Located three miles north of downtown San José, Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) is a completely self-supporting enterprise, owned and operated by the City of San José. Passenger totals in 2009 exceeded 8.3 million.
SJC averaged 259 commercial and 87 general aviation departures and landings per day in 2009.
Airlines operating at SJC:
Alaska Airlines
American Airlines/ American Eagle
Continental Airlines
Delta Airlines
Hawaiian Airlines
Horizon Air
JetBlue Airways
Mexicana Airlines
Southwest Airlines
United Airlines/ United Express
US Airways
Volaris
Aircraft operating at SJC:
Boeing 737, 757 and 767
Airbus A-310, 319, 320
Embraer-Brasilia
Embraer Regional Jet
Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet.
Cargo
118.9 million pounds (2009)
Cargo carriers:
Federal Express
United Parcel Service
Facilities
Terminal A: 16 gates (including international facilities)
Terminal B: 12 gates
Terminals are open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Three Runways
» Two 11,000 foot runways are capable of handling aircraft
serving any domestic or international destination
(Runway 30Right/12Left and Runway 30Left/12Right).
» One 4,600 foot runway serves smaller general aviation,
business and corporate aircraft (Runway 29/11)
Parking and Ground Transportation
Parking Rates (subject to change)
$1.00 per 20 minutes
Terminal A Short-term (hourly) lot: $30 daily maximum
Terminal B Short-term (hourly) lot: $30 daily maximum
Long-term lot (Orange Lot): $15 daily maximum
Disabled Parking is located in the Terminal A garage and Terminal C short-term lot, $15 daily maximum.
Ten rental car companies are housed in the Rental Car Center: Advantage, Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Fox, Hertz, National and Thrifty.
Taxi service is available outside of baggage claim at both terminals.
Airport Maintenance & Operation (M&O) Fund
$83 million operating budget (Fiscal Year 2009/10).
The Airport is a self-supporting enterprise with revenues coming from landing fees, rents, concession fees, and other user fees. No local taxes are used for the operation or development of the Airport.
Economic Impact
SJC Generates:
50,000 jobs in the San José/Silicon Valley area.
$4 billion a year in direct business spending in the local community.
Trade Area Statistics
San José is California's 3rd largest and the nation's 10th largest city (population 1,007,000 - 2009).
San José is the capitol of Silicon Valley.
SJC is Silicon Valley’s airport, serving the South Bay and more than 3 million people.
56 Silicon Valley companies with market capitalization greater than $1 billion are clustered within a 12-mile radius of the Airport. Global technology leaders including Intel, Hewlett Packard, Google, Apple, and Cisco are near SJC.