SFO International Terminal
San Francisco International Airport (SFO), a department of the City and County of San Francisco, is a transparent organization dedicated to serving our local community as well as the millions of travelers who pass through our doors each year.
Getting Around
SFO Airport
SFO's AirTrain provides year-round service 24 hours a day, with station departures as frequent as every four minutes. AirTrain is wheelchair accessible. Space is designated for wheelchairs at each end of AirTrain cars. Elevator service is available at all AirTrain stations.
Art at SFO
Airport
SFO commits itself to providing its patrons with world-class facilities and customer service. To help meet this goal, SFO incorporates art throughout the terminals, fostering an environment that is both entertaining and educational.
SFO International Terminal
The International Terminal is composed of Boarding Areas A and G. The terminal was designed by Craig W. Hartman of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill and opened in December 2000 to replace the International Departures section of Terminal 2. It is the largest international terminal in North America, and is the largest building in the world built on base isolators to protect against earthquakes.
Food service focuses on quick service versions of leading San Francisco Bay Area restaurants, following other SFO terminals. Planners attempted to make the airport a destination in and of itself, not just for travelers who are passing through.
The international terminal is a common-use facility, with all gates and all ticketing areas shared among international airlines and several domestic carriers. Common-use terminal equipment (CUTE) is used at check-in counters and gates. All international arrivals and departures are handled here (except flights from cities with customs preclearance). The International Terminal houses the airport's BART station, adjacent to the garage leading to Boarding Area G.
The SFO Medical Clinic is located next to the security screening area of Boarding Area A. All the gates in this terminal have at least two jetway bridges except gates A2 and A10, which have one. Gates A1, A3, and A11 can accommodate two aircraft. Six of the gates are designed for the Airbus A380, making SFO one of the first airports in the world with such gates when it was built in 2000. Gates A9 (9A, 9B, 9C) and G101 (101A, 101B, 101C) have three jetways for boarding. Four other gates have two jetways fitted for A380 service.
The SFO International Airport - International Terminal Aisle 5
The SFO International Airport - International Terminal Aisle 3
Getting Around SFO
AirTrain operates two lines:
- The Red Line connects all terminals, terminal garages and the BART Station.
- The Blue Line connects the Rental Car Center with all terminals, terminal garages and the BART Station.
AirTrain does not provide service to SFO's Long-Term Parking Facilities.
AirTrain stations are located in all terminals, the Domestic Parking Garage, and International Garages A and G:
- From Terminal 1, 2 or 3, take the elevator or escalator to Mezzanine - Level 3 and walk across the passenger skybridge.
- From the Domestic Parking Garage, take the elevator or stairs to Level 5.
- From the International Garages A and G, take the elevator or stairs to Level 7.
- From inside the International Terminal, access the AirTrain stations near Boarding Areas A and G. You can reach the stations by taking the elevator or escalator to Level 4.
Air Train - International Terminal
Art at SFO Airport
The works of art at SFO are made possible through two distinct programs:
- SFO Museum
- San Francisco Arts Commission
SFO Museum
A division of SFO, presents a series of rotating exhibitions displayed in the terminal galleries, as well as the San Francisco Airport Commission Aviation Library and Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum located in the International Terminal.
The San Francisco Arts Commission
An agency of the City and County of San Francisco, curates the collection of permanent art displayed throughout SFO.
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International Terminal - Exhibit