The City and County of San Francisco and the Port of Oakland have agreed to resolve a trademark lawsuit over the Oakland airport’s official name, which will remain “Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport.” Its IATA code has remained OAK throughout the change.
Officials in San Francisco filed the lawsuit in April 2024, after the Port of Oakland decided to change the airport name to San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport. That name was rejected by a federal court judge later that year, a move the Port of Oakland appealed while also updating the name change to Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport.
Under terms of the agreement, the term “San Francisco” must be immediately preceded by Oakland and followed by Bay. “SF” and “San Francisco” may not be used at the front of the airport’s name. In addition, the Port of Portland has agreed not to use any iteration of “San Francisco” on a standalone basis for marketing or display purposes, nor will it use those terms in a manner more prominently than “Oakland.” The Port of Oakland also agreed not to seek to change the current IATA airport code (OAK) to one that includes the letters “SF.”
