San Francisco International Airport

"SFO" redirects here. For other uses, see SFO (disambiguation).
For the BART and AirTrain station, see San Francisco International Airport station.
For the airport that had a similar name from May 2024 to November 2024, see Oakland International Airport.
For the television series, see San Francisco International Airport (TV series).

San Francisco International Airport
Aerial view of 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; 97 years ago (1927-05-07)
Hub for
Time zonePST (UTC−08:00)
 • Summer (DST)PDT (UTC−07:00)
Elevation AMSL4 m / 13 ft
Coordinates37°37′08″N 122°22′30″W / 37.61889°N 122.37500°W / 37.61889; -122.37500
Websitewww.flysfo.com
Maps
FAA airport diagram
FAA airport diagram
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10L/28R 3,618 11,870 Asphalt
10R/28L 3,469 11,381 Concrete
01R/19L 2,637 8,650 Asphalt
01L/19R 2,332 7,650 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Total Passengers50,196,094
Aircraft operations384,871
Total cargo (tonnes)484,100
Source: San Francisco International Airport[1] and FAA[2]

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 an unincorporated area of San Mateo County,[3][4] and is about 12 miles southeast of San Francisco.

SFO is the largest airport in the San Francisco Bay Area and the second-busiest in the US State of California, after Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). In 2023, it was the fourteenth-busiest airport in the United States and the 29th-busiest in the world by passenger count.[5] 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.[6][7][8][9]

  1. ^ "SFO Airport 2023 Final Air Traffic Summary" (PDF). flysfo.com. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  2. ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for SFO PDF, effective September 5, 2024
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "San Francisco International Airport". www.flysfo.com. March 16, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Financial Audits". City and County of San Francisco. January 22, 2007. Archived from the original on November 26, 2009. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
  8. ^ "SFO Enterprises, Inc". SF Weekly. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
  9. ^ The Shock Doctrine, Naomi Klein; pg. 396.