I miss SD so much...i live in LA now. I used to work downtown and had a friend who lived close to the airport, we used to chill and watch the airtraffic. SUPER COOL AT NIGHT!!!
Americas busiest single runway airport. Its the most exciting airport to come in and out of. Great views flying through downtown and then down the hill side skimming rooftops to the airport. Take off is nice too, over the hill then out over the coast. There istalk of moving the airport too the country inland. What a shame and a bore. Its one of the few airports of that magnitude right downtown in a city. Its often compared to old hong kong Kia Tak airport, also in the middle of town.
its really not worth it to live in SD...typical city, we just got the most authentic mexican food places in the US and the best burger joint ever, but other than that...typical city. lot of people are not friendly to anyone. fine to visit...but if you live here, you'll want to spend alot of time away.
maddb91:YOU ARE VERY RIGHT.San diego is overated great if your visiting.But it is a VERY UNFRIENDLY and COSTLY CITY TO LIVE IN.I put up with it for 13yrs until i could not stand it any longer and moved back east and i dont miss it at all.
@maddyb91 total lie. San Diegans. it's the transplants that aren't. I'd much rather live in this "typical city" than some boring place like the midwest or something.
@youme150 ok you obviously have never lived here...Its way to expensive to live here, the heat in the summer is almost like the Arizona desert, even on the coast. and by your refering to boring city in the midwest, you must be refering to somewhere in oklahoma where absolutly nothing ever happens. the midwest has some reat places (Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, etc...) granted SD is a fine place to be, but it gets old fast. living here is hard. so if you really want to try living here, good luck
@maddyb91 are you fucking kidding me? I live here right now. Born and raised in san diego. Along the coast is really expensive but if you go inland it isn't bad at all. You obviously don't know anything about me. I have lived here my whole life.
@youme150 still got chicago, st louis, madison...maybe these places arent for you, but you know what San Diego aint for everyone either, so stop acting all superior like you know everythingabout why SD is The place
@maddyb91 no the heat is not like arizona. Arizona goes above 110. it rarely gets above 90 along the coastal areas. The inland areas rarely get over 105. I know San diego isn't the best but compared to many other places it's pretty awesome. good climate, safe, fairly clean. I find it stupid that people would go on a video of San Diego to bash. That's pathetic. St Louis is "typical city" too so...
@maddyb91 also that is your opinion "but if you live here, you'll want to spend alot of time away." and " not friendly to anyone" that's all opinion sir. I could name many other cities the same way. I never said it was better than anywhere else. I said I would rather live in a "typical city" than some small town in the middle of nowhere. That is my opinion. Don't like it? tough. I hear many people say the exact opposite you just said about san diego. if you hate it so much then move.
OMG, i go past the freeway here all the time(the noice from the cars if you notice) and see the planes fly by all the time. i would love to live in one of those houses just for that...but sad thing,....dangerous place to live.... lol
Could watch that all day long. I live in West Michigan, and I don't see them like that so I have to travel to Chicago, and there aren't many vantage points to see them run the whole length of the runway there.
Retired pilot friend of mine from USAirways said this was always one of the more difficult approaches because of the buildings and terrain. Separation was always about 50-100' is most cases, but he said buildings would fill the windscreen in an allusion of flying way too low.
Short runway.
alnilam66 2 months ago
great video, but approach for taking off is preety hard.. LOL
joaquimdorey 3 months ago
fat runway
allard1999 1 year ago
che,this approach gives the whole "star gazing" thing a complete new meaning ^.^
udfbino 2 years ago
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jaharkta 2 years ago
id love to live in that house.
AARedSox327 2 years ago
I miss SD so much...i live in LA now. I used to work downtown and had a friend who lived close to the airport, we used to chill and watch the airtraffic. SUPER COOL AT NIGHT!!!
mauricetomas 2 years ago
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Accident waiting to happen!!!
brendabaloyan 2 years ago
and how long has this airport been around ?
CRizzle75 2 years ago
many, many years! Thank God no accidents yet!
brendabaloyan 2 years ago
its really not a bad airport. just the same ol approach but with a few obstacles in your path. its not as bad as some make it out to be.
jimmyp42002 2 years ago
Wow...nice spot location! Mind sharing its location?
musico81986 3 years ago
That video was shot from the SW corner of Ivy and Albatross streets in San Diego.
socalfive 3 years ago
if this is your house, you have one of the best in the world, mate!
whitemike265 3 years ago 7
@whitemike265 after a while, you got tired of the noises.
Axmedkoole 9 months ago
Americas busiest single runway airport. Its the most exciting airport to come in and out of. Great views flying through downtown and then down the hill side skimming rooftops to the airport. Take off is nice too, over the hill then out over the coast. There istalk of moving the airport too the country inland. What a shame and a bore. Its one of the few airports of that magnitude right downtown in a city. Its often compared to old hong kong Kia Tak airport, also in the middle of town.
jeffjonesing 3 years ago 2
Is that up towards Point Loma?
funkysi79 3 years ago
That is landing to the west with Point Loma in the background.
socalfive 3 years ago
Wow! You are lucky , to live there!
adrianrw1994 3 years ago 2
its really not worth it to live in SD...typical city, we just got the most authentic mexican food places in the US and the best burger joint ever, but other than that...typical city. lot of people are not friendly to anyone. fine to visit...but if you live here, you'll want to spend alot of time away.
maddyb91 3 years ago
maddb91:YOU ARE VERY RIGHT.San diego is overated great if your visiting.But it is a VERY UNFRIENDLY and COSTLY CITY TO LIVE IN.I put up with it for 13yrs until i could not stand it any longer and moved back east and i dont miss it at all.
Xman8184 3 years ago
@maddyb91 total lie. San Diegans. it's the transplants that aren't. I'd much rather live in this "typical city" than some boring place like the midwest or something.
youme150 1 year ago
@youme150 ok you obviously have never lived here...Its way to expensive to live here, the heat in the summer is almost like the Arizona desert, even on the coast. and by your refering to boring city in the midwest, you must be refering to somewhere in oklahoma where absolutly nothing ever happens. the midwest has some reat places (Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, etc...) granted SD is a fine place to be, but it gets old fast. living here is hard. so if you really want to try living here, good luck
maddyb91 1 year ago
@maddyb91 are you fucking kidding me? I live here right now. Born and raised in san diego. Along the coast is really expensive but if you go inland it isn't bad at all. You obviously don't know anything about me. I have lived here my whole life.
youme150 1 year ago
@maddyb91 Detroit? Cleveland? those are ghetto as hell nice try
youme150 1 year ago
@youme150 still got chicago, st louis, madison...maybe these places arent for you, but you know what San Diego aint for everyone either, so stop acting all superior like you know everythingabout why SD is The place
maddyb91 1 year ago
@maddyb91 no the heat is not like arizona. Arizona goes above 110. it rarely gets above 90 along the coastal areas. The inland areas rarely get over 105. I know San diego isn't the best but compared to many other places it's pretty awesome. good climate, safe, fairly clean. I find it stupid that people would go on a video of San Diego to bash. That's pathetic. St Louis is "typical city" too so...
youme150 1 year ago
@maddyb91 also that is your opinion "but if you live here, you'll want to spend alot of time away." and " not friendly to anyone" that's all opinion sir. I could name many other cities the same way. I never said it was better than anywhere else. I said I would rather live in a "typical city" than some small town in the middle of nowhere. That is my opinion. Don't like it? tough. I hear many people say the exact opposite you just said about san diego. if you hate it so much then move.
youme150 1 year ago
nice view but i'd hate to leave there
overide1234 4 years ago
That is awesome. Great vid. It almost looks like you can see where they widened the runway. Maybe it used to be 75 feet wide?
N9088D 4 years ago
id kill for a view like dat
Lugiaisawesome 4 years ago 8
i cant wait for my time too fly somewhere!!! im flying from San Diego to Portland airport in december i think.
Lugiaisawesome 4 years ago
me tooo!! i want too see the airplanes taking off and landing at san diego aswell
Lugiaisawesome 4 years ago
i want to have a view like that lol
MotoXhonda50 4 years ago
how can you live like that that must happens all the time
tyronewright64 4 years ago
how can you live like that that must happens all the time
tyronewright64 4 years ago
good landing but that is one short runway
pilottimu 4 years ago
It's not a short runway. It's 9400 ft long and 200 ft wide. It just looks short because of the angle he's at.
TomCat84 4 years ago 2
O man...LOL...I LOVE the view from your house. Looking forward to other videos.
airmanjayl 4 years ago
Excellent video. For information about the unusually steep approach grade inbound for Rwy 27 look this airport up on Wikipedia.
ptcla 4 years ago
i miss being there :(
lemonfacesmells 4 years ago
my dad is a pilot and he hates it
hillarywillfan 4 years ago
that is such a cool view, i can sit out their and watch that all day, but its gotta be annoying at night!!
gburgwill2008 4 years ago
OMG, i go past the freeway here all the time(the noice from the cars if you notice) and see the planes fly by all the time. i would love to live in one of those houses just for that...but sad thing,....dangerous place to live.... lol
daavi8tor 4 years ago
It looks as if it is coming in kind of high, but maybe that's required because of the parking garage that was built right along the flight path.
bwakser 5 years ago
Could watch that all day long. I live in West Michigan, and I don't see them like that so I have to travel to Chicago, and there aren't many vantage points to see them run the whole length of the runway there.
aspireman 5 years ago
Retired pilot friend of mine from USAirways said this was always one of the more difficult approaches because of the buildings and terrain. Separation was always about 50-100' is most cases, but he said buildings would fill the windscreen in an allusion of flying way too low.
MMPACA123 5 years ago
US Airways is the best ;)
Fly the flag ;)
As for San Diego, yeah it's an intresting approach
ScienceComp314 5 years ago