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San Francisco · United States

SFO San Francisco International Airport

Local timeUTC−7America/Los_Angeles
Runways4longest 11,870 ft3,618 m
Elevation13 ft4 mabove sea level
CodesSFO · KSFOIATA · ICAO

Photo: Calbookaddict at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Runways

Runway layout of San Francisco International Airport, drawn to scale from surveyed runway-end positionsRunway 10L/28R: 11,870 ft (3,618 m), asphaltRunway 10R/28L: 11,381 ft (3,469 m), asphaltRunway 1R/19L: 8,660 ft (2,640 m), asphaltRunway 1L/19R: 7,650 ft (2,332 m), asphalt10L28R10R28L1R19L1L19R1 km · 3,281 ftN
Drawn to scale by JetSet Authority from OurAirports’ runway-end coordinates. Taxiways and buildings are not shown. Not for navigation.
RunwayLengthWidthSurface
10L/28R
118° / 298° true		 11,870 ft3,618 m200 ft61 masphalt · lit
10R/28L
118° / 298° true		 11,381 ft3,469 m200 ft61 masphalt · lit
1R/19L
28° / 208° true		 8,660 ft2,640 m200 ft61 masphalt · lit
1L/19R
28° / 208° true		 7,650 ft2,332 m200 ft61 masphalt · lit

Runway numbers are the magnetic heading divided by ten, rounded; L, C and R mark parallel runways. Displaced thresholds shorten the usable length at some ends.

Location and time

Coordinates37.6°N, 122.4°W (37.6198, -122.3748)
RegionCalifornia, United States
Time zoneAmerica/Los_Angeles: UTC−8 standard time, UTC−7 during daylight saving time
Official sitewww.flysfo.com/

Distances and flight times to world hubs

Great circles from SFO to 20 major hubsATLLAXJFKORDYYZMEXGRULHRCDGFRAISTDXBDOHJNBDELSINHKGPEKHNDSYDSFO
HubDistanceFrom SFOTo SFO
Los Angeles LAX543 km338 mi1 h 40 min1 h 45 min
Chicago ORD2,964 km1,842 mi4 h 05 min4 h 50 min
Mexico City MEX3,029 km1,882 mi4 h 20 min4 h 45 min
Atlanta ATL3,435 km2,134 mi4 h 35 min5 h 25 min
Toronto YYZ3,627 km2,254 mi4 h 45 min5 h 40 min
New York JFK4,152 km2,580 mi5 h 20 min6 h 20 min
Tokyo HND8,286 km5,148 mi11 h 30 min9 h 40 min
London LHR8,616 km5,354 mi10 h 20 min11 h 20 min
Paris CDG8,963 km5,569 mi10 h 45 min11 h 50 min
Frankfurt FRA9,149 km5,685 mi11 h11 h 55 min
Beijing PEK9,494 km5,899 mi12 h 40 min11 h 05 min
São Paulo GRU10,427 km6,479 mi12 h 30 min13 h 20 min
Istanbul IST10,764 km6,689 mi12 h 55 min13 h 40 min
Hong Kong HKG11,128 km6,915 mi14 h 50 min12 h 45 min
Sydney SYD11,950 km7,425 mi15 h 10 min14 h 10 min
Delhi DEL12,382 km7,694 mi15 h 30 min14 h 45 min
Doha DOH12,994 km8,074 mi15 h 40 min15 h 55 min
Dubai DXB13,020 km8,090 mi15 h 50 min15 h 55 min
Singapore SIN13,582 km8,439 mi17 h 45 min15 h 25 min
Johannesburg JNB16,979 km10,550 mi19 h 20 min21 h 30 min

Estimated scheduled flight times for a nonstop flight; whether one operates is not something we track. Linked hubs have a full route page.

Nearest airports with scheduled flights

AirportDistance
San Carlos SQL
San Carlos Airport		16 km10 mi SE
Oakland OAK
Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport		18 km11 mi NE
San Jose SJC
Mineta San Jose International Airport		49 km30 mi SE
Concord CCR
Buchanan Field		50 km31 mi NE
Stockton SCK
Stockton Metropolitan Airport		104 km65 mi ENE
Santa Rosa STS
Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport		106 km66 mi NNW
Monterey MRY
Monterey Regional Airport		124 km77 mi SSE
Sacramento SMF
Sacramento International Airport		138 km86 mi NNE

How far can you get?

Of the 265 airports with guides on this site, roughly this many are within a nonstop flight of:

153 hours
526 hours
639 hours
13312 hours

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Route guides from SFO

Radio frequencies
ServiceDescriptionMHz
ApproachNORCAL APP128.325
ApproachNORCAL APP SECONDARY133.950
ApproachNORCAL APP INITIAL CONTACT134.500
ATIS (recorded airport information)ATIS113.700
AWOSAWOS 1118.050
Clearance deliveryCLNC DEL118.200
DepartureNORCAL DEP NW-EAST120.900
DepartureNORCAL DEP SE-WEST135.100
GroundGND121.800
MISCUSCG34.500
TowerTWR120.500
UnicomUNICOM122.950

From OurAirports’ community-maintained list. Frequencies change; check the current official publication. Not for navigation.

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