San Diego Airport Airlines Information

San Diego Airport (SAN) welcomes travelers into America's Finest City with spectacular views of the San Diego Bay. Situated 3 miles northwest of downtown San Diego, the airport is built in a highly populated area.

As one of the busiest airports in the United States, the SAN handles about 600 departures and arrivals every day. With three terminals, the airport has been renovated to make traveling to the city a bit easier. Whether you are flying out or into the San Diego airport, you have quite a few options regarding airlines.

By October 2010, SAN was home to 20 passenger airlines and 4 cargo airlines serving 49 destinations in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The top five airlines on the part of market share for 2010 were:

1) Southwest Airlines

The SAN is a focus for Southwest Airlines - the largest airline in the United States. Headquartered in Dallas, the airline operates more than 3,400 flights a day. It is known throughout the whole aviation industry as a low-cost airline owning to its unique business model. If you are flying out of San Diego Airport using Southwest Airlines, you need to board at Terminal 1. For additional questions, call 800-435-9792 or visit this page:

Southwest Airlines

http://www.southwest.com/

2) United Airlines

With corporate offices in Chicago, United Airlines is a major airline in America and one of the largest airlines with 359 aircraft in the globe. It operates flights to 73 domestic destinations and 41 international destinations in 25 countries worldwide including Asia, Americas, Europe, Oceania and Africa. If you take United Airlines, go aboard at the Terminal 1. You can call 800-864-8331 for details or check this page:

United Airlines

http://www.united.com/homepage

3) Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines is the largest airline in the globe with headquarters in the U.S. city of Atlanta. Its mainline covering an extensive domestic and international network, spans North America, South America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, the Caribbean and Australia. For those who use Delta Air Lines at the airport, go to Terminal 2 for boarding. To learn more, call 800-221-1212.

Delta Air Lines

http://www.delta.com/

4) American Airlines

With regard to passenger miles transported, passenger fleet size and operation revenues, American Airlines is the fourth largest airline in the world based in the U.S. city of Fort Worth. As a subsidiary of the AMR Corporation, it operates a number of international and domestic flights to North America, Latin and South America, Europe, Asia / Pacific and the Caribbean.

Additionally, American Airlines and United Airlines operated the Boeing 720 to Phoenix and San Francisco respectively, when the SAN obtained its first jet service in 1960. The boarding gates for United States are also at Terminal 2 at the San Diego Airport. The contact No. is 800-433-7300.

American Airlines

http://www.aa.com/homePage.do

5) US Airways

US Airways, based in Tempe, is the sixth largest airline in terms of traffic and eighth largest in terms of market value in the United States. As an operating unit of US Airways Group, it has 347 mainline jet airplanes and 319 regional jet and turbo-prop airplanes flying to 200 destinations including North America, South America, Europe and the Middle East. If you are flying out of San Diego Airport using US Airways, go to Terminal 2 for boarding. For more info, call 800-428-4322.

US Airways

http://www.usairways.com/default.aspx?redir=http://www.san.org/sdia/flights/nonstops.aspx

Other airlines serve the San Diego Airport including:

- Air Canada - Phone: 888.247.2262; Terminal: Terminal 2

- Alaska Airlines - Phone: 800.252.7522; Terminal: Terminal 1

- Allegiant Air - Phone: 702.505.8888; Terminal: Terminal 2

- American Eagle (Los Angeles Flights Only) - Phone: 800.433.7300; Terminal: Commuter Terminal

- Continental Airlines - Phone: 800.525.0280; Terminal: Terminal 2

- Delta Connection (Los Angeles Flights Only) - Phone: 800.221.1212; Terminal: Commuter Terminal

- Frontier Airlines - Phone: 800.432.1359; Terminal: Terminal 2

- Hawaiian Airlines - Phone: 800.367.5320; Terminal: Terminal 2

- JetBlue Airways - Phone: 800.538.2583; Terminal: Terminal 2

- Sun Country Airlines - Phone: 800.359.6786 Terminal: Terminal 2

- United Express (Los Angeles Flights Only) - Phone: 800.864.8331; Terminal: Commuter Terminal

- US Airways Express - Phone: 800.428.4322; Terminal: Terminal 2

- Virgin America - Phone: 877.359.8474; Terminal: Terminal 2

- WestJet - Phone: 888.937.8538; Terminal: Terminal 2

Among them, the busiest route by operation is to Los Angeles with 34 daily round tips split between United Express, American Eagle and Delta Connection.