ACFT HAS ENTERED THE NON-MOVEMENT AREA OF THE ALLEY.
  • FOR ACCESS TO/FR TERMINAL 2: GATES 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33-51 AND THE ISLAND AND WEST RON PRKG RAMPS, CTC RAMP CTL ON 129.775 SRY 131.975 FR 0600-2400. FR 0000-0600 CTC GROUND CTL ON 123.9.
  • TWY A RSTRD TO ACFT WITH WINGSPANS MORE THAN 118 FT AND TAIL HGT MORE THAN 45 FT.
  • RWY STATUS LGTS IN OPN.
  • DEP CURFEW IN EFCT. DEPS PROHIBITED 2330-0630. SGFNT FINES. MED FLTS EXEMPT WITH FORM. NOISE OFC 619-400-2660.
  • ARPT CLSD TO UNSKED TSNT GA ACFT EXC PPR 619-298-7704.
  • ACFT EXITING RWY 9 AT TWY D AND TURNING RIGHT ONTO TWY BRAVO ARE LTD TO A MAX WINGSPAN OF 136 FT (B757-300W EQUIVALENT).
  • PPR FOR TSNT GA ACFT.

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

One runway, both ends covered

SAN’s procedure set centres on runway 09/27. At 9,401 ft, runway length is not the conspicuous constraint; the defining feature is that every published approach leads to one of two ends on the same strip. Both ends are served, with ILS, localiser and RNAV (GPS) options, so the approach coverage is not tied to a single guidance type. The numerous departure procedures and arrival routes place equal emphasis on structured routing beyond the runway itself.

Surrounding chart context

North Island NAS has the broadest procedure coverage among the nearby fields, although its set is still thinner than SAN’s. Miramar MCAS and Gillespie Field form the next tier, while Imperial Beach NOLF is much more lightly charted. The Los Angeles sectional supplies wider VFR context, and the San Diego Terminal Area Chart adds a more focused local view.

Airports near KSAN

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
KNZYNorth Island NAS (Halsey Fld)SAN DIEGO, CA2 nm SW18
KMYFMontgomery-Gibbs ExecSAN DIEGO, CA6 nm NE8
KNKXMiramar MCAS (Joe Foss Fld)SAN DIEGO, CA8 nm N14
KNRSImperial Beach NOLF (Ream Fld)IMPERIAL BEACH, CA11 nm S3
KSEEGillespie FldSAN DIEGO/EL CAJON, CA12 nm NE11
KSDMBrown Fld MuniSAN DIEGO, CA14 nm SE8
KRNMRamonaRAMONA, CA23 nm NE8
KCRQMc Clellan-PalomarCARLSBAD, CA24 nm N14

VFR charts covering KSAN

Common questions about KSAN

What charts are available for KSAN?

29 current FAA charts for San Diego Intl, including 7 instrument approachs, 10 departure procedures, 8 arrival procedures, 1 airport diagram. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for KSAN?

Tower 118.3; Ground 123.9; ATIS 134.8; Clearance delivery 125.9. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at KSAN?

San Diego Intl has 1 runway. The longest is 09/27 at 9,401 ft by 200 ft, asphalt over concrete. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does KSAN have an ILS approach?

Yes — 2 ILS procedures are published. In total KSAN has 7 published instrument approaches, of which 3 are RNAV (GPS).

Where can I download the KSAN airport diagram?

The official FAA airport diagram for San Diego Intl is free to download at the top of this page. It shows runways, taxiways, ramp layout and hold-short positions, and is reissued every 28 days.

Is KSAN a towered airport?

Yes. San Diego Intl has an operating control tower, within Los Angeles Center's airspace. Tower, ground and clearance frequencies are listed on this page.

Are these KSAN charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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