Airport in San Mateo County, California, United States
San Francisco International Airport
Airport type Public Owner/Operator City and County of San Francisco Serves San Francisco Bay Area Location San Mateo County , California , U.S. Opened May 7, 1927; 97 years ago (1927-05-07 ) Hub forElevation AMSL 13 ft / 4 m Coordinates 37°37′08″N 122°22′30″W / 37.61889°N 122.37500°W / 37.61889; -122.37500 Website www .flysfo .com FAA airport diagram
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
Total Passengers 50,196,094 Aircraft operations 384,871 Total cargo (tonnes) 484,100
Source: San Francisco International Airport
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San Francisco International Airport (IATA : SFO , ICAO : KSFO , FAA LID : SFO ) is the primary international airport serving the San Francisco Bay Area in the U.S. state of California . It is located in San Mateo County .[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 as 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]
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^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for SFO PDF , effective January 25, 2024
^ "Air Traffic Statistics" . San Francisco International Airport. January 2016. Archived from the original on July 11, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2016 .
^ "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 .
^ "San Francisco International Airport | San Francisco International Airport" . www.flysfo.com . March 16, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2024 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ "Financial Audits" . City and County of San Francisco . January 22, 2007. Archived from the original on November 26, 2009. Retrieved August 3, 2009 .
^ "SFO Enterprises, Inc" . SF Weekly . Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved August 3, 2009 .
^ The Shock Doctrine, Naomi Klein; pg. 396.