So I was just flying into KNZY runway 18 on single player, but the approach took me right over KSAN on final less than 800 feet above the ground. So I thought of a new approach. It’s very fun!
To start, you enter the approach for runway 29. Then, about 4 miles out, make a right turn and head up the San Diego Bay, heading northwest. Once you are a mile or so east of Harbor Island, make a turn left. Once you reach Harbor Island, make a strong (but not too sharp) bank left and you will be lined up with the runway!
Sounds like fun, but something you cannot see on IF bit occurs IRL is that approach will bring you directly over the downtown San Diego Skyine at about 800 feet.
I believe this is a real approach. I’ve stayed at a hotel on North Island. The fighter jets were scrambling for some formation and when they were done, they flew over the bridge and head right into Runway 18, as your photo shows.
EDIT: since these were fighters, they didn’t go as close to KSAN as you did with the SWA 737.
It has happened a few times actually happened the other day. I live right on the bay in coronado and see the helicopters fly through all the time. It is a popular area as its the delta transition for GA aircraft so it is extremely rare for fighters to do that approach. but cool to see and very loud!
