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Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective:	2013-12-12
Airport Identifier:	SFO
Airport Status:	Operational
Longitude/Latitude:	122-22-30.8539W/37-37-08.7781N -122.375237/37.619105 (Estimated)
Elevation:	13 ft / 3.96 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 GLENN BROTMAN: AIRFIELD OPERATIONS PHONE 650-821-3349 AND FAX 650-821-4670. DENNIS REED: AIRPORT OPS COORDINATOR PHONE 650-821-3341.
Address:	Po Box 8097 San Francisco, CA 94128
Phone number:	650-821-5000
Manager:	John L. Martin DRAKE POSTON: AIRFIELD OPNS SERVICES MGR PHONE 650-821-3348.
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:	Yes
Lighting Schedule:	SS-SR
Beacon Color:	Clear-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge:	Yes
Sectional chart:	San Francisco
Region:	AWP - Western-Pacific
Boundary 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 avaliable)
Certification type/date:	I E S 05/1973
Federal Agreements:	NGPRY

Airport Communications

Unicom:	122.950

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100 100LLA
Airframe Repair:	MAJOR
Power Plant Repair:	MAJOR
Bottled Oxygen:	HIGH/LOW
Bulk Oxygen:	HIGH/LOW

Runway Information

Runway 01L/19R

Dimension:	7500 x 200 ft / 2286.0 x 61.0 m
Surface:	ASPH-CONC, Good Condition
Surface Treatment:	Saw-cut or plastic Grooved
Pavement Class:	90 /F/B/X/T
Edge Lights:	High

	Runway 01L	Runway 19R
Longitude:	122-22-55.9312W	122-22-12.4455W
Latitude:	37-36-32.3645N	37-37-37.9479N
Elevation:	10.00 ft	9.00 ft
Alignment:	27	127
Traffic Pattern:	Left	Left
Markings:	Non-precision instrument, Good Condition	Non-precision instrument, Good Condition
Crossing Height:	0.00 ft	73.00 ft
Displaced threshold:	490.00 ft	0.00 ft
VASI:		4-light PAPI on left side
Visual Glide Angle:	0.00°	3.00°
RVR Equipment:	touchdown, midfield, rollout	touchdown, midfield, rollout
Runway End Identifier:	Yes	No
Centerline Lights:	Yes	Yes
Touchdown Lights:	No	No

Runway 01R/19L

Dimension:	8646 x 200 ft / 2635.3 x 61.0 m
Surface:	ASPH, Good Condition
Surface Treatment:	Saw-cut or plastic Grooved
Pavement Class:	100/F/B/X/T
Edge Lights:	High

	Runway 01R	Runway 19L
Longitude:	122-22-50.5570W	122-22-00.4362W
Latitude:	37-36-24.5770N	37-37-40.1824N
Elevation:	11.00 ft	10.00 ft
Alignment:	27	127
ILS Type:		ILS/DME
Traffic Pattern:	Left	Left
Markings:	Precision instrument, Good Condition	Precision instrument, Good Condition
Crossing Height:	0.00 ft	75.00 ft
Displaced threshold:	245.00 ft	0.00 ft
VASI:		4-light PAPI on left side
Visual Glide Angle:	0.00°	3.00°
RVR Equipment:	touchdown, midfield, rollout	touchdown, midfield, rollout
Approach lights:		MALSF RY 19L MALSF HAS A NSTD LENGTH OF 1,115 FT WITH 3 SEQUENCED FLASHERS.
Runway End Identifier:	Yes	No
Centerline Lights:	Yes	Yes
Touchdown Lights:	No	Yes
Obstruction:	177 ft tree, 4000.0 ft from runway, 200 ft right of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 28:1 TO DISPLACED THRESHOLD. APCH BLOCKED BY A BLAST FENCE AND LOC ANT.	, 50:1 slope to clear

Runway 10L/28R

Dimension:	11870 x 200 ft / 3618.0 x 61.0 m
Surface:	ASPH, Good Condition
Surface Treatment:	Saw-cut or plastic Grooved
Pavement Class:	80 /F/B/X/T
Edge Lights:	High

	Runway 10L	Runway 28R
Longitude:	122-23-36.2081W	122-21-25.7077W
Latitude:	37-37-43.4590N	37-36-48.7165N
Elevation:	6.00 ft	13.00 ft
Alignment:	117	127
ILS Type:		ILS/DME
Traffic Pattern:	Left	Right
Markings:	Precision instrument, Good Condition	Precision instrument, Good Condition
Crossing Height:	80.00 ft	68.00 ft
Displaced threshold:	0.00 ft	300.00 ft
VASI:	4-light PAPI on left side	4-light PAPI on left side
Visual Glide Angle:	3.00°	3.00°
RVR Equipment:	touchdown, midfield, rollout	touchdown, midfield, rollout
Approach lights:		ALSF2
Runway End Identifier:	Yes	No
Centerline Lights:	Yes	Yes
Touchdown Lights:	No	Yes
Obstruction:	88 ft tower, 3280.0 ft from runway, 1300 ft right of centerline, 35:1 slope to clear	, 50:1 slope to clear
Decleard distances:	Take off run available 11870.00 ft Take off distance available 11870.00 ft Actual stop distance available 11193.00 ft Landing distance available 11193.00 ft	Take off run available 11870.00 ft Take off distance available 11870.00 ft Actual stop distance available 11870.00 ft Landing distance available 11570.00 ft

Runway 10R/28L

Dimension:	11381 x 200 ft / 3468.9 x 61.0 m
Surface:	ASPH, Good Condition
Surface Treatment:	Saw-cut or plastic Grooved
Pavement Class:	80 /F/B/X/T
Edge Lights:	High

	Runway 10R	Runway 28L
Longitude:	122-23-35.1795W	122-21-30.0312W
Latitude:	37-37-34.6441N	37-36-42.1529N
Elevation:	7.00 ft	13.00 ft
Alignment:	117	127
ILS Type:		ILS/DME
Traffic Pattern:	Right	Left
Markings:	Precision instrument, Good Condition	Precision instrument, Good Condition
Crossing Height:	75.00 ft	64.00 ft
Displaced threshold:	0.00 ft	300.00 ft
VASI:	4-light PAPI on left side	4-light PAPI on left side
Visual Glide Angle:	3.00°	2.85°
RVR Equipment:	touchdown, midfield, rollout	touchdown, midfield, rollout
Approach lights:		MALSR
Runway End Identifier:	No	No
Centerline Lights:	Yes	Yes
Touchdown Lights:	No	No
Obstruction:	87 ft tower, 3875.0 ft from runway, 950 ft right of centerline, 42:1 slope to clear	, 50:1 slope to clear
Decleard distances:	Take off run available 11381.00 ft Take off distance available 11381.00 ft Actual stop distance available 10704.00 ft Landing distance available 10704.00 ft	Take off run available 11381.00 ft Take off distance available 11381.00 ft Actual stop distance available 10981.00 ft Landing distance available 10681.00 ft

Runway 28X

Dimension:	0 x 0 ft / 0.0 x 0.0 m
Surface:	,

	Runway 28X	Runway
ILS Type:	LDA/DME
Traffic Pattern:	Left	Left

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
LV	NDB	Reiga		374.00	16E	33.2 nm
TCY	NDB	Tracy		203.00	15E	44.5 nm
NUQ	TACAN	Moffett	123X		17E	18.8 nm
SUU	TACAN	Travis	113X		17E	42.8 nm
SJC	VOR/DME	San Jose	088X	114.10	16E	25.2 nm
CCR	VOR/DME	Concord	117X	117.00	17E	30.0 nm
OAK	VORTAC	Oakland	115X	116.80	17E	9.7 nm
OSI	VORTAC	Woodside	086X	113.90	17E	14.3 nm
SAU	VORTAC	Sausalito	109X	116.20	17E	15.8 nm
SGD	VORTAC	Scaggs Island	058X	112.10	17E	33.7 nm
PYE	VORTAC	Point Reyes	084X	113.70	17E	36.2 nm

Remarks

NO GROOVING EXISTS AT ARPT RY INTERSECTIONS.
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.
RYS 01L/19R, 01R/19L, 10R/28L, 10L/28R GROOVED FULL LENGTH EXCEPT AT RY INTERSECTIONS.
B747, B777, A330, A340 OR LARGER ACFT ARE RESTRICTED FROM USING TWY A1 WHEN B747-400, A340-600, OR LARGER ACFT ARE HOLDING SHORT OF RY 1R ON TWY A.
RAMP CLSD TO ACFT WITH WINGSPANS OVER 117 FT AT TERMINAL 1, GATE C41 INDEFLY.
ALL OUTBOUND TWY YANKEE HEAVY AIRCRAFT WITH A WINGSPAN OF 171 FT. OR GREATER UNDER POWER PROHIBITED FROM ENTERING WESTBOUND 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.
TWY Z1 NBND ENTRANCE CLSD TO RY 10R FOR JET ACFT AND FOUR ENGINE TURBOPROPS.
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.
747-400'S SHALL TAXI AT A SPEED OF LESS THAN 10 MPH ON ALL NON-RESTRICTED TAXIWAYS ON THE TERMINAL SIDE OF THE INTERSECTING RYS. MOVEMENT SPEED OF NOT MORE THAN 5 MPH IS REQUIRED WHEN TWO 747-400'S PASS OR OVERTAKE EACH OTHER ON PARALLEL TAXIWAYS A & B.
SEVERAL RY HOLD POSITION SIGNS ARE ON THE RIGHT RATHER THAN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TWYS.