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{{Short description|Airport serving the San Francisco-Oakland Metropolitan Area, California, United States}}
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{{Use American English|date=May 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox airport
| name                = Oakland International Airport
| image               = I Fly OAK logo.png
| image-width         = 250
| image2              = Oakland-International-Airport-Aerial-2.jpg
| image2-width        = 250
| caption2            = 
| IATA                = OAK
| ICAO                = KOAK
| FAA                 = OAK
| WMO                 = 72493
| type                = Public
| owner-oper          = [[Port of Oakland]]
| city-served         = [[East Bay]], [[San Francisco Bay Area]]
| location            = [[Oakland, California|Oakland]], [[Alameda County, California|Alameda County]], [[California]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| opened              = {{start date and age|1927|09|17}}
| hub                 = {{nowrap|[[FedEx Express]]}}
| operating_base      = {{nowrap|[[Southwest Airlines]]<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Southwest Airlines Announces New Crew Base for Pilots and Flight Attendants at Nashville International Airport (BNA) |date=August 14, 2023 |url=http://swamedia.com/releases/nashville-crew-base?lang=en-US |language=en |access-date=October 26, 2023}}</ref>}}
| elevation-m         = 3
| coordinates         = {{coord|37|43|17|N|122|13|15|W|type:airport_region:US-CA|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_label       = '''OAK'''/KOAK/'''OAK'''
| elevation-f         = 9
| website             = {{URL|www.oaklandairport.com}}
| image_map           = OAK FAA Airport Diagram.svg
| image_map_caption   = FAA airport diagram
| mapframe            = yes
| mapframe-zoom       = 9
| mapframe-wikidata   = yes
| r1-number           = 12/30
| r1-length-f         = 10,520
| r1-length-m         = 3,206
| r1-surface          = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]
| r2-number           = 10R/28L
| r2-length-f         = 6,213
| r2-length-m         = 1,894
| r2-surface          = Asphalt
| r3-number           = 10L/28R
| r3-length-f         = 5,458
| r3-length-m         = 1,664
| r3-surface          = Asphalt
| r4-number           = 15/33
| r4-length-f         = 3,376
| r4-length-m         = 1,029
| r4-surface          = Asphalt
| stat-year           = 2024
| stat1-header        = Aircraft operations
| stat1-data          = 205,570
| stat2-header        = Total passengers
| stat2-data          = 10,820,939
| footnotes           = Sources: [[Federal Aviation Administration|FAA]],<ref name=FAA>{{FAA-airport|ID=OAK|use=PU|own=PU|site=01971.*A}}, effective April 17, 2025.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://oaklandairport.com/wp-content/uploads/CY2023-Summary-Page-Dec-2023.pdf|title=Oakland Int'l Airport Passenger Data for 2023|website=oaklandairport.com|accessdate= February 1, 2024}}</ref>
| timezone            = [[Pacific Time Zone|PST]]
| utc                 = [[UTC−08:00]]
| summer              = PDT
| utcs                = [[UTC−07:00]]
}}

'''Oakland International Airport''' {{airport codes|OAK|KOAK|OAK}} is an [[international airport]] in [[Oakland, California]], United States. The airport is located {{Convert|7|mi|km}} south of [[downtown Oakland]] and {{Convert|12|mi|km}} east of [[San Francisco]], serving the [[East Bay]] of the [[San Francisco Bay Area]]. The airport is owned by the [[Port of Oakland]]<ref name="FAA" /><ref name="GNIS">{{cite gnis|type=retired|id=1653772|name=Metropolitan Oakland International Airport|access-date=May 3, 2009}}</ref> and has domestic passenger flights to cities throughout the [[United States]] and international flights to [[Mexico]], and [[El Salvador]], in addition to cargo flights to [[China]] and [[Japan]]. The airport covers {{convert|2600|acre|abbr=on}} of land.<ref name=FAA /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://skyvector.com/airport/OAK/Metro-Oakland-International-Airport|title=OAK airport data at skyvector.com|website=skyvector.com}} FAA data effective April 17, 2025.</ref> The airport is an operating base for [[Southwest Airlines]], which operates point-to-point routes with bases instead of a traditional network with hubs.

==History==
===Early years===
The city of Oakland looked into the construction of an airport starting in 1925. The announcement of the [[Dole Air Race]] for a flight from California to Hawaii provided the incentive to purchase {{Convert|680|acres}} in April 1927 for the airport.<ref>{{cite book |title=Oakland Aviation|first1=Ronald T.|last1=Reuther|first2=William T.|last2=Larkins|page=17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Oakland Airport|url=http://www.aiaa.org/Participate/Uploads/02-0694%20HAS%20Oakland%20brochur.pdf|access-date=November 3, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061201222858/http://www.aiaa.org/Participate/Uploads/02-0694%20HAS%20Oakland%20brochur.pdf|archive-date=December 1, 2006}}</ref> The {{Convert|7020|ft|m|-long|adj=mid}} runway was the longest in the world at the time and was built in just 21 days ahead of the Dole race start. The airport was dedicated by [[Charles Lindbergh]] on September 17. In its early days, because of its long runway enabling safe takeoff rolls for fuel-heavy aircraft, Oakland was the departing point of several historic flights, including [[Charles Kingsford Smith]]'s historic US-Australia flight in 1928 and [[Amelia Earhart]]'s final flight in 1937. Earhart departed from this airport when she made her final, ill-fated voyage, intending to return there after circumnavigating the globe.<ref name="OAKhistory">{{cite web|title=A History of Aviation Excellence and Importance to the Community|url=http://www.oaklandairport.com/media_backgrounder.shtml|publisher=Port of Oakland|access-date=July 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120622034917/http://www.oaklandairport.com/media_backgrounder.shtml|archive-date=June 22, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Boeing Air Transport (a predecessor of [[United Airlines]]) began scheduled flights to Oakland in December 1927. It was joined by [[Trans World Airlines]] (TWA) in 1932. In 1929 Boeing opened the [[Boeing School of Aeronautics]] on the field, which expanded rapidly in 1939 as part of the [[Civilian Pilot Training Program]]. Thousands of pilots and mechanics were trained before the facility was changed into the United Air Lines training center in 1945.<ref>{{cite book|title=Aerospace Engineering Education During The First Century of Flight|author1=Barnes Warnock McCormick |author2=Conrad F. Newberry |author3=Eric Jumper |page=858}}</ref>

[[File:NAS Oakland NAN8-47.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of NAS Oakland in the mid-1940s|left]]
[[File:FJ-1 Oakland Naval Air Reserve boat NAN2-50.jpg|thumb|Advertising the [[United States Navy Reserve|Naval Air Reserve]] at NAS Oakland, 1949|left]]
[[File:OAK airliners 1952 (6167375331).jpg|thumb|left|Airliner flightline in 1952]]

In 1943 the [[United States Armed Forces |U.S. Armed Forces]] temporarily took over Oakland Airport and opened [[Naval Air Station Oakland]]. It was transformed into an airlift base for military flights to the Pacific islands, ordering all scheduled services to move to [[San Francisco International Airport]]. After the war, airlines slowly returned to Oakland; [[Western Airlines]] began flights in 1946, and was followed by [[American Airlines]], TWA, United, [[Transocean Air Lines]] and [[Pacific Southwest Airlines|Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA)]]. Oakland became a larger center for non-scheduled and supplemental air carriers: some of the largest such companies were based and headquartered in Oakland including [[Transocean Air Lines]], [[World Airways]], [[Trans International Airlines]], [[Universal Airlines (United States)|Universal Airlines]] and [[Saturn Airways]]. Other large supplemental carriers, such as [[United States Overseas Airlines]], had operational bases in Oakland. Oakland became one of the largest overhaul and maintenance operations in the country when Aircraft Engine and Maintenance Company (AEMCO) processed thousands of aircraft. 
 
The airport's first [[Jet Age]] [[airport terminal|terminal]] (now Terminal 1) was designed by [[John Carl Warnecke|John Carl Warnecke & Associates]] and opened in 1962, part of a $20 million expansion on bay fill that included the 10,000-foot (3048&nbsp;m) runway 11/29 (now 12/30).<ref>{{cite web |title=Oakland International Airport, Terminal 1|url=http://www.docomomo-noca.org/building-detail.php?id=53|work=Northern California Chapter, Documentation and Conservation of Buildings|access-date=July 16, 2012}} {{dead link|date=September 2019|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> The May 1963 OAG showed 15 airline flights arriving in Oakland each day, including nine from San Francisco; in June 1963, TWA flew Oakland's first scheduled jet, a [[Convair 880]], to Chicago.<ref name="OAKhistory" /> American Airlines scheduled service from Oakland to Phoenix and then into Dallas using the [[Boeing 720]] aircraft. Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) provided several flights within California from OAK using Boeing 727 and [[DC-9]] aircraft. United Airlines introduced non-stop service to Chicago and on the San Francisco-Oakland-Los Angeles route using the [[Boeing 727]].

During the [[Vietnam War]], [[World Airways]] shuttled thousands of military passengers through Oakland to their bases in Southeast Asia, and an international arrivals facility was built, allowing the airport to handle international flights for the first time. World Airways had broken ground on the World Air Center at Oakland International Airport. The maintenance hangar could store four [[Boeing 747]]s. It opened in May 1973.<ref name="OAKhistory" /> During its operation, World Airways provided contract maintenance services for 14 airlines in the facility. By 1988, World Airways vacated the Oakland maintenance base and moved its headquarters to [[Dulles International Airport|Washington Dulles]]. That same year, [[United Airlines]] assumed the lease on the maintenance base.

After the war, Oakland's traffic slumped, but [[Airline Deregulation Act|airline deregulation]] prompted several low-fare carriers to begin flights. This increase prompted the airport to build a $16.3 million second terminal, the [[Lionel Wilson (politician)|Lionel J. Wilson]] Terminal 2, with seven gates for [[Pacific Southwest Airlines|PSA]] and [[Air California|AirCal]] service.<ref name="OAKhistory" /> In the mid-1980s, [[People Express Airlines (1980s)|People Express Airlines]] provided scheduled [[Boeing 747]] transcontinental flights from OAK to Newark. [[San Francisco and Oakland Helicopter Airlines|SFO Helicopter Airlines]] served scheduled passenger flights between SFO and the Oakland Convention Center from OAK for many years until 1985. In 1987, [[British Airways]] and [[Air France]] Concorde visited Oakland to provide supersonic two-hour flights to the Pacific halfway to Hawaii and back to Oakland. Additionally, Concorde returned for a special around-the-world trip covering 38,215 miles over a three-week tour in March 1989.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Van Niekerken |first1=Bill |last2=O'Rourke |first2=Tim |title=When the Concorde supersonic turbojet roared into the Bay Area |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/chronicle_vault/article/When-the-supersonic-Concorde-turbojet-roared-into-12946843.php |access-date=June 27, 2022 |agency=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |date=May 26, 2018}}</ref>

[[FedEx Express]] opened an [[air cargo]] base at OAK in 1988, which is now one of the busiest air freight terminals in the United States. In the 1990s, [[Southwest Airlines]] opened a crew base in Oakland, and expanded its flights to become the airport's dominant passenger carrier. The airport has international arrival facilities, including [[U.S. Customs and Border Protection]] office. The 1990s saw a rise of low-cost carriers serving Oakland, [[Morris Air]] (later merged into [[Southwest Airlines]]), and [[MarkAir]] to name a few, provided several domestic destinations from OAK. During the 1990s, tour operator SunTrips contracted [[Aerocancun]] and [[Leisure Air]] to provide scheduled charter flights from OAK to sun destinations during the early 1990s. [[TAESA]] and [[Mexicana Airlines]] also flew between Oakland and cities in Mexico for many years. In the past [[Tower Air]] and [[Corsairfly]] flew [[Paris–Orly Airport|Orly Airport]] to OAK to [[Papeete]], Tahiti; [[Martinair]] flew to [[Amsterdam Schiphol Airport|Schiphol Airport]]; and [[CityBird]] flew to [[Brussels Airport]].<ref name="OAKhistory" />

===2000s===
[[File:N598HA Boeing 767-300 Hawaiian Airlines (3).jpg|thumb|A [[Hawaiian Airlines]] [[Boeing 767-300]] at Terminal 1|left]]
[[United Airlines]] vacated its {{convert|300000|sqft|-4|abbr=on}} Oakland Maintenance Center in May 2003 and transferred work to its base across the bay at San Francisco International Airport (SFO).

Oakland International Airport began a $300 million expansion and renovation project in 2004, including adding five gates in Terminal 2. The new concourse partially opened in the fall of 2006, was fully opened by the spring of 2007, and a new baggage claim in Terminal 2 opened in the summer of 2006. The former Terminal 2 baggage claim has been replaced by a renovated and expanded security screening area. As part of this program, airport roadways, curbsides and parking lots were also renovated by the end of 2008.<ref name="OAKhistory" />

In 2008, Oakland saw a series of cutbacks due to high fuel costs and airline bankruptcies, more than other Bay Area airports. In just a few days, Oakland's numerous non-stops to [[Hawaii]] were eliminated following the liquidation of [[ATA Airlines]] and [[Aloha Airlines]], although [[Hawaiian Airlines]] started a daily flight to [[Honolulu]] a month later. [[Skybus Airlines]] stopped flying to Columbus, OH when it ended operations on April 5. American Airlines and [[Continental Airlines]] both dropped [[Oakland]] on September 3, [[United Airlines]] ended service to [[Los Angeles]] on November 2.

===2010s===
[[File:Oakland Airport Terminal 1.jpg|thumb|Terminal 1 and ground transportation dropoff loop]]
Following the years of the [[Great Recession]], during which a few airlines were either liquidated ([[ATA Airlines]] and [[Aloha Airlines]]), or consolidated business to [[San Francisco International Airport]], OAK started a gradual recovery, which has continued through 2017.

In 2009, [[Allegiant Air]] moved operations from San Francisco International Airport, before designating OAK as a focus city. After the bankruptcies of ATA and Aloha Airlines, [[Alaska Airlines]] and [[Hawaiian Airlines]] replaced their nonstop services to Hawaii. In the same year, [[Volaris]] began service to OAK as their first destination in the San Francisco Bay Area and held a commercial agreement with [[Southwest Airlines]], until its merger with [[AirTran Airways]] in 2011. Malaysia-based [[AirAsia X]] honored its new partners, the [[Oakland Raiders]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). [[AirAsia X]] had one of their planes full of its executives and crew members "touch down" at OAK in acknowledgement of the to-be-announced sponsorship. AirAsia executives had new optimism that service between the U.S. and the airline's main base in [[Kuala Lumpur]], could possibly happen earlier than originally expected, but has yet to come to fruition as of 2020.

In 2009, OAK had the highest on-time arrival percentage among the 40 busiest North American airports.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Oakland International Airport: Press Releases|url=http://www.flyoakland.com/press_releases_detail.aspx?ID=578&t=p|publisher=Port of Oakland|date=January 12, 2010|access-date=April 19, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110120082516/http://flyoakland.com///press_releases_detail.aspx?ID=578&t=p|archive-date=January 20, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Oakland Best Among Top 40 North American Airports|url=http://emailer.emailroi.com/r.pl?vWHzpuUnhHLFybhb_0146f07791285864|work=Flightstats.com|date=January 6, 2010|access-date=April 19, 2012}}</ref>

In 2011, [[Spirit Airlines]] returned to OAK after several years of absence, eventually flying a combined total of seven year-round and seasonal routes by the summer of 2017. Oakland International Airport also celebrated its 85th anniversary in 2011, commemorating the first transpacific crossing by air from OAK to Hawaii, which took place on June 29, 1927, in ''The Bird of Paradise'', flown by Hegenberger and Maitland. In 2012 [[United Airlines]] pulled out of OAK, consolidating operations at San Francisco International Airport, its Bay Area hub. [[TUI Airlines Netherlands|Arkefly]] (which later re-branded as TUI Airlines Netherlands) chose OAK as a San Francisco Bay Area gateway, flying twice weekly to [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Amsterdam]], via a stop at [[Los Angeles International Airport]]. Arkefly provided 18 weeks of scheduled service in the summer of 2012. The airline followed with a similar schedule during the summer of 2013, before discontinuing service at OAK.

In 2013, [[FedEx Express]] opened a $30 million upgrade of its hub facility at OAK, including additions to accommodate the airline's new [[Boeing 777 Freighter]] fleet. In 2014, [[Norwegian Air Shuttle]] announced its first two year-round flights to [[Stockholm Arlanda Airport|Stockholm]] and [[Oslo Airport, Gardermoen|Oslo]] airport, using [[Boeing 787 Dreamliner#787-8|Boeing 787-8]] aircraft seating 291 passengers operated by [[Norwegian Long Haul]]. The flights were the first-ever nonstop services offered from the two Scandinavian capitals to the San Francisco Bay Area, providing several connections throughout Europe. The Oslo flight was later changed to a seasonal schedule.

A long-proposed extension of the [[Bay Area Rapid Transit|BART]] system to the airport opened on November 22, 2014, connecting the [[Oakland Coliseum Station|BART Coliseum station]] with a [[Oakland International Airport station|station]] in the parking lot opposite of the airport terminals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airportimprovement.com/article/oakland-int-l-gains-new-public-transportation-link|title=Oakland Int'l Gains New Public Transportation Link|date=January 13, 2015 |publisher=Oakland Airport}}</ref> The new system consists of a mostly elevated structure, running the length of Hegenberger Road.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oaklandairport.com/pdf/BARTtoOAKFAQ.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=January 23, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150124012508/http://www.oaklandairport.com/pdf/BARTtoOAKFAQ.pdf |archive-date=January 24, 2015  }}</ref>

In May 2015, Oakland International Airport's Moving Modern program construction commenced a $100 million renovation of the Terminal 1 complex. The project included seismic architectural retrofits in central buildings, replacement and upgrading of infrastructure and improvement of the passenger environment. The project was completed in Spring 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oaklandairport.com/press_releases_detail.aspx?ID=703&t=p|title=Oakland International Airport: Press Releases|date=May 12, 2015|publisher=Oakland Airport}}</ref>

In 2016, Norwegian Air Shuttle announced that nonstop flights would connect Oakland with London beginning the following spring. [[British Airways]] responded with their own service to London, with both airlines providing service to London's [[Gatwick Airport]]. [[American Airlines]] also returned and re-branded, following a merger with [[US Airways]]; the latter previously had a short-term presence at OAK, following a separate merger with [[America West Airlines]] during the previous decade. [[Southwest Airlines]] inaugurated nonstop flights from Oakland to Mexico for the airline's first international nonstop flights from OAK. The additional routes also gave the airline a combined total of 30 year-round and seasonal flights at the airport as of early 2017.

In 2017, Norwegian Air Shuttle announced nonstop flights connecting Oakland with [[Copenhagen Airport|Copenhagen]] on a seasonal basis from March 28, and Oakland with Barcelona from June 7 to operate year-round. [[Level (airline)|Level]], a new carrier owned by [[International Airlines Group|IAG]], responded with their own Barcelona service, started flights initially operated by IAG partner [[Iberia (airline)|Iberia]] on June 2, with both airlines providing service to [[Barcelona–El Prat Airport|Barcelona El Prat Airport]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-39301239|title=BA owner IAG launches new long-haul airline Level|work=BBC News|date=March 17, 2017}}</ref> In the months following, Norwegian announced in May the introduction of nonstop flights between Oakland and [[Leonardo da Vinci International Airport|Rome Fiumicino]] started on February 6, 2018,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/2017/05/31/norwegian-air-fly-italy-three-us-cities/102338008/|title=Norwegian Air to fly to Italy from three U.S. cities; $189 one-way fares|website=[[USA Today]]|access-date=August 12, 2018}}</ref> and in July the introduction of nonstop flights between Oakland and [[Charles de Gaulle Airport|Paris Charles de Gaulle]] began on April 10, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|author=Liu Jim|url=http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/273671/norwegian-expands-paris-us-flights-in-2018/|title=Norwegian expands Paris – US flights in 2018|publisher=UBM (UK) Ltd.|website=Routesonline|date=July 5, 2017|access-date=July 7, 2017}}</ref>

=== Recent years ===
Between mid-2018 and early 2020, OAK had both lost and was losing domestic and international nonstop routes; the indefinite grounding of the [[Boeing 737 MAX]] by both Southwest and American, the "restructuring" of schedules by airlines, and a lack of demand all contribute to this. British Airways ended service in October 2018. Level moved its operations to [[San Francisco International Airport|SFO]], as did Norwegian Air Shuttle for its seven routes serving OAK. Southwest Airlines ended systemwide service with [[Newark Liberty International Airport]] in November 2019, followed by discontinuing three more routes with OAK effective January 2020. Three other routes are currently suspended by Southwest until further notice, while American did the same during summer 2019 for service with [[Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport]]. Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], [[JetBlue]] withdrew operations from OAK in April 2020 while [[American Airlines]] withdrew in early June 2020.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.dallasnews.com/business/airlines/2020/06/02/american-airlines-is-dropping-service-to-oakland-and-doesnt-plan-to-return/| title = American Airlines is dropping service to Oakland and doesn't plan to return| date = June 2, 2020}}</ref> However, some traffic is returning. In December 2022 [[Volaris El Salvador]] announced nonstop flights connecting Oakland with [[El Salvador International Airport|San Salvador]] beginning the following spring of 2023. In late summer of 2023, [[Avianca El Salvador]] announced seasonal nonstop service from Oakland to [[El Salvador International Airport|San Salvador]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Skantz |first1=Kaley |title=Avianca adds new El Salvador flight at OAK |url=https://www.oaklandairport.com/avianca-adds-new-el-salvador-flight-at-oak/ |website=Oakland International Airport |access-date=September 7, 2023}}</ref> In September 2023, [[Viva Aerobus]] announced nonstop service between Oakland and [[Monterrey International Airport|Monterrey]].

In 2024, the airport announced that it was changing its official name from '''Metropolitan Oakland International Airport''' to '''San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport'''. The Port of Oakland Board of Commissioners approved the new name on April 11.<ref name="Valentino">{{cite news |last1=Valentino |first1=Silas |title=Port of Oakland approves controversial airport name change |url=https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/port-oakland-approve-airport-change-sf-bay-area-19398706.php |access-date=July 27, 2024 |work=SFGATE |date=April 11, 2024}}</ref> Among the reasons given for the change were that many travelers do not understand that the City of Oakland is part of the Bay Area<ref name="Valentino" /> and that its airport directly faces [[San Francisco Bay]].<ref name="Romine">{{cite news |last1=Romine |first1=Taylor |last2=Pouteau |first2=Chimaine |title=Oakland changes airport name to 'San Francisco Bay Oakland International' despite San Francisco trademark lawsuit |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/10/travel/oakland-airport-name-lawsuit-san-francisco/index.html |access-date=July 27, 2024 |work=CNN |date=May 9, 2024}}</ref>  Another reason was to reduce the long-running confusion between OAK and [[Auckland Airport]] in [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]].<ref name="Valentino" /><ref name="Bywater">{{cite news |last1=Bywater |first1=Thomas |title=Airport name change to end confusion with Auckland, but San Francisco isn't happy |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/airport-name-change-to-end-confusion-with-auckland-but-san-francisco-isnt-happy/WWNYBLT6HZH63J4VEKN7AIHGVM/ |access-date=July 27, 2024 |work=The New Zealand Herald |date=April 4, 2024}}</ref> The confusion has been especially severe for [[Chinese language|Chinese-speaking]] travelers, because the two cities' names are written identically in [[Simplified Chinese characters|simplified Chinese]] ({{lang|zh-Hans|奥克兰}}) and must be distinguished by context.<ref name="Bywater" />  On May 9, the Oakland Board of Port Commissioners unanimously voted and granted final approval for the name change.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mayor |first1=Phil |title=Oakland airport name change incorporating San Francisco approved |url=https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/oakland-airport-name-change-incorporating-san-francisco-approved |access-date=May 9, 2024 |agency=KRON 4 |publisher=KRON 4 |date=May 9, 2024}}</ref> The city attorney of [[San Francisco]], which owns SFO, has filed a federal trademark lawsuit against Oakland for the decision.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Deliso |first=Meredith |title=San Francisco sues Oakland over proposed airport name change |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/san-francisco-oakland-airport-name-lawsuit/story?id=109394761 |access-date=May 15, 2024 |website=ABC News |language=}}</ref> The Port of Oakland has filed a countersuit, pointing out that SFO is not located in San Francisco either, but rather in [[San Mateo County]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Karp |first=Aaron |date=May 13, 2024 |title=Oakland, San Francisco In Legal Tussle Over New Oakland Airport Name |url=https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airports-networks/oakland-san-francisco-legal-tussle-over-new-oakland-airport-name |access-date=May 15, 2024 |website=Aviation Week Network}}</ref>

On November 12, 2024, [[United States magistrate judge|U.S. Magistrate Judge]] Thomas S. Hixson granted SFO's motion for a preliminary [[injunction]] and ordered OAK to stop using the words "San Francisco Bay" in its name while the case remained pending (that is, through trial on the merits of the parties' claims).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Salazar |first=James |date=November 12, 2024 |title=Oakland can’t use SF in airport name |url=https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/transit/oakland-airport-name-change-barred-from-using-san-francisco/article_d9fa2c7a-a15b-11ef-8fd8-c35e03e34b65.html |access-date=November 13, 2024 |website=San Francisco Examiner |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Judge rules Oakland airport can’t include San Francisco Bay in its name |url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2024/11/12/oakland-airport-cant-for-now-include-san-francisco-bay-in-its-name-judge-rules/ |access-date=13 November 2024 |work=East Bay Times |date=13 November 2024 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref name="Egelko">{{cite news |last1=Egelko |first1=Bob |title=Judge blocks Oakland airport name change, says it ‘damages the goodwill and value’ of SFO’s brand |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/judge-blocks-oakland-airport-name-19911020.php |access-date=November 17, 2024 |work=San Francisco Chronicle |date=November 12, 2024 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>

=== Proposed developments ===
OAK handled 13.38 million passengers in 2019 but is projecting passenger numbers to reach 20 million by 2028, and 25 million by 2035.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=May 17, 2021 |title=Oakland airport eyes huge expansion, new terminal, new gates |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/05/17/oakland-airport-huge-expansion-new-terminal-gates-covid-travel-economy |access-date=June 3, 2021 |website=The Mercury News |language=en-US}}</ref> To handle this expected growth, the Port of Oakland is eyeing a major expansion to consolidate and modernize existing terminals while creating a third passenger terminal.<ref name=":0" /> This project is in the early stages of planning, with a draft environmental report published in the summer of 2023.<ref name="OAKMap" /> The third passenger terminal would be built with up to 25 new gates. Terminals 1 and 2 would be condensed into a single terminal, with fewer gates, shared ticketing, baggage handling, and security. Additionally, customs facilities will be expanded to accommodate additional international flights. A connector will connect the consolidated terminal with the new terminal. A net gain of 16 gates could be added.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fact Sheet|url=https://www.oaklandairport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021.05.25-Fact-Sheet-FINAL.pdf}}</ref> Also as part of the project, OAK plans to reconfigure cargo facilities and improve roadways, parking, and other support facilities.

As part of a Port of Oakland initiative funded through the TSA Checked-Baggage Recapitalization Program, a new [https://silmanindustries.com/case-study/baggage-handling-system-cbis-oakland-international-airport-case-study/ Checked Baggage Inspection System] (CBIS) was installed in Terminal 2 by SilMan Industries in summer 2019, after being awarded the contract in 2017. ''' ''' 
* Installation of over 400 ft of conveyor and new CT scanners;
* Addition of a custom‑engineered vertical lift (provided by [https://www.nerak-systems.com/ Nerak Systems]) to return inspected baggage to the primary baggage conveyance.
* Integration of nearly 200 variable-frequency drives (VFDs) and modernization of the Devicenet controls network

==Facilities==
[[File:Terminal 1 at Oakland International Airport in California.jpg|thumb|Terminal 1]]
[[File:Terminal 2 at Oakland International Airport in California.jpg|thumb|Terminal 2]]

===Terminals===
Oakland International Airport has two terminals with a total of 29 gates.<ref name="OAKMap">{{Cite web |title=Terminal Modernization & Development |url=https://www.oaklandairport.com/terminal-development-meeting-materials/ |access-date=December 8, 2023 |website=Oakland International Airport |language=en-US}}</ref> The terminals are connected at post-security and gate areas, enabling arriving passengers to go straight to their connecting flights without having to re-enter the security check. All non-pre-cleared international flights are processed in Terminal 1.<ref>{{cite web |title=Oakland Airport Terminal 1 |url=https://www.oakland-airport.com/terminal-1.php |access-date=April 11, 2021}}</ref>

*'''Terminal 1''' has 16 gates<ref name="OAKMap" /> serving Advanced Air, Alaska, Allegiant, Delta, Hawaiian, Southwest, Spirit, Sun Country, Viva, Volaris, and Volaris El Salvador.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Flight Status|url=https://www.oaklandairport.com/airlines/flight-status/|access-date=June 3, 2021|website=Oakland International Airport|language=en-US}}</ref>
*'''Terminal 2''' has 13 gates<ref name="OAKMap" /> serving Southwest.<ref name=":1" />
JSX is housed in a facility separate from the main passenger terminals.<ref>{{Cite web|title=JSX {{!}} Book Non-Stop Flights & Airfare|url=https://www.jsx.com/destinations/oak|access-date=June 3, 2021|website=www.jsx.com}}</ref>

===Runways===
Oakland International Airport has four [[runway]]s.<ref name=FAA /> Changes to Earth's magnetic field required runways 27 and 29 to be renamed 28 and 30 in 2013.<ref name=kqed>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.kqed.org/science/2013/12/12/oakland-airport-runways-renamed-after-changes-in-earths-magnetic-field/|title=Oakland Airport Runways Renamed After Changes in Earth's Magnetic Field|access-date=August 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212193946/http://blogs.kqed.org/science/2013/12/12/oakland-airport-runways-renamed-after-changes-in-earths-magnetic-field/|archive-date=December 12, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>
* South Field (commercial and cargo operations):
** Runway 12/30: {{convert|10520|x|150|ft|abbr=on|0}} asphalt
* North Field (general aviation operations):
** Runway 10R/28L: {{convert|6213|x|150|ft|abbr=on|0}} asphalt
** Runway 10L/28R: {{convert|5458|x|150|ft|abbr=on|0}} asphalt
** Runway 15/33: {{convert|3376|x|75|ft|abbr=on|0}} asphalt
A [[taxiway]] that connects the north and south runways passes over Ron Cowan Parkway, forming an [[aircraft bridge]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://transweb.sjsu.edu/sites/default/files/pdfs/research/2503-cs4-oak-roadway-project.pdf#page=16|publisher=Mineta Transportation Institute|title=CASE STUDY REPORT: OAKLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ROADWAY PROJECT|access-date=December 8, 2022}}</ref>

More than 95% of the time, winds in the area blow from the west or north, and aircraft arrive at Oakland from the southeast and depart to the northwest. On occasions when winds blow from the east or south, aircraft operate in the other direction, arriving from the northwest and departing to the southeast.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 7, 2022 |title=SFO Flight Patterns and Operations {{!}} San Francisco International Airport |url=https://www.flysfo.com/about/community-noise/noise-office/flight-patterns-operations |access-date=December 19, 2023 |website=www.flysfo.com |language=en}}</ref>

===General aviation===
[[Signature Flight Support]] is the primary [[fixed-base operator]] (FBO) at Oakland International Airport. Before BBA Aviation acquired Landmark Aviation, the FBO at OAK was the first in the Bay Area and the twelfth location added to Landmark's network in 2011. The FBO is centrally located at OAK's North Field in the Hangar 5 facility. Landmark has initiated a multimillion-dollar renovation project, having already upgraded the FBO terminal along with beginning hangar and property improvements.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.landmarkaviation.com/news|title=News & Events|publisher=Landmark Aviation|access-date=January 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121104428/http://www.landmarkaviation.com/news|archive-date=January 21, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[KaiserAir]] also provides FBO services at Oakland's North Field, performing maintenance on Gulfstream, Hawker, Cessna and other business jet aircraft. KaiserAir operates Kona Shuttle with flights to Hawaii and charter business jets.

== Access ==

=== Car ===
The airport is accessible by private automobile from [[Interstate 880 (California)|Interstate 880]] (Nimitz Freeway) which is {{convert|2|mi|0}} away via Hegenberger Road or 98th Avenue heading west. Both roads converge into Airport Road before looping in front of the terminal entrances. Doolittle Drive ([[California State Route 61|State Route 61]]) crosses both Hegenberger Road and 98th Avenue just to the east of where they converge into Airport Road, providing access to the nearby city of [[Alameda, California|Alameda]].

=== Public transportation ===

==== Train ====
[[File:OAK station from the west, March 2018.JPG|thumb|BART station at OAK]][[Bay Area Rapid Transit]] (BART) serves the airport at [[Oakland International Airport station]] via the [[Oakland Airport Connector]], which is an [[automated guideway transit]] (AGT) line connecting the airport to nearby [[Oakland Coliseum Station|Coliseum station]], served by mainline BART trains and [[Amtrak]]. The AGT vehicles depart the station every five minutes during daily peak hours and are designed to transport travelers to and from the airport in about eight minutes with an on-time performance of more than 99 percent. A fare surcharge is added for trips to or from Oakland International Airport.<ref name=fy19srtpcip>{{cite web |url=https://www.bart.gov/sites/default/files/docs/FINAL%20FY19%20SRTP_CIP.pdf |title=FY19 Short Range Transit Plan and Capital Improvement Program |date=October 2018 |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District |page=2-9 }}</ref> The Oakland Airport Connector Project is largely attributable to the work of former BART director and port commissioner [[Carole Ward Allen]] who was responsible for securing local, state, and federal funding for the project.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2009/news20091210|title=BART Board awards Oakland Airport Connector contract in historic vote - bart.gov|website=www.bart.gov|access-date=August 12, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.enr.com/articles/19227-bart-board-approves-new-oakland-airport-connector-funding-plan|title=BART Board Approves New Oakland Airport Connector Funding Plan|access-date=August 12, 2018}}</ref> Ward Allen advocated for its approval before several transportation authorities endorsed the project, which created between 2,500 and 5,200 direct and indirect jobs.<ref name="bay area 70 million">{{cite web|url=https://bayarea.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/01/could-70-million-for-the-oakland-airport-connector-be-better-spent/|title=Could $70 Million for the Oakland Airport Connector Be Better Spent?|first=Armand|last=Emamdjomeh|access-date=August 12, 2018|date=February 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2010/news20100916b|title=BART Board reaffirms contract authorization for Oakland Airport Connector - bart.gov|website=www.bart.gov|access-date=August 12, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/2010/10/20/bart-breaks-ground-on-rail-extension-to-oakland-airport/|title=BART breaks ground on rail extension to Oakland airport|date=October 20, 2010|access-date=August 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725183835/https://www.mercurynews.com/2010/10/20/bart-breaks-ground-on-rail-extension-to-oakland-airport/|archive-date=July 25, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>  Some critics of the project argued that the money would be better spent on supporting existing local transit agencies, which had financial issues at the time.<ref name="bay area 70 million" />

==== Bus ====
Three [[AC Transit]] routes directly serve the airport; Line 21 runs during the daytime and early evenings, Line 73 runs at all times, and Line 805 runs overnight as a part of the Bay Area's [[All Nighter (bus service)|All Nighter]] [[Night service (public transport)|bus network]]: 
* Line '''21''' provides daytime and early evening service from the airport to the [[Dimond District, Oakland, California|Dimond District]] via [[Bay Farm Island, Alameda, California|Bay Farm Island, Alameda]], and [[Fruitvale, Oakland, California|Fruitvale]], making a limited connection with the [[San Francisco Bay Ferry#Alameda Harbor Bay Ferry|Alameda Harbor Bay Ferry]] at Bay Farm Island, and a full-time connection with [[Bay Area Rapid Transit|BART]] at [[Fruitvale (BART station)|Fruitvale station]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Route 21|url=http://www.actransit.org/wp-content/uploads/21_timetable.pdf|website=AC Transit|access-date=December 23, 2017}}</ref>
* Line '''73''' provides 24/7 service from the airport to the [[Eastmont Transit Center]] via Hegenberger Road and 73rd Avenue, connecting with [[Amtrak|Amtrak's]] ''[[Capitol Corridor]]'' service and [[Bay Area Rapid Transit|BART]] at [[Oakland Coliseum station]]. This route provides a cheaper alternative to BART's [[Oakland Airport Connector]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Route 73|url=http://www.actransit.org/wp-content/uploads/73_timetable.pdf|website=AC Transit|access-date=December 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929155328/http://www.actransit.org/wp-content/uploads/73_timetable.pdf|archive-date=September 29, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Line '''805''' is an [[All Nighter (night bus service)|All Nighter]] service from the airport to the [[19th Street Oakland station|Uptown Transit Center]] in [[Downtown Oakland]]. Route 805 supplements Route 73 service to the [[Eastmont Transit Center]] before traveling north on MacArthur Boulevard and Grand Avenue to the Uptown Transit Center, making a limited connection with [[Amtrak|Amtrak's]] ''[[Capitol Corridor]]'' service at [[Oakland Coliseum station]], and additional limited connections with BART at Oakland Coliseum station and 19th Street Oakland station.<ref>{{cite web|title=Route 805|url=http://www.actransit.org/wp-content/uploads/805_timetable.pdf|website=AC Transit|access-date=December 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929165416/http://www.actransit.org/wp-content/uploads/805_timetable.pdf|archive-date=September 29, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

Sonoma County Airport Express additionally provides [[airport bus]] service between the airport and [[Marin County, California|Marin County]], [[Sonoma County, California|Sonoma County]], and the [[Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport]].<ref>[http://airportexpressinc.com/ Sonoma County Airport Express Website]</ref><ref>[https://www.oaklandairport.com/ground-transportation/shuttles-limos-taxis/ Shuttles, Limos & Taxis - Oakland International Airport]</ref>

==Airlines and destinations==
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| [[Advanced Air]] | [[Del Norte County Airport|Crescent City]] | <ref name="Advanced Air">{{Cite web |date=March 8, 2024 |title=Route Map |url=https://advancedairlines.com/route-map/ |access-date=April 18, 2024 |website=[[Advanced Air]]}}</ref>
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| [[Alaska Airlines]] | [[Portland International Airport|Portland (OR)]], [[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport|Seattle/Tacoma]] | <ref name="AlaskaRoutes">{{cite news|title=Flight Timetable|newspaper=Alaska Airlines |url=https://www.alaskaair.com/content/travel-info/timetables.aspx|access-date=April 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202123138/https://www.alaskaair.com/content/travel-info/timetables.aspx|archive-date=February 2, 2017|url-status=live|last1=Airlines |first1=Alaska }}</ref>
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| [[Allegiant Air]] | [[Bellingham International Airport|Bellingham]] <br />'''Seasonal:''' [[Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport|Bozeman]], [[Glacier Park International Airport|Glacier Park/Kalispell]], [[Idaho Falls Regional Airport|Idaho Falls]], [[Missoula International Airport|Missoula]] | <ref>{{cite web|title=Allegiant Interactive Route Map|url=https://www.allegiantair.com/interactive-routemap|access-date=April 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170717045737/https://www.allegiantair.com/interactive-routemap|archive-date=July 17, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Delta Air Lines]] | [[Salt Lake City International Airport|Salt Lake City]] | <ref name="DeltaRoutes">{{cite web|title=Flight schedules and notifications|url=https://www.delta.com/content/www/en_US/#/flightinfo|access-date=April 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171101195211/https://www.delta.com/content/www/en_US/#/flightinfo|archive-date=November 1, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> 
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| [[Delta Connection]] | [[Salt Lake City International Airport|Salt Lake City]] | <ref name="DeltaRoutes"/>
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| [[Hawaiian Airlines]] | [[Daniel K. Inouye International Airport|Honolulu]], [[Kahului Airport|Kahului]], [[Lihue Airport|Lihue]] | <ref name="HawaiianRoutes">{{cite web|title=Destinations|url=https://www.hawaiianairlines.com/destinations|access-date=April 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129192310/https://www.hawaiianairlines.com/destinations|archive-date=January 29, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[JSX (airline)|JSX]] | [[Hollywood Burbank Airport|Burbank]], [[Harry Reid International Airport|Las Vegas]], [[McClellan–Palomar Airport|San Diego/Carlsbad]],<ref name="JSXOAK">{{cite web|title= Semi-private Jet Company JSX Just Launched 2 New Routes — Here's Where|url= https://www.travelandleisure.com/jsx-oakland-bay-area-carlsbad-scottsdale-8763493|access-date=December 18, 2024}}</ref> [[Scottsdale Airport|Scottsdale]]<ref name="JSXOAK" /> | <ref>{{cite web|title=JSX Destinations|url=https://www.jsx.com/destinations|access-date=October 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190809174818/https://www.jsx.com/destinations|archive-date=August 9, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> 
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| {{nowrap|[[Southwest Airlines]]}} | [[Albuquerque International Sunport|Albuquerque]], [[Austin–Bergstrom International Airport|Austin]], [[Boise Airport|Boise]], [[Hollywood Burbank Airport|Burbank]], [[Midway International Airport|Chicago–Midway]], [[Dallas Love Field|Dallas–Love]], [[Denver International Airport|Denver]], [[Eugene Airport|Eugene]], [[Daniel K. Inouye International Airport|Honolulu]], [[William P. Hobby Airport|Houston–Hobby]], [[Kahului Airport|Kahului]], [[Kansas City International Airport|Kansas City]], [[Harry Reid International Airport|Las Vegas]], [[Lihue Airport|Lihue]], [[Long Beach Airport|Long Beach]], [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]], [[Ontario International Airport|Ontario]], [[John Wayne Airport|Orange County]], [[Palm Springs International Airport|Palm Springs]], [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Phoenix–Sky Harbor]], [[Portland International Airport|Portland (OR)]], [[Reno–Tahoe International Airport|Reno/Tahoe]], [[Salt Lake City International Airport|Salt Lake City]], [[San Diego International Airport|San Diego]], [[Los Cabos International Airport|San José del Cabo]], [[Santa Barbara Municipal Airport|Santa Barbara]], [[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport|Seattle/Tacoma]], [[Spokane International Airport|Spokane]] <br />'''Seasonal:''' [[Baltimore/Washington International Airport|Baltimore]], [[Nashville International Airport|Nashville]], [[St. Louis Lambert International Airport|St. Louis]] | <ref name="SouthwestRoutes">{{cite web|title=Check Flight Schedules|url=https://www.southwest.com/air/flight-schedules/index.html|access-date=November 25, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202053931/https://www.southwest.com/air/flight-schedules/index.html|archive-date=February 2, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Spirit Airlines]] | [[Harry Reid International Airport|Las Vegas]], [[John Wayne Airport|Orange County]], [[San Diego International Airport|San Diego]] | <ref name="Spirit Airlines Routes">{{cite web|title=Spirit Airlines Flight Schedule|url=https://www.spirit.com/flight-status}}</ref>
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| {{nowrap|[[Sun Country Airlines]]}} | '''Seasonal:''' [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport|Minneapolis/St. Paul]] | <ref name="Sun Country Airlines Routes">{{cite web|title=Sun Country Flight Schedule|url=https://suncountry.com/flight-status/search}}</ref>
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| [[Viva (airline)|Viva]] | [[Guadalajara International Airport|Guadalajara]],<ref name=VIVGDL>{{cite web|url=https://a21.com.mx/aerolineas/2024/08/01/amplia-viva-nuevas-frecuencias-desde-monterrey-y-guadalajara|title= Viva expands new frequencies from Monterrey and Guadalajara|language=Spanish|website=A21|date=August 2024|accessdate=August 1, 2024}}</ref> [[Monterrey International Airport|Monterrey]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Skantz |first1=Kaley |title=Viva Aerobus announces service to the San Francisco Bay Area at OAK |url=https://www.oaklandairport.com/viva-aerobus-announces-service-to-the-san-francisco-bay-area-at-oak/ |access-date=September 28, 2023 |agency=Port of Oakland |publisher=Oakland International Airport}}</ref> | <ref name="Viva Aerobus Routes">{{cite web|title=Viva Aerobus Flight Schedule|url=https://www.vivaaerobus.com/en-us/flight-status}}</ref>
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| [[Volaris]] | [[Guadalajara International Airport|Guadalajara]], [[Bajío International Airport|León/Del Bajío]], [[Mexico City International Airport|Mexico City]], [[General Francisco Mujica International Airport|Morelia]], [[Los Cabos International Airport|San José del Cabo]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/volaris-enhances-travel-options-with-new-daily-flights-from-oakland-international-airport-to-los-cabos-international-airport/ |access-date=September 13, 2024 |agency=Travel and Tour World |title=Volaris Enhances Travel Options with New Daily Flights from Oakland International Airport to los Cabos International Airport - Travel and Tour World }}</ref> [[Zacatecas International Airport|Zacatecas]] (begins July 2, 2025)<ref>{{cite web |title=Volaris Expands Oakland Service in NS25 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241119-y4ns25oak |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=19 November 2024}}</ref> | <ref name="Volaris Routes">{{cite web|title=Volaris Flight Schedule|url=http://cms.volaris.com/en/travel-with-volaris/flight-information/complete-timetable-of-our-flights/|access-date=February 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227151536/http://cms.volaris.com/en/travel-with-volaris/flight-information/complete-timetable-of-our-flights/|archive-date=February 27, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{nowrap|[[Volaris El Salvador]]}} | [[El Salvador International Airport|San Salvador]] | <ref name="Volaris Routes" />
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===Destinations map===
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{{Location map~ |mark = Red pog.svg |United States |lat=33.6204|long=-111.9153|position=right|label='''[[Scottsdale Airport|Scottsdale]]'''|label_size=70 |marksize=7 }}
{{Location map~ |mark = Red pog.svg |United States |lat=33.128333|long=-117.28|position=left|label='''[[McClellan–Palomar Airport|{{nowrap|Carlsbad}}]]'''|label_size=50 |marksize=7 }}}}
|-
|{{Location map+ |Hawaii |width=800 |float=center
|caption=Hawaii destinations from Oakland International Airport <br /> {{font color | red | Red}} = Year-round destination <br /> {{font color | blue | Blue}} = Future destination 
|places=
{{Location map~ |Hawaii |lat=21.3069|long=-157.8583|position=right|label='''[[Daniel K. Inouye International Airport|Honolulu]]'''|label_size=90 |marksize=7 }}
{{Location map~ |Hawaii |lat=20.8946|long=-156.4361|position=right|label='''[[Kahului Airport|Kahului]]'''|label_size=90 |marksize=7 }}
{{Location map~ |Hawaii |lat=21.9788|long=-159.3438|position=right|label='''[[Lihue Airport|Lihue]]'''|label_size=90 |marksize=7 }}
}}
|-
|{{Location map+ |Mexico |width=800 |float=center
|caption=Mexico destinations from Oakland International Airport <br /> {{font color | red | Red}} = Year-round destination <br /> {{font color | blue | Blue}} = Future destination 
|places=
{{Location map~ | Mexico|lat=20.5260|long=-103.3076|position=bottom|label='''[[Guadalajara International Airport|{{nowrap|Guadalajara}}]]'''|label_size=90 |marksize=7 }}
{{Location map~ | Mexico|lat=23.1455|long=-109.7183|position=bottom|label='''[[Los Cabos International Airport|{{nowrap|San José del Cabo}}]]'''|label_size=90 |marksize=7 }}
{{Location map~ | Mexico|lat=20.9935|long=-101.4806|position=right|label='''[[Bajío International Airport|{{nowrap|León/<br>Guanajuato}}]]'''|label_size=90 |marksize=7 }}
{{Location map~ | Mexico|lat=19.4361|long=-99.0719|position=right|label='''[[Mexico City International Airport|{{nowrap|Mexico City}}]]'''|label_size=90 |marksize=7 }}
{{Location map~ |mark = Red pog.svg| Mexico|lat=25.4622|long=-100.0623|position=top|label='''[[Monterrey International Airport|{{nowrap|Monterrey}}]]'''|label_size=90 |marksize=7 }}
{{Location map~ | Mexico|lat=19.8465|long=-101.0281|position=bottom|label='''[[General Francisco Mujica International Airport|{{nowrap|Morelia}}]]'''|label_size=90 |marksize=7 }}
{{Location map~ | Mexico|mark = Blue pog.svg |lat=22.897222|long=-102.686944|position=top|label='''[[Zacatecas International Airport|{{nowrap|Zacatecas}}]]'''|label_size=90 |marksize=7 }}
}}
|-
! Central America destinations
|-
|{{Location map+ |Caribbean|width=800 |float=center
|caption=Central American and Caribbean destinations from Oakland International Airport <br /> {{font color | red | Red}} = Year-round destination 
|places=
{{Location map~ | Caribbean|lat=13.448|long=-89.0575|position=bottom|label='''[[El Salvador International Airport|{{nowrap|San Salvador}}]]'''|label_size=90 |marksize=7 }}
}}
|}

===Cargo===
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==Statistics==
[[File:KOAK02.jpg|thumb|International Arrivals Baggage Claim]]
[[File:KOAK03.jpg|thumb|Check in counters at Terminal 1]]
[[File:KOAK05.jpg|thumb|Terminal 1 at the airport]]
[[File:KOAK04.jpg|thumb|Terminal 1 at the airport]]

===Annual traffic===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Annual Passenger Traffic at OAK 2008-Present<ref>{{cite web|url=https://iflyoak.com/business/facts-figures|title=OAK Airport Monthly Activity Reports 2008-Present|website=iflyoak.com|accessdate= January 22, 2025}}</ref>
|-
! Year
! Passengers
! % Change
! Year
! Passengers
! % Change
|-
|2008||11,474,456||—||2018||'''13,594,251'''||{{increase}} 3.99%
|-
|2009||9,505,281||{{decrease}} -17.16%||2019||13,378,411||{{decrease}} -1.59%
|-
|2010||9,542,333||{{increase}} 0.39%||2020||4,622,029||{{decrease}} -65.15%
|-
|2011||9,266,570||{{decrease}} -2.89%||2021||8,142,320||{{increase}} 76.16%
|-
|2012||10,040,864||{{increase}} 8.36%||2022||11,146,229||{{increase}} 36.89%
|-
|2013||9,742,887||{{decrease}} -2.97%||2023||11,239,075||{{increase}} 0.83%
|-
|2014||10,336,788||{{increase}} 6.10%||2024||10,820,939||{{decrease}} -3.72%
|-
|2015||11,205,063||{{increase}} 8.40%||2025||||
|-
|2016||12,070,967||{{increase}} 7.73%||2026||||
|-
|2017||13,072,245||{{increase}}8.29%||2027||||
|}

===Top destinations===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%" width= align=
|+ '''Busiest domestic routes from OAK<!-- BTS DATA IS ONLY FOR DESTINATIONS; THIS IS NOT "TO AND FROM" --> (January 2024 – December 2024)<ref name="RITA | BTS | Transtats">{{cite web|title=CA: Metropolitan Oakland International (OAK)|url=https://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?20=E&Nv42146=bNX&Nv42146_anzr=bnxyn0q,%20PN:%20Zr64121yv6n0%20bnxyn0q%20V06r40n6v10ny&pn44vr4=SNPgf|work=[[Bureau of Transportation Statistics]]|access-date=March 29, 2025}}</ref>'''
|-
! Rank
! City
! Passengers
! Carriers
|-
| 1
| {{Flagicon|Nevada}} [[Harry Reid International Airport|Las Vegas, Nevada]]
| 601,000
| JSX, Southwest, Spirit
|-
| 2
| {{Flagicon|California}} [[San Diego International Airport|San Diego, California]]
| 367,000
| Southwest, Spirit
|-
| 3
| {{Flagicon|California}} [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles, California]]
| 365,000
| Southwest
|-
| 4
| {{Flagicon|California}} [[Hollywood Burbank Airport|Burbank, California]]
| 320,000
| JSX, Southwest
|-
| 5
| {{Flagicon|Washington (state)}} [[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport|Seattle/Tacoma, Washington]]
| 308,000
| Alaska, Southwest
|-
| 6
| {{Flagicon|Arizona}} [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Phoenix–Sky Harbor, Arizona]]
| 274,000
| Southwest
|-
| 7
| {{Flagicon|California}} [[John Wayne Airport|Orange County, California]]
| 257,000
| Southwest, Spirit
|-
| 8
| {{Flagicon|Colorado}} [[Denver International Airport|Denver, Colorado]]
| 236,000
| Southwest
|-
| 9
| {{Flagicon|Oregon}} [[Portland International Airport|Portland, Oregon]]
| 214,000
| Alaska, Southwest
|-
| 10
| {{Flagicon|Utah}} [[Salt Lake City International Airport|Salt Lake City, Utah]]
| 191,000
| Delta, Southwest
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%" width=align=
|+ '''Busiest international routes from OAK (July 2022 – June 2023)'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.transportation.gov/Aviation/International_Report_Passengers/xgub-n9bw|date=November 28, 2023|title=International_Report_Passengers|work=[[United States Department of Transportation]]|access-date=December 19, 2023}}</ref><!--Totals calculated on December 19, 2023, using raw data available at source.-->
|-
! Rank
! City
! Passengers
! Airlines
|-
| 1
| {{Flagicon|Mexico}} [[Guadalajara International Airport|Guadalajara, Mexico]]
| 210,544
| Volaris
|-
| 2
| {{Flagicon|Mexico}} [[Morelia International Airport|Morelia, Mexico]]
| 66,423
| Volaris
|-
| 3
| {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Bajío International Airport|León/Del Bajío, Mexico]]
| 65,630
| Volaris
|-
|4
| {{Flagicon|Mexico}} [[Mexico City International Airport|Mexico City, Mexico]]
| 64,104
| Volaris
|-
|5
| {{Flagicon|El Salvador}} [[El Salvador International Airport|San Salvador, El Salvador]]
| 14,580
| Volaris El Salvador
|-
| 6
| {{Flagicon|Mexico}} [[Los Cabos International Airport|San José del Cabo, Mexico]]
| 13,571
| Southwest
|-
|7
| {{Flagicon|Azores}} [[Lajes Airport|Terciera, Azores]]
| 4,968
| Azores Airlines
|}

===Airline market share===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
|+ '''Largest airlines at OAK<br />(November 2023 - October 2024)'''<ref name="RITA | BTS | Transtats"/>
|-
!Rank
!Airline
!Passengers
!Share
|-
| 1
| [[Southwest Airlines]]
| 8,323,000
| 82.22%
|-
| 2
| [[Spirit Airlines]]
| 803,000
| 7.94%
|-
| 3
| [[Hawaiian Airlines]]
| 312,000
| 3.09%
|-
| 4
| [[SkyWest Airlines]]
| 196,000
| 1.94%
|-
| 5
| [[Alaska Airlines]]
| 173,000
| 1.71%
|-
| –
| Other airlines
| 315,000
| 3.11%
|}

==Accidents and incidents==
*April 27, 1943: A [[US Navy]] [[Douglas DC-3]] crashed in the hills near the Lake Chabot Golf Course, about 4 miles east of Oakland during approach. Eight of the 10 occupants were killed.<ref>{{ASN accident|id=19430427-2|title=4693|wikibase=no}}</ref>
*January 18, 1944: A [[USAAF]] [[Douglas C-47]] attempted to return to Oakland Municipal Airport because of the failure of the No. 1 engine. It stalled and crashed into a house. All eight occupants died.<ref>{{ASN accident|id=19440118-2|title=43-30682|wikibase=no}}</ref>
*February 13, 1945: A [[US Navy]] [[Douglas DC-3]] crashed into the Bay one mile from [[Naval Air Station Oakland]] 13 minutes after takeoff due to engine failure; all 24 occupants died.<ref>{{ASN accident|id=19450213-3|title=50765|wikibase=no}}</ref>
*January 20, 1947: A [[US Navy]] [[Douglas DC-4]] struck an embankment while on a radar-guided approach to Oakland Airport. A fire broke out. 20 of the 21 occupants got out safely, and one died.<ref>{{ASN accident|id=19470120-0|title=Douglas R5D (DC-4)|wikibase=no}}</ref>
*August 24, 1951: [[United Airlines Flight 615]], a [[Douglas DC-6B]] impacted mountainous terrain 15 miles southeast of OAK during approach because of the failure of the captain to adhere to instrument procedures. All six crew and 44 passengers died.<ref>{{ASN accident|id=19510824-0|title=N37550|wikibase=no}}</ref>
*November 17, 1951: An [[Overseas National Airways]] (ONA) [[Douglas C-54]], a training flight, collided with another C-54 at Oakland Range. The ONA aircraft crashed on a highway, and the other C-54 made an emergency landing at SFO. All three occupants died, and 11 people on the ground were injured.<ref>{{ASN accident|id=19511117-1|title=N79992|wikibase=no}}</ref>
*April 20, 1953: [[Western Airlines Flight 636]], a [[Douglas DC-6B]], crashed into the bay on approach to OAK after departing SFO. Eight of the 10 occupants (four crew, and four passengers) were killed.<ref>{{ASN accident|id=19530420-0|title=N91303|wikibase=no}}</ref>
*February 5, 1959: A [[USAF]] [[Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar]] crashed and burned on a test flight, 1.5 miles south of OAK. All three occupants died.<ref>{{ASN accident|id=19590205-0|title=Fairchild C-119|wikibase=no}}</ref>
*January 12, 1995: A West Air [[Cessna 208 Caravan]], a cargo flight, impacted terrain 4 miles west of [[Pleasanton, California]], 14 miles from OAK during the approach. The sole occupant, the pilot, was killed.<ref>{{ASN accident|id=19950112-0|title=N754FE|wikibase=no}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|San Francisco Bay Area|Aviation}}
* [[List of airports in the San Francisco Bay Area]]
* [[List of airports in California]]
* [[California World War II Army Airfields]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{commons-inline}}
*{{Official website|http://www.oaklandairport.com}}
*{{FAA-diagram|00294}}
*{{US-airport|OAK}}

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{{USAAF Training Bases World War II}}
{{Oakland, California}}
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