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San Diego Airport Reviews

San Diego International Airport (IATA: SAN, ICAO: KSAN, FAA LID: SAN), also known as Lindbergh Field, is a public airport 3 mi (4.8 km) northwest of downtown San Diego, California, 15 mi (24 km) from the Mexico – United States border at Tijuana, Mexico. It is operated by the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority.

The San Diego International is the busiest single-runway commercial airport in the United States, and the second-busiest single-use runway in the world after London Gatwick with about 550 departures and arrivals carrying 50,000 passengers each day, and a total of 17,250,269 passengers in 2012.

San Diego is the largest metropolitan area that is not an airline hub or secondary hub; however, San Diego is a focus city for Southwest Airlines. The top five airlines by market share in 2011 are Southwest Airlines (38.45%), United Airlines (15.3%), Delta Air Lines (10.9%), American Airlines (7.9%), and Alaska Airlines (6.5%).

The San Diego Airport has domestic flights, as well as international flights to Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, and Japan.

Services:

Airport Art: Enjoy free art exhibits throughout the airport.
Airport Tours: Get a behind the scenes look at the San Diego Airport. Free tours of the airport and airfield, including up-close looks at the runway, endangered species areas and public art are offered four times a month. Duration: 2 hours. When: the second and fourth Thursday of the month at 10 a.m. and Friday at 1 p.m.
ATMs / Cash Machines – Bank machines are located in the Commuter Terminal (landside) • Terminal 1 and 2 East Food Courts (landside) • Terminal 1, 2 East and 2 West Concourses (airside) • Terminal 2 West Baggage Carousel # 7 (landside)
Baggage Carts – SmarteCartes are available for a $4 fee. Locations: parking lots, Terminal 2 upper level curcbisde check-in, near terminal entrance doors and the baggage claim area.
Car Rentals – Advantage • Alamo • Avis • Budget • Dollar • Enterprise • Hertz • National • Thrifty • and more. Location: reservation boards are located near the baggage claim areas in Terminals 1 and 2. Use the courtesy phones to request the shuttle. The shuttles depart from Terminal 1 (center traffic aisle) and Terminal 2 (traffic island at the far west end).
Currency Exchange – Information not available
Food / Dining – There is a 24 hour Ryan Bros Coffee open in the Alaska Airlines ticketing area (landside).
Information Desk – Information not available
Luggage Storage / Lockers – not available
Showers – not available
Internet: Free WiFi is available at San Diego Airport for 30 minutes.