Future Routes: San Francisco Bay Area
Featured Image: An Air New Zealand 777-300ER, an Are Lingus Airbus A330, and a United 747-400 parked at Concourse G at San Francisco International Airport
In my seventh future routes post, I will document and analyze all the future routes coming to the San Francisco area. I will highlight future routes from the following airports:
- – San Francisco International Airport
- – San Jose International Airport
- – Oakland International Airport
In this post, I am also including terminal maps of all three airports. San Francisco International Airport Features four terminals: Terminal 1, Terminal 2, Terminal 3, and the International Terminal. Terminal 1 handles all United flights, Terminal 2 handles most American and Alaska flights, Terminal 3 handles Delta and Southwest flights, and the International Terminal handles all international and some domestic flights. Concourses A and G are part of the International Terminal, concourses B and C are part of Terminal 3, concourse D is part of Terminal 2, and concourses E and F are part of Terminal 3. Concourse B is in the middle of a complete renovation, so not many flights depart from there at the moment.
San Francisco Airport Map (Imagery Used From Google Earth)
Oakland International Airport is much smaller than San Francisco International Airport. Located just across San Francisco Bay, it features two terminals: Terminal 1 and Terminal 2. Terminal 2 is only used for domestic flights and is only used by Southwest Airlines. Terminal 1 is used by all other airlines (including Southwest, who has a few gates there) at the airport and has a couple of gates for international arrivals.
Oakland Airport Map
San Jose International Airport features two main terminals, both on the same side and parallel to the two runways. Concourse B is used primarily by Southwest, Alaska, and a few international airlines such as British Airways and Hainain Airlines while Concourse A is used by most other airlines such as United, Delta, American, or ANA.
San Jose International Airport Map (Imagery Used From Google Earth)
Future Long Haul Flights:
San Francisco to Amsterdam on United
Two United 787-8s at Washington Dulles Airport
| Airline | United Airlines |
| Route | San Francisco International Airport – Amsterdam Schiphol Airport |
| Length | Around 5,500 Miles |
| Aircraft Type | Boeing 787-9 |
| Airline Type | Full Service |
| Notes | KLM also flies form San Fransisco to Amsterdam |
| Number of Weekly Flights | 7 |
| Start Date | March 30, 2019 |
| Terminal | International Terminal, Concourse G |
San Francisco to Papeete on United
| Airline | United Airlines |
| Route | San Francisco International Airport – Fa’a’ā International Airport (Tahiti) |
| Length | Around 4,200 Miles |
| Aircraft Type | Boeing 787-8 |
| Airline Type | Full Service |
| Notes | Seasonal Service; French Bee also flies from San Francisco to Tahiti |
| Number of Weekly Flights | 3 |
| Start Date | October 30, 2018 |
| Terminal | International Terminal, Concourse G |
San Francisco to Tel Aviv on El Al
An El Al 787 in the Retro Livery (Photo Courtesy of El Al)
| Airline | El All |
| Route | San Francisco International Airport – Ben Gurion International Airport (Tel Aviv, Israel) |
| Length | Around 7,500 Miles |
| Aircraft Type | Boeing 787-9 |
| Airline Type | Full Service |
| Notes | United also flies from San Francisco to Tel Aviv |
| Number of Weekly Flights | 3 |
| Start Date | May 13, 2019 |
| Terminal | International Terminal, Concourse A |
Level out of San Francisco
Photo Courtesy of Level
| Airline | Level |
| Route | San Francisco International Airport – Barcelona-El Prat Airport |
| Length | Around 5,950 Miles |
| Aircraft Type | Airbus A330-200 |
| Airline Type | Low Cost |
| Notes | Level currently flies from Barcelona to Oakland, but is moving their flight to SFO |
| Number of Weekly Flights | 3 |
| Start Date | October 31, 2018 |
| Terminal | International Terminal, Concourse G |
Future Short Haul Flights:
Volaris out of San Jose
A Volaris Airbus A320 in Denver
| Airline | Volaris |
| Route | San Jose International Airport – Del Bajío International Airport |
| Length | Around 1,670 Miles |
| Aircraft Type | Airbus A320 Series |
| Airline Type | Low Cost |
| Notes | First Flight from Leon to San Francisco Bay Area |
| Start Date | November 21, 2018 |
| Terminal | Terminal A |
California Pacific Airlines out of San Jose
| Airline | California Pacific Airlines |
| Route | San Jose International Airport – McClellan–Palomar Airport (Carlsbad, California) |
| Length | Around 400 Miles |
| Aircraft Type | Embraer ERJ 145 |
| Airline Type | Regional |
| Notes | California Pacific Airlines is a startup regional airline based out of Carlsbad, California. The flight to San Jose will be the first flight that the airline is operating out of Carlsbad. |
| Start Date | November 1, 2018 |
| Terminal | TBD |
Southwest Airlines out of San Jose
Two Southwest 737s in Portland
| Airline | Southwest Airlines |
| Route | San Jose International Airport – Tucson International Airport |
| Length | Around 720 Miles |
| Aircraft Type | Boeing 737 |
| Airline Type | Low Cost |
| Notes | N/A |
| Start Date | November 4, 2018 |
| Terminal | Terminal B |
Delta out of San Jose
Delta Connection Embraer E175
| Airline | Delta Airlines |
| Route | San Jose International Airport – Detroit Métropolitain International Airport |
| Length | Around 2,060 Miles |
| Aircraft Type | Boeing 737-900ER (Subject To Change) |
| Airline Type | Full Service |
| Notes | N/A |
| Start Date | November 15, 2018 |
| Terminal | Terminal A |
Contour Airlines out of Oakland
| Airline | Contour Airlines |
| Route | San Jose International Airport – Santa Barbara Municipal Airport |
| Length | Around 240 Miles |
| Aircraft Type | Embraer ERJ 125/BAe Jetstream 31/32 |
| Airline Type | Regional |
| Notes | United flies from Santa Barbara to San Francisco |
| Start Date | October 16, 2018 |
| Terminal | Terminal 1 |
Are you planning to fly on any of the future routes out of the San Francisco Bay Area?
