San Francisco International Airport (SFO)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	SFO
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	122°22'31.5000" W / 37°37'7.7000" N -122.375417 / 37.618806 (Estimated)
Elevation	13.10 ft / 3.99 m (Surveyed)
Land	5207 acres
From nearest city	8 nautical miles SE of San Francisco, CA
Location	San Mateo County, CA
Magnetic Variation	14E (2015)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	CITY & COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Address	PO BOX 8097 SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94128
Phone number	650-821-5000
Manager	MIKE NAKORNKHET
Address	PO BOX 8097 SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94128
Phone number	650-821-5000

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	No
Control Tower	ATCT
Beacon Color	White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge	Yes
Sectional chart	SAN FRANCISCO
Region	AWP - Western-Pacific
Responsible ARTCC	ZOA - OAKLAND
Tie-in FSS	OAK - OAKLAND
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	SFO (NOTAM-d service available)
Certification type/date	1973/05

Airport Communications

UNICOM	122.95 MHz
ASOS	SFO (650-250-5841)

Airport Services

Fuel types	100LL,A,A++
Airframe repair	NONE
Power plant repair	NONE
Bottled oxygen	HIGH/LOW
Bulk oxygen	NONE
Transient storage	Hangar, Tiedown
Other services	AFRT,AVNCS,CARGO,CHTR

Runway Information

Runway 01L/19R

Dimensions	7650 x 200 ft (2332 x 61 m)
Surface	ASPH (GOOD)
Surface treatment	Saw-cut or plastic Grooved
Edge lights	High

	01L	19R
Alignment	28°	208°
Physical elevation	10.70 ft	9.20 ft
Coordinates	37.607898 / -122.382929	37.626481 / -122.370609
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway marking	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition
VGSI		4-light PAPI on left
RVR equipment	touchdown, midfield, rollout	touchdown, midfield, rollout
Runway end lights	Yes	No
CL lights	Yes	Yes
TDZ lights	No	No

Runway 01R/19L

Dimensions	8650 x 200 ft (2637 x 61 m)
Surface	ASPH (GOOD)
Surface treatment	Saw-cut or plastic Grooved
Edge lights	High

	01R	19L
Alignment	28°	208°
Physical elevation	11.40 ft	10.50 ft
Coordinates	37.606330 / -122.381041	37.627342 / -122.367111
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway marking	Precision instrument , Good Condition	Precision instrument , Good Condition
ILS type		ILS/DME
VGSI		4-light PAPI on left
RVR equipment	touchdown, midfield, rollout	touchdown, midfield, rollout
Approach light		MALSF
Runway end lights	Yes	No
CL lights	Yes	Yes
TDZ lights	No	Yes

Runway 10L/28R

Dimensions	11870 x 200 ft (3618 x 61 m)
Surface	ASPH (GOOD)
Surface treatment	Saw-cut or plastic Grooved
Edge lights	High

	10L	28R
Alignment	118°	298°
Physical elevation	5.50 ft	13.00 ft
Coordinates	37.628739 / -122.393392	37.613534 / -122.357141
Traffic pattern	Left	Right
Runway marking	Precision instrument , Good Condition	Precision instrument , Good Condition
ILS type		ILS/DME
VGSI	4-light PAPI on left	4-light PAPI on left
RVR equipment	touchdown, midfield, rollout	touchdown, midfield, rollout
Approach light		ALSF2
Runway end lights	Yes	No
CL lights	Yes	Yes
TDZ lights	No	Yes

Runway 10R/28L

Dimensions	11381 x 200 ft (3469 x 61 m)
Surface	ASPH (GOOD)
Surface treatment	Saw-cut or plastic Grooved
Edge lights	High

	10R	28L
Alignment	118°	298°
Physical elevation	7.10 ft	12.60 ft
Coordinates	37.626291 / -122.393105	37.611712 / -122.358349
Traffic pattern	Right	Left
Runway marking	Precision instrument , Good Condition	Precision instrument , Good Condition
ILS type		ILS/DME
VGSI	4-light PAPI on left	4-light PAPI on left
RVR equipment	touchdown, midfield, rollout	touchdown, midfield, rollout
Approach light		MALSR
Runway end lights	No	No
CL lights	Yes	Yes
TDZ lights	No	No

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
WVI	DME	WATSONVILLE	89Y	114.25		49.6 nm
NUQ	TACAN	MOFFETT	123X	117.60	17E	18.8 nm
SUU	TACAN	TRAVIS	113X	116.60	13E	42.8 nm
OAK	VOR/DME	OAKLAND	115X	116.80	17E	9.7 nm
OSI	VOR/DME	WOODSIDE	86X	113.90	17E	14.3 nm
SAU	VOR/DME	SAUSALITO	109X	116.20	17E	15.8 nm
SJC	VOR/DME	SAN JOSE	88X	114.10	16E	25.2 nm
CCR	VOR/DME	CONCORD	117X	117.00	17E	30.0 nm
PYE	VOR/DME	POINT REYES	84X	113.70	17E	36.2 nm
SGD	VORTAC	SCAGGS ISLAND	58X	112.10	17E	33.7 nm
SFO	VOT	SAN FRANCISCO		111.00		0.5 nm

Remarks

• RY 10 PREFERRED RY BTWN 0100-0600 WEATHER AND FLIGHT CONDITIONS PERMITTING.
• AIRLINE PILOTS SHALL STRICTLY FOLLOW THE PAINTED NOSE GEAR LINES AND NO OVERSTEERING ADJUSTMENT IS PERMITTED.
• PAEW APCH END RYS 28L, 28R, 19L INDEFLY.
• ALL OUBD TWY ZULU 2 HVY ACFT WITH A WINGSPAN OF 171 FT OR GTR UNDER PWR PROHIBITED FROM ENTERING WB TWY ZULU.
• FLOCKS OF BIRDS FEEDING ALONG SHORELINE ADJ TO ARPT; ON OCCASIONS FLY ACROSS VARIOUS PARTS OF THE ARPT.
• SIMULTANEOUS OPERATIONS IN EFFECT ALL RYS.
• RWY 1L CLSD TO DEPARTING TRIJET ACFT WITH WINGSPAN GREATER THAN 155 FT.
• RWY STATUS LGTS IN OPN.
• TWY S BTN TWY Z AND TWY S2 CLSD TO ACFT WITH WINGSPAN OVER 215 FT.
• DUE TO OBSTD VISION, SFO TWR IS ABLE TO PRVD ONLY LTD ARPT TFC CTL SVC ON TWY A BTN GATES F20 AND F21.
• HIGH SPEED TWY (T) GRVD FULL WIDTH BTN RWY 28R AND 28L.
• NOISE SENSITIVE ARPT; FOR NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES CTC ARPT NOISE OFFICE MON-FRI 0800-1700 BY CALLING 650-821-5100.
• SEVERAL RY HOLD POSITION SIGNS ARE ON THE RIGHT RATHER THAN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TWYS.