Fresno, California

Fresno is the county seat of Fresno County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 427,652. 2005 estimates by the California Department of Finance approximate a city population of 464,727 and a metropolitan area of 1,002,284. Fresno is the sixth-largest city in California and the largest inland city in the state. It is located at 36°47' North, 119°48' West, in the San Joaquin Valley portion of California's expansive Central Valley. Its ZIP Code is 937xx. It is also the largest city in the United States that is not directly served by an Interstate highway (although there are long-term plans to upgrade California State Highway 99, the main freeway through the area, to Interstate standards; it is unofficially proposed to be designated Interstate 9).

Airports

Fresno has three airports. The largest, used for most commercial aviation is Fresno Yosemite International Airport (IATA airport code FAT, for Fresno Air Terminal). The other two, Fresno-Chandler Downtown (FCH) and northwest Fresno's Sierra Skypark, are for private flights.

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FAT was the first airport in the United States to implement a terrorist facial recognition system, shortly after September 11th.

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