Sacramento International Airport

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Sacramento International Airport

IATA: SMF - ICAO: KSMF - FAA: SMF
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		County of Sacramento
Serves		Sacramento, California
Elevation AMSL		27 ft (8.2 m)
Coordinates		38°41′44″N, 121°35′27″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
16L/34R	8,601	2,622	Concrete
16R/34L	8,600	2,621	Asphalt

Sacramento International Airport (IATA: SMF, ICAO: KSMF, FAA LID: SMF) is a public airport located 10 miles (16 km) northwest of the central business district (CBD) of Sacramento, in Sacramento County, California, USA It is run by Sacramento County.

1 History
2 Facilities
3 Terminals, airlines, and destinations
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

The airport first opened on October 21, 1967 as Sacramento Metropolitan Airport. In 1996, coinciding with the opening of a new terminal building, it was renamed Sacramento International Airport; though it didn't receive its first international flights until 2002 when Mexicana initiated nonstop service to Guadalajara. The airport was officially designated a port of entry on October 5, 2006. [1]

[edit] Facilities

Sacramento International Airport covers 5,500 acres and has two runways:

Runway 16L/34R: 8,601 x 150 ft. (2,622 x 46 m), Surface: Concrete
Runway 16R/34L: 8,600 x 150 ft. (2,621 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt

All indoor public areas feature free public wi-fi (wireless Internet) provided by the Sacramento County Airport System.

Terminal A Restaurants & Retail

Public Area Cinnabon, Sbarros, Starbucks, Nelson's News and Gifts

Post-Security Hometown Favorites, Cinnabon, TCBY, LA Salsa, California Pizza Kitchen, Burger King, Manchu Wok, Starbucks, Vino Volo, KidZoo, Details, PGA Golf, InMotion, Nelson's Books, Capitol Marketplace, Shoe Shine Palace and more.

Terminal B Restaurants & Retail

Public Area Wolfgang Puck Express, CNBC Store, Starbucks, Java City, Chili's Too, Prospector's Pub, TCBY

Post-Security Gordon Biersch, Pyramid Alehouse, Capitol Marketplace and more.

On June 7, 2006, plans were announced to replace the aging Terminal B with a brand new terminal by the year 2011 at a total estimated cost of $1.1 billion. The plan is currently in the environmental review phase and will be approved by the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors in 2007. According to the plan, Terminal B will be in use until the grand opening of the new Central Terminal B.

[edit] Terminals, airlines, and destinations

The following airlines fly to Sacramento International Airport:

[edit] Terminal A

Delta Air Lines (Atlanta, Salt Lake City)
- Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines (Los Angeles, Salt Lake City)
- Delta Connection operated by SkyWest (Salt Lake City)
Hawaiian Airlines (Honolulu)
Southwest Airlines (Burbank, Chicago-Midway, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Ontario, Orange County, Phoenix, Portland (OR), San Diego, Seattle/Tacoma)
US Airways
- US Airways operated by America West Airlines (Las Vegas, Phoenix)
- US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines (Phoenix)

[edit] Terminal B

[edit] Concourse B1

Aloha Airlines (Kahului, Orange County)
American Airlines (Dallas/Fort Worth)
ExpressJet Airlines (Albuquerque [begins May 21, 2007], Colorado Springs [begins April 30, 2007], Oklahoma City [begins May 7, 2007], San Antonio [begins April 9, 2007], Spokane [begins April 9, 2007], Tucson [begins April 9, 2007], Tulsa [begins May 21, 2007])
United Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare, Denver, Los Angeles, Washington-Dulles)
- United Express operated by SkyWest (Eureka/Arcata, Los Angeles, San Francisco)

[edit] Concourse B2

Alaska Airlines (Portland (OR), Seattle/Tacoma)
- Horizon Air (Boise, Palm Springs, Portland (OR), Spokane [begins July 1, 2007])
Continental Airlines (Houston-Intercontinental)
Frontier Airlines (Denver, Los Cabos)
JetBlue Airways (Long Beach, New York-JFK)
Mexicana (Guadalajara, Leon, Los Cabos, Mexico City, Morelia)
Northwest Airlines (Minneapolis/St. Paul)