The following airports are in the area around the San Francisco Bay, including the cities of San Jose, San Francisco, and Oakland. The list includes only public-use and/or government-owned airports in the eleven counties (the nine counties that border the bay, plus Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties) that make up the Census Bureau's San Jose–San Francisco–Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area.
Commercial airports
Airport IATA ICAO County Notes San Francisco International Airport SFO KSFO San Mateo Primary international airport serving the region Primary Pacific hub for United Airlines One of the Pacific hubs for Alaska Airlines San Jose Mineta International Airport SJC KSJC Santa Clara Primary airport for Santa Clara County and Silicon Valley Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport OAK KOAK Alameda Serves the East Bay Operating base for Southwest Airlines Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport STS KSTS Sonoma Serves the North Bay and Wine Country
Federal airports
The following airports are operated by the federal government and are not open to the public: Airport IATA ICAO County Notes Moffett Federal Airfield NUQ KNUQ Santa Clara Serves NASA's Ames Research Center Former Naval Air Station Moffett Field; operated by NASA since 1994Travis Air Force BaseSUUKSUUSolano Major U.S. Air Force air mobility hub Home of the 60th Air Mobility Wing Primary West Coast hub for Air Mobility Command
General aviation airports Towered AirportIATAICAOCountyNotesBuchanan Field AirportCCRKCCRContra CostaFAA-designated reliever airport for the Bay Area.Hayward Executive AirportHWDKHWDAlamedaReliever airport serving the East Bay.Livermore Municipal AirportLVKKLVKAlamedaFAA-designated regional reliever airport.Napa County AirportAPCKAPCNapaGeneral aviation airport serving Napa Valley.Palo Alto AirportPAOKPAOSanta ClaraClosest general aviation airport to Stanford University and central Silicon Valley.Reid–Hillview AirportRHVKRHVSanta ClaraFAA-designated reliever airport for San José Mineta International Airport.San Carlos AirportSQLKSQLSan MateoMajor general aviation airport serving the Peninsula.
Non-towered
The following airports do not have control towers, but are listed by their owners as open to the public; pilots announce runway and airspace usage via radio contact: AirportIATA/FAAICAOCountyNotesAngwin–Parrett Field—2O3NapaPublic airport serving Angwin and Pacific Union College.Byron Airport——Contra CostaPopular soaring, skydiving, and training airport; FAA reliever airport.Cloverdale Municipal Airport—O60SonomaGeneral aviation airport serving northern Sonoma County.Half Moon Bay AirportHAFKHAFSan MateoCoastal airport near the Pacific Ocean and Half Moon Bay.Healdsburg Municipal AirportHESKHESSonomaGeneral aviation airport serving the Healdsburg area.Hollister Municipal AirportCVHKCVHSan BenitoPublic airport serving San Benito County.Marin County AirportDVOKDVOMarinPublic airport serving Marin County.Nut Tree AirportVCBKVCBSolanoGeneral aviation airport adjacent to the historic Nut Tree development.Petaluma Municipal Airport—O69SonomaPublic airport serving Petaluma and southern Sonoma County.Rio Vista Municipal Airport—O88SolanoPublic airport serving Rio Vista and the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta.Sonoma Skypark—OQ9SonomaPrivately owned public-use airport.Sonoma Valley Airport—OQ3SonomaPublic-use airport serving Sonoma Valley.San Martin Airport—E16Santa ClaraCounty-owned general aviation airport serving southern Santa Clara County.Watsonville Municipal AirportWVIKWVISanta CruzGeneral aviation airport serving southern Santa Cruz County.
Notable historical airports Naval Air Station Alameda in Alameda, Alameda County (closed 1997) Alum Rock Airport in San Jose, Santa Clara County (closed approximately 1936) Antioch Airport in Antioch, Contra Costa County (closed 1989) Carmel Valley Airport in Carmel Valley, California (closed 2002) Crissy Field in the City and County of San Francisco (airfield closed 1974) Hamilton Air Force Base in Novato, Marin County (closed 1996) Montgomery Field / Marina Airfield, now called Marina Green (Airmail Facility), San Francisco, California, formerly named after aviation pioneer John Joseph Montgomery Santa Cruz Skypark in Scotts Valley, Santa Cruz County (closed 1983)
See also
List of airports in California List of airports of Santa Cruz County, California
References