RT @tictoc: The 747’s first flight to London carried Pam Am employees and FAA officials to Heathrow Airport This tweet was posted on September 28, 2018.
RT @travelskills: Hey airport geeks! More than 5,000 fliers have tested their airport smarts with our latest #TravelSkills quiz. What about…This tweet was posted on March 19, 2018.
RT @united: Looking for a family-friendly airport experience? The Aviation Museum located at #SFO is just one of many options. #traveltuesd…This tweet was posted on September 11, 2013.
RT @upmagazine: Got a few hours at San Fran Int'l Airport? Check out the 5 must-do things at SFO http://t.co/OGoQEh2I cc. @sfomuseum @flysfoThis tweet was posted on July 23, 2012.
RT @usatodaytravel: Something to think about next time you step on an airport walkway https://t.co/OVjSQRZLYP This tweet was posted on September 28, 2016.
RT @usfmsga: airports are museums too! love the exhibits currently up at the @sfomuseum @ San Francisco… https://t.co/I9jaqSctLVThis tweet was posted on March 31, 2015.
RT @wow_air: Here you can see a #wowair Airbus A330 landing at San Francisco International Airport (@flySFO) for the first time! https://t.…This tweet was posted on June 10, 2016.
RT @wreckobecko: Love the SFO Airport Museum! (did anyone catch their scripophily show?) http://t.co/bqcD6EYFThis tweet was posted on October 31, 2012.
RT @zeiss_micro: @SFOMuseum yeah we just love our old "bierseidel" (jug-handle) microscopes. Next time we're at San Francisco Airport we ...This tweet was posted on February 17, 2012.
Read our extended answer to @BPOC_SD’s question on working at a traditional museum vs. an airport museum #AskACurator http://t.co/l77Lejgx5ZThis tweet was posted on September 16, 2015.
Ruth Kadish was the first woman to serve on the San Francisco Airport Commission upon being appointed in 1976 by Mayor George Moscone; she served until 1984. She was a champion for humanizing and beautifying the airport environment. #52Objects#SFOHistory#WomenHistoryMonthThis tweet was posted on March 13, 2023.
SF had the barest necessities for an airport - an airstrip and an Admin Building - when Mills Field was dedicated. This tweet was posted on May 07, 2016.
SFO Museum offers exploration areas that allow kids to “let off steam” prior to their flights around the airport. #familytravel#airportartThis tweet was posted on October 31, 2016.
SFO became the 4th busiest airport in the nation in 1962. To maximize @flySFO’s footprint, a late 1960s master plan envisioned the North Terminal (now T3), Central Terminal (T2), and South Terminal (Harvey Milk T1) surrounding a multi-level parking garage.
#52Objects#avgeekThis tweet was posted on August 07, 2023.
SFO has witnessed great strides in aviation. For close to a century, the airport reinvented itself numerous times. Looking out over the busy runways and terminals today, one can only imagine the lonely stretch of pastureland that predated SFO. #MillsFieldSFO#SFOHistory#AvGeekThis tweet was posted on October 18, 2021.
SFOMuseum staff spotted this display at #HNL: http://t.co/ZZpInp7k Always nice to see art & culture repped at other airports!This tweet was posted on January 23, 2012.
SFO’s 1927 administration building’s lunchroom for a time made more money than the flights operating at the airport. This tweet was posted on January 28, 2016.
San Francisco International Airport is celebrating the opening of the brand-new #HarveyMilkTerminal1 today! Terminal 1 was originally dedicated in 1963, when it was known as South Terminal. #avgeekThis tweet was posted on July 23, 2019.
San Francisco and Oakland (SFO) Helicopter Airlines was founded in 1961. Offering local helicopter flights between San Francisco and Oakland airports and downtown areas, service began with two leased Sikorsky S-62s. #DefunctThursday#SFOHelicopter#AvGeekThis tweet was posted on November 10, 2022.
See "The 1954 San Francisco International Airport Terminal" on display in the SkyTerrace and online at: https://t.co/zF42RVXD05
The SkyTerrace, located pre-security in Terminal 2, is open Friday-Monday from 10am to 6pm and it is free!
https://t.co/oOlmCB27Yp #SFOHistory#avgeekThis tweet was posted on February 23, 2022.
See how SFO has changed since 1927 through our collection of historical photos in our online database: https://t.co/ZQC3yeQ2y8
Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco, Hangar 1
1928
SFO Museum Collection
1999.047.229 This tweet was posted on July 29, 2018.
See “The 1954 San Francisco International Airport Terminal” on display in the #SkyTerrace. The SkyTerrace is located pre-security, in Terminal 2 and open to the public daily from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. https://t.co/1CYQBqn5dS #avgeekThis tweet was posted on March 06, 2020.
See “The 1954 San Francisco International Airport Terminal” on display in the SkyTerrace in Terminal 2 and online at: https://t.co/1CYQBq5tPi
The SkyTerrace located pre-security in Terminal 2 and is open Friday to Monday from 10 am to 6 pm.
#SFO1954#SFOHistory#AvGeek#airportThis tweet was posted on August 24, 2022.
See “The 1954 San Francisco International Airport Terminal” on display in the SkyTerrace in Terminal 2 and online at: https://t.co/1CYQBq5tPi
The SkyTerrace located pre-security in Terminal 2 and is open Friday to Monday from 10 am to 6 pm.
#SFOHistory #SFO#AvGeek#SFO1954 This tweet was posted on October 04, 2022.
She then went on to fulfil other roles in aviation including serving as the CEO of Atlanta-Hartsfield and Miami International Airports and the Director General of ACI World from 2008-2020.
Read our blog post about Angela Gittens’ oral history interview: https://t.co/LDnVwRIgM0 This tweet was posted on July 22, 2022.
So proud to help make @flySFO a Top 10 airport for a layover (only 1 in the US), per @huffingtonpost & @fodorstravel! http://t.co/wFloGj3EAtThis tweet was posted on March 04, 2013.
Sold through mail-order catalogs and at airport stores and sometimes given out to first-class passengers, airline bags became a desirable status symbol that identified its user as a member of the new globe-trotting jet set. https://t.co/oVQUiov5WJ
#flightbags#airlinebags#avgeekThis tweet was posted on April 05, 2022.
Starting on February 1, 1933, TWA extended their transcontinental route to San Francisco Airport. #FlashbackFridayThis tweet was posted on October 17, 2015.
Take a walk through the past! Our collection
includes many interior photos of the airport through
the years, over one hundred and thirty of which are online: https://t.co/2ZN5zkSnR4
#AvGeek#SFOHistory#airportThis tweet was posted on December 21, 2022.
Take an audio tour of T2's art, if you have the time: http://ow.ly/6GmiD RT @foglinesf: Most amazing airport art #sfo http://t.co/2bdpuNI4This tweet was posted on September 27, 2011.