San Antonio International Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of San Antonio | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | San Antonio Aviation Department | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | San Antonio–New Braunfels | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | San Antonio, Texas, US | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hub for | Xtra Airways Non Air Carrier – Charter Operations | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 809 ft / 246 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°31′36″N 098°28′19″W / 29.52667°N 98.47194°W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | http://www.sanantonio.gov/SAT | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Aircraft operations | 168,051 |
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| Passengers | 8,507,459 |
San Antonio International Airport (IATA: SAT, ICAO: KSAT, FAA LID: SAT) is an international airport located in San Antonio, Texas, US and serving the Greater San Antonio metropolitan area. The airport is located in Uptown San Antonio, about 8 miles north of Downtown San Antonio. The airport has three runways and covers 2,305 acres (933 ha). Its elevation is 809 feet (247 m) above sea level. SAT is a Class C airport.
In 2014, airport passenger traffic was up 1.42% over 2013 to 8,369,628 passengers. Total domestic traffic increased by 1.63% to 7,904,863 while international passenger traffic decreased by 2.07% to 464,765 passengers.
SAT averages 260 daily departures and arrivals at its 25 gates, which serve 10 airlines flying non-stop to 33 airports, including Mexico City. The airport's top-ranked destinations are Dallas, Houston, Las Vegas, Chicago, Baltimore, New York, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Atlanta and Washington, D.C.
From February to September 2006, the airport was a "focus city" for United Airlines (the airline called it a "hublet") with flights to 12 cities in conjunction with their partner Trans States Airlines. Trans States Airlines redeployed their aircraft elsewhere, eliminating service to seven cities. Mexicana celebrated 50 years serving the airport in September 2007, only to suspend service to San Antonio in August 2010 when the airline went bankrupt and suspended operations.
Between 2011 and 2013, SAT experienced tremendous growth in international passengers and routes. In November 2011, VivaAerobus added service to Monterrey. In December 2011, Interjet added two new international routes to Mexico City and Toluca. In May 2012, AirTran Airways added flights to Mexico City and Cancun, with Southwest Airlines taking over both routes in 2014 and 2015 respectively. In December 2012, Interjet added a route to Monterrey. In December 2013, Volaris entered the market and added service to Guadalajara. Interjet also added service to Guadalajara. With 6 destinations in Mexico with over 50 weekly flights, SAT is ranked among the nation's top ten gateways to Mexico in terms of seat capacity.
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