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Charter Jet Flights in San Diego, California

Sunny San Diego is named in honor of the venerable Catholic Saint Didacus. Although the distinction of being the first European to visit the region belongs to Portuguese-born explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo in 1542 (who originally claimed the bay for the Spanish Empire, naming the location San Miguel), it was Spains Sebastian Vizcaino that surveyed what are now Mission Bay and Point Loma 60 years later and named them in honor of the popular Spaniard Saint Didacus, more commonly known as San Diego.

San Diego has a diverse economy with many different cultural influences, the three largest sectors of San Diegos economy are defense, manufacturing, and tourism. Due to its strategic location, San Diego has multiple military bases, including U.S. Navy ports, Marine Corps bases, and Coast Guard stations. San Diego is also home to many companies that develop wireless cellular technology. Qualcomm International was founded and is headquartered in San Diego; Qualcomm is the largest private-sector technology employer (excluding hospitals) in San Diego County.

Many popular museums reside in the city, such as the San Diego Museum of Art, the San Diego Natural History Museum, the San Diego Museum of Man, and the Museum of Photographic Arts located in Balboa Park. The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD) is located in an ocean front building in La Jolla and has a branch located at the Santa Fe Depot downtown. The Columbia district downtown is home to a variety of historic ship exhibits belonging to the San Diego Maritime Museum, headlined by the Star of India, as well as the San Diego Aircraft Carrier Museum featuring the legendary USS Midway aircraft carrier.

Because of the year round temperatures and sunshine, tourism is a very large part of the citys culture. Some of the many tourist attractions in the city include SeaWorld, the world renowned San Diego Zoo, the Belmont amusement park, Legoland California, and the nearby San Diego Wild Animal Park.

Culturally, there are many things to see and do in San Diego. The San Diego Symphony performs at Symphony Towers, and the San Diego Opera was recently ranked by Opera America as one of the top 10 opera companies in the United States. Old Globe Theatre at Balboa Park produces about 15 plays and musicals annually, and with the nearby La Jolla Playhouse, have produced the world premieres of plays and musicals that have gone on to win multiple Tony Awards on Broadway. The Kroc Center of Performing Arts is a 600-seat state-of-the-art theatre that hosts music, dance and theatre performances. The San Diego Repertory Theatre at the Lyceum Theatres also produces a variety of plays and musicals.

In professional sports, San Diego is represented in the National Football League by the San Diego Chargers, and in Major League Baseball by the San Diego Padres. Due to the picture perfect year-round weather, the city has played host to the Super Bowl three times; hosts two annual NCAA football bowl games, the Holiday Bowl and the Poinsettia Bowl; and has been the site of many other championships and other major games in sports such as soccer and rugby; yet the city is also afflicted by what has been called the “San Diego Sports Curse.” San Diego has the dubious distinction of having the largest championship drought in the nation with at least two major-league sports franchises; dating back to 1963 (45 Years as of 2008), as well as being the largest United States city to have not won a Super Bowl, World Series, Stanley Cup, NBA Finals, or any other major league sports championship.

Business or pleasure, you’re sure to find lots to do in San Diego! Chartering a private plane to San Diego is made easy by many local area airports. San Diego International (SAN) is the primary commercial airport which services the city. Other airfields in close proximity to the city include Montgomery Field (MYF), Brown Field (SDM) and the Gillespie airfield (SEE).

To arrange a private jet charter flight to or from San Diego, contact Stratos Jet Charters at 1.888.478.7286.

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