SFO Terminal 2 Set to Open to the Public

Nearly eleven years after closing, San Francisco International Airport’s Terminal 2 is finally prepared to open its doors to the public.

On Saturday, airport officials held an open house at the state-of-the-art terminal, which features 14 gates and will be the main hub for Virgin America and American Airlines.

The first flights into and out of the terminal are scheduled for Thursday.

Registered with the United States Green Building Council, the terminal is also aiming to be the first LEED Gold-certified terminal in the U.S.

Along with its state-of-the-art environmentally-friendly features, it will also include several permanent art installations, a number of restaurants (including from celebrity chefs Tyler Florence and Cat Cora), shops and a children’s play area.

Terminal 2 was originally closed when the International Terminal opened in 2000.

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It's simple. Keith Mizuguchi loves to write and write and write some more. After taking a hiatus from the journalism business, he has rekindled his passion for writing over the last two years, holding a job as both a web and on-air writer for San Francisco news radio station KCBS. While he enjoys the news business, his true passions are twofold: sports and food. Bay Area born and raised, he lives in San Jose, commutes to SF and loves every minute of it. You can follow his food adventures on Twitter @foodie_keith.