If you were flying high above @flysfo in 1930, this would have been your view. In this composite aerial photo, created by photographer George E. Russell, Burlingame, Millbrae, San Bruno, and South San Francisco are all recognizable. #NationalAviationDay #TBT #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on August 19, 2021.
In 1961, SFO Helicopter Airlines, commenced operations with local helicopter flights between San Francisco and Oakland. #TBT #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on August 31, 2017.
In 1962, #SFO ranked as the fourth busiest airport in the U.S. The fleets of jet airliners used by both domestic and international carriers created demands for new boarding area configurations and new terminals. #TBT #SFOhistory
This tweet was posted on August 23, 2018.
In 1973, a comprehensive master plan was approved to meet the demand of increased passenger traffic. #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on July 14, 2016.
In December 1947, the three-letter code “SFO” first appeared in the American Aviation Air Traffic Guide. Read more about the story behind #SFO's three letter code on Facebook: https://t.co/WEWE11SZuL #ThrowbackThursday #SFOhistory
This tweet was posted on December 21, 2017.
In June of 1948, San Francisco Airport exceeded one million annual passengers. The airport now serves over 55 million passengers annually. #SFOhistory #SFO
This tweet was posted on June 15, 2018.
In its first full month of operation, @flysfo registered 19 airplane landings and 19 passengers. #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on June 07, 2016.
In the 1930s, as commercial aviation evolved into a more practical mode of transportation, San Francisco Airport launched a series of major improvements. By 1937, more than 790,000 sq ft of concrete runways, taxiways, and aircraft parking were in place. #MillsField #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on February 24, 2023.
In the late 1960s, airport planners projected that annual passenger traffic at SFO would reach 23 mil. #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on July 14, 2016.
In this c. 1929 brochure, Col. Charles Lindbergh was quoted, "If Mills Field is not a good one, then we should all quit flying." #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on November 03, 2016.
It’s changed since the 1980s, but Terminal 2 is clearly recognizable. https://t.co/jlIz8LVc42 #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on May 09, 2016.
Janet Knight, the first woman to earn a transport license at Mills Field, began flying in 1930. By 1934, she was the owner and operator of the Summit Flying School, which had a base at San Francisco Airport. #SFOHistory #WomeninAviation #Aviatrix
This tweet was posted on November 21, 2018.
Large construction projects at @flySFO are often funded through the selling of #bonds. Paper bonds were issued from the 1930s-70s, and a few such as these have made their way into our collection. #SFOHistory #TBT
This tweet was posted on July 26, 2018.
Learn more about Maxine Crookston Schmidt in our exhibition, “Mills Field and the San Francisco Airport” on display in the SkyTerrace & online at: https://t.co/aL3GtInqlj
The SkyTerrace, located pre-security in T2, is open Friday-Monday from 10am to 6pm.
#SFOHistory #avgeek
This tweet was posted on December 13, 2021.
Learn more about Maxine Crookston Schmidt in “Mills Field and the San Francisco Airport” on display in the SkyTerrace and online at: https://t.co/aL3GtInqlj
The SkyTerrace, located pre-security in Terminal 2, is open Friday-Monday from 10am to 6pm.
#SFOHistory #avgeek
This tweet was posted on December 13, 2022.
Maxine Crookston (1915–2016) was known as “The Voice of San Francisco Airport” from the late 1940s through the 1950s. Born in Salt Lake City, Crookston dreamed of flying as a child. #SFOHistory #avgeek
This tweet was posted on December 13, 2022.
Now a staple of airports around the world, the enclosed passenger boarding bridge arrived in the late 1950s. An experimental, passenger loading bridge installed at SFO in 1959 for @AmericanAir, was one of the earliest jet bridges in the world. #SFOHistory #avgeek #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on July 30, 2020.
Officially opened to the public #onthisday in 2000, the International Terminal at SFO was then the largest public works project in Northern California. Have you ever flown out of our International Terminal? #SFOHistory @flySFO
Photo by Alain McLaughlin.
This tweet was posted on December 10, 2019.
On January 1, 1937, United Air Lines started the first Douglas DC-3 service to San Francisco Airport. United used the 21-seat DC-3 for 8 flights daily from San Francisco to Los Angeles, and coast-to-coast service to New York in just fifteen hours. #avgeek #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on January 03, 2019.
On May 7, 1927, San Francisco held a dedication ceremony for the new Mills Field Municipal Airport of SF #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on May 07, 2016.