San Francisco's $5BN Airport Upgrade
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San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has invested over $5 billion to enhance its facilities, aiming to compete with major West Coast hubs like LAX and Seattle-Tacoma. Handling over 50 million passengers annually, SFO was named the top U.S. airport by The Wall Street Journal in 2022. Terminal 1's $2.5 billion upgrade and Terminal 3’s $2.6 billion renovation introduce advanced security, added gates, and eco-friendly features, with completion set for 2027-2028. Known for prioritizing traveler comfort through noise reduction programs and soundproofing, SFO seeks to attract more domestic routes and reduce ticket prices through increased capacity.
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SFO is hands down the best airport that I have used. I've been there dozens of times and I've never waited more than 15 to get through security. It's always quiet and the buildings themselves are nice.
Then you clearly need travel a lot more. A $5 billion outrageous woke rip off. If you are interested in a truly spectacular terminal, Singapore International is absolutely awesome
@@dvmartel1 Singapore's airport is nice but it doesn't feel as modern as SFO. At SIN, security is at the gate, which adds stress when you think you're about to get on the plane. I've gotten through SFO's security from entering the line to having everything back to where it was, in just three minutes with TSA PreCheck.
SFO is a great airport
@@dvmartel1 At SIN, Terminals 1, 2, and 3 are directly connected via a people mover system, with airside passengers being able to freely move between the terminals without going through immigration. Transport within and between these three terminals is also provided by people movers and the skytrain system, although it is also possible to walk between the terminals on foot for airside visitors. However, Terminal 4 and Terminal 5 (planned for mid-2030s) are both separated from Terminals 1/2/3
They just need tons of stores like Cancun
LAX is closer to Hawaii? Actually no. Flight times between SFO and HNL are on average 30mins shorter than between LAX and HNL.
That’s because SFO is literally closer to Hawaii distance wise, WSJ not fact checking their material again 🤦🏻♂️
I was about to say the same thing. People tend to think of the California coast as running in a north-south direction, when it’s actually northwest-southeast.
SFO has gone through dramatic changes since I moved to the Bay Area in 1981. It was just another U.S airport with no pizazz. Flying through SFO this summer I was impressed by the enhancements in just the past few years. It is an airport to be proud of.
I love SFO it's super organized excellent way finding easy to navigate TSA is fast and the goal now is to make it quieter more relaxing environment bringing noise levels down throughout
TSA is fast because it's not actually TSA... It's a private company, just like at JFK & LGA.
@ well whatever so what it's fast. in fact it's fast in most airports except LAX which is a zoo and jfk which is also zoo.
Even PVR in mexico is efficient.
but no domestic airport i've been through is as intuitive and well designed with wayfindkng as SFO jfk is the worst and San Diego for small airport is shit for for bad desiring and non existent wayfinding
weird af pfp breh
SFO is actually closer to Hawaii than LAX. Look it up.
yep san francisco is the closet city
Definitely the prettiest airport I've been to in USA. And I looooove the construction of walkways between all terminals after security. All airports should have that.
The only part missing is the airside corridor connecting Int'l Terminals A and G. Once that's figured out the circle will be complete.
1:45 In normal operations, the short runways (1L and 1R) handle takeoffs, and the long runways (28L and 28R) handle landings. For large planes, common for international flights, the takeoff performance can require using the long runways, as an exception to the above normal plan.
The shorter runways aren't specifically for domestic flights and longer ones for international. The shorter runways are for takeoffs and longer runways for landing. 28L and 28R, the longer runways, are standard for arrivals for all aircrafts; Airbus A380s, Boeing 747s, Boeing 737s, and small private jets. The exception is during strong winds where a runway may be used for landing to reduce crosswinds.
Planes always take off by flying into the wind. Taking off into the wind increases the relative airflow over the wings, which helps generate more lift at lower ground speeds. By taking off into the wind, planes need less runway distance to achieve the necessary lift for takeoff. Wind provides better control of the aircraft during the critical phase of takeoff. Since winds usually come in from the west at SFO, most flights take off on 28L and 28R. When it rains, however, the winds usually come in from the south, so plans usually take off on 18L and 19R.
@@RaymondHng In typical conditions (light winds most of the time, and most of the year) I think more planes take off from 1L and 1R, with larger planes (typically international) using 28L and 28R for takeoff. All landings are on 28L and 28R except when weather conditions (and winds, of course) are unusual.
People always forget about the great eastward shift of the western coastline meaning LA is further east than SF, and South America is further east than North America. LA is further from Hawaii than SF even though it is south of SF becauae it is even further east.
SFO should fight LAX on key Asia-Pacific routes. One big new one is SFO-Saigon that opened up not too long ago. Still no direct link to BKK, which would be great.
Always interesting to see airport design with its unique challenges, and crazy how expensive the construction always is
In normal operation, the shorter runways (1L/1R) are exclusively used for departures. The longer ones (28L/28R) are used for all landing aircraft as well as heavy takeoffs, which tend to be international.
3:49 awesome Cameo by a Virgin America Airbus… warms my heart.
SFO is my airport where I make plane spotting videos.
SFO airport's location right next to the city and the bay waters, is fantastic.
i live in the bay. if i want to travel abroad with la friends and family, it’s sometimes cheaper to fly down there and then travel with them. SFO needs to be more price competitive with LAX
I could be wrong, but I'm fairly certain the parallel long runways handle twin landings and the shorter parallel runways handle twin takeoffs so they can quickly move airplanes into and out of SFO. (Those this pattern is switched due to weather and wind patterns when needed.)
SFO does a decent job of its train station too
SEA requires you to hike like a whole half mile or something to reach the train station
BART is actually a rapid transit system that is operated by the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, not SFO. BART connects to the commuter rail, Caltrain, system in Millbrae station. Caltrain is governed by the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board, not SFO.
@@RaymondHng I think they meant SFO's own airtain that ferries you around the airport, including to and from BART.
BART drops you off right into Terminal G, and it's only an AirTrain ride to wherever else in the airport you're going to. Unlike in SEA where you're walking through a whole parking garage and then you finally see the station another 200m away.
SFO is the nicest airport in the US no doubt.
I wish SFO had nonstop flights to South America like it once did a few years ago.
SFO’s main problem is the runways are too close together to handle parallel traffic in bad weather. Delays and gate holds are common in the winter. Past attempts to move the runways further apart have stymied, even after generous offers to offset environmental impacts. Landside improvements are great but airside issues will constrain SFO’s future.
Exactly. What is the plan for the runways? Zero. In the summer fog, all these new flights will be stuck at their origin, delayed, and that’s not pretty.
Oakland handles inclement weather with fewer delays, pretty sure. (Since for airline use it really only relies on one runway)
Pretty interesting. I live in SF and did not know much about this. Then again I haven't flown anywhere in probably close to a decade now.
SFO is actually closer to Hawaii than LAX.
I remember when SFO was one building.😊
SFO is a waaay better airport than the armageddon of LAX 😂
The "quiet" airport experience is great. No reason to have those annoying "Security" announcements every five minutes. We have all been to airports to where several announcements yap over each others. Horribl! The reason, I stay in the lounge as long as possible when flying commercial.
I remember the days of the White Courtesy Phone public announcements. Pranksters would call in to ask for people with joke names.
Price is the main decision factor of flight selection for MOST people, not the “experience.”
Meanwhile NIMBY's in surrounding San Mateo county are dragging out and complicating the railroad track grade separations on Caltrain necessary for CA High-Speed Rail... which is supposed to have a connection to SFO via Millbrae
B and C gates are terminal 1. Terminal 2 only has D gates. Terminal 3 is E and F. I worked on the upgraded for all three terminals. You should correct this video to reflect that. In fact, when they were upgrading Terminal 1 (after a very successful upgrade of 2) nearly all of the $2.3b went to upgrading T1 B gates and the C gates only got a mild update. There is a secure post-security connector that goes from the C gates in T1 to the D gates in T2.
Also, it isn’t called Terminal 1. To be respectful to his history and the LGBTQ political capitol that was spent by the local community, it is named Harvey Milk Terminal 1. You can’t divorce the two names. HM comes first, which is why the font on all the signage and wayfaring in the terminal is much larger for Harvey Milk than T1.
@@christophervasquez1885 The official name is Harvey Milk Terminal 1.
In 2024, the airport announced that the International Terminal would be renamed after the late senator and former mayor Dianne Feinstein. The departures main hall is already named after the late mayor Ed Lee.
Very smooth transition into the pitch for ArtWorks...
7:10 A loaded Boeing 777-9 weighs 775,000 pounds. At $6.48 per thousand pounds, that would be $5,022 per landing for signatory carriers and $6,253.20 for non-signatory carriers.
A loaded Boeing 737-900 weighs 187,700 pounds. At $6.48 per thousand pounds, that would be $1,218.24 per landing for signatory carriers and $1,522.80 for non-signatory carriers.
The airport never lands planes on those two runways and definitely not East to West.
Wish upgrades include more efficient and less intrusive O/S baggage security system
I was just at sfo and went to changai singapore, and ooo boi is sfo kinda behind, a but too far behind...but its a neat airport
SFO is so much better than LAX it's not even funny
SFO is closer to Hawaii than LAX!
The C gates are part of terminal 1 starting October 2024.
Dosen’t compare to Asia, but the finest in the US.
SF was messed up by the previous horrible Ms. Breed, May the new mayor will bring the new fresh air and improvement to this lovely city! Hopefully, the crime rate will decrease, the streets will be cleaner, and the downtown back to Glory. SFO, is only an airport, The city needs to be appealing more urgently!🙄😉
Seriously, Masterworks? You could do so much better. Sell Scottish titles for goodness sake. 😊
Looking at the picture, I see the Enterprise.
Jet plane travel will soon be very limited it is the world's biggest polluter !
The City of San Francisco is the closest major city to Honolulu, HI and the closest to any cities in the world
SFO is the only west coast airport and I believe could be only airport in USA with 2 direct flights a week to Wuhan. Before the pandemic it was 3. Those flights are always packed. I travel the route regularly as my Chinese wife has family near Wuhan
Yh. It’s crazy how many Chinese connections they have. Plus Taipei is no.1 for international travel which is crazy. Hong Kong got blown about.
LAX is not closer to Hawaii than SFO 🤦🏻♂️
Long story short yes we will pay more for plane tickets.
As soon as you mentioned your sponsor, I clicked off so fast lol
SFO also competes with SJC/LAX/SMF... those 3 combined have ~40 mil passengers annually, are international, and within an hour or two drive from SFO.
Besides Mexico, SMF is not really an international airport and LAX is nowhere near SFO.
Depends on what routes. Sacramento has no flights to Asia-Pacific. San Jose does though. I think they are considering some upgrades too, if I remember hearing back a long time ago, don't know what the situation is there.
OAK, SJC, and STS are SFO's only regional competition. SMF is only competitive for folks who live in that region; no one from the Bay Area would travel to Sacramento for flights as it would only reduce choice and would effectively limit you to flying Southwest (admittedly, the Southwest faithful do exist, but they're likely to choose OAK). You'd also want to consider buying a lottery ticket if you can get to SMF within two hours because that would be an amazing day indeed.
@@stevens1041former SJC Airport Deputy Director-Planning & Development Division here…pandemic caused our annual passenger count down to 3.5% of what we were experiencing in 2019….which was we were in our way to 16.5M passengers per year. Post pandemic the numbers have not come back strong enough to justify a large Capital Improvement Program. Remote working and the exodus from Bay Area have greatly contributed. Major other developments (e.g., Google Village)…we’re out on the shelf until the numbers come back.
5 BN? Improve the freeway entrance to sfo first.
Masterworks is a scam. Dumbfounded that creators still push this to their audience.
OMG, is this Cobyexplanes??? Sounds exactly like him. Unfortunately, SFO can’t save the city. It’s a mess.
You mean 'rounding out the top 5.'
Renaming SFO to London Breed International Airport.
Oh no, not that
The official name of Terminal 1 is Harvey Milk Terminal 1.
In 2024, the airport announced that the International Terminal would be renamed after the late senator and former mayor Dianne Feinstein. The departures main hall is already named after the late mayor Ed Lee.
Why Breed?
$5 billion dollars? FIVE BILLION? Wtf? The absolutely spectacular Singapore International is a standard for what a truly a
world class terminal can be.
This is the country that takes 20 years and $2 billion to build a subway station. Not a subway line. A subway station.
Singapore is fine, but SFO is a lot more modern and overall a much more pleasant and relaxed experience.
At SIN, Terminals 1, 2, and 3 are directly connected via a people mover system, with airside passengers being able to freely move between the terminals without going through immigration. Transport within and between these three terminals is also provided by people movers and the skytrain system, although it is also possible to walk between the terminals on foot for airside visitors. However, Terminal 4 and Terminal 5 (planned for mid-2030s) are both separated from Terminals 1/2/3
SFO modernized an existing airport that is hemmed in on all sides. SIN is a new airport in the middle of open land or fillable ocean. It's always going to be more expensive to refresh existing. Plus, it's more expensive in SF.
The Salesforce Tower is absolutely ghastly.
How’d you avoid all the homeless people lurking around and stealing bags?
your mother dropped you as a chuld
Be prompt and go straight to the baggage carousel. It takes a while for the plane to be off-loaded.
unions labor...no wonder the state has to rely on chinese to build the Bay bridge
Not sure what you're referring to, but the steel was imported from China. The contractor was American.
spending billions to upgrade an airport? Sounds overly expensive
Exactly, 90% of those fund will be funnel to corrupt officials and their friends companies. SF is run by pelosi the witch of corruption...I hope SF becomes Niagara
SF is an extremely expensive city with very high salaries. Most of these infrastructure construction costs are always labor.