Guia do Aeroporto Internacional de San Diego: Voos, Terminal 1, Terminal 2, Atrasos, Notícias e Aeroportos Próximos

O aeroporto comercial de uma pista mais movimentado dos EUA.

Sim, o Aeroporto Internacional de San Diego (SAN) tem uma única pista de 9.401 pés que recebe de 500 a 600 voos por dia, dependendo da época do ano. Com dois terminais, 51 portões de embarque e 16 companhias aéreas prestando serviços, o SAN dá conta do recado e é o melhor aeroporto comercial para conveniência no sul da Califórnia. Atualmente, o SAN oferece voos sem escalas para 87 destinos, proporcionando a mais de 24 milhões de viajantes anuais uma excelente alternativa ao Aeroporto Internacional de Los Angeles (LAX), que fica apenas a 124 milhas de distância de carro. No entanto, a duração da viagem de San Diego para o LAX pode variar entre duas a cinco horas, dependendo dos níveis de tráfego na I-5. Ao longo do caminho, a San Diego Freeway (I-5) também passa pelo John Wayne Orange County Airport (SNA), outro bom aeroporto alternativo, mas não há tantas companhias aéreas, voos ou destinos disponíveis no SNA.

Sem dúvida, o San Diego International é o nosso aeroporto servido por companhias aéreas favorito em SoCal, especialmente se o condado de San Diego ou as comunidades vizinhas forem o seu destino ou ponto de origem. Para os viajantes que pretendem ficar perto do aeroporto ou do centro da cidade, a viagem de carro do aeroporto até ao centro da cidade é verdadeiramente curta, com apenas três quilómetros e meio. A única outra grande cidade americana que se aproxima deste grau de conveniência geográfica é Boston, mas se alguma vez tentou conduzir entre o Aeroporto Internacional Logan (BOS) e o centro da cidade, está ciente dos enormes engarrafamentos de trânsito que aí ocorrem frequentemente. Em San Diego, não há nada do género entre o aeroporto e o centro da cidade (embora haja muito trânsito noutros locais da região), onde a transferência entre qualquer um dos terminais e o hotel mais próximo demorará provavelmente apenas alguns minutos.

Factos divertidos sobre o Aeroporto Internacional Charles Lindbergh de San Diego

A fim de desenvolver a terra onde o aeroporto está agora localizado, o rio San Diego foi redirecionado para que ele terminasse no Oceano Pacífico, em vez de Mission Bay.

A Ryan Aeronautical Company, construtora do avião "Spirit of St. Louis" de Lindbergh, estava localizada nas proximidades do local do aeroporto.

O nome do aeroporto homenageia Charles Lindbergh, que efectuou o primeiro voo transatlântico de Roosevelt Field, em Long Island, para Le Bourget Field, em Paris, em maio de 1927. O voo histórico demorou 33,5 horas e chegou às 22:22 para uma multidão de aplausos de cerca de 150.000 parisienses. O aeroporto foi inaugurado a 16 de agosto de 1928.

Durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial, foram fabricados aviões militares pela Consolidated Aircraft neste campo. Parte da antiga fábrica alberga atualmente o centro de aluguer de automóveis do aeroporto.

Os primeiros voos a jato do SAN arrancaram em setembro de 1960, com o serviço da American Airlines para Phoenix e da United Airlines para São Francisco. O serviço de jactos de Chicago e Nova Iorque começou em 1962 e 1967, respetivamente.

Atualmente, o aeroporto tem 19 portas de embarque no Terminal 1 de um único átrio, com planos para acrescentar mais 11 portas de embarque até 2028. O Terminal 2 tem 31 portas em dois átrios, bem como as instalações de chegadas internacionais. Alguns voos internacionais chegam ao Terminal 1 depois de passarem pela Alfândega e Imigração dos EUA no seu ponto de origem.

Excecionalmente para os aeroportos dos EUA, o San Diego International aplica um recolher obrigatório às operações dos aviões entre as 23h30 e as 6h30 para evitar queixas de ruído por parte dos residentes da zona.

Domestic and International Airlines serving SAN from Terminal 1:

Southwest/ IATA (International Air Transport Association) code WN. Nonstop service to 44 destinations with about 100 daily flights across the Continental U.S., Hawaii, and Mexico. WN is the top airline at SAN with about 37 percent of the daily flights serving the airport.

Frontier/ IATA code F9. Direct flights from Denver (DEN), Las Vegas (LAS), Phoenix (PHX), Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW), Austin (AUS), Salt Lake City (SLC), and San Francisco (SFO).

jetBlue/ IATA code B6. Direct flights from Boston (BOS), New York (JFK), Fort Lauderdale (FLL), and Orlando (MCO).

Sun Country/ IATA code SY. Direct flights from Minneapolis/St. Paul (MSP).

Breeze/ IATA code MX. Direct flights from Providence (PVD), Pittsburgh (PIT), Norfolk (ORF), Raleigh-Durham (RDU), Hartford-Springfield (BDL), Jacksonville (JAX), and Cincinnati (CVG).

Air Canada/ IATA code AC. Direct flights from Vancouver (YVR) and Calgary (YYC).

WestJet/ IATA code WS. Direct flights from Calgary (YYC).

Domestic and International Airlines serving SAN from Terminal 2:

Alaska/ IATA code AS. Nonstop service to 50 destinations (not including wholly owned subsidiary Hawaiian Airlines), with about 75 daily flights across the Continental U.S., Hawaii, and Mexico. AS is growing rapidly at SAN and now serves 50 destinations.

Hawaiian/ The wholly owned Alaska Airlines subsidiary now shares the IATA code AS.

American/ IATA code AA. Direct flights from AA hubs across the U.S.

Delta/ IATA code DL. Direct flights from DL hubs across the U.S.

United/ IATA code UA. Direct flights from UA hubs across the U.S.

British Airways/ IATA code BA. Direct flights from London (LHR).

Lufthansa/ IATA code LH. Direct flights from Munich (MUC).

Japan Airlines/ IATA code JL. Direct flights from Tokyo (NRT).

KLM/ IATA code KL. Direct flights from Amsterdam (AMS).

Copa/ IATA code CM. Direct flights to Panama City, Panama (PTY).

Ground Transportation Options at SAN

In addition to the usual taxi, Uber/Lyft, and rental car options available for arriving passengers to reach their local destination, there are public transit options that may interest you. MTS (Metropolitan Transit System) bus route 992 connects both terminals with downtown San Diego. In addition to making stops within walking distance of numerous hotels, bus riders may also transfer at the Santa Fe Depot to Amtrak and Coaster trains, Rapid Bus Service, as well as the Blue and Green lines of the San Diego Trolley light rail system. MTS route 992 also connects at the City College Station with the Blue and Orange lines of trolley system, plus Rapid Bus Service.

Free-of-charge buses that operate between the airport and the Old Town Transit Center are known as the San Diego Flyer shuttle. The all-electric transportation line operates every 20-30 minutes with convenient timed connections for the trolley system, Coasters, Amtrak, and other MTS buses. If you are headed to the trolley upon arrival, take the rental car shuttle and advise the driver that you would like to exit the bus for the trolley’s Middletown Station. From the bus drop-off there is a two block walk to the trolley. If you are returning to the airport when departing San Diego, walk from the trolley to the same bus stop where the driver will stop and take you to either terminal.

Similar to many other large airports, San Diego International offers a consolidated Rental Car Center that houses 12 companies under one roof. A 24/7 complimentary shuttle operates from the both terminals to the center. This is a designated pickup island outside of each terminal where you can access the transportation. The shuttle runs every 5-10 minutes depending on the time of day. All major companies have counters here as well as Fox, Payless, Sixt, and zipcar.

The Best Areas To Stay in San Diego

If you’ve been getting the lay of the land while planning your trip to San Diego, you know that the area is pretty spread out, though thankfully it’s far smaller than Los Angeles and Orange counties to the north. Still, tourist hot spots such as La Jolla, the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, and LEGOLAND is Carlsbad are a fair distance from the city’s core. What kind of vacation you prefer will help determine the best area for you to book accommodations. You may be more of a beach person where Pacific Beach, Coronado, Del Mar, or La Jolla will be more to your liking. And if you’re looking for a city escape, staying downtown within walking distance of Balboa Park, Little Italy, Petco Park, the Embarcadero, and the Gaslamp Quarter may be your best option.

No matter what you decide, we highly recommend utilizing our favorite hotel booking website, Travelated, where you will find the widest selection of properties in all price range and areas convenient for a San Diego getaway. With more than 220 hotels to choose from, Travelated offers all major brands, and many independent hotels that offer incredible value for vacationers. Should staying as close to the airport as possible on your day of arrival or the night before departing be important, we recommend taking a look at:

1. Hilton San Diego Airport/Harbor Island

Endereço: 1960 Harbor Island Drive, San Diego, 92101, CA, US

Hilton San Diego Airport/Harbor Island (3 stars)

2. Hampton Inn & Suites San Diego Airport Liberty Station

Endereço: 2211 Lee Court, San Diego, 92101, CA, US

Hampton Inn by Hilton San Diego Airport/Liberty Station (3 stars)

3. Holiday Inn Express San Diego Airport-Old Town by IHG

Endereço: 1955 San Diego Avenue, San Diego, 92110, CA, US

Holiday Inn Express by IHG Airport (2 stars)

4. Sheraton San Diego Resort

Endereço: 1380 Harbor Island Drive, San Diego, 92101, CA, US

and the Sheraton San Diego Resort (4 stars), all of which provide complimentary shuttle service between the airport and hotel.

Incredible Weather and Spectacular Sunsets Await You In San Diego

If you usually think of Los Angeles and Hollywood when you think of Southern California, take our advice and set your sites on San Diego for a fantastic getaway with ideal weather. It’s still plenty big with 1.4 million residents in the city proper and 3.3 million in San Diego County but isn’t so overwhelming so you have figure out how much of your day will be taken up by driving. Animal lovers flock here to visit the San Diego Zoo and Sea World, and museum aficionados can spend day after day touring multiple world-class venues in Balboa Park.

Sun, sand, surfing, and so much more awaits you in San Diego, California, USA.