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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.

#Onthisday in 1941, San Francisco Airport became an U.S. Army Air Corps training and staging facility. #throwbackthursday #sfohistory This tweet was posted on December 07, 2017.

Among the early photos of #SFO is this picture of #United Air Lines' modest ticket counter in the airport's original administrative building. #TheMainLine #ThrowbackThursday #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on November 30, 2017.

#OnThisDay in 1937 the second passenger building at SFO was dedicated. #SFOHistory #avgeek This tweet was posted on October 24, 2017.

By 1983, the Central Terminal (now Terminal 2) conversion and renaming to International Terminal was completed. #TBT #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on October 12, 2017.

See @flySFO's new iconic air traffic control tower rising beautifully into the sky in between Terminal 1 and 2. #sfohistory #avgeek #sfo This tweet was posted on October 11, 2017.

Standing 221 feet tall, the new tower is seismically fitted to withstand a magnitude 8 earthquake. #sfohistory #avgeek #sfo This tweet was posted on October 11, 2017.

#Onthisday last year, SFO's new air traffic control tower was dedicated. #sfohistory #avgeek #sfo This tweet was posted on October 11, 2017.

#Onthisday in 1951, construction began on the new terminal building at SFO. It now exists as T2. #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on October 05, 2017.

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.

#Onthisday in 1927, Hangar No. 1 at Mills Field (now @flySFO) was completed. #avgeek #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on September 23, 2017.

#OnThisDay in 1963, the first major addition to the 1954 terminal at San Francisco International Airport was dedicated. #TBT #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on September 15, 2017.