Sacramento International Airport
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| Sacramento International
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| IATA: SMF - ICAO: KSMF | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type
| Public | ||
| Operator
| County of Sacramento | ||
| Serves
| Sacramento, California | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 27 ft (8.2 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Website
| http://www.sacairports.org/int | ||
| Parts of this article may come from Wikipedia | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 16L/34R | 8,601 | 2,622 | Concrete |
| 16R/34L | 8,600 | 2,621 | Asphalt |
Contents |
General
Sacramento International Airport opened October 21, 1967 as Sacramento Metropolitan Airport. Prior to this date, all commercial airline flights for the Sacramento region were handled at the site of Sacramento Executive Airport, then known as Sacramento Municipal Airport. Upon its opening in 1967, Sacramento Metropolitan Airport was the first public use airport west of the Mississippi that had been built completely from the ground up.
In 1957, the proposed construction of Sacramento Metropolitan Airport and the purchase of nearly 6,000 acres north of downtown Sacramento was considered extravagant, risky, based on unrealistic passenger expectations, and poorly located. The skeptics were wrong. The anticipated 750,000 annual passengers that seemed so unrealistic in the late 1950's surpassed the one million passenger mark during the airport's first year of operation. Additionally, the 6,000 acres guaranteed that the airport would have room to grow as the Sacramento region was developed. Pacific, Delta, United, Western, and West Coast were the five airlines that initially served the airport. Over the passing years, PSA was acquired by USAir and Western was acquired by Delta. Pacific and West Coast also eventually became Northwest.
September 11 did not deter growth at Sacramento International Airport which was contrary to the national trend. Four new airlines were added to Sacramento International, including the desired first international carrier. Continental Airlines returned to Sacramento International in 2000 with initially two daily nonstop flights to Houston. Frontier (2002), Mexicana (2002), Hawaiian (2002), and Aloha Airlines (2003) were also added to the impressive list of carriers already at Sacramento International. Mexicana Airlines' arrival also signified Sacramento International's entry into international departures and arrivals and necessitated the completion of the International Arrivals Building for the federal inspection services prior to the first international arrival at Sacramento International Airport.
The Terminal A Parking Garage opened September 23, 2004 to rave reviews. The six-story structure enabled passengers to enjoy covered parking, a short walk to the terminal, interesting art ("Flying Gardens" by Dennis Oppenheim and "Flying Carpet" by Seyed Alavi), and the debut of the Gold Card parking program.
Gate Assignment
MetroAir currently operates out of Gate 25 (Terminal B-2).
Flight Planning Resources
- Airport Diagram
- Terminal Procedures - contains SID, STAR and IAP
IFR Routes
Pilots should add their IFR route plans originating from KSMF here as a central repository for their fellow pilots.
| Destination | Route | Suggested Altitude | Charts | Preferred | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KONT | FROGO6 FRA EHF ZIGGY4 | Range: FL190-410 (odd) | KSMF KONT | 
| N/A |
Available Sceneries
| FS version | pay-/freeware | developer | available updates |
|---|---|---|---|
| FS9 | payware | MegaScenery USA Vol.3: Northern California | none |
| FS9 | freeware | AVSIM - Mach 1 Design Group - KSMF - Sacramento International Airport - july 2007 | none |
| FS9 | freeware | AVSIM - FRF Studio - Sacramento, KSMF - may 2005 | none |
| FSX | freeware | AVSIM - Jim Vile - Sacramento Intl (KSMF) v1.1 AFCAD - may 2007 | none |
