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Metropolitan Oakland International AirportIATA code OAK

Metropolitan Oakland International Airport (OAK/KOAK) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Oakland, United States in North America. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.

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Serves
Oakland, United States
Codes
OAK · KOAK
IATA · ICAO
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Region
North America
Airport record, updated 10 Jul 2026OurAirports, 5 Oct 2026Wikidata, 5 Oct 2026Terminals and transport not yet verifiedWhere this comes from

Metropolitan Oakland International Airport (OAK/KOAK) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Oakland, United States in North America. Operating on America/Los_Angeles local time at coordinates 37.710°, -122.210°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Metropolitan Oakland International Airport (OAK) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Oakland, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.

Metropolitan Oakland International Airport details

Airport record · 10 Jul 2026
IATA code
OAK
ICAO code
KOAK
City
Oakland
Country
United States
Region
North America
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Coordinates
37.720°, -122.221°
From OurAirports
Official website
iflyoak.com (opens in a new tab)
From Wikidata

Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 10 Jul 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Metropolitan Oakland International Airport’s own pages.

OAK airport facts

OurAirports · Wikidata
Size class
Large airport
From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
Elevation
3 m (9 ft)
From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
Opened
17 September 1927
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026) — date of official opening
Owner
Port of Oakland
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026)
Passengers, 2025
9.21 million
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026), citing iflyoak.com (opens in a new tab)
Named after
Oakland, San Francisco Bay
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026)
Nearest airport with scheduled flights
San Francisco International Airport SFO · 18 km
OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated

Runways at OAK

OurAirports · 5 Oct 2026

Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.

4 open runways, all lit. Longest 12/30: 3,206 m, asphalt.

Runways at OAK: length, width, surface and lighting
RunwayLengthWidthSurface
12/303,206 m10,520 ft46 masphalt
10R/28L1,894 m6,213 ft46 masphalt
10L/28R1,663 m5,457 ft46 masphalt
15/331,029 m3,376 ft23 masphalt

Routes from OAK

No route records yet

Originfacts does not track any routes from OAK yet, so no route records are listed here. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport’s own site.

Airlines with a hub at OAK

Wikidata · 5 Oct 2026

Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026): airlines whose “airline hub” property names OAK, with no end date and not recorded as dissolved. Community-edited; hubs change.

Terminals, transport and parking at OAK

Not yet verified

Terminal assignments, ground transport into Oakland, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Metropolitan Oakland International Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.

Check directly:iflyoak.com (opens in a new tab)Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)

Before you travel

  • Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
  • Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
  • Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
  • Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.

Airports near Oakland

Calculated

Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.

Metropolitan Oakland International Airport: common questions

Where is Metropolitan Oakland International Airport?

Metropolitan Oakland International Airport serves Oakland, United States. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 37.720°, -122.221°.

What are the airport codes for Metropolitan Oakland International Airport?

The IATA code is OAK and the ICAO code is KOAK.

What time zone is OAK in?

Metropolitan Oakland International Airport is in the America/Los_Angeles time zone.

What is the official website of Metropolitan Oakland International Airport?

The airport’s official website is iflyoak.com. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.

How many runways does Metropolitan Oakland International Airport have?

OurAirports lists 4 open runways at OAK: 12/30 (3,206 m (10,520 ft), asphalt); 10R/28L (1,894 m (6,213 ft), asphalt); 10L/28R (1,663 m (5,457 ft), asphalt); 15/33 (1,029 m (3,376 ft), asphalt).

When did Metropolitan Oakland International Airport open?

Wikidata gives 17 September 1927 as its official opening date.

How many passengers use Metropolitan Oakland International Airport?

Wikidata records 9.21 million passengers for 2025, the latest year it holds.

Who owns Metropolitan Oakland International Airport?

Per Wikidata, OAK is owned by Port of Oakland.

Which airlines have a hub at OAK?

Wikidata lists OAK as a hub of KaiserAir.

What is the elevation of Metropolitan Oakland International Airport?

OurAirports gives OAK’s elevation as 3 m (9 ft) above sea level.

Sources

Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Metropolitan Oakland International Airport’s own pages.

Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)