Congestion at the airport will be challenging enough, but complicating matters will be ongoing construction work on Terminal 1.
People traveling out of town for the Thanksgiving holiday can expect record crowds at the San Diego International Airport. With the Thanksgiving holiday period just a week away, San Diego airport officials are advising passengers to plan ahead in light of expected record-breaking air travel, compounded by ongoing Terminal 1 construction and nearby road work.
On top of that, there will be heavy congestion out of the airport through next Tuesday as workers install the foundation for a directional overhead sign in the median on N. Harbor Drive near W. Laurel St. The actual sign, which will be put in place early next month, will be visible to drivers headed westbound toward the airport and is part of a new on-airport roadway that is estimated to remove 45,000 cars from North Harbor Drive each day.
One bit of good news, though, is that unlike last year, when the mammoth Terminal 1 parking garage was under construction, the first phase of the facility is now available to people needing a convenient place to park. While the forecast period includes, for the first time, the Tuesday before and the Monday after Thanksgiving Day, the Auto Club is still able to make comparisons to previous years because the firm that helps it analyze travel trends went back to previous years and added in the two extra days, said Auto Club spokesperson Marie Montgomery.
For those driving, gas will be at its lowest price for a Thanksgiving holiday since 2020, the Auto Club said. Thanksgiving travelers in Southern California will pay the lowest average gas prices for this holiday since the pandemic year of 2020. The current price for a gallon of gas in San Diego County is $4.53. That compares to $5.13 a year ago.
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