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San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport takes major step towards modernizing its facilities
OAK completes its Final Environmental Impact Report Oakland, Calif. – October 18, 2024: San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport (OAK),...
San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport announces on-demand visual interpretation
Blind and low vision travelers offered free access to Aira app Oakland, Calif. – October 15, 2024: San Francisco Bay...
‘San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport’ fires back at SFO in opposition to preliminary injunction motion
Port of Oakland: ‘SFO failed to provide evidence of confusion’ Oakland, Calif. – October 9, 2024: The Port of Oakland—which...
Media On-site Request Form
News media seeking to do on-site coverage in the public, pre-security areas of the airport can simply submit a media on-site request form, which will grant access to the airport’s dedicated media parking lot adjacent to the Terminal 2 curb. Media parking lot access should be requested at least one hour prior to arrival, and applies to credentialed members of the media only. Individuals will be required to show identification to gain entry. Click below to view and submit a form.
Request Access
- To film in secure areas of the airport, news media must request access and escort ahead of time by calling the OAK Media Hotline:
- (510) 563-6500
Commercial Filming, Videography, and Photography
All commercial filming, videography and photography requests must be reviewed and approved by OAK management. A minimum of two weeks is required for this process. Interested parties should click the button below to view more information and submit a filming permit request.
Free Speech Requests
A free speech permit is required for any free speech activities that take place at OAK. To obtain a permit, please download the Free Speech Permit Application and submit it to Dominic Stuth.
Media Kit
View our media kit to access useful information about OAK. Available information includes current airport statistics, the history of the airport, current photos for news media use, and basic information about OAK.
Media Contact
- Media Contact Information
- Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Members of the news media seeking information about San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport should contact OAK Public Information Officer Kaley Skantz at:
- Contact Kaley
- 510-563-2893
- For emergencies, weekends, holidays, or outside of normal business hours, journalists may reach the airport's on-call media contact by calling 510-563-6500.
- For ALL on-site media requests, please complete a request form.