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-San Diego International Airport is the primary commercial airport for San Diego County.  No airline maintains a hub there, and Southwest Airlines is the dominant carrier.  The vast majority of scheduled flights are to points within North America; currently only British Airways provides intercontinental service with a daily flight to London-Heathrow, and Japan Airlines is expected to begin 787 service to Tokyo-Narita in December 2012.  Hawaiian Airlines also provides transoceanic service with a flight to Honolulu,.  The airport has only a single runway, 9/27, and normal operations call for arrivals and departures on runway 27.
+San Diego International Airport is the primary commercial airport for San Diego County. No airline maintains a hub there, and Southwest Airlines is the dominant carrier.  The vast majority of scheduled flights are to points within North America; currently British Airways and Japan Airlines provide intercontinental service with flights to London-Heathrow and Tokyo-Narita, respectively. Hawaiian Airlines also provides transoceanic service with a flight to Honolulu. The airport has only a single runway, 9/27, and normal operations call for arrivals and departures on runway 27.
 The airport is notable for its approach to runway 27, which due to the airport's close proximity to Downtown San Diego, allows spotters a view of many aircraft flying level to the roofs of the downtown skyscrapers.