| A major international airport, the San Francisco Airport | | | | as the San Francisco International Airport. Since then, |
| (SFO) is located near the city of San Bruno and the | | | | the airport has grown in stature with major expansions |
| Bayshore Freeway and roughly 13 miles away from | | | | and the construction of the International Terminal. |
| the city of San Francisco. SFO is the second busiest | | | | Facilities at the SFO |
| airport of California and is a major gateway to Asia, | | | | The airport provides the following facilities for its |
| Europe and Australia. It has numerous flights to various | | | | passengers: |
| destinations through out North America. The SFO | | | | - Different shops spread around the terminals |
| airport ranks twenty first among the top airports of the | | | | - Plenty of eateries |
| world, in terms of number of passengers commuting | | | | - Restaurants and cafes |
| through the airport. | | | | - Travel agency desks |
| There are four terminals at the San Francisco | | | | - Mailing facilities |
| International Airport. Three of these terminals handle | | | | - Family restrooms |
| the Canada bound and domestic flights where as the | | | | - Play area for children |
| fourth is the much acclaimed and praised international | | | | - Disabled facilities |
| terminal. AirTrain, which is the internal transit system at | | | | Transportation to and from SFO |
| the San Francisco Airport, links the various parts of the | | | | - Plenty of transport options that link SFO with |
| airport. There are metro rail services that run between | | | | downtown district and Union Square, the Financial |
| the airport and the city and the Bay Area. | | | | District, Chinatown, Pacific Heights and other |
| The San Francisco airport has numerous passenger | | | | destinations. |
| amenities, the major being the variety of options of | | | | - Popular BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) trains are |
| transport that link the airport with the downtown | | | | available |
| districts and nearby destinations. Other amenities | | | | - Public buses operated by SamTran |
| include a wide range of food and drink establishments, | | | | - San Francisco Bay Cab Company |
| baggage storage, shopping areas, medical facility, public | | | | - QA Limo |
| showers, lost and found section for assistance for lost | | | | Being the tenth largest airport of the United States of |
| or stranded passengers and baggage and military | | | | America and among the 30 busiest airports of the |
| personnel. The other attractions at the SFO are the | | | | world, the San Francisco Airport is a standard of the |
| Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum, the SFO | | | | aviation and airport industry. The airport boasts of the |
| Commission Aviation Library and various exhibits at its | | | | high quality of standards maintained and being |
| terminals. The airport supports Wi-Fi throughout most | | | | committed to this perception takes great care to |
| of the terminal area. | | | | provide ample safety and security besides a host of |
| The history of SFO dates back to 1927, when it was | | | | passenger amenities. The San Francisco airport also |
| known as the S.F. Municipal Airport where passenger | | | | holds the distinction of being the first major airport of |
| flights started on a small scale. These flights increased | | | | the United States to achieve complete automation and |
| greatly during the Second World War as the nearby | | | | integrated baggage screening system. The airport |
| Oakland Airport was the military base. The early fifties | | | | takes pride in providing efficient operations that ensure |
| saw the unveiling of the Central Passenger Terminal | | | | passenger screening wait times are the shortest |
| and in the year 1955, the airport was formally named | | | | among various airports of the country. |