Oakland Airport in Alameda County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

First Successful Non-stop Trans-Pacific Air Flight

Oakland Municipal Airport

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, January 9, 2014

1. First Successful Non-stop Trans-Pacific Air Flight Marker

Inscription. On Tuesday, June 28, 1927, at 7:08 a.m. Lieutenant Lester J. Maitland and Lieutenant Albert F. Hegenberger, Air Corps United States Army, took off from Oakland Municipal Airport on the first successful non-stop trans-Pacific air flight arriving at Wheeler Field, Schofield Barracks, Island of Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, on Wednesday, June 29, at 6:29 a.m., (Honolulu Time) covering a distance of 2416 miles.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space. In addition, it is included in the AIAA Historic Aerospace Sites series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 28, 1805.

Location. 37° 43.633′ N, 122° 12.307′ W. Marker is in Oakland, California, in Alameda County. It is in Oakland Airport. It is on Earhart Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9255 Earhart Road, Oakland CA 94621, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area

and on the Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Australian Aviators (here, next to this marker); Hawker Siddeley TAV-8A HARRIER (approx. 0.6 miles away); Amelia Mary Earhart (approx. 0.6 miles away); Veterans Memorial Park (approx. 2.2 miles away); Lest We Forget (approx. 2.2 miles away); San Leandro Depot

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(approx. 2.2 miles away); Still on Patrol (approx. 2.3 miles away); Peralta Home – Alta Mira Club (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oakland.

Another marker is no longer nearby. San Leandro Oyster Beds (was approx. 2.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Regarding First Successful Non-stop Trans-Pacific Air Flight. Another marker was dedicated in 2002, its location is unknown:
AIAA Historic Aerospace Site, Oakland Municipal Airport.
This site, formerly known as Oakland Municipal Airport, served as the gateway to the Pacific during aviation’s pioneering age of trans-Pacific flight. Among other notable events, Albert Hegenberger and Lester Maitland departed from the airfield on 28 June 1927 on the first flight from the mainland to Hawaii, and Amelia Earhart landed here on 13 January 1935, completing the first-ever solo flight from Hawaii to the mainland.

Also see . . . List of AIAA Historic Aerospace Sites. (Submitted on April 8, 2022, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.)

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, January 9, 2014

2. First Successful Non-stop Trans-Pacific Air Flight Marker

The marker is on the left.

Historic Terminal Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, September 24, 2021

3. Historic Terminal Building

Business Jet Center image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, January 9, 2014

4. Business Jet Center

This building was the original terminal at Oakland Municipal Airport.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 10, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 735 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 10, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. 3. submitted on September 25, 2021, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 4. submitted on January 10, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.