▁Gold ▁Disc overy ▁Site ▁and ▁S utter ' s ▁Mill , ▁Cos umn es ▁River ▁Pres erve , ▁The ▁Sac r amento – San ▁Jo aqu in ▁River ▁D elta , ▁▁ ▁T ah oe ▁National ▁Forest , ▁E ld or ado ▁National ▁Forest , ▁Stanis laus ▁National ▁Forest ▁and ▁F rem ont ▁We ir ▁Wild life ▁Area ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Sac r amento ▁International ▁Airport ▁( SM F ) ▁opened ▁October ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁as ▁Sac r amento ▁Metropolitan ▁Airport ▁( the ▁air field ▁itself ▁was ▁Sac r amento ▁Metropolitan ▁Field ), ▁with ▁one ▁ 8 6 0 0 - foot ▁run way . ▁The ▁initial ▁run way ▁was ▁the ▁west ▁one , ▁now ▁named ▁ 1 6 R / 3 4 L . ▁Pre viously , ▁air ▁service ▁to ▁Sac r amento ▁was ▁handled ▁by ▁Sac r amento ▁Municipal ▁Airport ▁( S AC ), ▁now ▁called ▁Sac r amento ▁Executive ▁Airport . ▁Sac r amento ▁Metropolitan ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁purpose - built ▁public - use ▁air port ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁when ▁it ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁All ▁air ports ▁under ▁the ▁Sac r amento ▁County ▁Airport ▁System ▁( pre viously ▁the ▁Sac r amento ▁County ▁Department ▁of ▁Air ports ), ▁including ▁SM F , ▁are ▁self - support ing ▁through ▁user ▁fe es ▁and ▁rent als . ▁No ▁local , ▁state , ▁or ▁federal ▁tax ▁funds ▁are ▁used ▁for ▁operating ▁costs . ▁ ▁The ▁air port ▁initially ▁had ▁five ▁air