San Francisco

International
Airport
Agorto
Canlas
Carreon
Conti
Erano
Napod
Santiago
Tinoteo
Zulueta

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SFO is the largest airport in the Bay Area and the
second busiest in California, after Los Angeles
International Airport.
In 2013 it was the seventh busiest in the United States
and the twenty-second busiest airport in the world by
passenger count
It is the fifth largest hub for United Airlines and
functions as United's primary transpacific gateway.
It also serves as Virgin America's principal base of
operations.

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Project Facts
Location: San Francisco, California
Project Completion: 2000
Site Area: 1,000,000 ft2
Project Area: 1,800,000 ft2
Number of Stories: 5
Building Height: 144 ft
Market: Aviation, Civic + Government, Transportation
Service: Architecture, Interior Design, Structural + Civil
Engineering

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SOM engineered the building to meet the highest
seismic safety requirements ever imposed on an
American airport terminal at the time.
This strategy incorporated a particularly ambitious use
of base isolation technology.
This created a powerful identity for both the airport and
the City of San Francisco.
It also represented a watershed moment in the
integration of structural and architectural design.

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4 Terminals
59 Operating Airlines
45,011,764 passengers in 2013
Top international destination is Canada with 182
weekly flights
363,794 metric tons of loaded and unloaded
cargo
572 Nonstop weekly flights

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SFO was the first
U.S. airport that is
an accredited
museum, and T2s
design highlights
the unique
collection.

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Hydration Stations Security
procedures prohibit taking
bottled water through
screening, but savvy
travelers can refill empty
water bottles at Hydration
Stations that feature
prominently at the
concourses terminus.

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A club room feel to
the departure lounge
dining area and
departure gates
includes a variety of
seating options and
childrens play areas.
Whether they are
dining, shopping or
enjoying an exhibit,
passengers are able to
keep an eye on their
gates from these areas.

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Terminal 2 set
accolades by being the
first U.S. airport to
achieve LEED Gold
status.