Did you know that Harvey Milk Terminal 1 is the first airport terminal in the world to earn a WELL Core Certification, a performance-based system for measuring, certifying, and monitoring features of the built environment that impact human health and well-being, such as air, water, nourishment, light, movement, thermal comfort, sound, materials, mind, and community?
Who Knew? Archive
Did you know that November is Native American Heritage Month? During this month, the US celebrates Indigenous peoples past and present and rededicates itself to honoring Tribal sovereignty, promoting Tribal self-determination, and upholding the United States’ solemn trust and treaty responsibilities to Tribal Nations.
Did you know that U.S. travelers must be REAL ID compliant by May 3, 2023, to board domestic flights and access certain federal facilities?
Did you know that, during Dia de los Muertos, it is believed that the spirits of the deceased return to be reunited with their living visitors and celebrate? To welcome those spirits, the living create “ofrendas” or altars with items representative of the deceased person’s favorite foods and activities, as well as items to help the spirit on their journey.
Did you know that Major Marisol A. Chalas was the first Latina National Guard Black Hawk pilot? Born and raised in the Dominican Republic, Chalas enlisted in the Army National Guard during high school and was commissioned as an aviation officer in 2001.
Did you know that Felix Rigau Carrera was the first Hispanic fighter pilot in the United States Marines? As a child, would-be aviator Rigau Carrera launched model airplanes off rooftops in his hometown of Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico. He earned his bachelor’s in mechanical engineering and joined the Aviation Section of the US Signal Corps during World War I as a paratrooper and pilot.
Did you know that Olga E. Custodio was the first Hispanic female military pilot? She was the first Hispanic woman to complete U.S. Air Force military pilot training. Upon retiring from the military, she became the first female Hispanic commercial airline captain of American Airlines.
Did you know that, on September 19, 1910, Peruvian aviator and engineer Jorge Chavez became the first person to fly across the Pennine Alps? He was 23 years old and had only just earned his pilot’s license. Though the 51-minute flight was successful, he crashed during landing and died from his injuries four days later on the Italian side of the Alps.
Did you know that SFO’s public art program is curated by the San Francisco Arts Commission and features more than 120 works of art that reflect the Bay Area’s vibrant and diverse culture? Take a stroll through the terminals and discover what makes the region so unique.
Did you know that SFO Celebrates: Music in Golden Gate Park, runs in Terminal 3 on the F Concourse in August and September? From Jimi Hendrix in the 1960s to Lizzo in the 2020s; from the Summer of Love to Outside Lands and Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Golden Gate Park has long been a Bay Area epicenter of music and culture. SFO Celebrates: Music in Golden Gate Park invites you to experience the sights and sounds that have brought together generations of music fans.