Gondola · San Diego, United States
Alaska Airlines Skyfari
Alaska Airlines Skyfari is a gondola near San Diego, United States. It climbs 9 m over 532 m, from 81 m to 90 m above sea level. Between its 6 pylons, the cable runs up to about 48 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
11/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, Alaska Airlines Skyfari is scarier than 11% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 68 of 121 in the United States.
- Highest above the ground: about 48 m, as high as a 16-storey building, 162 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 194 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 3°.
Where does it start?
Alaska Airlines Skyfari runs 532 m between two stations near San Diego, United States: the west station at 81 m above sea level (32.73521° N, 117.15435° W) and the east station at 90 m (32.73405° N, 117.14884° W).
Directions to the west station ↗ Directions to the east station ↗
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: Copernicus GLO-30, 30 m. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. Data as of 2026-10-31.