the san francisco international airport was built in 1931.
the san francisco international airport was built in 1931.
when was the san francisco international airport built?
1931
the city and county of san francisco first leased at the present airport site on march 15, 1927, for what was then to be a temporary and experimental airport project. 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 land was leased from the mills estate in an agreement made with ogden l. mills who oversaw the large tracts of property originally acquired by his grandfather, the banker darius o. mills. san francisco purchased the property and the surrounding area expanding the site to beginning in august 1930. the airport's name was officially changed to san francisco airport in 1931 upon the purchase of the land. "international" was added at the end of world war ii as overseas service rapidly expanded.
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2007 san francisco international airport runway incursion









































the 2007 san francisco international airport runway incursion occurred around 1:36 pm pst on may 26, 2007 when skywest airlines (operating as united express) flight 5741 (skw5741), an embraer emb 120 brasilia turboprop aircraft, nearly collided with republic airlines (operating as frontier airlines) flight 4912, an embraer 170 regional jet, at the intersection of runways 1l and 28r at san francisco international airport (sfo), south san francisco, california.
2007 san francisco international airport runway incursion