The Metropolitan Oakland International Airport will be renamed to the San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport, following a unanimous vote by the Port of Oakland Board of Commissioners on Thursday.
The decision to rename the airport was based on the airport’s location on San Francisco Bay and its proximity to numerous notable locations, such as Wine Country, several colleges and universities, and the cities of San Francisco and Berkeley.
“The convenience and ease of traveling through OAK won’t change with our name,” said interim Director of Aviation Craig Simon. “OAK is the closest major airport to 58 percent of the Bay Area population. The combined population of the counties closest to OAK is 4.1 million compared with 1.5 million in San Francisco and San Mateo counties. This designation will let the world know who we serve.”
The Port of Oakland, which manages the airport in Oakland, is also in a legal battle with San Francisco International Airport over the name change.
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