The decision to rename the airport was based on the airport's location on San Francisco Bay and its proximity to numerous notable locations. The combined population of the counties closest to OAK is 4.1 million compared with 1.5 million in San Francisco and San Mateo counties.
This designation will let the world know who we serve. The move has also been widely criticized by several Bay Area figures, including San Francisco tourism and hospitality interests, travelers, California legislators and the Oakland Chapter of the NAACP.
The port stated that the new name does not infringe on SFO's trademark because the airport's I FLY OAK logo and IATA code, OAK, will not change. San Francisco has argued that the name will confuse people flying into the region.
San Francisco filed a lawsuit against renaming Oakland International Airport to protect SFO's trademark. The Port of Oakland also announced that they will be pursuing a lawsuit in response to San Francisco's lawsuit over the name change.
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