# San Francisco International Airport (SFO)

> San Francisco, US · IATA: SFO · ICAO: KSFO · Large Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `SFO` |
| ICAO | `KSFO` |
| City | San Francisco |
| Country | US |
| Type | Large Airport |
| Elevation | 4 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 37.61981, -122.37482 |

## Description

Semiconductors, servers, precision instruments: what Silicon Valley exports is light, valuable and urgent – ideal air freight, and most of it leaves through San Francisco International Airport (IATA: SFO, ICAO: KSFO). The airport moved about 537,000 tonnes in 2025, predominantly as belly cargo on one of America's densest transpacific widebody networks; Korean Air Cargo, Nippon Cargo Airlines and other freighter operators add maindeck lift. Passenger traffic runs to roughly 52 million a year, with United operating its premier transpacific hub here. Imports lean toward electronics, pharmaceuticals and perishables from Asia and Oceania. Foreign Trade Zone No. 3 – among the oldest in the country – covers the field, and CBP clears on site. One distinctive footnote: SFO is the only airport in the world with its own accredited museum. Container volume crosses the bay at the Port of Oakland instead, while SFO connects via US 101 and I-380, with BART trains running straight into the terminal.

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