San Francisco International Airport

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San Francisco International Airport
KSFO.jpg
IATA: SFO ICAO: KSFO
Type Public
Owner San Francisco Airport Commission
City San Fransisco, California, USA
website
Runways
Runway Length Material
10L/28R 3618 m Asphalt
10R/28L 3231 m Asphalt
1R/19L 2636 m Asphalt
1L/19R 2286 m Asphalt

San Francisco International Airport (often abreviated to as SFO or KSFO) is FlightGear's main airport, and therefore included in the base package. It has a range of custom scenery building models including Alcatraz, downtown San Fransisco, and the Golden Gate Bridge. Because of the large amount of multiplayer traffic around SFO, some systems might crash (or extremely lag) when launched at SFO or a nearby airport.

Boeing 747-400 on final, above the night lighting pier for runway 28R

Airline Hubs

Real Airlines

  • United Airlines
  • Virgin America

Virtual Airlines

Runways

SFO has 4 runways. The runways are positioned parallel in two pairs. Two of them are north-south, two are east-west.

The separation between parallel runways is 750ft. While simultaneous landings can take place on parallel runways in good weather, Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) rules for landing aircraft restrict the airport to one runway in bad weather which can lead to increased delays.

Most common runway usage is 28R for arrivals and 28L for departures.

When approaching, the localizer 111.7 may be used to direct the pilot the runway 28.

Runway 01R-19L

Runway 10R-28L is 2636 meters long.

Runway 01L-19R

Runway 10R-28L is 2286 meters long, therefore the smallest runway of the airport.

Runway 10R-28L

Runway 10R-28L is 3231 meters long. When the 28 runways are in use, 28L is normally used for takeoffs.

Runway 10L-28R

Runway 28R-10L is the airports longest runway, with 3618 meters. When the 28 runways are in use, 28R is normally used for landings.

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