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1927
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Construction
of 7,020-foot runway for Oakland Municipal Airport at
North Field. Charles A. Lindbergh presides over dedication
ceremonies, and a transcontinental passenger and airmail
service to New York is launched. |
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1929
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A
passenger terminal, administrative offices, a restaurant,
and five hangars are built. |
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1937
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United Air Lines introduces Douglas DC-3 service for Oakland-New
York flights. It takes just over 15 hours with stops in
Salt Lake City, Cheyenne, and Chicago. |
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1943
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Oakland
becomes the marshaling point for all planes bound for
the US forces in the Pacific. Commercial flights are diverted
to San Francisco Municipal Airport. |
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1945
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A new 6,200-foot runway is built. |
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1960
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A
10,000-foot jet runway is constructed behind a 4.5-mile
dike to the south of the airport’s facilities as
well as a new passenger terminal topped with a 10-story
control tower. |
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1962
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$20
million Oakland International Airport opens at South Field,
where it remains today. |
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1965
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Pacific
Southwest Airlines inaugurates Oakland-Los Angeles service. |
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1973
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A 16,000-square-foot International Arrivals Building opens.
A $10.6 million maintenance facility opens and is operated
by World Airways for 14 airlines. |
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1979
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World
Airways inaugurates service between Oakland and Newark. |
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1985
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Terminal Two is dedicated adding seven gates. |
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1988
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FedEx
opens a sort facility processing 250,000 parcels and documents
daily. |
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1989
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Southwest
Airlines inaugurates service from Oakland. |
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1997
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The
Port of Oakland Board of Commissioners approves expansion
plans for the airport. |
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2000
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For
the first time in the airport’s 73-year history,
more than 1 million passengers traveled through in one
month (August). |
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2001
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Port
of Oakland Board of Commissioners approved the concept
and $1.4 billion budget for the Terminal Expansion Program. |
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2002
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Oakland
International becomes the first airport in California
and fourth in the nation to construct a ground runup
enclosure to reduce noise from engine testing.
City
of Oakland and Oakland International celebrate the Hegenberger
Road/98th Avenue Gateway projects, improving roadway
access to the airport.
Oakland
International celebrates 75th anniversary.
The
Port of Oakland, the city of Alameda, Citizens League
for Airport Safety and Serenity (CLASS), and Berkeley
Keep Jets Over the Bay Committee (KJOB) announced final
agreement on the Airport Development Program (ADP) allowing
the Port to implement the ADP at Oakland International.
Oakland
International averages one million passengers per month
for calendar year 2002, culminating in 12.7 million passengers
- a 11.5 percent increase over previous year - making
it one of the fastest growing airports in the nation.
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| 2003 |
The
airport's interim rental car center opens in August.
Oakland
International served 13.5 million passengers in 2003
- a 7.2 percent increase over the prevoius year.
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