Originally Posted by
FightingIlliniUAL
Pretty sure SFO closes at 5:00PM. It sucks, particularly if you're just rolling in for the 6:00PM to ORD.
It does IME. I got there at 4:30 for my 9:30 something red-eye to Miami just so I didn't have to go through the normal hassle. Pre-check matters that much to me, yes.