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San Francisco International Airport (SFO), though located 13 miles (21 km) south of the city in San Mateo County, is under the jurisdiction of the City and County of San Francisco. SFO is primarily adjacent to the cities of Millbrae and San Bruno, but also borders the most southern part of the city of South San Francisco. SFO is a hub for United Airlines, its largest tenant,[1] and the decision by Virgin America to base its operations out of SFO[2] reversed the trend of low-cost carriers opting to bypass SFO for Oakland and San Jose. SFO is an international gateway, with the largest international terminal in North America.[3] The airport is built on a landfill extension into the San Francisco Bay. During the economic boom of the late 1990s, when traffic saturation led to frequent delays, it became difficult to respond to calls to relieve the pressure by constructing an additional runway as that would have required additional landfill. Such calls subsided in the early 2000s as traffic declined, and, in 2006, SFO was the 14th busiest airport in the U.S. and 26th busiest in the world, handling 33.5 million passengers.[4]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Young, Eric (April 2, 2004). "Pact keeps United from flying away". San Francisco Business Times. American City Business Journals. Retrieved June 16, 2008.
- ^ Raine, George (December 9, 2005). "Taking to the air: Low-fare startup Virgin America says it has the funding to fly". San Francisco Chronicle. Hearst Communications Inc. p. C-1. Retrieved June 16, 2008.
- ^ "Fact Sheet: International Terminal" (PDF). San Francisco International Airport. May 2007. Retrieved June 16, 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ "Passenger Traffic 2006 Final". Airports Council International. March 12, 2008. Retrieved June 16, 2008.