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Main Terminal / Concourses at San Diego SAN Airport

San Diego International Airport has three passenger terminals – Terminals 1 & 2 are next to each other and are connected by a walkway, while the Commuter Terminal is next to the Air Cargo Building.

Getting around at SAN:   1. All three Terminals are served at their curbside bus stops by accessible & free Red Bus shuttles running every 10 minutes. 
2. Outside Terminal 1 is a  Skybridge to parking and ground transportation, the Red Shuttle Bus stop, the City Bus stop, Ground Transportation Plaza, passenger pick-up / drop-off and valet parking. 
3. Outside the Commuter Terminal is the City Bus stop and the free Airport Loop bus stop.  4. Domestic arrivals can transfer between East & West Wings of T1 or T2.
International Arrivals: International Arrivals are at Terminal 2.  Unless you have gone through US customs clearance at participating airports in Canada and the Caribbean, you need to go through passport check, retrieve checked bags, go through customs clearance and - if transferring to another flight - re-check-in bag (the tag should indicate layover and final destination Airport Codes).

Terminal 1 of San Diego Airport, serving Alaska/Horizon, Southwest & United, is composed of an East Wing with gates 1-10 and a  West Wing with gates 11-18 (gates 1, 1A & 2 are at the left end of the terminal, beyond the Southwest ticketing & checkin areas). A Skybridge leads to parking & ground transportation. In the center is the baggage claim area, and to the left the Alaska & United ticketing & check-in area. Amenities inside the terminal include restaurants & stores, US Customs, currency exchange, Information booth, ATM machine, the United Red Carpet Room near Gate 11, and the USO lounge at the far left end of the terminal. 

Terminal 2 of San Diego Airport, handling all international arrivals (other than those from airports with boarder pre-clearance)  is served by 14 major US airlines, and is presently undergoing extensive renovations (until 2013), adding 10 new jet gates, & more shopping & dining options. T2, which handles international arrivals (except from airports with boarder pre-clearances), consists of two buildings with separate gateways, but the east & west parts of the terminal connect at various points. The ground level of the east part is used for international arrivals.
(a) The West part of Terminal 2 serves Continental, Delta, JetBlue, Sun Country & US Airways, who share the ticket counters and gates 33 to 41. It has a baggage claim level and a ticketing level with security check and gateway to gates. The Delta Crown Room is between gates 37 & 38 (tel. 800-221-1212). Passenger pickup / drop-off and valet parking are in front of the West part. (The skybridge to parking and ground transportation is closed until 2013.)  Transportation is in front of the West part (Airport Loo, City Bus, taxis).

(b) The East part of Terminal 2 serves Air Canada, AirTran, Allegiant, American, Frontier, Hawaiian, Virgin America, & WestJet, who share ticket counters and gates 20-32. A USO Center is on the ground level (619-296-3192), reached by Skybridge. The American Airlines Admirals Club (tel. 800-237-7971) is at post-security, to the left near Gate 23, as well as a foreign exchange service, and an ATM machine. The ground level of the East part is for international arrivals.

The Commuter Terminal at Diego International Airport
has four gates and handles only flights between San Diego and Los Angeles. It has ticketing and check-in facilities for the following airlines: American Eagle, Delta Connection, SkyWest & United Express. An ATM machine, gift shop and restaurant are close-by, with an escalator and a separate baggage claim area adjacent to it. The City Bus stop and the free Airport Loop bus are available outside of it.

 

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    Terminal 1 of San Diego Airport has a United Red Carpet Club across from Gate 18 of the West Wing.

     

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    Terminal 1 of SAN is divided into east & west sides. To the West are the ticketing & check-in facilities of Alaska & United and the USO lounge. Past security you enter the departure area housing the United Red Carpet Club, with gates 11-18 surrounding a center area; to the East is the baggage claim area, ticketing & check-in facilities for Southwest, and two security checkpoints at two ends with access to gates 1, 1A & 2, and gates 3 to 10 surrounding a center.

     

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    The two separate East & West sides of SAN's Terminal 2, with two levels, are connected at level 1, and in part on level 2. Level 1 is the baggage claim area, level 2 of the West wing has ticketing & check-in desks for Continental, Delta, JetBlue, Sun Country & US Airways, leading, past security checkpoint, to gates 33 to 41. The East wing of Terminal 2 has on level 2 ticketing & check-in desks for Air Canada, AirTran, Airways, Allegiant, American, Frontier, Hawaiian, Virgin America & WestJet. Past security check are gates 22 to 31 to the north, and gates 21 & 20 to the east.

     

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    The one-level Commuter Terminal of SAN, close to the Air Cargo Building (which is near Terminal 1) is presently only for flights to Los Angeles, offered by American Eagle, Delte Connection, SkyWest & United Express. It has ticketing & checkin facilities, a baggage carousel and gates 1-4.

     

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