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San Francisco purchased the property and the surrounding area expanding the site to 1,112 acres (450 ha) beginning in August 1930. [6] The airport's name was officially changed to San Francisco Airport in 1931 upon the purchase of the land. "International" was added at the end of World War II as overseas service rapidly expanded. [citation needed]
San Francisco International Airport station is an elevated structure about 100 feet (30 m) wide and 900 feet (270 m) long. It is located on the northwest side of the group of terminals; the west half of the station is adjacent to Garage G, while its east end connects to the north end of the International Terminal (near the G gates side).
San Francisco International Airport, commonly referred to by its airport code, SFO (with each of its letters pronounced individually) is the primary international airport serving the San Francisco Bay Area. It is the second-busiest airport in California, after Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and the 29th-busiest in the world.
On June 28, 1998, United Airlines Flight 863, a Boeing 747-400 flying United's regularly scheduled transpacific service from San Francisco International Airport to Sydney Airport was forced to shut down one of its right-wing engines and nearly collided with San Bruno Mountain while recovering from the engine failure.
A tire fell from a plane headed to Japan, forcing passengers to detour to Los Angeles International Airport. United plane drops tire, smashing cars, as it departs SFO. Jet lands safely at LAX
San Francisco International Airport Terminal 2 security camera video of the July 7, 2017, Air Canada taxiway overflight – via YouTube. Simon Hradecky (October 12, 2018). "Incident: Canada A320 at San Francisco on Jul 7th 2017, lined up with taxiway for landing". Aviation Herald. Richard N. Aarons (November 26, 2018).
Asiana gave flights to San Francisco to the families of the victims. [122] Asiana Airlines announced on July 29, 2013, that it would retire flight numbers 214 and 213 on August 12, 2013. Flights from Incheon to San Francisco and the return leg would thenceforth operate as OZ212 and OZ211, respectively. [123]
San Francisco's airport (SFO) is the largest of the three in the Bay Area and about 13 miles south of the city. Oakland's airport is about 20 miles east of downtown San Francisco.