SFO - San Francisco 🇺🇸

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Airport Name and ICAO/IATA Code
San Francisco International Airport (ICAO: KSFO/ IATA: SFO)

Location (City, Country)
San Francisco , California , USA

Airport Type & Size
Major international hub with 4 runways, supports A380 and an225, 52M pax/year

Why should this airport be added to World of Airports?
It is a hub for United Airlines, acting as the airline’s primary trans-Pacific gateway and as a major maintenance facility. Additionally, SFO serves as a hub for Alaska Airlines.

Major Airlines & Routes
Airlines Destinations Reference

•Aer Lingus - Dublin.

•Aeroméxico - Guadalajara, Mexico City.

•Air Canada - Montreal–Trudeau, Toronto–Pearson, Vancouver.

•Air Canada Express - Vancouver, Edmonton.

•Air China - Beijing–Capital.

•Air France - Paris–Charles de Gaulle.

•Air India - Bengaluru, Delhi , Mumbai.

•Air New Zealand - Auckland.

•Air Premia - Seoul–Incheon.

•Alaska Airlines - Austin , Boise , Boston , Burbank , Cancún , Chicago–O’Hare , Everett , Kailua-Kona , Las Vegas , Lihue , Los Angeles , New York–JFK , Newark , Orange County , Orlando , Palm Springs , Phoenix–Sky Harbor , Portland (OR) , Puerto Vallarta , Redmond/Bend , Salt Lake City , San Diego , San José del Cabo , Seattle/Tacoma , Spokane , Washington–Dulles, Washington–National,Anchorage , Bozeman , Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo , Jackson Hole,Loreto.

•All Nippon Airways - Tokyo–Haneda , Tokyo–Narita

•American Airlines - Charlotte , Chicago–O’Hare , Dallas/Fort Worth , Los Angeles , Miami , New York–JFK , Philadelphia , Phoenix–Sky Harbor.

•American Eagle - Los Angeles , Phoenix–Sky Harbor.

•Asiana Airlines - Seoul–Incheon.

•Avianca El Salvador - San Salvador .

•Breeze Airways - Cincinnati , Louisville , Provo , Richmond , San Bernardino .

•British Airways - London–Heathrow .

•Cathay Pacific - Hong Kong.

•China Airlines - Taipei–Taoyuan .

•China Eastern Airlines - Shanghai–Pudong.

•China Southern Airlines - Guangzhou , Wuhan.

•Condor - Frankfurt

•Copa Airlines - Panama City–Tocumen.

•Delta Airlines - Atlanta , Austin , Boston , Detroit , Los Angeles , Minneapolis/St. Paul , New York–JFK , Salt Lake City , Seattle/Tacoma.

•Delta Connection - Seattle/Tacoma.

•Emirates - Dubai–International.

•EVA Air - Taipei–Taoyuan.

•Fiji Airway - Nadi.

•Flair Airlines - Vancouver.

•French Bee - Papeete , Paris–Orly.

•Frontier Airlines - Atlanta , Dallas/Fort Worth , Denver , Los Angeles , Las Vegas , Ontario , Orange County , Phoenix–Sky Harbor , Portland (OR) , Salt Lake City , San Diego, Detroit , Orlando , Palm Springs

•Hawaiian Airlines - Honolulu , Kahului.

•Iberia Air - Madrid.

•ITA Airways - Rome–Fiumicino.

•Japan Airlines - Tokyo–Haneda , Tokyo–Narita.

•JetBlue - Boston , Fort Lauderdale , New York–JFK.

•KLM - Amsterdam.

•Korean Air - Seoul–Incheon.

•Level Air - Barcelona.

•Lufthansa - Frankfurt , Munich.

•Philippine Airlines - Manila.

•Porter Airlines - Toronto–Pearson.

•Qantas - Sydney.

•Qatar Airways - Doha.

•Scandinavian Airlines - Copenhagen.

•Singapore Airlines - Singapore.

•Southwest Airlines - Austin, Baltimore, Chicago–Midway, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Nashville, Phoenix–Sky Harbor, San Diego, St. Louis, Dallas–Love.

•Starlux Airlines - Taipei–Taoyuan.

•Sun Country Airlines - Minneapolis.

•Swiss International Air Lines - Zurich.

•TAP Air Portugal - Lisbon

•Turkish airlines - Istanbul

•United airlines - Atlanta , Auckland , Austin , Baltimore , Beijing–Capital , Boise , Boston , Bozeman , Brisbane , Burbank , Calgary , Cancún , Chicago–O’Hare , Cleveland , Columbus–Glenn , Dallas/Fort Worth , Denver , Detroit , Eugene , Fort Lauderdale , Frankfurt , Hong Kong , Honolulu , Houston–Intercontinental , Indianapolis , Kahului , Kailua-Kona , Las Vegas , Lihue , London–Heathrow , Los Angeles , Manila , Medford , Melbourne , Mexico City , Miami , Munich , Nashville , New Orleans , Newark , Ontario , Orange County , Orlando , Osaka–Kansai , Panama City–Tocumen , Papeete , Paris–Charles de Gaulle , Philadelphia , Phoenix–Sky Harbor , Pittsburgh , Portland (OR) , Puerto Vallarta , Raleigh/Durham , Reno/Tahoe , Redmond/Bend , Salt Lake City , San Antonio , San Diego , San Jose (CR) , San Jose del Cabo , Santa Barbara , Seattle/Tacoma , Seoul–Incheon , Shanghai–Pudong , Singapore , St. Louis , Sydney , Taipei–Taoyuan , Tampa , Tokyo–Haneda , Tokyo–Narita , Toronto–Pearson , Vancouver , Washington–Dulles , Washington–National, Adelaide, Amsterdam ,Anchorage , Barcelona ,Belize City , Christchurch , Fort Myers , Jackson Hole , Liberia (CR) , Montreal–Trudeau , Omaha , Palm Springs , Rome–Fiumicino , Zurich.

•United Express - Albuquerque, Bakersfield, Boise, Bozeman, Burbank, Eugene, Eureka, Fresno, Kansas City, Medford, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Monterey, Monterrey, North Bend/Coos Bay, Omaha, Orange County, Palm Springs, Portland (OR), Redding, Redmond/Bend, Reno/Tahoe, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Seattle/Tacoma, Spokane, Tri-Cities (WA), Tucson, Aspen, Bishop, Eagle/Vail, Glacier Park/Kalispell, Hayden/Steamboat Springs, Missoula, Montrose, Ontario, Phoenix–Sky Harbor, Sun Valley, Vancouver.

•Vietnam Airlines - Ho Chi Minh City

•Virgin Atlantic - London–Heathrow

•WestJet - Calgary Edmonton ,Vancouver

•Zipair - Tokyo Tokyo-Narita

Unique Features or Challenges
The 4 lanes are crossed and taxis are kind of long.

Optional: Links, images, maps, or videos

San Francisco International Airport - Wikipedia

Plane Spotting at San Francisco

SFO Plane Spotting

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The parallel landings and simultaneous takeoffs make this airport really unique. The terminals also look very interesting. I honestly think it’s one of the most interesting airports in the USA. The scenery around the airport is beautiful too.

The only thing is that the airport layout and taxiways seem pretty complex, since aircraft have to cross the runways in several places. I’m not sure if a game like World of Airports can recreate that level of complexity, but I really hope they can add San Francisco International Airport someday. It really has a unique character.