Airports / California / SDM
Brown Field Municipal Airport
KSDM / SDMSan Diego, CaliforniaELEV 526 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
14 nm
To the nearest alternate
North Island Naval Air Station-Halsey Field (NZY) — 5 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Brown Field Municipal Airport, listed as KSDM / SDM, is a mid-sized airport in San Diego, California. The field lies at an elevation of 526 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
SDM has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include North Island Naval Air Station-Halsey Field (NZY, 14 nm), San Diego International Airport (SAN, 14 nm), and Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field (NKX, 20 nm).
Quotes for flights out of SDM vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from SDM, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
KSDM
IATA
SDM
FAA / Local
SDM
Elevation
526 ft
Coordinates
32.5726° N · 116.9800° W
Airspace
D · DeltaClass D — DeltaA control tower runs the immediate airspace. Pilots establish two-way radio contact before entering — typical for busy business-aviation fields.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs CA fields
state range -210–7,135 ft
At 526 ft, SDM sits higher than 62% of the 156 California fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 14nmNZYNorth Island Naval Air Station-Halsey FieldSan Diego
- 14nmSANSan Diego International AirportSan Diego
- 20nmNKXMiramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher FieldSan Diego
- 37nmCLDMcClellan-Palomar AirportCarlsbad
- 48nmKNFGCamp Pendleton MCAS (Munn Field) AirportOceanside
- 68nmNJKEl Centro NAF Airport (Vraciu Field)El Centro
Location
Open the full mapKSDM · Brown Field Municipal Airport · San Diego, CA
From the ramp
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