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  • What airports are near National City?

    The closest airport is San Diego (SAN) (6.83 mi). Other nearby airports are Tijuana Rodriguez (TIJ) (11.96 mi), Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty (SNA) (81.99 mi) or Palm Springs (PSP) (86.45 mi). KAYAK recommends you fly to San Diego.

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    You’ll need to travel 3 miles to reach the San Diego city center from San Diego Airport.

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    San Diego is served by San Diego Airport, also commonly referred to as Lindbergh Field, San Diego, or San Diego Intl. The airport code is SAN.

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Verified travelerFlew with Spirit AirlinesPDX-SANSep 2024
I flew Spirit years ago and didn’t like the spartan nature. With this flight, I shall enthusiastically fly them again. I chose to fly back home with Alaska only because I needed a later flight than Spirit offered. And I’m Very Excited to try out a Big Seat!
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesJFK-SANOct 2024
Landing in La Guardia or Newark (New Jersey) is more convenient for commuting to Manhattan.
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesIAD-SANSep 2024
Get something to eat in the airport, just in case there is no food onboard.
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesSTS-SANOct 2024
An hour before flight was enough time for departing from Santa Rosa. (I doubt anyone is at the airport and working at 4:30am).
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesTPA-SANSep 2024
Alaska airline has great food but small portions and sometimes isn’t aware of your pre-order, so bring your own just in case!
MariaFlew with Alaska AirlinesSJC-SANSep 2024
Fox car rental was very slow at their desk for getting a car.
JamesFlew with Alaska AirlinesSJC-SANJun 2024
It’s pretty simple there. It’s one of the better airports.TSA has never been a problem for me there it moves and is mostly efficient… I was happy that we didn’t have to takeoff our shoes, which surprised me. They’re always seems to be long walk to the gates coming and going not sure why that is
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesJFK-SANJun 2024
The crew was professional worked hard, from leaving on time to getting to San Diego safely and as quickly as possible. In these times of higher costs for everything I really appreciated that Alaska didn't charge for carryon bags, As with traveling with any airline please bring patience.
FelipeFlew with DeltaDTW-SANJun 2024
Make sure you know where you are going it’s a big airport… if you fly delta you can ride the tram inside to get to your gate if it is far away.
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesOGG-SANJun 2024
The exiting gates and boarding connecting flights are very close, always bring an empty water container that you can fill in the airport filtered water dispensers bring your own favorite food
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesPDX-SANJul 2024
Definitely arrive the 2 hours before your flight or you will have no extra time before boarding. Wear comfortable walking shoes.
BradFlew with Alaska AirlinesSFO-SANAug 2024
Alaska airlines with the SkyWest planes have 'no middle seats'. That is a comfy way to go.
CarolFlew with Alaska AirlinesBOS-SANJul 2024
Bring your own entertainment (book, puzzles, devices). T mobile offers free internet with Alaska!
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesSFO-SANJul 2024
They could smile more! It woukd greatly improve the mood in the packed aircraft
BerniceFlew with Alaska AirlinesEWR-SANJun 2024
Give yourself plenty of time to get through security.
Joo YoungFlew with Alaska AirlinesSMF-SANJul 2024
Make sure your seat can recline when you board!
KeelanFlew with FrontierSMF-SANAug 2024
Do not book with Frontier. Even Spirit is better (and that's saying something)!
LisaFlew with Alaska AirlinesEUG-SANMay 2024
Be sure your carry on fits in the bins before getting on- big rollers are difficult to get into small Horizon Air bins
JoonwonFlew with Alaska AirlinesSJC-SANApr 2024
The airplane is a quite small one, compared to the regular size, so pls be ready for some restrictions on carry on bags.
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesHNL-SANMay 2024
Don't use a small water bottle. Get a big one and fill it prior to boarding so you can keep hydrated better.
LouieFlew with SouthwestLAS-SANApr 2024
Honestly, Southwest's short flight time and 2 free checked bags make it the best deal out there!
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesAUS-SANApr 2024
Austin check in is long, make sure to come early to allow for the crowded lines.
LorraineFlew with Alaska AirlinesMCO-SANMar 2024
Do get there 2 hrs. ahead as security lines can be long.
FranciscoFlew with Alaska AirlinesMCO-SANMay 2024
Make sure to read all the disclaimer disclosures before booking.
BrianFlew with Alaska AirlinesSFO-SANApr 2024
LAX and Seoul, Korea by far are the best airports
MichaelFlew with Alaska AirlinesOGG-SANMar 2024
Get to the airport extra early for a Hawaii flight.
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesPDX-SANMay 2024
Other than that stewardess, the flight was very good.
BrianFlew with Allegiant AirPVU-SANMay 2024
We had to be a little earlier than expected, but got on ok
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesHNL-SANMar 2024
Try to be patient , the airport is very crowded & busy
ANAFlew with FrontierPHX-SANMar 2024
More staff because you have just a few and they look overwhelmed and tired and for that reason the quality is getting poor
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesBOS-SANMar 2024
Be prepared to wait in long line for shuttle to car rental complex.
LauraFlew with United AirlinesLAX-SANMar 2024
Expect to get squeezed in because these are tiny planes
Martha LacyFlew with SouthwestDAL-SANMay 2024
Bring your own food. They don’t give you anything.
Verified travelerFlew with Hawaiian AirlinesHNL-SANFeb 2024
Hawaiian Airlines and Alaska Airlines are good choices for flying to Hawaii from San Diego.
JeannaFlew with Alaska AirlinesSMF-SANFeb 2024
That I can even bring my small dog with some simple rules
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesEWR-SANFeb 2024
Allow time for TSA (I had) or figure out the priority boarding (I didn't but will look into it for future flights), I thought they were pretty inefficient. A guy behind me was freaking out because he was going to miss his flight and a bunch of us let him cut the line in hopes he could make it.
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesSTS-SANDec 2023
I would be curious on the flight delays due to rain and fog out of Santa Rosa. It seems they could be above the average
JosephFlew with DeltaLAS-SANFeb 2024
Your seat selection may be changed at check-in and you may not be able to change your seat to what you originally selected while booking so be aware of this possible issue.

Top 5 airlines flying to National City

Need help choosing which airline to fly with from the United States to National City? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
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The flight was delayed. Going to and from LAS they had a system issue wherein they had to manually checkin everyone including the ones who checked in earlier. The seats were messed up so the seats of the people who had an earlier check in was taken by the ones who just arrived. The flight was two hours delayed.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Dec 2024LAS - SFO
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The flight was delayed. Going to and from LAS they had a system issue wherein they had to manually checkin everyone including the ones who checked in earlier. The seats were messed up so the seats of the people who had an earlier check in was taken by the ones who just arrived. The flight was two hours delayed.

Could have re-booked me at check in knowing that I was going to miss my interline connection

We had the best time ~~~ the CREW was terrific. The ordered food was great. The bubbles were splendid. The landing of the plane was super !!! Thank you all. Cheers and Gold Stars all around. Happy flying. See you again in the near future !!!

Arrive on time cause the TSA can be quite the project. Besides that your trip will be awesome.

Damaged my luggage. Insisted to check in my small luggage now it’s scratched and dented.

Crew gave us conflicting information and was unecesaily hostile in responding about several things. Another crew member spent most of the flight talking poorly about his co-workers within earshot of myself and several other passengers.

The flight was delayed over an hour, and then while taxiing from the gate, one of the ground crew snapped a pin on the landing gear. Another delay before takeoff. What I did appreciate was being able to bring on my guitar without having to check it as baggage. And the flight crew was helpful as well as the crew at the gate boarding the passengers.

Upon arrival we had to wait for a gate, then when we arrived at the gate there was no one to move the gangway to the plane. Very poor coordination .

Was flying out of a small airport so that I could avoid long lines. However, Alaska Airlines wanted me to check in two hours in advance. I was there fifty minutes ahead of time, but because I didn't check in the Alaska Air app deleted the trip all together. By the time I was able to speak with someone and get a new boarding pass twenty minutes had passed and they wouldn't let me board the flight. Poor communication through the app, gate agents were unhelpful, and overall felt like Alaska Airlines doesn't care whether they do a good job or not. Will avoid as much as possible. Southwest Air seems like a better airline.

On time, professional & accommodating staff. Will fly w/them again

If I pay extra for "comfort+" I expect leg room where I can stretch my legs. I was seated with an attendant's seat blocking my feet. Knee space was fine but my feet had less room than the non-"comfort+" seats. Also, don't go cheap on food when you have flights of 3+ hours. It's insulting.

Only one side of the heafphone jack work. Crew was friendly and helpful.

Great. Flight departed early and arrived early. Deplaning and baggage claim ww were quick.

They separated our seats and moved us to the back of the plane. Hundreds of dollars and thousands of miles used and this was my platinum member experience.

AC barely worked on a 50 minute flight. It was very warm the whole flight. Flight was very bumpy and hard landing.

Got on the plane and then needed to deboard the plane because they didn’t have any pilots?

The flight was canceled two hours before departure, it took over five hours to rebook us on another flight.

Rough day of travel all the way around. Wrong info given to us multiple times and mistakes in their booking making our trip 10 hours longer than planned. I’m bummed because I fly Delta all the time and love them. Mistakes happen. Just bummed that this was a rare trip our whole family was traveling together.

Meh. A late flight meant I missed my connections, and a 2pm LAX arrival turned into gettin in after midnight.

It was good until there was a 3 hour delay because there was not any pilots to fly the plane.

We had to wait almost an hour for the wheelchair porter to be ready to pick up my mother. And when she arrived in Newark airport the porter was not there and she started walking with her cane and her poor mobility. When the Newark porter found her they didn't want to transfer her bags to the wheelchair for her.

Great onboard crew. Boarding was a zoo, I got in line before pre boarding in Group 2, still had my bag force checked. WiFi was glitchy all flight. Seat and bathroom are both tiny unless you pay $$$ for first class.

Cabin was pitch black, even during meal service. The reading lights for seat 2E/F did not work, and seat 2E did not recline.

This was a 5 hour flight with no entertainment and with a snack being provided (pretzels and fruit bar), which are both high in carbs and sugar. Nuts would have been a better choice.

Was realllly smooth. It was delayed but we were well informed.

Good plane, crew, and flight. Boarding was a bit chaotic. Bathrooms were unacceptable. United DESPERATELY needs a new terminal at IAD.

Haven’t used United in a while. Was surprised with the free blanket and earphones. Service was great. Huge plane. 9/.row.

Delayed by 2.5hrs any longer and they would’ve had to honour their own policy for breaking their own rules and regs. Not cool, especially when I have an infant child that needs to stay on a routine and they get schedules.

To san Francisco it was ok. From sf to Manila it was horrible

Awful, rude staff. Their abrasive comments are unnecessary. Most seek a frictionless experience and will cooperate if you ask. Additional childish bullying of customers is not acceptable or tolerated. We had the same problem with our departure flight. We will never fly United again.

My boarding pass wouldn't pull up in the app very easily and had to really dig through my email. That caused a delay in TSA..

RE Food: Wish there was a choice for No Rating. Flew from Honolulu to Los Angeles on a Red-Eye flight (11:00 pm to 7:30 am). Other than a package of cookies with a beverage choice offered soon after take-off, and a beverage choice shortly before landing, no other food choices were offered. Everyone slept or rested for most of the trip. Nothing to rate. RE Entertainment: Everyone was sleeping most of the flight. Only saw one passenger watch about 30 minutes of entertainment on his iPad. I never attempted to access any entertainment options.

Baby cried a lot. Nothing anyone could do about it. Just part of flying.

For coast to coast travel the A321 and even the NEO, even in first class will never be excellent. That would take a B787 or 777 to accomplish.

The flight crew was fantastic! Which the seats had a small TV.

The foot ottoman cushion was missing on my business class seat.. the hydraulics is on its last leg & seat cushions do not have support or paddling. Heavily dented by butts

also wi-fi never worked attendant said satellite coverage is spotty over water ..... but we were over land!

I was unhappy with having the seat I chose changed at the last minute. I was moved to an aisle seat which did not recline and was next to the bathroom. The bathroom odors made the flight entirely unpleasant. Having carefully chosen my seat months before I was not pleased with my AA experience. In addition, they ran out of tea during flight service, really?

Dallas Hub. American taking ownership for their screwups instead of blaming their contractors and customers, trading their people, their call in service, reservation agents and their ticketing process. Make sure wheelchairs are available especially when the request is in their record.

The aircraft was on-time and plane and lavatory was clean.

With frontier you get what you pay for. The flight was two hours late. It’s a tight fit for the number of people they bring but you get to where you’re going cheap. Sometimes that’s more important than a nifty drink and cool TV..

Charges unexpected. For seat that didnt recline. Please reverse extra seat and carryon charge. Bad business that is a bait and switch.

Although we received an email from Kayak AND the airline, turns out we were not on Frontier’s manifest for the flight. We had to purchase tickets at the gate. Not sure where this transaction fell apart, but it did. We are now disputing the charges for the SLC to PDX flight originally booked through Kayak.

We had an awful experience getting our bags checked in. Frontier’s check in on the app manipulated us into buying the business package because that was the only option available for a checked bag which included two checked bags per person which we did not need. Upon arriving to the airport, we stood in line for what seemed like forever at the baggage check in and there was no one available at the counter. We were first in line and we were afraid we were going to miss our flight due to the baggage attendant being late. After realizing there were a lot of other people waiting at the baggage check in and no one available. I reached out to Frontier and could not get any customer service so I had to call the airport to page the baggage attendant to send someone to the counter to check in our bags before we were able to go through security , I finally spoke to the attendant at the counter and explained to her that we had to pay for two checked bags person a total of six bags when we only had a total of three bags between three people she said to reach out to Frontier and they would issue a refund for the three bags that we paid for and did not need. I reached out to Frontier which I was not able to reach anybody by phone so I had to go through their automated chat feature, which sent me around in circles until I finally reached a representative to assist me. I explained to them what happened and they explained that they were not able to assist me. I continued to push the issue with them as this was very frustrating and they finally put in a customer service ticket where we were issued a flight credit and we were so disappointed because after this experience, we NEVER want to fly Frontier again, and we do not want a credit that we will not use. Frontier charged us almost $500 for us to check three bags which is absolutely absurd! The customer service agents were not able to offer anything else other than a flight credit and I do not feel like my frustrations were truly heard , we will never use Frontier Airlines again ! Truly Theft by Manipulation! They should be ashamed!

I couldn’t check in because the app didn’t work. It took 3 Frontier employees at the counter to get me checked in. Flight left 3 hours after departure time

One crew member was rude about our bags. Be nice about it. We don’t fly a lot. And the fact that you have to pay for a carry on is ridiculous

While booking it was not obvious that I had to pay for carryon. Realized it only during check-in. Overall, meh!

The boarding gate was in Terminal D, but the Frontier counter was in Terminal E. So I had to move back and forth between terminals to check in my luggage. This was the worst experience that I had in terms of flights.

My first flight was moved 6 hours causing me to miss my meeting. The second was delayed about an hour and a half. Most of the crews apparently dont like their jobs or just working for Frontier. Only one flight attendant wasn"t snappy or rude.

Booked direct in July '24. Turned into a 14 hr layover (both ways) in Denver. My 5 day vaca turned into a 1 day . Not good, BUT,... Thank you for the people @ Frontier who were professionally friendly & approachable.

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