San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport is an international airport in Oakland, California. The airport is located 7 miles south of Downtown Oakland and 12 miles east of San Francisco, serving the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area. The airport is owned by the Port of Oakland and has domestic passenger flights to cities throughout the United States …San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport is an international airport in Oakland, California. The airport is located 7 miles south of Downtown Oakland and 12 miles east of San Francisco, serving the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area. The airport is owned by the Port of Oakland and has domestic passenger flights to cities throughout the United States and international flights to Mexico, El Salvador, and Portugal, in addition to cargo flights to China and Japan. The airport covers 2,600 acres of land. The airport is an operating base for Southwest Airlines, which operates point-to-point routes with bases instead of a traditional network with hubs.