SFO Beacon at Hiller Aviation Museum

History of the SFO Beacon

The SFO Beacon shines brightly again at the Hiller Aviation Museum. The Crouse-Hinds Type DCB-36 beacon exhibit is now on display. It was originally mounted, around 1945, on the San Francisco Airport Administration Building and Control Tower. 

The beacon was relocated several times in its approximately 60-year life as the height of the Control Tower building increased. The beacon finally rested atop the tower cab, approximately eight stories above where it was originally located, before being retired in the late 1990s.

The Hiller Aviation Museum acquired the beacon in July 2017, and the museum restoration crew spent six months restoring the beacon to its former glory. It can now be seen in the museum’s gallery guiding the way for museum visitors.

About Hiller Aviation Museum 

The Hiller Aviation Museum is a nonprofit educational institution dedicated to adventure and innovation while using tools of science to explore how the physical world works and how the dream of flight is made into reality.

The Museum is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission is $16 Adults, $11 Youth and Seniors, and kids 4 and under are free. For more information, contact The Hiller Aviation Museum, 601 Skyway Rd. San Carlos, CA 94070 650/654-0200 or www.hiller.org