San Francisco International Airport Car Rentals and the San Francisco International Airport
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California
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San Francisco International Airport is the main airport for the Bay Area, which you may come to with your San Francisco International Airport car rental. This airport is the fourteenth largest in the United States, and can be found in San Mateo County near the cities of Millbrae and San Bruno.
Choosing San Francisco International Airport
When you come here with your San Francisco International Airport car rental, you will notice that the airport services many international destinations. It is always bustling, as it is by far the busiest in the area.
This airport first opened in 1927 on a cow pasture, leased from a local landowner. In 1955, the airport was renamed to "international" due to the large number of travelers coming from other countries to the area. The airport has expanded since it first opened decades ago, being the main point of entry for the Bay Area. Other airports in the area include Oakland International Airport and San Jose International Airport.
Airports in the area have always been trying to improve their services as well as their ties to the community in which they are located. When coming here with your San Francisco International Airport car rental, you may notice that it is pretty quiet. That is because it was one of the first airports to implement a Fly Quiet Program, which grades individual air carriers to maintain a quieter fleet when flying in and out of this airport. There are many noise control strategies in place here to make living near the airport more comfortable.
Getting here
Getting here with your San Francisco International Airport car rental is very easy since there is a connection to the freeway (U.S. Route 101). Further up the freeway the I-380 intersects, allowing more access to the Bay Area. As well, there is a Bay Area Rapid Transit station connected to one of the terminals here. This makes it easy if you don't have your San Francisco International Airport car rental yet.
San Francisco International Airport also has comfortable amenities when you leave your car rental behind. There is a wide range of food selection, bag storage, public showers (for those long flights!), a medical clinic, shopping, and help for people who are lost or stranded. Wi-Fi is available throughout most of the airport if you have your laptop, provided by T-Mobile for a fee. There is also an aviation museum in the airport, with permanent and temporary art exhibitions throughout the terminals. This is also home to the San Francisco Airport Commission Aviation Library.
Once you are here with your San Francisco International Airport car rental, you will go to one of four terminals at the airport. Terminals 1 and 3 are for domestic flights, while Terminal 4 is for international flights. One thing to note is that all flights to Canada depart from the domestic terminals rather than the international one. At this time, Terminal 2 is under renovation.
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