San Francisco International
SFO · KSFO · San Francisco, California · San Mateo County · map
San Francisco International is a public-use airport owned by the City & County of San Francisco, 8 miles southeast of San Francisco, California, 13 feet above sea level. It has 4 runways; the longest, 10L/28R, is 11,870 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additives).
Weather right now KSFO · observed 1:56 pm PDT (20:56 UTC), 24 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the northwest (320°) at 8 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 600 feet
- Temperature 77°F (25°C), dew point 57°F (14°C)
- Altimeter 29.88 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 2:01 pm PDT (21:01 UTC), good until Wed 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm PDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 600 feet VFR
- From Tue 9:00 pm PDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the west at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 500 feet VFR
- From Wed 6:00 am PDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 500 feet VFR
- From Wed 1:00 pm PDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KSFO 062056Z 32008KT 10SM FEW006 25/14 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP119 T02500139 58021
TAF KSFO 062101Z 0621/0724 32010KT P6SM FEW006 FM070400 27006KT P6SM FEW005 FM071300 03003KT P6SM FEW005 FM072000 29010KT P6SM SKC
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA SFO · ICAO KSFO
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City & County of San Francisco
- Elevation
- 13 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additives
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- hangar
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- San Francisco sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 14E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 4
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10L/28R | 11,870 × 200 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 10R/28L | 11,381 × 200 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 01R/19L | 8,650 × 200 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 01L/19R | 7,650 × 200 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 10L: PAPI, four lights on the left, 11,193 ft available for landing, tower 88 ft high 3,280 ft from the end
- Runway 28R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2), right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 300 ft, 11,236 ft available for landing
- Runway 10R: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, 10,704 ft available for landing, tower 87 ft high 3,875 ft from the end
- Runway 28L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), threshold displaced 300 ft, 10,275 ft available for landing
- Runway 01R: threshold displaced 560 ft, 8,090 ft available for landing, tree 177 ft high 4,000 ft from the end
- Runway 19L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with flashers (MALSF)
- Runway 01L: threshold displaced 640 ft, 7,010 ft available for landing
- Runway 19R: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| Digital ATIS | 113.7 | San Francisco |
| Digital ATIS | 115.8 | San Francisco |
| Digital ATIS | 118.85 | San Francisco |
| Clearance delivery Pre Taxi Clearance | 118.2 | San Francisco |
| Ground | 121.8 | San Francisco |
| Ground (secondary) | 124.25 | San Francisco |
| Tower | 120.5 | San Francisco |
| Alwys and star · Approach · Dyamd and star | 128.325 | San Francisco |
| Approach · Class B airspace · Risti and star East | 134.5 | San Francisco |
| Approach (secondary) · Bdega and star · Class B airspace South | 133.95 | San Francisco |
| Departure procedure (CIITY) · Class B airspace · Departure Northwest; NW-E | 120.9 | San Francisco |
| Class B airspace · Departure · Departure procedure (EUGEN) West; SE-W | 135.1 | San Francisco |
| Emergency | 121.5 | San Francisco |
| Class B airspace NE-E | 125.35 | San Francisco |
| Class B airspace North | 127.0 | San Francisco |
| Sfo and vot | 111.0 | |
| Big Sur Star · Serfr and star · Wwavs and star | 128.575 | San Francisco |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 650-250-5841.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in San Francisco from the FAA register
294 aircraft are registered to owners in San Francisco, California: 153 piston singles, 58 drones, 31 business jets, 21 turboprops, 10 helicopters. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in California.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 38 since 1982, 3 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Engineered material arresting system (emas) 413 feet in length by 227 feet in width located at the der 1L.
- Engineered materials arresting system (emas) 409 feet in length by 227 feet in width located at the der 1R.
- Engineered materials arresting system (emas) 373 feet in length by 227 feet in width located at the der 19L.
- Engineered materials arresting system (emas) 437 feet in length by 227 feet in width located at the der 19R.
- Approach blocked by a blast fence and localizer ant.
- Approach ratio 28:1 to displaced threshold.
- Flocks of birds feeding along shoreline adjacent to airport; on occasions fly across various parts of the airport.
- High speed taxiway (T) grvd full width between runway 28R and 28L.
- Several runway hold position signs are on the right rather than the left side of the taxiways.
- Runway 10 preferred runway between 1:00 am to 6:00 am weather and flight conditions permitting.
- Airline pilots shall strictly follow the painted nose gear lines and no oversteering adjustment is permitted.
- Paew approach end runways 28L, 28R, 19L indefinitely.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.