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Oakland
International Airport
Oakland International
Airport is one of three airports serving the Bay Area. For years, it was
a second tier charter airport but with the high landing fees of SFO and
the arrival of Southwest it has become a first tier facility. Oakland
does tend to have fewer fog delays than SFO. All the majors serve Oakland
as do niche carriers such as Aloha. Southwest occupies most of Terminal
2 which will be renovated, after the T1 expansion is complete. Terminal
1 is the home of all other carriers. Oasis Hong Kong began the airport's
first regularly scheduled Asian service by June, 2007. OAK is most famous
as the original headquarters of World Airways.
Photos all courtesy: Paul
Wickstrom |
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 Terminal
2
Southwest occupies
most of Terminal 2 which will be renovated, after the T1 expansion is complete.
American and US Airways also have operations in T1. Terminal 1 is the home
of all other carriers. T2 was completed in the early 1980s for PSA and AirCal. |
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Terminal 2 Ticketing
& Baggage Claim
Southwest occupies
most of Terminal 2 which will be renovated, after the T1 expansion is
complete. American and US Airways also have operations in T1. Terminal
1 is the home of all other carriers. T2 was completed in the early 1980s
for PSA and AirCal. |
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Terminal 2 Gates
Southwest occupies
most of Terminal 2 which will be renovated, after the T1 expansion is
complete. American and US Airways also have operations in T1. Terminal
1 is the home of all other carriers. T2 was completed in the early 1980s
for PSA and AirCal.
Photos courtesy: Paul Wickstrom |
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Terminal 2 Airside
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Southwest Boeing
737 Ops at OAK
Southwest is the dominant operator
at Oakland, even boasting its own terminal. |
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Southwest Boeing 737
CF-56 Engine Over OAK and California Marine Layer |
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Southwest 737-800 NG
Winglet |
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Southwest Airlines Boeing
737-300
SWA operates from
its own terminal, Terminal 1 at OAK, where it is the dominant carrier. SWA
has begun service again to San Francisco after a hiatus to attract those
in the South Bay. |
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 Southwest
Airlines Boeing 737-300
SWA operates from
its own terminal, Terminal 1 at OAK, where it is the dominant carrier. SWA
has begun service again to San Francisco after a hiatus to attract those
in the South Bay. |
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 Southwest
Airlines Boeing 737s at Terminal 2
SWA operates from
its own terminal, Terminal 2 at OAK, where it is the dominant carrier. SWA
has begun service again to San Francisco after a hiatus to attract those
in the South Bay. |
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 American
Airlines MD-80
AA (to DFW) and
US Airways (to Las Vegas and Phoenix) operate from T1. |
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Terminal 1 Airside
Terminal 1 is
the home of all airlines except Southwest, US Airways, and American. It
was completed in 1962 and had the airport's first jetways. OAK is one of
JetBlue's west coast focus airports and JetBlue is the leading T1 operator.
Aloha is a commanding presence with numerous flights to Honolulu, Kona,
Maui, and Las Vegas. |
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America West CRJ-200
in front of Terminal 1
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T1 Gates |
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 Alaska
Airlines Boeing 737-400
Alaska operates
a sizable operation at OAK. It has long been an intermediate location
between the carrier's operations in the Pacific Northwest and Mexico.
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Alaska Airlines MD-80
Alaska operates
a sizable operation at OAK. It has long been an intermediate location between
the carrier's operations in the Pacific Northwest and Mexico. |
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 AA
MD-80 and Aloha 737-800
Aloha is a commanding
presence with numerous flights to Honolulu, Kona, Maui, and Las Vegas. Aloha
operates some of the the world's longest long-haul flights over open water
using the 737. This is thanks to ETOPs, but would've been unthinkable just
a few years ago. |
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Aloha and ATA 737s
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ATA Boeing 737-800
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 ATA
Boeing 737-800
OAK, along with
Chicago Midway, is a key city for ATA. The LCC code-shares to Hawaii and
other destinations with Southwest. ATA provides a similar Hawaii code-share
to and from Phoenix, Las Vegas, LAX, and Ontario. ATA contracts out with
Southwest for ground ops at these airports. ATA is discontinuing flights
in very competitive markets like New York Laguardia and Midway in favor
of further Hawaii expansion.ATA also operates 757-200s and 757-300s. Millitary
charters still utilize ATA's L1011-500s and DC-10-30s. |
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Continental Boeing 737-300
CO only operates
nonstop to Houston from OAK |
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United Express CRJ-200 |
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United Airlines Boeing
757-200
Currently, 757s
are the largest regular equipment serving OAK, accept for Oasis' 747.
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Jetbridge Blocks In |
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SW 737 Take-Off Roll
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Runway 11/29
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