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California flowers provide a welcoming entrance to Oakland International Airport, known as the San Francisco Bay Area's "Value Airport" for its modern facilities, low fares, easy access, central location and on-time service. |
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Southwest Airlines
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Oakland International Airport at sunset. |
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Skycap assists a passenger with convenient, curbside check-in at Oakland International Airport. |
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1927: Oakland Municipal Airport opened in 1927.
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July 1927: Pilot Ernie Smith and his navigator Emory Bronte set a new speed record from Oakland to Hawaii - 25 hours, 37 minutes. |
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1922: Bessie Coleman is the first African-American to
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May 1937: Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan take
off from Oakland to begin their ill-fated around-the-world
journey.
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August 1940: The Board of Port Commissioners purchases 302 acres of land adjoining the airport, expanding the facility to 1,200 acres. |
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1962: The new $20 million Oakland International Airport
opens.
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