030608SanDiegoCaTripMP321
SHOT 3/6/08 6:20:45 PM - A Southwest jet approaches the runway as it lands at dusk at San Diego International Airport. San Diego International Airport, also known as Lindbergh Field, is a public airport located two miles west of the central business district of San Diego, a city in San Diego County, California, United States and also 15 miles from Tijuana, Mexico. It is owned by the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority. San Diego International is the busiest single-runway large hub commercial service airport in the United States, with approximately 600 departures and arrivals carrying 40,000 passengers each day, and over 18 million passengers a year. SAN occupies the smallest land footprint of any large commercial airport in the United States, occupying 661 acres (2.67 km?) of land. The most prominent airlines at the airport are Southwest Airlines (34.6%), United Airlines/United Express (12.5%), and American Airlines/American Eagle (12.1%). SAN is located in a highly populated area. To appease the airport's neighbors' concerns over noise and the associated lawsuit, a curfew was put in place in 1979. Departures are allowed between 6:30 AM and 11:30 PM. Outside those hours, departures are subject to a large fine. Arrivals are permitted 24 hours per day..(Photo by Marc Piscotty / © 2008)
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