Oakland International Airport
Airport serving the San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Oakland International Airport (IATA: OAK, ICAO: KOAK, FAA LID: OAK) is an international airport in Oakland, California. The airport is located 7 miles (11 km) south of Downtown Oakland and 12 miles (19 km) east of San Francisco, serving the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area. The airport is owned by the Port of Oakland[2][4] and has domestic passenger flights to cities throughout the United States and international flights to Mexico, El Salvador, and the Azores,[5] in addition to cargo flights to China and Japan. The airport covers 2,600 acres (1,100 ha) of land.[2][6] The airport is an operating base for Southwest Airlines, which operates point-to-point routes with bases instead of a traditional network with hubs.
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Owner/Operator | Port of Oakland | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Serves | East Bay, San Francisco Bay Area | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Oakland, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | September 17, 1927; 96 years ago (1927-09-17) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hub for | FedEx Express | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating base for | Southwest Airlines[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 9 ft / 3 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°43′17″N 122°13′15″W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | oaklandairport | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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In 2024, the airport announced that it is considering changing its official name from Metropolitan Oakland International Airport to San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport.[4][7][8] The Port of Oakland Board of Commissioners approved the new name on April 11, and have scheduled a second vote on May 9 to finalize the decision. Despite the San Francisco International Airport, which is owned by the city of San Francisco, also not being located in San Francisco, City Attorney David Chiu has threatened to sue Oakland for the decision.[8]