Oakland International Airport, CA Airport
- URL: Oakland International Airport, CA (OAK)
- Time zone: GMT -8
- Service telephone: +1 510 563-3300
- Address: Oakland International Airport, 1 Airport Drive, Oakland, CA 94621, USA
- Operating company: The Port of Oakland
- Parking: Yes, paid parking: more than 7000 short and long term spaces
- Nearby cities: Oakland CA (10 km), Hayward (14 km), Berkeley (17 km), San Francisco (18 km), Richmond (26 km), Fremont (28 km), Concord (33 km), Vallejo (43 km), Sunnyvale (43 km), Santa Clara (47 km)
- Directions by car: The airport is about 13 km or 8 miles south of downtown Oakland. It can be reached using the Interstate - Highway 880, using exit 98th Avenue/Airport.
- Stations: Oakland/Emeryville is part of the Amtrak Rail network. Between Jack London Rail Station and the Terminal there is a regular BART shuttle bus ( Bay Area Rapid Transit).
- Flight distribution on the days of the week: Monday (14.96%), Tuesday (16.83%), Wednesday (15.33%), Thursday (14.16%), Friday (14.98%), Saturday (8.03%), Sunday (15.71%)
- Alternative spelling: Metropolitan Oakland International Airport, Окленд (Калифорния), Оукланд (Калифорния), Оукленд (Каліфорнія), Όκλαντ (Καλιφόρνια), אוקלנד - קליפורניה, اوکلند, أوكلاند، كاليفورنيا, ओकलैंड, オークランド (カリフォルニア州), 奥克兰 (加利福尼亚州), 오클랜드 (캘리포니아 주), 奧克蘭 (加利福尼亞州)
Most popular destinations from Oakland International Airport, CA (Flights per week )
- Las Vegas - McCarran International Airport, NV (195, 10,34 %)
- Phoenix - Sky Harbor International Airport (126, 6,68 %)
- Burbank, CA (124, 6,58 %)
- Los Angeles International (116, 6,15 %)
- San Diego - Lindberg Field International, CA (107, 5,68 %)
- Seattle-Tacoma (94, 4,99 %)
- Denver (87, 4,62 %)
- Santa Ana - Orange County Airport, CA (82, 4,35 %)
- Salt Lake City International Airport, UT (55, 2,92 %)
- Portland International Airport, Oregon (54, 2,86 %)
- other (44.83 %)
Top airlines (percentage of departures and arrivals)
- Southwest Airlines (2982, 77,17 %)
- JetSuite Air (191, 4,94 %)
- Spirit Airlines (148, 3,83 %)
- Alaska Airlines (143, 3,70 %)
- Delta Air Lines (140, 3,62 %)
- Volaris (130, 3,36 %)
- Hawaiian Airlines (48, 1,24 %)
- Frontier Airlines (28, 0,72 %)
- Hopscotch Air (18, 0,47 %)
- Allegiant Air (16, 0,41 %)
- other (0.54 %)
Location
Inaugurated in 1927 by Charles Lindbergh, the airport is about 13 km or 8 miles south of downtown Oakland. It may be reached on the Interstate-Highway 880, at the exit 98th Avenue.
Between the airport and Oakland Jack London Amtrak Rail Station, the AirBART Shuttle operates a regular service. The bus routes 50 and 805 of Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) also serve the route between the airport and Oakland Coliseum Bart Station . All current departure times are available locally.
History
After construction work began in 1927, Oakland airport was inaugurated in September of the same year by Charles Lindbergh.
Boeing Air Transport, a predecessor of United Airlines, began its scheduled flights to Oakland in December 1927, and Trans World Airlines joined in 1932. After the Second World War, in 1946, Western Airlines returned to the airport in Oakland, followed by American Airlines, TWA and PSA.