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Did you know SFO Museum has the freestanding schedule board from San Francisco Airport’s 1937 passenger terminal? For years the board was large enough to post the arrival and departure times for all scheduled airlines serving San Francisco. #avgeek #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on September 19, 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.
#SFO1954 #SFOHistory #AvGeek #airport
This tweet was posted on August 24, 2022.
To keep pace with the rapid expansion of commercial aviation in the 1940s and 50s, major airports updated their facilities with longer runways and modern passenger terminals including at @flySFO, where construction of a new terminal began in 1951. #SFO1954 #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on August 24, 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 #SFOHistory
This 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 #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on July 25, 2022.
#OnThisDay in 1927, the Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco officially began operations. #AvGeek #AviationHistory #SFHistory #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on June 07, 2022.
Do you know that you can search our collection website by airport? Browse through over 4,000 objects online related to our favorite airport, @flySFO—everything from photographs and postcards to correspondence and architectural drawings. https://t.co/1lO1Yj8dcg
#AvGeek #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on June 06, 2022.
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.
#Onthisday in 2011, the newly renovated Terminal 2 opened at SFO. The remodeled terminal opened with fourteen common-use gates, LEED Gold certification, and industry leading amenities, in addition to a renowned collection of public art and a new gallery for us! #SFOhistory
This tweet was posted on April 13, 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 #avgeek
This tweet was posted on February 23, 2022.
Construction of a new terminal at San Francisco Airport began in 1951. Designed in the International Style, the seven-story building employed an innovative, dual-level layout that separated departures from arrivals. #SFOHistory #avgeek
This tweet was posted on February 23, 2022.
To keep pace with the revolution in commercial aviation, major airports around the world updated their facilities with longer runways, expansive taxiways, and modern passenger terminals. #SFOHistory #avgeek
This tweet was posted on February 23, 2022.