The March 1939 Official Aviation Guide shows 18 airline departures on weekdays-seventeen United flights and one TWA flight.
A new passenger terminal opened in 1937, built with Public Works Administration funding. United Airlines was formed in 1934 and quickly became the key carrier at the airport, with Douglas DC-3 service to Los Angeles and New York beginning in January 1937. The earliest scheduled carriers at the airport included Western Air Express, Maddux Air Lines, and Century Pacific Lines. "International" was added at the end of World War II as overseas service rapidly expanded. The airport's name was officially changed to San Francisco Airport in 1931 upon the purchase of the land. San Francisco purchased the property and the surrounding area expanding the site to 1,112 acres (450 ha) beginning in August 1930. Mills who oversaw the large tracts of property originally acquired by his grandfather, the banker Darius O. The land was leased from the Mills Estate in an agreement made with Ogden L. San Francisco held a dedication ceremony at the airfield, officially named the Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco, on May 7, 1927, on the 150-acre cow pasture. The City and County of San Francisco first leased 150 acres (61 ha) at the present airport site on March 15, 1927, for what was then to be a temporary and experimental airport project. History Mills Field, San Francisco Airport (c. Between 19, the San Francisco Airport Commission operated city-owned SFO Enterprises, Inc., to oversee its business purchases and operations of ventures. However, it is located outside of San Francisco in unincorporated San Mateo County.
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The airport is owned and operated by the City and County of San Francisco and lies in a ZIP code assigned to San Francisco. It also serves as a hub for Alaska Airlines. It is the fifth-largest hub for United Airlines, functioning as the airline's primary transpacific gateway, and is a major maintenance hub.
In 2017, it was the seventh-busiest airport in the United States and the 24th-busiest in the world by passenger count. SFO is the largest airport in the San Francisco Bay Area and the second-busiest in California, after Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). It has flights to points throughout North America and is a major gateway to Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Oceania.
San Francisco International Airport ( IATA: SFO, ICAO: KSFO, FAA LID: SFO) is an international airport located in an unincorporated area of San Mateo County, California, United States, about 13 miles (21 km) south of San Francisco. Source: San Francisco International Airport and FAA
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