An aerial view of San
Francisco International Airport
San Francisco, California, U.S.A
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) - is an international airport
13 miles (21 km) south of downtown San Francisco, California, United
States. 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.
SFO is owned and policed by
the City and County of San Francisco, but is actually in San Mateo County.
Between 1999 and 2004 the San Francisco Airport Commission operated city-owned
SFO Enterprises, Inc., to oversee its business purchases and operations of
ventures.
