San Francisco rent a car and the Oakland Airport

The Oakland International Airport is one of San Franciscos three main hubs of air transportation, providing rent-a-car San Francisco customers with modern gateway amenities and traditional California hospitality. Located just 4 miles south of downtown Oakland in Alameda County, California the Oakland International Airport has recently proven itself a popular alternative to San Frans main airport, San Francisco International. One of the nations fastest growing airports, Oakland International specializes in popular low cost airline programs, servicing numerous destinations in the United States as well as Mexico and Canada. Cargo transit programs are also in full-swing at this prominent air travel facility, along with a thriving general aviation program and numerous other informative services. A common gateway destination for most rent-a-car San Francisco clients, the Oakland International Airport is currently in the midst of a $1.4 billion expansion program, which is expected to be finished by 2009.

Interesting Historical Facts

Construction on Oakland International Airport began in 1927. The airport was later dedicated by the famous Charles Lindbergh.
Numerous historic flights have departed from the Oakland International Airport include Charles Kingsford Smiths historic US to Australia flight in 1928, and Amelia Earharts mysterious final flight in 1937.
Oakland international Airport was temporarily shut down and turned into an airlift base for military flights in 1943. All scheduled services were moved to San Francisco International Airport until 1946.
Oakland International is currently home to one of the nations largest FedEx cargo distributors. The airport also houses a Southwest Airlines crew base.

Airport Facilities

Oakland International Airport is currently one of the areas largest air transit facilities covering over 2,900 acres of open field with four runways and two terminal buildings. Services inside the terminals include numerous food and beverage distributors, a handful of specialty stores, baggage storage lockers, shoeshine kiosks, 24 hour flower shops and a convenient FedEx mail slots. ATMs are also located throughout the terminals services the Bank of America, Oakland Municipal Credit Union, Wells Fargo and the SWA Credit Union.

Terminals

The two terminals at Oakland International Airport currently service a wide variety of international and domestic providers, with one terminal reserved exclusively for Southwest Airlines. Airlines currently running out of Terminal 1 include Aloha Airlines, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, JetBlue, Mexicana, United Airlines, Delta Airlines, US Airlines and Continental Airlines. Destinations currently connecting with Oakland International include Boston, Sort Lauderdale, Guadalajara, Salt Lake City, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and New York. The Oakland International Airport also features a convenient AirBART program, which transfers rent-a-car San Francisco travelers to the local Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system at the Coliseum/Oakland Airport station. A state-of-the-art monorail system is also in the advanced planning stages, providing future rent-a-car San Francisco travelers with another form of outstanding local transportation.

Student Programs

Oakland International Airport is proud to be one of the Bay Areas most prominent air travel industries providing travelers of all shapes and sizes with quick convenient flights across the country and around the world! Oakland International is also proud to provide rent-a-car San Francisco students with a wide variety of aviation resource, including the Oakland Western Aerospace Museum, which is currently housed inside the Oakland Airports North Field building. A vital resource for aviation students and international travelers, the Western Aerospace Museum features a countless exhibits chronically the evolution of air transit in and around the Bay Area. A worth-while attraction for rent-a-car San Francisco customers of all ages, the Oakland Western Aerospace Museum can be reached by phone at 1-510-638-7100. Oakland International Airport also supports a variety of pilot programs specially designed to provide students with expert aviation training both on the ground and in the air! Flight schools currently located at the airport include the Alameda Aero Club, the Oakland Flyers and Silver State Helicopters. Interested rent-a-car San Francisco travelers are encouraged to call the airport to learn more about available services.

For more information on the Oakland International Airport please feel free to contact he airport by phone at 1-510-563-3300, or log onto their official website at www.oaklandairport.com.

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