AirportsSan Francisco International Airport is a large airport serving San Francisco, in California, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SFO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SFO
- ICAO code
- KSFO
- City
- San Francisco
- State or region
- California
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 37.6198° N, 122.3748° W
- Elevation
- 4 m (13 ft)
- Runways
- 4
- Longest runway
- 3,618 m (11,870 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SFO means San Francisco International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KSFO. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 37.6198° N, 122.3748° W. It stands 4 metres (13 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Los Angeles, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
San Francisco International Airport has 4 runways in the data. The longest is 3,618 metres (11,870 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 39.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10L/28R | 3,618 m 11,870 ft | 61 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 10R/28L | 3,469 m 11,381 ft | 61 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 1R/19L | 2,640 m 8,660 ft | 61 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 1L/19R | 2,332 m 7,650 ft | 61 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| San Carlos AirportSan Carlos | SQL | 16 km |
| Oakland San Francisco Bay AirportOakland | OAK | 18 km |
| Mineta San Jose International AirportSan Jose | SJC | 49 km |
| Buchanan FieldConcord | CCR | 50 km |
| Stockton Metropolitan AirportStockton | SCK | 104 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,382 km | 15 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,511 km | 16 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,020 km | 16 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,616 km | 10 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,152 km | 5 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 543 km | 1 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 13,582 km | 16 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,285 km | 10 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,950 km | 14 h 55 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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