SFO's Harvey Milk Terminal 1 Shut Down and Evacuated Due to Suspicious Item

"SFPD is currently clearing an unattended item on the upper level of Terminal 1. Roadway traffic is currently being diverted from Domestic Terminals to International Terminal due to traffic congestion. If you have no bags to check, you can use the International Terminal checkpoints and proceed to your gates. If you have bags to check, proceed to your terminal ticket counter for further instruction."

"The situation apparently led to traffic backups with cars attempting to approach Terminal 1 and the other two domestic terminals amid the chaos. SFO was already facing hours-long delays on outgoing flights Friday morning due to high winds, and it's not clear if flights leaving from Terminal 1 were further delayed. The airlines using Terminal 1 include JetBlue, American, Alaska, and Sun Country. Terminal 1 reopened to all passsengers as of 10:36 am. No further description has been given about the suspicious item that caused all of this."

At approximately 8:15 am on December 26, 2025, San Francisco police responded to a report of a suspicious, unattended item on the departures level of Harvey Milk Terminal 1 at SFO. The terminal was evacuated and passengers without checked bags were directed to use International Terminal security checkpoints; passengers with checked bags were told to contact their terminal ticket counters. Roadway traffic was diverted from the domestic terminals to the International Terminal, which created vehicle backups near the terminals. SFO was already experiencing hours-long delays due to high winds. Terminal 1 reopened to all passengers at 10:36 am. No further description of the suspicious item has been released.

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