San Francisco International Airport

San Francisco International Airport
IATA: SFO ICAO: KSFO FAA LID: SFO WMO: 72494
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City & County of San Francisco
Operator	San Francisco Airport Commission
Serves	San Francisco Bay Area
Location	San Mateo County (unincorporated)
Hub for	United Airlines Virgin America
Elevation AMSL	13 ft / 4 m
Coordinates	37°37′08″N 122°22′30″W / 37.61889°N 122.37500°W / 37.61889; -122.37500Coordinates: 37°37′08″N 122°22′30″W / 37.61889°N 122.37500°W / 37.61889; -122.37500
Website	FlySFO.com
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 10L/28R 11,870 3,618 Asphalt 10R/28L 11,381 3,469 Asphalt 1R/19L 8,650 2,637 Asphalt 1L/19R 7,650 2,332 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Aircraft operations 450,388 Passenger volume 53,106,505
Source: San Francisco International Airport and FAA

San Francisco International Airport (IATA: SFO, ICAO: KSFO, FAA LID: SFO) is an international airport 13 miles (21 km) south of downtown San Francisco, California, United States, near Millbrae and San Bruno in unincorporated San Mateo County. It has flights to points throughout North America and is a major gateway to Europe and Asia.

SFO is the largest airport in the San Francisco Bay Area including all of Northern California and the second busiest in California, after Los Angeles International Airport. In 2014, it was the seventh busiest in the United States and the twenty-first busiest airport in the world by passenger count. It is the fifth largest hub for United Airlines and functions as United Airlines's primary transpacific gateway. It also serves as Virgin America's principal base of operations. It is the sole maintenance hub of United Airlines, and houses the Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum and Library.