Originally Posted by
The Man in Seat 9A
For both of those, get dropped off in the first five or six doors of Terminal 3. Depending on the time of day there may be curbside checkin. The Premier Access Security lanes are just inside where the curbside checkin is, and 150 feet or so to the left.
HNL flights will almost always leave from the high numbered F gates. To get there go a little left after premier access and then right and down a long hall with a moving walkway. There's a food court at the end of the hall (your gate will be off to the left, most likely) that has a variety of good options. If it's just a sip of wine you're after, Vino Volo is halfway down that high F concourse on the left with lots of very nice wine options.
I don't know if this was an exception, but this morning's flight 1175 departed from the SFO international terminal?
Edited to add: I'm not the lucky one flying first to HNL today, it's my older son.