<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-center">History San Francisco International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">The City and County of San Francisco first leased 150 acres (61 ha) at the present airport site on March 15, 1927, for what was then to be a temporary and experimental airport project.</p>
<p class="blog-para">San Francisco held a dedication ceremony at the airfield, officially named the Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco, on May 7, 1927, on the 150-acre cow pasture. The land was leased from the Mills Estate in an agreement made with Ogden L. Mills, who oversaw the large tracts of property originally acquired by his grandfather, the banker Darius O. Mills. San Francisco purchased the property and the surrounding area, expanding the site to 1,112 acres (450 ha) beginning in August 1930. The airport's name was officially changed to San Francisco Airport in 1931 upon the purchase of the land. "International" was added at the end of World War II as overseas service rapidly expanded.</p>
<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3">Ground Transportation San Francisco International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">The AirTrain is a landside people-mover system that connects the terminals, the two international terminal garages, the BART station, the Grand Hyatt hotel, the airport's Rental Car Centre, and the long-term parking garage. The AirTrain is fully automated and free to ride.Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) serves the airport at the San Francisco International Airport station, located west of the International Terminal.</p>
<p class="blog-para">During BART's full five-line service, the airport is directly connected to downtown San Francisco and Oakland, Berkeley, Richmond, Walnut Creek, and Pittsburgh, with no need to transfer. The BART system also enables SFO passengers to ride to and from Oakland International Airport with two transfers.</p>
<p class="blog-para">San Mateo County's transit agency, SamTrans, serves the airport with several routes. Buses stop at the arrivals/baggage claim level of the domestic terminals and in courtyards A or G in the international terminal.</p>
<p class="blog-para">BART trains and SamTrans buses also connect San Francisco International Airport to Caltrain with a transfer at Millbrae station. Millbrae will also be the connection between SFO and California High-Speed Rail; the station will be renamed to Millbrae&ndash;SFO station on the High-Speed Rail line to coincide with the dual functionality of the station.</p>
<p class="blog-para">The existing airports&mdash;Tegel Airport, Sch&ouml;nefeld Airport, and Tempelhof Airport&mdash;were ageing and becoming increasingly congested due to rising passenger numbers. To ensure the economic viability of the project, they pursued the single airport concept: the new airport would become the sole commercial airport for Berlin and Brandenburg. They planned to close Tegel, Sch&ouml;nefeld, and Tempelhof upon opening the new airport, then ban commercial aviation from any other airport in Brandenburg.</p>
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