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See “Mills Field and the San Francisco Airport” is on display in the SkyTerrace in Terminal 2 and online at: https://t.co/fDFrgJuRu7
The SkyTerrace located pre-security in Terminal 2 and is open Friday to Monday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
#MillsField#SFOHistory#AvGeekThis tweet was posted on February 24, 2023.
A matching building for the complex airfield lighting system sat adjacent to the hangars, and by the end of the decade, two-way radio communications were required for all aircraft.
#MillsField#SFOHistoryThis tweet was posted on February 24, 2023.
A new administration and terminal building, designed in the Spanish Colonial Revival style, was also completed in 1937. The building included a four-story control tower, restaurant, cocktail lounge, and a grand passenger waiting room with terrazzo floors. #MillsField#SFOHistoryThis tweet was posted on February 24, 2023.
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#SFOHistoryThis tweet was posted on February 24, 2023.
Three more hangars of similar size and construction were added in early 1928, and although they were conceived as temporary structures, Hangar No. 4 stood until 1999. #SFOHistory#MillsFieldThis tweet was posted on October 25, 2022.
Hangar No. 1, the first aircraft hangar at Mills Field, was located 150 feet to the south of the original administration building and completed in September 1927. Lettering on the roof identified the airport from above. #SFOHistory#MillsFieldThis tweet was posted on October 25, 2022.
#Onthisday in 1927, Hangar No. 1 at #MillsField was completed. The airport's first hangar was made of steel framing with galvanized-corrugated iron siding. Navigational aids included a 24-inch revolving beacon, and 11-foot high lettering identifying the airfield.
#AvGeek#SFOThis tweet was posted on September 23, 2022.
See “Mills Field and the San Francisco Airport” on display in the SkyTerrace in Terminal 2 and online at: https://t.co/fDFrgJLUw7
The SkyTerrace located pre-security in Terminal 2 and is open Friday to Monday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
#AvGeek#MillsField#SFOHistoryThis tweet was posted on July 25, 2022.
City officials signed a three-year lease for 150 acres of cattle-grazing land from Ogden Mills, and less than two months later on May 7, a 5,770-foot-long, dirt-surfaced runway was dedicated at Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco. #AvGeek#MillsField#SFOHistoryThis tweet was posted on July 25, 2022.
”#MillsField and the San Francisco Airport” traces the evolution of @flySFO from a temporary airfield to a thriving and modern transportation hub. See the exhibition pre-security in the SkyTerrace, located in Terminal 2. SkyTerrace is open Friday to Monday from 10am to 6pm. This tweet was posted on November 23, 2021.
A grand Spanish Colonial Revival-style passenger terminal, complete with a modern four-story control tower, also opened in 1937—crowning the first phase of expansion at @flysfo. #SFOHistory#MillsFieldThis tweet was posted on November 23, 2021.
As airline travel became more reliable during the 1930s, San Francisco’s airport initiated major improvements to keep pace. By 1937, SFO had paved and widened runways and taxiways to welcome heavier and faster airliners such as the Douglas DC-3. #SFOHistory#MillsFieldThis tweet was posted on November 23, 2021.