Sacramento International Airport

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. Southwest Airlines currently accounts for about half of all airline passenger traffic.

History

Due to the vast housing growth around Sacramento Executive Airport, the City of Sacramento Planning Department and the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors commissioned a study to move large commercial air operations to a less populated area. Choosing on a location adjacent to the then being constructed Interstate 5 in the farming area to the northwest of the city, the airport first opened on October 21, 1967 as Sacramento Metropolitan Airport. On June 24, 1988 it hosted a Concorde, coinciding with the activation of the airports second runway. In 1998 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. On August 2, 2010, Mexicana filed for bankrupcty and suspended operations. On August 28, 2010, Mexicana ceased all operations, which means that there are no longer flights to Mexico, until Alaska Airlines will begin routes from Sacramento to Guadalajara, Mexico until December 16, 2010.

Airline Market Share

Southwest Airlines is the largest carrier at Sacramento with 49.8% of total passenger volume during the 2007 calendar year. United Airlines / United Express is the second largest with a market share of 10.9%. Delta Air Lines / Delta Connection is the third largest with a market share of 6.4%. US Airways / US Airways Express has 5.7% of the market.

Facilities

Sacramento International Airport covers 5,500 acres (22 km²) and has two runways:

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

Expansion Project

On June 7, 2006, plans were announced to replace the aging Terminal B with a brand new terminal by the year 2012 at a total estimated cost of $1.27 billion. Ground was broken on June 2008 to begin preliminary work on the new terminal. On October 28, 2008 the existing airport hotel was demolished to make way for the new four story steel and glass Terminal B. According to the plan, Terminal B will be demolished after all airlines have been phased into new locations in Central Terminal B, designed by Corgan Associates, Inc. in association with Fentress Architects and existing Terminal A. Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, jetBlue, Frontier,and Hawaiian airlines have confirmed they will be moving to the new terminal. The project is ahead of schedule and estimated to open in late 2011.

Public transportation

Yolobus bus #42 connects the airport to downtown Sacramento and the nearby communities of Woodland and Davis. Sacramento light rail will also provide service to the airport when the Green Line is finished in 2011.

Terminals, airlines, and destinations

Accidents and Incidents

On the morning of September 25, 1978, a Boeing 727-200 operating flight PSA Flight 182 on the Sacramento-Los Angeles-San Diego Route collided in mid-air with a Cessna 172 while attempting to land at San Diego Airport. The two aircraft collided over San Diego's North Park, killing all 135 people on Flight 182 and the two people on the Cessna, along with 7 people on the ground.

On the afternoon of Thursday, August 26, 2010, JetBlue Airbus A320 Flight 262 en route from Long Beach, CA blew four tires upon landing, creating a fire around the plane and causing passengers to evacuate. Out of the 87 passengers and five crew, 15 sustained injuries, although none of them were particularly serious. Five passengers were hospitalized, but none were killed. A JetBlue spokesman said that the flight reported an issue with the brakes.

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective:	2006-09-28
Airport Identifier:	SMF
Longitude/Latitude:	121-35-26.8000W/38-41-43.5000N -121.590778/38.695417 (Estimated)
Elevation:	27 ft / 8.23 m (Surveyed)
Land:	5500 acres
From nearest city:	10 nautical miles NW of Sacramento, CA
Location:	Sacramento County, CA
Magnetic Variation:	16E (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership:	Publicly owned
Owner:	County Of Sacramento
Address:	6900 Airport Blvd Sacramento, CA 95837
Phone number:	916-929-5411
Manager:	G. Hardy Acree DIR OF ARPTS - G. HARDY ACREE. DIR. OPS & MAINT - FRANCES SHERERTZ & ROBERT LEONARD ASST. DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR PLANNING & DEV - LEONARD TAKAYAMA (916) 874-0619.
Address:	6900 Airport Blvd Sacramento, CA 95837
Phone number:	916-874-0600

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use:	Open to public
Wind indicator:	Yes
Segmented Circle:	No
Control Tower:	Yes
Attendance Schedule:	ALL/ALL/ALL
Lighting Schedule:	DUSK-DAWN
Beacon Color:	Clear-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge:	No
Sectional chart:	San Francisco
Region:	AWP - Western-Pacific
Boundary ARTCC:	ZOA - Oakland
Tie-in FSS:	RIU - Rancho Murieta
FSS on Airport:	No
FSS Phone:	916-354-0161
FSS Toll Free:	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility:	SMF (NOTAM-d service avaliable)
Certification type/date:	I CS 5/1973
Federal Agreements:	NGHY

Airport Communications

Unicom:

122.950

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LLA
Bottled Oxygen:	NONE
Bulk Oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 16L/34R

Runway 16R/34L

Radio Navigation Aids

Remarks

Based Aircraft

Major Carriers Serving This Airport