Cruising through SFO? Be sure to visit our newest exhibit, on view in the International Terminal! #doors http://t.co/3xtJfssCdj
This tweet was posted on March 07, 2014.
Cutting edge tech ;) MT @mcgeepr: Old school exhibit @ SFO: sewing machines. Interesting to see what tech did for women http://t.co/6jU4b1wt
This tweet was posted on March 20, 2012.
DYK Lufthansa has been one of the longest continually serving international airlines at SFO? Lufthansa’s first flight to SFO departed from Frankfurt on May 13, 1960. This photo was taken the following day in front of SFO’s Central Terminal. Have you ever flown on #Lufthansa?
This tweet was posted on May 14, 2019.
Dedicated roadways streamlined traffic to the 1954 terminal, and passenger entryways on both levels were fitted with hands-free, automatic doors—an exciting new invention at the time. Passenger operations exceeded 2.5 million for the first year. #SFOHistory #SFO #AvGeek #SFO1954
This tweet was posted on October 04, 2022.
Designed in the International Style, SFO’s 1954 Terminal was a seven-story building and employed an innovative, dual-level layout that separated departures from arrivals. #SFOHistory #SFO #AvGeek #SFO1954
This tweet was posted on October 04, 2022.
Details to come in the following days, but mark your calendars: @DJQbert is doing a FREE show at SFO, T2, mezzanine level, 12/2 at 7pm!!
This tweet was posted on November 15, 2011.
Did you have a fav game? MT @CadeRageous: I love the 20th c. board games exhibit now in terminal 2 of #SFO. Amazing. http://t.co/BbKJyUyVZg
This tweet was posted on March 21, 2013.
Did you know Bernard M. “Mike” Doolin, the fourth director of @flySFO was also an accomplished aviator? After serving as a pilot in during WWI, Doolin worked at Standard Oil and was frequently seen at SFO piloting a Boeing Model 40 and a Stearman 4 Junior Speedmail. #52Objects
This tweet was posted on June 12, 2023.
Did you know SFO Museum also collects toys? Check out a few of our aviation toys. https://t.co/4JfbUd5Npl
This tweet was posted on August 21, 2016.
Did you know SFO Museum has several galleries dedicated to photography throughout the airport? Current artists include Jaclyn Wright, Keliy Anderson-Staley, Alejandro Durán, David Shannon-Lier, and Clarissa Bonet. https://t.co/Gx4wdEFTNM #WorldPhotographyDay #WorldPhotoDay
This tweet was posted on August 19, 2019.
Did you know SFO Museum has the freestanding schedule board from San Francisco Airport’s 1937 passenger terminal? For years the board was large enough to post the arrival and departure times for all scheduled airlines serving San Francisco. #avgeek #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on September 19, 2022.
Did you know that SFO Museum also has a library & archives containing more than 8,000 books & periodicals on aviation? #DayofFacts
This tweet was posted on February 17, 2017.
Did you know that SFO Museum is an actively collecting institution? Our collection focuses on the history of commercial air transport with a regional emphasis on the West Coast and the Pacific Rim, as well as the history of San Francisco International Airport. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on January 09, 2023.
Did you know that in the 1960s there was a heliport next to the Ferry Building in San Francisco? From the 1960s to the 1980s, SFO Helicopter Airlines operated local helicopter flights from SFO to destinations around the Bay Area. #SFOHistory #avgeek #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on May 26, 2020.
Did you know that in the 1960s, there was a heliport next to the Ferry Building in San Francisco? The San Francisco and Oakland (SFO) Helicopter Airlines operated local helicopter flights in the Bay Area. Did you ever fly on SFO Helicopter Airlines? #SFHistory #TBT
This tweet was posted on January 31, 2019.
Did you know that you can receive SFO Museum's brochures or catalogs free of charge? Contact curator@flysfo.com with your mailing address!
This tweet was posted on March 20, 2017.
Did you know the SFO Museum collections include over 3,000 photographs documenting the history of commercial aviation. http://t.co/QgfwjKow
This tweet was posted on October 24, 2011.
Did you know there was a Bank of America branch at SFO in the 1950s? The bank's advertisement features the newly built Central Terminal twinkling at twilight.
This tweet was posted on January 12, 2018.
Did you know you can see SFO Museum's post-security exhibitions without a boarding pass? Email us at curator@flysfo.com for more info!
This tweet was posted on September 26, 2016.
Do you remember this terminal layout at SFO? Retro!
This tweet was posted on July 20, 2017.
Do your summer travel plans include flying through SFO? The Aviation Museum & Library is now open daily!
This tweet was posted on July 09, 2016.
Doing our best to keep you on your toes :) RT @StudioBowesArt: Who would've thunk, Automatons on display at SFO! http://t.co/CM4joR7I
This tweet was posted on April 30, 2012.
Domo arigatou! MT @imranm: SFO airport has some interesting art exhibits... Terminal 3 has a bunch of Robot Portraits http://t.co/Lo1cXLIC
This tweet was posted on November 21, 2012.
Each airport around the world is assigned a three-letter @IATA (International Air Transport Association) code to make them easily and quickly identifiable. @flySFO’s three letter code, SFO, first appeared in the “American Aviation Air Traffic Guide” in December 1947. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on December 06, 2021.