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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
32,143
September 5, 2026
2026 Daily Average
36,981
248 reported days
August 2026 Daily Average
39,521
Latest complete month
2026 YTD
9.17M
Through September 5
Year-over-Year
+2.90%
+258,540 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 count32,143
30-day average38,406
Busiest 2026 day48,673
August 2
Comparable 2025 YTD8,912,746
2026 YTD9,171,286

Monthly SAN TSA Screened Passenger Comparison

SAN airport-only screening totals · September totals include September 1-5 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
September*174,682181,283180,48036,096
*September figures include September 1-5 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
9,171,286 passengers
The 2024 and 2025 figures are full-year national rankings. The 2026 figure is year-to-date through September 5.

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 dateSeptember 5, 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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