OAK · Oakland, United States
San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport.
--:--:-- · PDT (UTC-07:00) · 37.7201° N, 122.2212° W
Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport
Airport serving the San Francisco-Oakland Metropolitan Area, California, United States
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for OAK
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 3744; ident KOAK; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
iflyoak.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
22 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
OAK / KOAK
OurAirports ident
KOAK
GPS / local code
KOAK / OAK
ISO region
US-CA
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
iflyoak.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q1165584
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 8:22 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--PDT · UTC-07:00
Time zone
PDT
America/Los_Angeles · UTC-07:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
18 km
Approximate distance to central Oakland.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Washington, D.C.
Languages
English
Currency
USD ($)
Country area
9,525,067 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
4 runways
Longest runway
10,520 ft / 3,206 m
Runway surface
asphalt (4)
Opened / operator
1927 · The Port of Oakland
Owner / entity
Port of Oakland
Hub airlines
Southwest Airlines
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
22 source-backed signals
San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Oakland, United States. Oakland's built-up core sits roughly 18 km from the terminal area. Operations run on America/Los_Angeles (UTC-07:00, PDT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 5 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport (OAK / KOAK) is at 37.7201° N, 122.2212° W, elevation 9 ft (3 m), serving Oakland, United States.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Oakland is in United States (capital Washington, D.C.); regulated by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); on America/Los_Angeles (PDT, UTC-07:00); working languages: English; currency: USD ($).
Distance from central Oakland: 18 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for OAK.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport (OAK / KOAK)
Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport · Airport serving the San Francisco-Oakland Metropolitan Area, California, United States
Known label 1
Metro Oakland International
Alternate airport-name cue retained for OAK, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
KOAK · KOAK · OAK · US-CA
iflyoak.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Location cue
The airport is located seven miles (11 km) south of downtown Oakland and twelve miles (19 km) east of San Francisco, serving the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. San Leandro
san-leandro · 5.8 km from OAK
United States · America/Los_Angeles · +0h · population 90,712 · city coordinates 37.7249, -122.1561
2. Alameda
alameda · 6.6 km from OAK
United States · America/Los_Angeles · +0h · population 78,630 · city coordinates 37.7710, -122.2609
3. San Lorenzo
san-lorenzo · 9.3 km from OAK
United States · America/Los_Angeles · +0h · population 23,452 · city coordinates 37.6741, -122.1332
4. Ashland
ashland-5325011 · 9.9 km from OAK
United States · America/Los_Angeles · +0h · population 21,925 · city coordinates 37.6947, -122.1138
5. Oakland
oakland · 10 km from OAK
United States · America/Los_Angeles · +0h · population 419,267 · city coordinates 37.8044, -122.2708
6. Castro Valley
castro-valley · 12 km from OAK
United States · America/Los_Angeles · +0h · population 61,388 · city coordinates 37.6941, -122.0863
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. SFO KSFO
San Francisco International Airport · San Francisco
18 km from OAK · America/Los_Angeles · +0h · elevation 13 ft (4 m) · airport coordinates 37.6198, -122.3748
2. SJC KSJC
Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport · San Jose
47 km from OAK · America/Los_Angeles · +0h · elevation 62 ft (19 m) · airport coordinates 37.3625, -121.9292
3. SMF KSMF
Sacramento International Airport · Sacramento
122 km from OAK · America/Los_Angeles · +0h · elevation 27 ft (8 m) · airport coordinates 38.6954, -121.5910
4. FAT KFAT
Fresno Yosemite International Airport · Fresno
245 km from OAK · America/Los_Angeles · +0h · elevation 336 ft (102 m) · airport coordinates 36.7758, -119.7180
5. RNO KRNO
Reno Tahoe International Airport · Reno
291 km from OAK · America/Los_Angeles · +0h · elevation 4,415 ft (1,346 m) · airport coordinates 39.4991, -119.7680
Route-time reference set
1. OAK-SMF
Sacramento · 122 km · 59m
America/Los_Angeles · +0h from OAK; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. OAK-FAT
Fresno · 245 km · 1h 9m
America/Los_Angeles · +0h from OAK; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. OAK-RNO
Reno · 291 km · 1h 12m
America/Los_Angeles · +0h from OAK; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
4 runways
Longest runway 10,520 ft / 3,206 m. 4 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt (4)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for OAK.
Runway identifiers
10L/28R · 10R/28L · 12/30 · 15/33
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. SFO KSFO
San Francisco International Airport · San Francisco · 18 km from OAK
large airport · America/Los_Angeles · united-states · 13 ft (4 m) · 37.6198, -122.3748
2. SJC KSJC
Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport · San Jose · 47 km from OAK
large airport · America/Los_Angeles · united-states · 62 ft (19 m) · 37.3625, -121.9292
3. SMF KSMF
Sacramento International Airport · Sacramento · 122 km from OAK
large airport · America/Los_Angeles · united-states · 27 ft (8 m) · 38.6954, -121.5910
4. FAT KFAT
Fresno Yosemite International Airport · Fresno · 245 km from OAK
large airport · America/Los_Angeles · united-states · 336 ft (102 m) · 36.7758, -119.7180
5. RNO KRNO
Reno Tahoe International Airport · Reno · 291 km from OAK
large airport · America/Los_Angeles · united-states · 4,415 ft (1,346 m) · 39.4991, -119.7680
6. BUR KBUR
Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport · Burbank · 523 km from OAK
large airport · America/Los_Angeles · united-states · 778 ft (237 m) · 34.2028, -118.3581
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
The airport is an operating base for Southwest Airlines.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for OAK.
Country and authority
OAK sits in United States (United States of America), whose capital is Washington, D.C.. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Americas, North America.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: English. Currency context: USD ($). OAK is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
OAK is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with Metro Oakland International. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
Airport serving the San Francisco-Oakland Metropolitan Area, California, United States. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Location cue: The airport is located seven miles (11 km) south of downtown Oakland and twelve miles (19 km) east of San Francisco, serving the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q1165584 · Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport. Owner / owning body: Port of Oakland. Administrative area: Oakland. Named after: Oakland · San Francisco Bay
Field and clock profile
San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport is a near sea-level field at 9 ft (3 m), positioned at 37.7201° N, 122.2212° W in the Northern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 4 runways and a longest runway of 10,520 ft / 3,206 m. The airport clock uses America/Los_Angeles (PDT, UTC-07:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
San Leandro is the closest retained city-time anchor at 5.8 km. SFO San Francisco is the closest retained airport alternative at 18 km.
Country airport peers
OAK is compared with SFO San Francisco at 18 km, SJC San Jose at 47 km, SMF Sacramento at 122 km, FAT Fresno at 245 km, RNO Reno at 291 km inside the retained United States airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
OAK-SMF Sacramento: 122 km, about 59m, +0h. OAK-FAT Fresno: 245 km, about 1h 9m, +0h. OAK-RNO Reno: 291 km, about 1h 12m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident KOAK backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. iflyoak.com is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Southwest Airlines
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
4 runways · longest 10,520 ft / 3,206 m
Runway identifiers
10L/28R, 10R/28L, 12/30, 15/33
OurAirports classifies OAK as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Oakland.
OAK (KOAK) is a near sea-level field at 9 ft (3 m) in the mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
OAK sits in a broader regional network with 5 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
OAK's runway record lists 4 runways, with the longest runway at 10,520 ft / 3,206 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt (4).
The Port of Oakland is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for OAK.
- The airport is an operating base for Southwest Airlines.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at iflyoak.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for OAK
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
OAK uses America/Los_Angeles (PDT, UTC-07:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport is about 18 km from central Oakland; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
SFO San Francisco is the closest retained alternate at 18 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
iflyoak.com is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place OAK inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
OAK ranks #54 in the curated United States airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 94 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
OAK shares America/Los_Angeles with BUR Burbank US · FAT Fresno US · GEG Spokane US · LAS Las Vegas US · LAX Los Angeles US · LGB Long Beach US. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
OAK is 9 ft (3 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include DMK 9 ft (3 m) (0 ft delta) · FLL 9 ft (3 m) (0 ft delta) · NKC 9 ft (3 m) (0 ft delta) · SUB 9 ft (3 m) (0 ft delta) · VCA 9 ft (3 m) (0 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
OAK's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are SFO 18 km +0h · SJC 47 km +0h · SMF 122 km +0h · FAT 245 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacramento | SMF | 122 km | 59m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Fresno | FAT | 245 km | 1h 9m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Reno | RNO | 291 km | 1h 12m | +0h | --:--:-- |
OAK to SMF
Sacramento
Distance 122 km; estimated travel window 59m; destination zone America/Los_Angeles is +0h from OAK. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
OAK to FAT
Fresno
Distance 245 km; estimated travel window 1h 9m; destination zone America/Los_Angeles is +0h from OAK. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
OAK to RNO
Reno
Distance 291 km; estimated travel window 1h 12m; destination zone America/Los_Angeles is +0h from OAK. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
San Francisco is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport has 5 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from OAK, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
San Leandro
san-leandro · 5.8 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Alameda
alameda · 6.6 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
San Lorenzo
san-lorenzo · 9.3 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ashland
ashland-5325011 · 9.9 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Oakland
oakland · 10 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Castro Valley
castro-valley · 12 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Hayward
hayward · 14 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Bayview-Hunters Point
bayview-hunters-point · 14 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Moraga
moraga · 15 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Visitacion Valley
visitacion-valley · 16 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Berkeley
berkeley · 17 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Orinda
orinda · 18 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport is associated in the current source trail with Southwest Airlines, which makes carrier-specific schedule checks especially important before acting on a route plan.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Sacramento (SMF), Fresno (FAT), Reno (RNO). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 4 runways; longest runway 10,520 ft / 3,206 m; identifiers 10L/28R, 10R/28L, 12/30.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt (4); 4 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: The Port of Oakland.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1927.
- Network role: Southwest Airlines.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from OAK. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
San Francisco International AirportSFO
San Francisco · large airport
- Distance
- 18 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 13 ft (4 m)
Compare against SFO when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International AirportSJC
San Jose · large airport
- Distance
- 47 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 62 ft (19 m)
Compare against SJC when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Sacramento International AirportSMF
Sacramento · large airport
- Distance
- 122 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 27 ft (8 m)
Compare against SMF when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Fresno Yosemite International AirportFAT
Fresno · large airport
- Distance
- 245 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 336 ft (102 m)
Compare against FAT when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Reno Tahoe International AirportRNO
Reno · large airport
- Distance
- 291 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 4,415 ft (1,346 m)
Compare against RNO when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport (OAK) in?▾
San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport is in the America/Los_Angeles timezone (UTC-07:00, PDT).
What are the codes for San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport?▾
San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport uses IATA code OAK and ICAO code KOAK.
Where is San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport located?▾
San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport is located in Oakland, United States at coordinates 37.7201° N, 122.2212° W, with an elevation of 9 ft (3 m) (near sea-level field in the mid-latitudes).
How far is San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport from central Oakland?▾
San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport sits roughly 18 km from the nearest mapped city center for Oakland.
Which route reference is most useful from OAK?▾
Sacramento (SMF) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 59m, destination timezone America/Los_Angeles, and a +0h difference from OAK.
Which authority regulates OAK?▾
San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport sits inside United States, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
What other airports in United States are close peers to OAK?▾
OAK's curated peers in United States on this site include SFO San Francisco, SJC San Jose, SMF Sacramento, plus 3 more.
How many runways does San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport have?▾
San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 4 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 10,520 ft / 3,206 m; identifiers include 10L/28R, 10R/28L, 12/30.