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San Diego International Airport
(Lindbergh Field)
Location San Diego, California
IATA code SAN
ICAO code KSAN
Airport type Commercial
Website http://www.san.org
Overview map Google Maps
Communications
Tower 118.3 338.225
Ground 123.9
Clearance 125.9
Approach 119.6 (West)
124.35 (East)
Departure119.6 (West)
124.35 (East)
ATIS 134.8
619-298-0997
Departure122.95

Each of the fields on the right hand side is filled in with the variable name shown.

  • fullname is the full name of the airport. This may be the same as the article title, or may include additional information. Only current names should go here; former names no longer in use may be covered in the introductory section of the article.
  • location is the city or town in which the airport is actually located. It may not be the same as the city name given to the airport.
  • iata is the airport's three letter IATA code.
  • icao is the airport's four letter ICAO code.
  • aptype describes the type of operations at the airport. The page Airport type describes the suggested values.
  • website is the address of the official web site for the airport. http:// must be included. Other sites should go in an External Links section at the end of the article.
  • mapurl is a link to map that provides an overview. For US Airports, using the Hybrid view on Google Maps is suggested. http:// must be included. Please note that Google Earth is not the same as Google Maps; Google Earth requires the Windows or Macintosh application to view, and as such other sources is available are preferred.
  • mapsource is the name of the web site providing the map.
  • The Communications sections are for the various radio communications frequencies used at the airport.

Example

An example completed Infobox is shown to the right. Note that the values may not be correct as they are provided for example only.

The following is the text that generated the Infobox:

{{infobox|fullname=San Diego International Airport<br />(Lindbergh Field)|location=San Diego, California|iata=SAN|
icao=KSAN|aptype=Commercial|website=http://www.san.org|mapurl=http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=32.734801,-117.190175&spn=0.020131,0.038242&t=h&hl=en|
mapsource=Google Maps|atctower=118.3 338.225|atcground=123.9|atcclearance=125.9|atcapproach=119.6 (West)<br />124.35 (East)|
atcdeparture=119.6 (West)<br />124.35 (East)|atcatis=134.8<br />619-298-0997|atcunicom=122.95}}