United States flag San Diego Airport (SDM)

Country United States | North America | Tourism Airport | IATA: SDM | ICAO: KSDM | Elevation 526 ft · 160 m | Local time —

Destinations
36
Flights / day
13
Busiest route
Mexico City
Top airline
Volaris

San Diego Brown Field Municipal Airport averages 13 flights per day to 36 destinations, with nine domestic routes and 27 international routes. A total of 17 airlines operate at SDM, led by Volaris. This airport provides direct service to four countries across two continents, with Mexico representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from San Diego Brown Field Municipal connects to Shenzhen, with a typical flight time of 14 hr 50 mins. Updated: September 2, 2026

Route Network

San Diego Brown Field Municipal Airport connects 36 destinations worldwide, with Mexico City standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Shenzhen, and the shortest flight is to Tijuana.

Mexico flag Mexico City (MEX) – Mexico 3 airlines
3 hr 45 mins
1,431 mi · 2,304 km
3
per day
Mexico flag Monterrey (MTY) – Mexico 2 airlines
3 hr 10 mins
1,119 mi · 1,801 km
1
per day
Mexico flag Tijuana (TIJ) – Mexico 7 airlines
1 hr 10 mins
2 mi · 4 km
1
per day
China flag Beijing (PEK) – China 1 airline
13 hr 0 mins
6,362 mi · 10,239 km
5
per week
Mexico flag Culiacán (CUL) – Mexico 1 airline
2 hr 30 mins
789 mi · 1,269 km
5
per week
Mexico flag Guadalajara (GDL) – Mexico 1 airline
3 hr 20 mins
1,184 mi · 1,905 km
5
per week
Mexico flag La Paz (LAP) – Mexico 1 airline
2 hr 25 mins
712 mi · 1,145 km
3
per week
United States of America flag Portsmouth (PSM) – United States of America 1 airline
5 hr 55 mins
2,586 mi · 4,162 km
3
per week
Mexico flag Tapachula (TAP) – Mexico 1 airline
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SDM → TAP
3
per week
United States of America flag Houston (HOU) – United States of America 1 airline
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SDM → HOU
2
per week
Costa Rica flag San José (SJO) – Costa Rica 1 airline
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SDM → SJO
2
per week
United States of America flag Santa Ana (SNA) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 15 mins
92 mi · 148 km
2
per week
China flag Shenzhen (SZX) – China 1 airline
14 hr 50 mins
7,360 mi · 11,845 km
2
per week
Mexico flag Acapulco (ACA) – Mexico 1 airline
4 hr 0 mins
1,533 mi · 2,467 km
1
per week
Mexico flag Cancún (CUN) – Mexico 1 airline
4 hr 50 mins
2,011 mi · 3,237 km
1
per week
Mexico flag Chihuahua City (CUU) – Mexico 1 airline
2 hr 20 mins
707 mi · 1,138 km
1
per week
Mexico flag Ciudad Juárez (CJS) – Mexico 1 airline
2 hr 5 mins
621 mi · 999 km
1
per week
Mexico flag Colima (CLQ) – Mexico 1 airline
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SDM → CLQ
1
per week
Mexico flag Hermosillo (HMO) – Mexico 1 airline
1 hr 45 mins
426 mi · 686 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Honolulu (HNL) – United States of America 1 airline
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SDM → HNL
1
per week
United States of America flag Houston (IAH) – United States of America 1 airline
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SDM → IAH
1
per week
Mexico flag Ixtapa (ZIH) – Mexico 1 airline
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SDM → ZIH
1
per week
Mexico flag Mérida (MID) – Mexico 1 airline
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SDM → MID
1
per week
Mexico flag Morelia (MLM) – Mexico 1 airline
3 hr 35 mins
1,320 mi · 2,125 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Palm Springs (TRM) – United States of America 1 airline
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SDM → TRM
1
per week
United States of America flag Phoenix (PHX) – United States of America 1 airline
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SDM → PHX
1
per week
Mexico flag Puebla City (PBC) – Mexico 1 airline
3 hr 50 mins
1,478 mi · 2,379 km
1
per week
Mexico flag Puerto Vallarta (PVR) – Mexico 1 airline
3 hr 10 mins
1,094 mi · 1,760 km
1
per week
Mexico flag Querétaro (QRO) – Mexico 1 airline
—
SDM → QRO
1
per week
United States of America flag San Jose (SJC) – United States of America 1 airline
—
SDM → SJC
1
per week
Mexico flag San Luis Potosí (SLP) – Mexico 1 airline
3 hr 20 mins
1,213 mi · 1,952 km
1
per week
Mexico flag Silao (BJX) – Mexico 1 airline
3 hr 25 mins
1,244 mi · 2,002 km
1
per week
Mexico flag Toluca (TLC) – Mexico 1 airline
3 hr 45 mins
1,413 mi · 2,274 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Tucson (TUS) – United States of America 1 airline
—
SDM → TUS
1
per week
Mexico flag Tuxtla Gutiérrez (TGZ) – Mexico 1 airline
4 hr 35 mins
1,860 mi · 2,993 km
1
per week
Mexico flag Zacatecas City (ZCL) – Mexico 1 airline
3 hr 5 mins
1,099 mi · 1,768 km
1
per week

Route and destination data updated September 2, 2026.

San Diego Brown Field Municipal Airport is served by 17 airlines, with Volaris in the lead at 49% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 60% of routes. 10 carriers operate only one route each. A total of 13 airlines operate international routes, compared with seven airlines serving domestic routes. China Southern Airlines is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Shenzhen with a flight time of 14 hrs 50 mins.

Volaris (22 routes)
Flexjet (3 routes)
Hainan Airlines (2 routes)
GRB (2 routes)
SXI (2 routes)
YEL (2 routes)
ACW (2 routes)
Aeromexico (1 routes)
VivaAerobus (1 routes)
CXK (1 routes)
FFL (1 routes)
XBERM (1 routes)
XBKGD (1 routes)
JRE (1 routes)
China Southern Airlines (1 routes)
Oxford Aviation Academy (1 routes)
Vuela El Salvador (1 routes)

San Diego Brown Field Municipal Airport provides direct service to four countries across two continents. The route network is 25% domestic and 75% international. Mexico is the primary international destination.

Mexico - 10/day
United States of America - 2/day
China - 1/day
Costa Rica - 0/day

Delays

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Aug 22

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Aug 12

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Global Rankings

Worldwide Position

Flights per day

#872 (13 flights/day)
Top 100 Busiest Airports in the World
Worldwide Position

Most destinations

#519 (36 destinations)
Top 100 Airports with Most Destinations

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
7,963 ft 2,427 m 151 ft 46 m Asphalt
7,963 ft 2,427 m 151 ft 46 m Asphalt
3,159 ft 963 m 75 ft 23 m Asphalt
3,159 ft 963 m 75 ft 23 m Asphalt

Runway Length

87 aircraft cannot operate at San Diego Brown Field Municipal Airport due to runway length constraints. The airport’s longest runway is 7,963 ft (2,427 m), which is below the typical takeoff or landing distance required by the aircraft listed here.

Aircraft Takeoff Landing
Boeing 777 VIP 7,999 ft 2,438 m 5,098 ft 1,554 m
Airbus A350-800 7,999 ft 2,438 m 3,999 ft 1,219 m
Boeing 777-200ER 7,999 ft 2,438 m 5,098 ft 1,554 m
Airbus A350-900 7,999 ft 2,438 m 3,999 ft 1,219 m
Tupolev Tu-134 8,005 ft 2,440 m 4,396 ft 1,340 m
Boeing 737-800 BBJ2 8,182 ft 2,494 m 4,501 ft 1,372 m
Boeing BBJ MAX 9 8,199 ft 2,499 m 4,114 ft 1,254 m
Boeing E-3 D Sentry 8,202 ft 2,500 m 3,609 ft 1,100 m
Airbus A330 MRTT 8,202 ft 2,500 m 5,741 ft 1,750 m
Tupolev Tu-114 8,202 ft 2,500 m 4,593 ft 1,400 m
Boeing 737 MAX 10 8,202 ft 2,500 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Boeing 737 MAX 8 8,202 ft 2,500 m 4,921 ft 1,500 m
Vickers VC10 8,281 ft 2,524 m 6,381 ft 1,945 m
Boeing 737 Convertible 8,284 ft 2,525 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 737-400 8,333 ft 2,540 m 5,052 ft 1,540 m
Lockheed EC-130H Compass Call 4,701 ft 1,433 m 8,366 ft 2,550 m
Lockheed Martin C5 Galaxy 8,399 ft 2,560 m 3,599 ft 1,097 m
Boeing 737 MAX 9 8,530 ft 2,600 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Boeing 757-300 8,530 ft 2,600 m 5,085 ft 1,550 m
Airbus A350-1000 8,530 ft 2,600 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Boeing 737-500 8,694 ft 2,650 m 4,593 ft 1,400 m
Convair 880 8,760 ft 2,670 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
Ilyushin Il-96 400 8,858 ft 2,700 m 5,413 ft 1,650 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Air Tanker 8,858 ft 2,700 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Airbus A380 Private Jet 9,019 ft 2,749 m 5,000 ft 1,524 m
Airbus A380-800 9,019 ft 2,749 m 5,000 ft 1,524 m
Airbus A340-300 9,072 ft 2,765 m 6,004 ft 1,830 m
Airbus A330-200 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330 Corporate Jet 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330-200F 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330-300 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Boeing BBJ 787-800 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 747-400 LCF Dreamlifter 9,199 ft 2,804 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-400 9,236 ft 2,815 m 6,250 ft 1,905 m
Boeing 747SP 9,252 ft 2,820 m 5,249 ft 1,600 m
Boeing 777 Freighter 9,285 ft 2,830 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Airbus A300B1 9,350 ft 2,850 m 5,364 ft 1,635 m
Airbus A300B2 9,350 ft 2,850 m 5,364 ft 1,635 m
Boeing 767-400 9,501 ft 2,896 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Airbus A340-200 9,514 ft 2,900 m 6,201 ft 1,890 m
Airbus A380-900 9,678 ft 2,950 m 6,594 ft 2,010 m
Boeing 777-200LR 9,744 ft 2,970 m 5,610 ft 1,710 m
Antonov An-124 Ruslan 9,843 ft 3,000 m 2,953 ft 900 m
Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Stars 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 777-300ER 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Tupolev Tu-144 9,843 ft 3,000 m 8,530 ft 2,600 m
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft 3,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30ER 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-52 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Douglas DC-8-51 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-62 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-63 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Douglas DC-8-53 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-61 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A330-900neo 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Airbus A350-900F 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A380 Cargo 9,875 ft 3,010 m 6,594 ft 2,010 m
Boeing YAL-1 9,902 ft 3,018 m 7,546 ft 2,300 m
Aero Spacelines Super Guppy 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,998 ft 2,133 m
Douglas DC-8 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,499 ft 1,981 m
Boeing 707 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,201 ft 1,890 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-73 10,007 ft 3,050 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-72 10,007 ft 3,050 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A340 Private Jet 10,256 ft 3,126 m 8,999 ft 2,743 m
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 10,299 ft 3,139 m 6,949 ft 2,118 m
Airbus A340-600 10,302 ft 3,140 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Boeing BBJ 787-9 10,397 ft 3,169 m 5,699 ft 1,737 m
VC-25A Air Force One 10,466 ft 3,190 m 7,999 ft 2,438 m
Boeing 747-8 10,466 ft 3,190 m 8,793 ft 2,680 m
Airbus A340-500 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,299 ft 1,920 m
Boeing 747-200 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
Boeing 777-300 10,597 ft 3,230 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 747-100 10,650 ft 3,246 m 6,168 ft 1,880 m
Boeing 747-8 VIP / BBJ 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-8 Freighter 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-300 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,919 ft 2,109 m
Boeing 747-400F 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,890 ft 2,100 m
Boeing 747-400ER 10,892 ft 3,320 m 7,136 ft 2,175 m
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 11,250 ft 3,429 m 7,218 ft 2,200 m
Antonov An-225 Mriya 11,483 ft 3,500 m 10,827 ft 3,300 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 11,499 ft 3,505 m 5,909 ft 1,801 m

Operational Context

San Diego Brown Field Municipal (IATA: SDM) operates around 13 flights per day to 36 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 9 domestic and 27 international routes, with Volaris as the leading carrier and Mexico City currently the busiest connection. From SDM, passengers can reach 4 countries across 2 continents, and the longest runway measures 2,427 m (7,963 ft).

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