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Who Knew? Archive

Did you know that there is a new employee café? Located in the International Terminal A food court, Asian Market is in the old Pick-Up Stix location. This will be a temporary café until the permanent employee café opens in the old Samovar location in September. Badged employees receive a 30% discount.

Did you know that the Airport began a partnership with Belle Air Elementary School in 2009 when Commission staff turned an unused section of Airport property adjacent to the school into an edible garden for the children to plant, tend and harvest? Gardening tools and supplies were also purchased by Commission employees and donated to the school.

Did you know that SFO has 99 active interns joining working across 65 Airport sections this summer?

Did you know that SFO's part-time summer internships for college students offer valuable work experience and career exposure at SFO in a variety of areas including safety and compliance, airport operations, and marketing and communications?

Did you know that SFO's AirTrain provides year-round service 24 hours a day, with station departures as frequent as every four minutes?

Did you know that SFO's Harvey Milk Terminal 1 is first airport terminal in the world named for an LGBTQ+ leader?

Did you know that SFO is celebrating Pride all month long in June?  SFO Celebrates, ERG events, Pride flag raising, Museum exhibits, and more.  Check out flysfo.com/sfopride  to learn more.

Did you know that About 400 buses, vans, and autos run on renewable compressed natural gas (RCNG) at SFO? At the Airport's two large RCNG refueling stations, pipeline gas is compressed to 4,500 pounds per square inch for delivery to 15 fast fill hoses.

Did you know that although federal regulations require U.S. airports to conduct an emergency drill once every three years, SFO conducts one annually to ensure the highest level of readiness?

Did you know that SFO was the first U.S. airport that incentivized rental car companies to offer their customers the very cleanest automobiles, through rental offsets and motorist offers?