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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 1929, SFO employed 15 people & 1 PT Flight Surgeon. Today around 30,000 people work at SFO! #SFOHistory #TBT This tweet was posted on September 08, 2016.
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 1962, San Francisco International Airport ranked as the fourth busiest in the U.S. #TBT #ThrowbackThursday #SFOHistory #SFO This tweet was posted on September 28, 2017.
In 1963, the first major addition to the 1954 terminal at San Francisco International Airport was the completed. #SFOHistory #TBT #SFOat90 This tweet was posted on June 01, 2017.
In 1965, SFO Helicopter Airlines introduced a new Transbay route operated by a hovercraft. #TBT #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on July 28, 2016.
In 1965, SFO Helicopter Airlines, which operated local helicopter flights between San Francisco and Oakland, introduced a new Transbay route operated by a hovercraft. #avgeek #SFOHistory #ThrowbackThursday This tweet was posted on August 11, 2021.
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 January 1928, Mills Field charged commercial flights $1 for landing and take off per day. #SFOHistory #TBT This tweet was posted on May 19, 2016.
In June of 1948, San Francisco Airport exceeded one million annual passengers. #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on June 12, 2016.
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 1960s, United built a kitchen at SFO. "The SF kitchen is the largest & most modern in @united." #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on June 27, 2016.
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/4ZlhlvGLWF #SFOHistory #TBT This tweet was posted on May 26, 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. #SFOHistory #avgeek #SFO #SFHistory This tweet was posted on December 13, 2021.
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.
Maxine Crookston transferred to San Francisco in 1946 and became the first female air traffic control watch supervisor in the country. #SFOHistory #avgeek This tweet was posted on December 13, 2022.
Maxine Crookston, first female Watch Supervisor air traffic controller at SFO, stands front of the administration building. #SFOHistory #TBT This tweet was posted on February 23, 2017.
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 April 19 and #onthisday in 1930, the U. S. Army Air Corps held an air show at Mills Field Airport. 135 military airplanes performing precision maneuvers attracted, according to some reports, as many as 100,000 spectators. #SFOHistory #SFHistory #avgeek #aviationhistory This tweet was posted on April 20, 2022.
On April 19 and 20, 1930, the U. S. Army Air Corps held an air show that brought large numbers of people to Mills Field. #Onthisday #SFOHistory #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 20, 2018.
On April 19, 1930, the U. S. Army Air Corps held an “air circus” at Mills Field. #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on May 12, 2016.
On August 27, 1954, the new Terminal Building at SFO was dedicated. #OnThisDay #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on August 27, 2016.
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.