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KSAN - Lindbergh Fld
San Diego, US
San Diego, named after Saint Didacus, is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California, after Los Angeles, with a population of 1,359,132 (Jan 2010) within its administrative limits on a land area of 372.1 square miles (963.7 km2). The urban area of San Diego extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 2,880,000. Also, this is part of a megalopolis (the San Diego and Los Angeles metropolitan areas) with a population of about 22 million. It is located on the Pacific Ocean at the southernmost end of the west coast of the continental United States.
The city is also the county seat of San Diego County as well as the economic center of the San Diego–Carlsbad–San Marcos Metropolitan Area considered congruent with the county. The city was rated the fifth-best place to live in the United States in 2006 by Money magazine. According to Forbes magazine, San Diego is the fifth-wealthiest city in the United States and the 9th safest city in the top 10 list of safest cities in the U.S. San Diego's top four industries are manufacturing, defense, tourism, and agriculture. San Diego's economy is largely composed of agriculture, biotechnology/biosciences, computer sciences, electronics manufacturing, defense-related manufacturing, financial and business services, ship repair, ship construction, software development, telecommunications, wireless research, and tourism. The presence of the University of California, San Diego, (UCSD) with the affiliated UCSD Medical Center promotes research in biotechnology. San Diego is also designated as an iHub Innovation Center by Gov. Schwarzenegger’s Office of Economic Development.
| Name | Callsign | Rank | Hours | Flights | Last Flight | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christina Waters Hub Manager | CFA732 |  | 212:32 | 157 | 22 Feb 2012 19:19z | Raleigh |  |
| Brian LaFleur Hub Manager | CFA822 |  | 577:46 | 482 | 19 Feb 2012 17:06z | New Orleans, LA | |
| Jeremy Davidson | CFA112 | | 418:14 | 216 | 11 Feb 2012 03:29z | Lancaster, CA | |
| Chris Honkakangas | CFA623 |  | 116:16 | 76 | 21 Feb 2012 00:59z | San Jose | |
| Cameron Ryan | CFA1995 |  | 16:45 | 13 | 18 Feb 2012 07:44z | Las Vegas | |
| Kyle Askew | CFA321 |  | 0:00 | 0 | No Flights | South Riding | |
Pilot Updates
 | VATSIM Controller Ribbon Earned by Christina Waters - 10.7 hrs ago |
| Small Jet Ribbon Earned by Chris Honkakangas - 2 days ago |
 | San Diego Regional Jet Tour Completed by Chris Honkakangas - 2 days ago |
| NAS New Orleans US Navy VIP Tour Completed by John Atraides - 2 days ago |
| 747 Ribbon Earned by Jason Diket - 3 days ago |
| Service Ribbon Earned by James Burns - 4 days ago |
| Small Jet Ribbon Earned by John Atraides - 4 days ago |
 | KDTW - Detroit Hub Joined by James Burns - 4 days ago |
| Houston Hub Master Ribbon Earned by Bill Thomas - 5 days ago |
| Anchorage King Air Tour Southeast Completed by Scott Bourque - 5 days ago |