SFO vs OAK vs SJC: San Francisco Bay Area Airports Compared

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Let's compare the Bay Area airports of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose and learn a bit about their history, flights, and more!
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Media Credits + Further Reading:
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Oakland skyline: https://www.visitoakland.com/blog/post/20-things-you-didnt-know-about-oakland/
San Jose skyline: https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/11/29/the-great-408-tell-us-what-you-love-about-san-jose/
Bay Area map: Composite using https://citypopulation.de
SJC Site: https://www.flysanjose.com/sjc_timeline
Ernie Renzel: https://www.flysanjose.com/sites/default/files/about/history/renzelplaqufin.pdf
Pacific Air Lines: RuthAS via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Martin_404_Pacific_AT_Camarillo_03.01.08R.jpg
Historic SJC: https://www.yesterdaysairlines.com/san-jose-international.html
SJC 2015: D Ramey Logan via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:San_Jose_CA_airport_terminal_photo_D_Ramey_Logan.jpg
SFO 1928: https://www.sfomuseum.org/aviation-museum-library/collection/17387
SFO 1930s: Bill Larkins via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MillsField1928-1_(4503976478).jpg
United at SFO 1938: https://www.sfomuseum.org/aviation-museum-library/collection/12919
Wartime SFO: https://www.flysfo.com/content/united-states-military-authorities-assume-control-san-francisco-airport
SFO 1951 terminal dedication: https://www.sfomuseum.org/aviation-museum-library/collection/14730
SFO 2009: Håkan Dahlström via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SFO_international_terminal.jpg
OAK Postcard 1920s: https://www.hippostcard.com/listing/1920s-oakland-california-municipal-airport-birdseye-postcard-2530/7677727
OAK Airport Inn: Clyde Sunderland and Quantum Spatial Inc via https://www.airspacemag.com/daily-planet/amelia-earhart-slept-here-180959836/
Earhart at OAK: Bettman/CORBIS via https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/17-march-1937/
OAK 1941: https://livingnewdeal.org/projects/oakland-airport-north-field-administration-building-expansion-oakland-ca/
OAK 1960s: https://www.flickr.com/photos/14696209@N02/5482797995
OAK FedEx: https://imgur.com/gallery/CsY1Uil
United at SFO: Bill Larkins via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boeing_767_(United_Airlines)_at_San_Francisco_International_Airport.jpg
SJC Route Map etc: https://www.flysanjose.com/sites/default/files/financial/activity_reports/2019%20Facts%20%26%20Figures.pdf
OAK Route Map: https://www.oaklandairport.com/wp-content/uploads/OAK18_177C_Inserts_Routes_11x17_1JUL21_The-Routes-Back.png
Terceira Airport: Diego Delso via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aeropuerto,_isla_de_Terceira,_Azores,_Portugal,_2020-07-24,_DD_03-05_PAN.jpg
Southwest at OAK: Bill Abbott via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Southwest_737_-_N407WN_-_ending_rollout_at_OAK_(5652399767)_(2).jpg
SFO Airtrain: Pi.1415926535 via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SFO_Airtrain_Terminal_3_station,_September_2017.JPG
Millbrae: Pi.1415926535 via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millbrae_station#/media/File:Millbrae_station_from_Millbrae_Avenue,_July_2018.JPG
Coliseum-OAK: Daniel L. Lu via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BART_Oakland_Airport_Connector_dllu.jpg
AC Transit Route 73: Pi.1415926535 via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AC_Transit_route_73_bus_at_Oakland_International_Airport,_March_2018.JPG
BART Extension: Mliu92 via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BART_Silicon_Valley_extension.svg
VTA Route 60: https://www.vta.org/sites/default/files/images/2021-02/Line060%20%281%29.jpg
United Flight 615: Fair use via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_crash_site_of_United_Airlines_Flight_615.jpg
DC-6B: https://mishalov.com/dc6b-crash-garin-10july05/
SJC Helicopter crash: Fair use via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9Jw2xSuIDw
SFO Terminal 3 remodel: https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/SFO-United-Terminal-3-postponed-15189875.php#photo-19277312
SFO Terminal 1 remodel: https://www.flysfo.com/about-sfo/airport-development/t1
OAK renovation: https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/05/17/oakland-airport-huge-expansion-new-terminal-gates-covid-travel-economy/
SJC Master Plan: https://www.flysanjose.com/sites/default/files/rsheelen/MP-ExecSum2020.pdf
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