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5 unusual facts about Oakland International Airport


Dole Air Race

On 28 June, about a month after Dole posted the prizes, Air Corps Lieutenants Lester J. Maitland and Albert F. Hegenberger flew a three-engine Atlantic-Fokker C-2 military aircraft from Oakland Municipal Airport to Wheeler Army Airfield on Oahu in 25 hours and 50 minutes.

East Oakland, Oakland, California

, Seminary Ave., 73rd Ave. (which becomes the Hegenberger Expressway south of East 14th St. to Oakland International Airport), and 98th Ave.

RAF Stoney Cross

The 367th Fighter Group arrived from Oakland Municipal Airport, California flying Lockheed P-38 Lightnings.

Visual flight rules

For example, in the United States, California's Oakland (KOAK), Monterey (KMRY) and Santa Ana (KSNA) airports routinely grant temporary IFR clearance when a low coastal overcast forces instrument approaches, while the rest of the state is still under visual flight rules.

Volaris

The new Volaris routes to and from Los Angeles International Airport, Sacramento International Airport, Oakland International Airport and San Jose International Airport will offer Southwest customers new places in Mexico that can be served through the Volaris alliance.



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Carole Ward Allen

Ward Allen is also noted for helping Mayor Lionel J. Wilson bring Southwest Airlines to Oakland International Airport during the late 1980s for the very first time.