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San Diego International Airport

San Diego, California
IATA: SAN
ICAO: KSAN
FAA: SAN
Elevation: 17 ft
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TSA coverageJan. 1, 2024 to Jul. 11, 2026
WeatherLive METAR and TAF
DemandARC ticket sales and passenger trips
Latest TSA Count
31,529
October 3, 2026
2026 Daily Average
37,051
276 reported days
September 2026 Daily Average
37,422
Latest complete month
2026 YTD
10.23M
Through October 3
Year-over-Year
+3.01%
+299,209 passengers
National Rank
#19
2025 comparable rank #21

Daily TSA Passenger Traffic

2024, 2025 and 2026 through equivalent dates
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Latest daily count31,529
30-day average37,748
Busiest 2026 day49,856
September 7
Comparable 2025 YTD9,926,792
2026 YTD10,226,001

Monthly SAN TSA Screened Passenger Comparison

SAN airport-only screening totals · October totals include October 1-3 for all years
Month2024202520262026 Avg/Day
January904,547936,358930,56630,018
February877,000856,404923,22532,972
March1,091,3811,060,4851,142,58836,858
April1,081,8641,056,9011,108,00336,933
May1,142,8171,120,0261,139,96036,773
June1,236,3951,208,1701,246,37841,546
July1,276,9111,267,8501,274,94341,127
August1,219,3681,225,2691,225,14339,521
September1,097,0551,086,6881,122,66337,422
October*103,596108,641112,53237,511
*October figures include October 1-3 only for an equivalent three-year comparison.

SAN National Airport Ranking

Three-year TSA screening rank
2024
#20
13,291,764 passengers
2025
#21
13,106,025 passengers
2026 YTD
#19
10,226,001 passengers
The 2024 and 2025 figures are full-year national rankings. The 2026 figure is year-to-date through October 3.

Airport Profile

Associated citySan Diego
State or territoryCalifornia
Elevation17 ft
Coordinates32.7336, -117.1897

Airport Identifiers

TSA reporting codeSAN
FAA identifierSAN
ICAO identifierKSAN
Local time zoneAmerica/Los_Angeles

TSA Data Snapshot

Passenger measureTSA screened passengers
Reporting frequencyDaily
Historical coverage2024-2026
Latest included dateOctober 3, 2026
Important data note: TSA airport-level reports may occasionally contain missing, incomplete, delayed or anomalous daily figures. Flightline publishes the reported totals and flags material irregularities when identified. A missing value should not automatically be interpreted as zero passenger traffic.

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