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The history of aviation is being preserved at
San Francisco International Airport.
The library and museum is dedicated to commercial aviation and San Francisco International Airport's role as the "Gateway to the Pacific" is in place in the new International Terminal. These collections are permanently housed in an 11,500 square foot facility modeled on the Passenger Waiting Room of the 1937 San Francisco Airport Administration Building. Its mission is to increase public awareness of the important achievements in air transport by preserving, interpreting, and sharing the history of commercial aviation. The San Francisco Airport Commission has expressed its belief that, "in order to prepare for the future, we must preserve the past."
About Our Collection
Over 6,000 books and periodicals have already been catalogued in the library. The museum collections include over 3,000 photographs
and documents, and more than 5,400 artifacts have been accessioned. Collection objects are being professionally conserved and
researched and will be available for study by digital imaging with on site and on-line access. Collections will also be utilized for
Airport exhibitions programming. This facility, with its focus on commercial aviation and emphasis on the Pacific, will provide
a unique repository and study center for scholars, the aviation community, and the traveling public.
The Airport is actively seeking donations of artifacts, documents, ephemera, and memorabilia related to commercial aviation. Donations are tax deductible as charitable contributions. For further information, please contact the museum curator.
Contact Information
San Francisco Airport Museums
San Francisco International Airport
P.O. Box 8097
San Francisco, CA 94128
Administrative Office:
Telephone: (650) 821-6700
Facsimile: (650) 821-6777
Aviation Library and Museum telephone number is (650) 821-9900 or extension 19900 on any airport courtesy telephone
Library Email: librarian@flysfo.com
Museum Email: curator@flysfo.com
During non-open hours you may contact San Francsico Airport Museums at (650) 821-6700 or extension 16700 on any airport courtesy telephone.
For SFAM exhibition schedule information call (650) 821-6722 or extension 16722 on any airport courtesy telephone.
Hours
10:00 AM to 4:30 PM Sunday through Friday,
closed Saturdays and holidays.
Open free to the public.
Library by appointment.
© 2008 San Francisco Airport Commission
