San Francisco International Airport
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| San Francisco International
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| IATA: SFO - ICAO: KSFO | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type
| Public | ||
| Operator
| San Francisco Airports Commission | ||
| Serves
| San Francisco, California | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 13 ft (3.96 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Website
| http://www.flysfo.com/ | ||
| Parts of this article may come from Wikipedia | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 10L/28R | 11,870 | 3,618 | Asphalt |
| 10R/28L | 10,602 | 3,231 | Asphalt |
| 1R/19L | 8,648 | 2,636 | Asphalt |
| 1L/19R | 7,500 | 2,286 | Asphalt |
Contents |
General
San Francisco International Airport is a major international airport located 13 miles south of downtown San Francisco, California, United States, adjacent to the cities of Millbrae and San Bruno in unincorporated San Mateo County. The airport has flights to destinations throughout the Americas and is a major gateway to Europe, Asia, and Australasia-Oceania.
San Francisco is the largest airport in the San Francisco Bay Area, and is the second busiest airport in the state of California after Los Angeles International Airport. As of 2005, San Francisco International Airport is the fourteenth largest in the United States and the twenty-third largest airport in the world, in terms of passengers. It is a major hub of United Airlines and is Virgin America's principal base of operations. SFO is also a focus city for Alaska Airlines.
The airport enjoys a connection to an adjacent freeway, U.S. Route 101, as well as having its own Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station adjoining one of its terminals. Interstate 380 intersects Highway 101 north of the airport, providing further connections to the region.
SFO has numerous passenger amenities, including a wide range of food and drink establishments, shopping, baggage storage, public showers, a medical clinic, and assistance for lost or stranded travelers and military personnel. The airport hosts the Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum, the San Francisco Airport Commission Aviation Library, and both permanent and temporary art exhibitions in several places in the terminals. Public Wi-Fi is available throughout most of the terminal area, provided by T-Mobile for a fee.
Gate Assignment
MetroAir operates out of the Terminal 1 at KSFO. All aircraft utilize gate 25. (FS9 Gate B15)
Flight Planning Resources
- Aiport Diagram
- Terminal Procedures - contains SID, STAR and IAP
IFR Routes
Pilots should add their IFR route plans originating from KSFO here as a central repository for their fellow pilots.
| Destination | Route | Suggested Altitude | Charts | Preferred | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KONT | PORTE3 CZQ J65 EHF ZIGGY4 | FL290 Range: FL190-410 (odd) | KSFO KONT | 
| N/A
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| KONT | PORTE3 WAGES PMD ZIGGY4 | FL290 Range: FL190-410 (odd) | KSFO KONT | 
| N/A
|
| KDTW | CUIT2 SAC FMG J94 DBQ BAE POLAR2 | Range: FL190-410 (odd) | KSFO KDTW |
| NOISE - For Use 2200 - 0700 Local PST
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| KDTW | SFO8 SAC J32 FMG J94 DBQ BAE POLAR2 | Range: FL190-410 (odd) | KSFO KDTW |
| N/A |
Available Sceneries
| FS version | pay-/freeware | developer | available updates |
|---|---|---|---|
| FS9 | payware | Fly Tampa - San Francisco International Airport v1.0 - october 2004 | none |
| FS9 | payware | Aerosoft - MegaScenery USA Vol.3: Northern California | none |
| FS9 | freeware | Aerosoft - Alcatraz | none |
| FS9 | freeware | Bluesky Scenery - Arrivals Terminal B - Northern California - november 2006 | none |
| FSX | freeware | Aerosoft - Alcatraz | none |
