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SAT · San Antonio, United States
--:--:-- · CDT (UTC-05:00) · 29.5337° N, 98.4698° W
San Antonio International Airport
Airport in Texas, United States
Verification trail
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
OurAirports ID 3863; ident KSAT; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
sanantonio.gov
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceSan Antonio International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-25.
Open source18 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-25.
IATA / ICAO
SAT / KSAT
OurAirports ident
KSAT
GPS / local code
KSAT / SAT
ISO region
US-TX
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
sanantonio.gov
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q1432706
Snapshot generated
2026-05-25
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 25, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Jun 2, 12:17 PM UTC.
Local airport time
--:--:--CDT · UTC-05:00
Time zone
CDT
America/Chicago · UTC-05:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
12 km
Approximate distance to central San Antonio.
Country capital
Washington, D.C.
Languages
English
Currency
USD ($)
Country area
9,525,067 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
3 runways
Longest runway
8,505 ft / 2,592 m
Runway surface
concrete (2), asphalt
Opened / operator
1941
Owner / entity
Q1432706
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
18 source-backed signals
San Antonio International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for San Antonio, United States. San Antonio's built-up core sits roughly 12 km from the terminal area. Operations run on America/Chicago (UTC-05:00, CDT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
San Antonio International Airport (SAT / KSAT) is at 29.5337° N, 98.4698° W, elevation 809 ft (247 m), serving San Antonio, United States.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
San Antonio is in United States (capital Washington, D.C.); regulated by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); on America/Chicago (CDT, UTC-05:00); working languages: English; currency: USD ($).
Distance from central San Antonio: 12 km.
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for SAT.
Primary airport name
San Antonio International Airport (SAT / KSAT)
San Antonio International Airport · Airport in Texas, United States
Source identifiers
KSAT · KSAT · SAT · US-TX
sanantonio.gov · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Regional role cue
The airport is the 44th busiest airport in the United States by passenger traffic.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for SAT; not treated as a live service guarantee.
1. San Antonio
san-antonio · 12 km from SAT
United States · America/Chicago · +0h · population 1,526,656 · city coordinates 29.4241, -98.4936
2. Live Oak
live-oak · 13 km from SAT
United States · America/Chicago · +0h · population 15,346 · city coordinates 29.5652, -98.3364
3. Converse
converse · 15 km from SAT
United States · America/Chicago · +0h · population 21,987 · city coordinates 29.5180, -98.3161
4. Universal City
universal-city · 17 km from SAT
United States · America/Chicago · +0h · population 19,986 · city coordinates 29.5480, -98.2911
5. Schertz
schertz · 19 km from SAT
United States · America/Chicago · +0h · population 43,091 · city coordinates 29.5522, -98.2697
6. Cibolo
cibolo · 24 km from SAT
United States · America/Chicago · +0h · population 33,433 · city coordinates 29.5616, -98.2270
1. AUS KAUS
Austin Bergstrom International Airport · Austin
107 km from SAT · America/Chicago · +0h · elevation 542 ft (165 m) · airport coordinates 30.1975, -97.6620
2. IAH KIAH
George Bush Intercontinental Airport · Houston
306 km from SAT · America/Chicago · +0h · elevation 97 ft (30 m) · airport coordinates 29.9844, -95.3414
3. HOU KHOU
William P. Hobby Airport · Houston
309 km from SAT · America/Chicago · +0h · elevation 46 ft (14 m) · airport coordinates 29.6453, -95.2768
1. SAT-AUS
Austin · 107 km · 58m
America/Chicago · +0h from SAT; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. SAT-IAH
Houston · 306 km · 1h 13m
America/Chicago · +0h from SAT; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. SAT-HOU
Houston · 309 km · 1h 13m
America/Chicago · +0h from SAT; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Published runway count
3 runways
Longest runway 8,505 ft / 2,592 m. 3 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
concrete (2), asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for SAT.
Runway identifiers
04/22 · 13L/31R · 13R/31L
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
1. AUS KAUS
Austin Bergstrom International Airport · Austin · 107 km from SAT
large airport · America/Chicago · united-states · 542 ft (165 m) · 30.1975, -97.6620
2. IAH KIAH
George Bush Intercontinental Airport · Houston · 306 km from SAT
large airport · America/Chicago · united-states · 97 ft (30 m) · 29.9844, -95.3414
3. HOU KHOU
William P. Hobby Airport · Houston · 309 km from SAT
large airport · America/Chicago · united-states · 46 ft (14 m) · 29.6453, -95.2768
4. DFW KDFW
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · Dallas-Fort Worth · 398 km from SAT
large airport · America/Chicago · united-states · 607 ft (185 m) · 32.8968, -97.0380
5. DAL KDAL
Dallas Love Field · Dallas · 399 km from SAT
large airport · America/Chicago · united-states · 487 ft (148 m) · 32.8448, -96.8477
6. OKC KOKC
OKC Will Rogers World Airport · Oklahoma City · 657 km from SAT
large airport · America/Chicago · united-states · 1,295 ft (395 m) · 35.3934, -97.5982
Source note 1
It has three runways and covers 2,305 acres (933 ha).
Retained as a source-backed local role note for SAT.
Source note 2
The airport is the 44th busiest airport in the United States by passenger traffic.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for SAT.
SAT sits in United States (United States of America), whose capital is Washington, D.C.. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Americas, North America.
Common country-language signals: English. Currency context: USD ($). SAT is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Airport in Texas, United States. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Regional role cue: The airport is the 44th busiest airport in the United States by passenger traffic.
Wikidata airport entity: Q1432706 · San Antonio International Airport. Administrative area: San Antonio. Named after: San Antonio. Entity official-site cross-check: sanantonio.gov
San Antonio International Airport is a low-elevation field at 809 ft (247 m), positioned at 29.5337° N, 98.4698° W in the Northern subtropics. The runway snapshot lists 3 runways and a longest runway of 8,505 ft / 2,592 m. The airport clock uses America/Chicago (CDT, UTC-05:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
San Antonio is the closest retained city-time anchor at 12 km. AUS Austin is the closest retained airport alternative at 107 km.
SAT is compared with AUS Austin at 107 km, IAH Houston at 306 km, HOU Houston at 309 km, DFW Dallas-Fort Worth at 398 km, DAL Dallas at 399 km inside the retained United States airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
SAT-AUS Austin: 107 km, about 58m, +0h. SAT-IAH Houston: 306 km, about 1h 13m, +0h. SAT-HOU Houston: 309 km, about 1h 13m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
OurAirports ident KSAT backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. sanantonio.gov is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-25.
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
3 runways · longest 8,505 ft / 2,592 m
Runway identifiers
04/22, 13L/31R, 13R/31L
OurAirports classifies SAT as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for San Antonio.
SAT (KSAT) is a low-elevation field at 809 ft (247 m) in the subtropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
SAT sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
SAT's runway record lists 3 runways, with the longest runway at 8,505 ft / 2,592 m and source surfaces recorded as concrete (2), asphalt.
Civil aviation oversight for SAT runs through Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); a more specific operator record is not currently in our source set.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at sanantonio.gov, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
SAT uses America/Chicago (CDT, UTC-05:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
San Antonio International Airport is about 12 km from central San Antonio; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
AUS Austin is the closest retained alternate at 107 km, time difference +0h.
sanantonio.gov is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
These comparisons place SAT inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
SAT ranks #77 in the curated United States airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 94 airports.
SAT shares America/Chicago with AUS Austin US · BHM Birmingham US · BNA Nashville US · DAL Dallas US · DFW Dallas-Fort Worth US · DSM Des Moines US. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
SAT is 809 ft (247 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include OKJ 806 ft (246 m) (3 ft delta) · CMH 815 ft (248 m) (6 ft delta) · IND 797 ft (243 m) (12 ft delta) · LYS 821 ft (250 m) (12 ft delta) · GRR 794 ft (242 m) (15 ft delta).
SAT's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are AUS 107 km +0h · IAH 306 km +0h · HOU 309 km +0h.
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| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin | AUS | 107 km | 58m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Houston | IAH | 306 km | 1h 13m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Houston | HOU | 309 km | 1h 13m | +0h | --:--:-- |
SAT to AUS
Distance 107 km; estimated travel window 58m; destination zone America/Chicago is +0h from SAT. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
SAT to IAH
Distance 306 km; estimated travel window 1h 13m; destination zone America/Chicago is +0h from SAT. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
SAT to HOU
Distance 309 km; estimated travel window 1h 13m; destination zone America/Chicago is +0h from SAT. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
San Antonio is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
San Antonio International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from SAT, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
San Antonio
san-antonio · 12 km · America/Chicago
Live Oak
live-oak · 13 km · America/Chicago
Converse
converse · 15 km · America/Chicago
Universal City
universal-city · 17 km · America/Chicago
Schertz
schertz · 19 km · America/Chicago
Cibolo
cibolo · 24 km · America/Chicago
New Braunfels
new-braunfels · 38 km · America/Chicago
Canyon Lake
canyon-lake · 43 km · America/Chicago
Seguin
seguin · 49 km · America/Chicago
San Marcos
san-marcos · 64 km · America/Chicago
Kyle
kyle · 76 km · America/Chicago
Kerrville
kerrville · 86 km · America/Chicago
San Antonio International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Austin (AUS), Houston (IAH), Houston (HOU). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from SAT. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Austin Bergstrom International AirportAUS
Austin · large airport
Compare against AUS when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
George Bush Intercontinental AirportIAH
Houston · large airport
Compare against IAH when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
William P. Hobby AirportHOU
Houston · large airport
Compare against HOU when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
San Antonio International Airport is in the America/Chicago timezone (UTC-05:00, CDT).
San Antonio International Airport uses IATA code SAT and ICAO code KSAT.
San Antonio International Airport is located in San Antonio, United States at coordinates 29.5337° N, 98.4698° W, with an elevation of 809 ft (247 m) (low-elevation field in the subtropics).
San Antonio International Airport sits roughly 12 km from the nearest mapped city center for San Antonio.
Austin (AUS) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 58m, destination timezone America/Chicago, and a +0h difference from SAT.
San Antonio International Airport sits inside United States, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
SAT's curated peers in United States on this site include AUS Austin, IAH Houston, HOU Houston, plus 3 more.
San Antonio International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 3 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 8,505 ft / 2,592 m; identifiers include 04/22, 13L/31R, 13R/31L.
