San Francisco International Airport

San Francisco International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorCity and County of San Francisco
ServesSan Francisco Bay Area
LocationSan Mateo County, California, U.S.
OpenedMay 7, 1927 (1927-05-07)
Hub for
Elevation AMSL13 ft / 4 m
Coordinates37°37′08″N 122°22′30″W / 37.61889°N 122.37500°W / 37.61889; -122.37500
Websiteflysfo.com
Maps
FAA airport diagram
FAA airport diagram
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10L/28R 11,870 3,618 Asphalt
10R/28L 11,381 3,469 Asphalt
01R/19L 8,650 2,637 Asphalt
01L/19R 7,650 2,332 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Total Passengers50,196,094
Aircraft operations384,871
Total cargo (tonnes)484,100
Source: San Francisco International Airport[1] and FAA[2][3]

San Francisco International Airport (IATA: SFO, ICAO: KSFO, FAA LID: SFO) is the primary international airport serving San Francisco and its metropolitan area in California, United States. It is located in San Mateo County, about 14 miles (23 km) south of Financial District, San Francisco.[4][5]

SFO is the largest airport in the San Francisco Bay Area and the second-busiest in California, after Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). In 2023, it was the fourteenth-busiest airport in the United States and the 30th-busiest in the world by passenger count.[6] It is the fifth-largest hub for United Airlines, functioning as the airline's primary transpacific gateway, and is a major maintenance hub. It also serves as a hub for Alaska Airlines.

The airport is owned and operated by the City and County of San Francisco and has a mailing address with a ZIP code assigned to San Francisco. Between 1999 and 2004, the San Francisco Airport Commission operated city-owned SFO Enterprises Inc to oversee its business purchases and operations of ventures.[7][8][9][10]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference stats2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for SFO PDF, effective January 25, 2024
  3. ^ "Air Traffic Statistics". San Francisco International Airport. January 2016. Archived from the original on July 11, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  4. ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: San Mateo County, CA" (PDF). Washington: U.S. Census Bureau. pp. 5-6 (PDF p. 6-7). Retrieved August 3, 2022. San Francisco International Arprt (airport directly indicated on page 6 (PDF page 7))
    "San Francisco International Airport". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 3, 2009.
  5. ^ "San Francisco International Airport | San Francisco International Airport". www.flysfo.com. March 16, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  6. ^ Airports Council International – Worldwide Airport Traffic Report – Calendar Year 2017 (PDF) (Report). New York: The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 8, 2018. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  7. ^ Smith, Matt (March 28, 2001). "Flying Blind". SF Weekly. San Francisco: Black Press Ltd. Archived from the original on June 20, 2009. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
  8. ^ "Financial Audits". City and County of San Francisco. January 22, 2007. Archived from the original on November 26, 2009. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
  9. ^ "SFO Enterprises, Inc". SF Weekly. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
  10. ^ The Shock Doctrine, Naomi Klein; pg. 396.

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