Nose to Nose

Welcome to San Diego International Airport. Here we have a US Airways Airbus 320 and a Southwest Boeing 737 preparing to take off.

I remember as a little child going to the SD airport to watch the airplanes take-off and land. I still get excited watching these big birds.

Founded in 1928, San Diego International Airport is the 30th busiest airport in the country in terms of passengers and the busiest single-runway commercial service airport in the nation. Here are the facts about San Diego's unique airport.

San Diego is responsible for setting more than 42 historical "firsts" in aviation. These include records for altitude, distance, speed, duration, in-flight refueling and aerial photography. Others include the first aviation radio and the first night flight.

(photo credit goes to my husband for taking another great photo from the cockpit of his plane)

Aerial - Downtown #2

Here is another shot my husband took from his airplane. He loves taking off in the morning just as the sun is rising. I like the way the sun reflects on the buildings downtown.

Just behind the buildings of downtown, is Balboa Park where we frequent often.

Have an awesome weekend bloggers!!

Aerial - Downtown

My husband is a pilot and flies out of San Diego International Airport (located in the top left corner). He took this photo for me from his cockpit! The bridge below is the Coronado bridge connecting downtown San Diego to Coronado Island. You can drive to Cornonado Island or take the ferry. I prefer to take the sweet ferry ride...

Tomorrow I'll have another shot of the bridge from the sailboat looking up at the bridge.

Have a beautiful day.