walking tour San Diego International Airport - San Diego, California, United States

San Diego International Airport
is an international airport serving San Diego, California, United States.
The airport is located three miles northwest of downtown San Diego.
It covers 663 acres of land and is the third busiest airport in California in terms of passenger traffic.

It is the busiest single-runway airport in the United States.
The airport is owned and operated by the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority.
It operates in controlled airspace served by Southern California TRACON.

The airport's landing approach is well known for its close proximity to the skyscrapers of downtown San Diego
and can sometimes prove difficult to pilots due to the relatively short usable landing area,
steep descent angle over the crest of Bankers Hill, and shifting wind currents just before landing.

San Diego International Airport has two terminals and 51 gates:
Terminal 1 has two concourses (East and West).
The terminal currently has 14 gates (5-18)
Five gates (1, 1A, 2, 3 and 4) were demolished by early 2022,
to make room for the construction of the New T1 project.
Terminal 2 has two concourses (East and West), 32 gates,
and three lounges (Delta Sky Club, United Club, and Aspire Lounge).
The airport has one runway,