# Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK / KOAK) **Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport** (IATA: OAK, ICAO: KOAK) is a large airport in Oakland, California, United States. It opened on 17 Sep 1927. It has 4 runways; the longest is 10,520 ft (3,207 m). In 2025 it handled 9.2 million passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/koak ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: OAK / KOAK - FAA: OAK - Type: Large airport - Owner: Port of Oakland - Serves: Oakland, California, United States - Opened: 17 Sep 1927 - Elevation: 9 ft / 3 m - Coordinates: 37.7201, -122.2212 - Runways: 4 - Longest runway: 10,520 ft / 3,207 m - Instrument procedures: 17 approaches, 12 departures, 6 arrivals - Passengers: 9,151,632 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles - Website: https://www.iflyoak.com/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_San_Francisco_Bay_Airport (36 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1165584 - Weather station: KOAK · WMO 72493 - Ident: KOAK ## Timeline - 17 Sep 1927: Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport opens. - 17 Sep 1927: Renamed Oakland Municipal Airport. - 24 Aug 1951: United Airlines Flight 615. 50 killed. - 15 Sep 1962: Renamed Metropolitan Oakland International Airport. - 25 Dec 1965: Japan Airlines Flight 813. No deaths. - 9 May 2024: Renamed San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport. - 12 Nov 2024: Renamed Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 12/30 | 10,520 ft / 3,207 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 130° / 310° | yes | | 10R/28L | 6,213 ft / 1,894 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 112° / 292° | yes | | 10L/28R | 5,457 ft / 1,663 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 112° / 292° | yes | | 15/33 | 3,376 ft / 1,029 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 164° / 344° | yes | - FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00294AD.PDF ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2014 | 10,336,788 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 11,383,415 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2016 | 12,196,006 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2017 | 13,141,222 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2018 | 13,632,724 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2019 | 13,560,701 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2020 | 4,750,357 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2021 | 8,161,127 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2022 | 11,292,269 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2023 | 11,294,799 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2024 | 10,709,299 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2025 | 9,151,632 | BTS T-100 Segment | ## Routes 14 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (14) - [CEC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcec.md) Jack Mc Namara Field Airport · United States · 300 mi / 483 km · Advanced Air - [SMO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksmo.md) Santa Monica Municipal Airport · United States · 332 mi / 534 km · JSX (airline) - [LAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klas.md) Harry Reid International Airport · United States · 406 mi / 654 km · Frontier Airlines, JSX (airline) - [SAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksan.md) San Diego International Airport · United States · 446 mi / 718 km · Alaska Airlines - [PDX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpdx.md) Portland International Airport · United States · 544 mi / 876 km · Alaska Airlines - [SLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kslc.md) Salt Lake City International Airport · United States · 587 mi / 945 km · Delta Connection - [SEA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksea.md) Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · United States · 672 mi / 1,082 km · Alaska Airlines - [GDL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmgl.md) Guadalajara International Airport · Mexico · 1,641 mi / 2,641 km · Volaris - [BJX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmlo.md) Guanajuato International Airport · Mexico · 1,694 mi / 2,726 km · Volaris - [MLM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmm.md) General Francisco J. Mujica International Airport · Mexico · 1,773 mi / 2,853 km · Volaris - [MEX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmx.md) Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport · Mexico · 1,879 mi / 3,024 km · Volaris - [OGG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/phog.md) Kahului International Airport · United States · 2,347 mi / 3,777 km · Hawaiian Airlines - [HNL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/phnl.md) Daniel K. Inouye International Airport · United States · 2,407 mi / 3,873 km · Hawaiian Airlines - [LIH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/phli.md) Lihue Airport · United States · 2,454 mi / 3,950 km · Hawaiian Airlines ### Seasonal (1) - [GDL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmgl.md) Guadalajara International Airport · Mexico · 1,641 mi / 2,641 km · Viva ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from OAK, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Hub airlines (1) - KAI [KaiserAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kaiserair) ### Passenger (8) - Y4 [Volaris](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/volaris) · 4 - AS [Alaska Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alaska-airlines) · 3 - HA [Hawaiian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/hawaiian-airlines) · 3 - [JSX](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jsx) · 2 - [Advanced Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/advanced-air) · 1 - [Delta Connection](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-connection) · 1 - F9 [Frontier Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/frontier-airlines) · 1 - VB [Viva](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/viva) · 1 · seasonal Former hub of [Paradise Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/paradise-airlines), [Trans International Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/trans-international-airlines), [Transocean Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transocean-airlines), [World Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/world-airways). ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 9.2M (2025) | #236 of 3,974 | #58 in North America | #47 in US | | Longest runway | 10,520 ft / 3,207 m | =795 of 29,858 | #179 in North America | #144 in US | | Elevation | 9 ft / 3 m | =42,649 of 43,403 | =19,169 in North America | =15,615 in US | | Age | Opened 1927 | =280 of 15,079 | =42 in North America | =40 in US | | Runways | 4 | =41 of 29,978 | =20 in North America | =19 in US | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | NORCAL APP | 125.350 | | APP | NORCAL APP | 31.760 | | ATIS | ATIS | 133.775 | | CLD | CLNC DEL | 121.100 | | DEP | NORCAL DEP | 120.900 | | GND | GND | 121.750 | | RDO | OAKLAND RDO | 122.000 | | TWR | OAKLAND TWR | 118.300 | | UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 | ## Nearby airports - [SFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfo.md) San Francisco International Airport · 11 mi / 18 km - [SQL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksql.md) San Carlos Airport · 14 mi / 23 km - [PAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpao.md) Palo Alto Airport · 19 mi / 30 km - [CCR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kccr.md) Buchanan Field · 21 mi / 33 km - [NUQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knuq.md) Moffett Federal Airfield · 23 mi / 37 km - [SJC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksjc.md) Mineta San Jose International Airport · 29 mi / 47 km ## Sources - [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government)) - [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government)) - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oakland_San_Francisco_Bay_Airport&oldid=1376211574), revision of 22 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/koak/data