This is the principal IAP into KSAN. When the stratus sits at around 800-3, you indeed have to dive-and-drive, if you want to land. It's lousy and no one likes it. But, there is an "illegal" (improperly approved contrary to FAA airport guidance rules) 90' parking structure just off the approach end of the runway. The threshold has a substantial displacement for landing.
Runway 9 has an ILS albeit a compromised one (higher than standard minimums). Runway 9 is mostly used only during winer pre-frontal rain storms when the wind is out of the east.
I flew out of this airport a whole lot, with 727s, 767s, and L1011s. With the 1011, the final segment descent gradient exceeded FAA and company policy, but everyone looks the other way.
What a lousy place to have a high-use air carrier jet airport.
