San Francisco International Airport

Continent: North America Country: United States Region: California


San Francisco
International Airport
Location San Francisco, California
IATA code SFO
ICAO code KSFO
Airport type Commercial
Website [www.flysfo.com www.flysfo.com]
Overview map [maps.google.com/maps?q=SFO&ll=37.619534,-122.385035&spn=0.057675,0.118721&t=h&hl=en Google Maps]
Communications
Tower 120.5 269.1
Ground 121.8
Clearance 118.2
Approach 134.5 135.65 133.95
Departure120.9 (NW-E)
135.1 (SE-W)
ATIS
Departure122.95


Official Spotting Locations

Location

Unofficial Spotting Locations

Bayfront Park

Bayfront Park is located at the end of Millbrae Ave. along Bayshore Hwy. It affords good views of all four runways, but it is somewhat distant from 10R/28L and 10L/28R, so you'll need a long lens for photos. 1R/19L and 1R/19R are closer, however a chain link fence was recently built next to the runways that limits photography.

  • Airliners.net sample photo: medium large (1R departure, before the fence was built)
  • Airliners.net sample photo: medium large (28L arrival)

Locations to Avoid

Location

Facilities and Transportation

Public Transportation

The BART rapid transit rail system maintains a station at the terminals, and provides service to San Francisco and cities in the East Bay. It also provides connections to Caltrain commuter rail service to San Jose and Gilroy via the Millbrae Station.

Three samTrans bus routes serve the airport terminals. Route 292 servesw a route from San Mateo to downtown San Francisco. Route 397 and Express Route KX serve a route from Palo Alto to downtown San Francisco.