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{{Short description|Airport in San Jose, California, United States serving the San Francisco Bay Area}}
{{About|the airport in California, United States|other airports|San Jose Airport (disambiguation)}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox airport
| name                = San Jose Mineta International Airport
| image               = San Jose International Airport logo, 2022.png
| image-width         = 250
| image2              = San Jose KSJC aerial.jpg
| image2-width        = 250
| caption2            = Aerial view, 2004
| IATA                = SJC
| ICAO                = KSJC
| FAA                 = SJC
| type                = Public
| owner-oper          = [[San Jose, California|City of San Jose]]
| operator            = 
| city-served         = {{ubl|class=nowrap
  | [[San Jose, California|San Jose]]
  | [[Santa Clara Valley]]
  | [[San Francisco Bay Area]]}}
| location            = [[San Jose, California|San Jose]], [[California]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| opened              = {{start date and age|1939||}}
| elevation-f         = 62
| elevation-m         = 19
| coordinates         = {{WikidataCoord|||type:airport_region:US-CA|display=inline,title}}
| website             = {{URL|www.flysanjose.com}}
| image_map           = SJC Airport Diagram.svg
| image_map_caption   = FAA airport diagram
| mapframe            = yes
| mapframe-zoom       = 10
| mapframe-wikidata   = yes
| r1-number           = 12L/30R
| r1-length-f         = 11,000
| r1-length-m         = 3,353
| r1-surface          = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]
| r2-number           = 12R/30L
| r2-length-f         = 11,000
| r2-length-m         = 3,353
| r2-surface          = Asphalt
| stat1-header        = Passengers
| stat1-data          = 11,851,270
| stat2-header        = Aircraft movements
| stat2-data          = 164,886
| stat-year           = 2024
| footnotes           = Sources: www.flysjc.com,<ref name="Airport">{{cite web|title= Airport Activity|publisher= Mineta San Jose International Airport|date= January 2019|url= https://www.flysanjose.com/financial-reports|access-date= March 27, 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190328044319/https://www.flysanjose.com/financial-reports|archive-date= March 28, 2019|url-status= live}}</ref> [[Federal Aviation Administration|FAA]] Airport Master Record<ref name="FAA-5010">{{FAA-airport|ID=SJC|use=PU|own=PU|site=02204.*A}}, effective April 17, 2025.</ref> and FAA passenger boarding data<ref name="Enplanments">[http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/ FAA Passenger Boarding Data] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090912224242/http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/ |date=September 12, 2009 }} for 2006, as published November 26, 2007.</ref>
}}

'''San José Mineta International Airport''' {{airport codes|SJC|KSJC|SJC}}—officially '''Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport'''<ref name="rebrand">{{cite web|title= San José Mineta International Airport Re-Introduces Itself with new Brand Identity|publisher=San Jose Mineta International Airport|date= January 23, 2023|url= https://www.flysanjose.com/news-release/san-jose-mineta-international-airport-re-introduces-itself-new-brand-identity|access-date= January 27, 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230124183914/https://www.flysanjose.com/news-release/san-jose-mineta-international-airport-re-introduces-itself-new-brand-identity|archive-date= January 24, 2023|url-status= live}}</ref>—is a city-owned public airport in [[San Jose, California]]. Located {{convert|3|mi|km|abbr=on}} northwest of [[Downtown San Jose]], the airport serves both the city and the [[Santa Clara Valley]] region of the greater [[San Francisco Bay Area|Bay Area]]. It is named after San Jose native [[Norman Mineta]], former [[United States Secretary of Transportation]] and [[United States Secretary of Commerce]], who also served as [[Mayor of San Jose, California|Mayor of San Jose]] and as a [[San Jose City Council]]man.

While [[San Jose, California|San Jose]] is the largest city in the Bay Area, SJC is the Bay Area's second-busiest airport by passenger boarding, behind [[San Francisco International Airport]] (SFO).<ref name="Airport Ranking">{{cite web |url=https://abc7news.com/travel/mineta-san-jose-airport-surpasses-oakland-for-number-of-travelers/4930085/ |title=Mineta San Jose Airport surpasses Oakland for number of travelers |date=December 19, 2018 |publisher=KGO-TV (ABC7 News) |access-date=June 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190825225154/https://abc7news.com/travel/mineta-san-jose-airport-surpasses-oakland-for-number-of-travelers/4930085/ |archive-date=August 25, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> In addition, the airport is also an official [[U.S. Customs and Border Protection]] international [[port of entry]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/contacts/ports/ca/2834.xml |title=Port of Entry – San Jose International Airport |publisher=Cbp.gov |date=September 28, 2005 |access-date=April 29, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030150859/http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/contacts/ports/ca/2834.xml |archive-date=October 30, 2012  }}</ref> It is situated three miles northwest of [[Downtown San Jose]]<ref name="FAA-5010" /><ref>{{cite gnis|type=retired|id=1653954|name=San Jose International Airport|access-date=May 3, 2009}}</ref> near the intersections of [[U.S. Route 101 in California|U.S. Route 101]], [[Interstate 880 (California)|Interstate 880]], and [[California State Route 87|State Route 87]]. In 2021, 54% of departing or arriving passengers at SJC flew on [[Southwest Airlines]]; [[Alaska Airlines]] was the second most popular airline, with about 19% of passengers.<ref name="Transtats">{{cite web|url=https://www.flysanjose.com/node/8351|access-date=September 5, 2021|publisher=Mineta San José International Airport|title=2021 Facts & Figures}}</ref>

== Overview ==
[[File:Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 landing DSC 20213 f (27004666666).jpg|thumb|left|220px|[[Boeing 737]] landing at SJC with [[Downtown San Jose]] behind]]

While San Jose is the largest city in the [[San Francisco Bay Area|Bay Area]] by both population and area, SJC is the second-busiest of the three Bay Area airports by passenger count after [[San Francisco International Airport|SFO]]. SJC served 14.3 million passengers in 2018, surpassing its previous record of 14.2 million passengers set in 2001.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Meacham |first1=Jody |title=Southwest, Alaska continue driving SJC growth rate |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2019/03/11/southwest-alaska-sjc-san-jose-airport-growth.html |website=www.bizjournals.com |publisher=Silicon Valley Business Journal |access-date=10 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610055804/https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2019/03/11/southwest-alaska-sjc-san-jose-airport-growth.html |archive-date=2023-06-10 |language=en |date=Mar 11, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Since 2012, SJC has experienced one of the fastest rates of seat capacity growth among major airports in the United States,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.flysanjose.com/sites/default/files/press/Mores%20Gates%2C%20Record%20Passenger%20Growth%20for%20SJC.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=December 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206145315/https://www.flysanjose.com/sites/default/files/press/Mores%20Gates%2C%20Record%20Passenger%20Growth%20for%20SJC.pdf |archive-date=December 6, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> reaching a peak of 15.7 million passengers in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web| title=Silicon Valley's Airport Sets a New Record with 15.7 Million Passengers Served in 2019 | url=https://www.flysanjose.com/sites/default/files/press/Year%20End%20Results.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228203125/https://www.flysanjose.com/sites/default/files/press/Year%20End%20Results.pdf | archive-date=2022-02-28}}</ref>

SJC is near downtown San Jose (less than {{convert|4|mi}} from the city center and easily within city limits), unlike [[San Francisco International Airport|SFO]] and [[Oakland International Airport|OAK]], which are around {{convert|14|mi}} and {{convert|10|mi}} from their downtowns. The location near downtown San Jose is convenient, but SJC is surrounded by the city and has little room for expansion.  The proximity to downtown limits the height of buildings in downtown San Jose, to comply with FAA rules.<ref>{{cite news
  | last = Hamm
  | first = Andrew
  | title = San Jose studying building heights vs. airport flights issue
  | publisher = San Jose Business Journal
  | date = February 24, 2006
| url = http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2006/02/27/story4.html
  | access-date = July 10, 2008
  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080305192008/http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2006/02/27/story4.html
  | archive-date = March 5, 2008
| url-status = live
  }}</ref><ref>{{cite web
  | title = Zoning Ordinance: Downtown Height Study
  | publisher = [[San Jose, California|City of San Jose]]
  | date = January 29, 2007
| url = http://www.sanjoseca.gov/planning/zoning/height_study/
  | access-date =July 10, 2008 }} {{dead link|date=January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
  | last = Lohse
  | first = Deborah
  | title = San Jose skyline vs. flight path
  | newspaper = [[San Jose Mercury News]]
  | date = January 30, 2007
| url = http://www.mercurynews.com/search/ci_5117866
  | access-date = July 10, 2008
  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120910035636/http://www.mercurynews.com/search/ci_5117866
  | archive-date = September 10, 2012
| url-status = live
  }}</ref><ref name="14cfr77s1">[https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=e2a48a58891ae7635ee42e3504bca4c1&mc=true&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title14/14cfr77_main_02.tpl Code of Federal Regulations, Title 14 §&nbsp;77.1 ''et seq.''].  ''Safe, efficient use, and preservation of the navigable airspace.''</ref><ref name="airspace-study-2018">[http://www.sanjoseca.gov/documentcenter/view/80333 ''Downtown Airspace and Development Capacity Study Progress Report''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190116150054/http://www.sanjoseca.gov/documentcenter/view/80333 |date=January 16, 2019 }} (September 2018)</ref>

== History ==
=== Beginnings and expansion ===
[[File:San Jose Must Have An Airport - 1929.jpeg|thumb|left|San Jose Must Have An Airport – 1929]]

In 1939, [[Ernie Renzel]], a wholesale grocer and future mayor of San Jose, led a group that negotiated an option to buy {{convert|483|acre}} of the Stockton Ranch from the Crocker family, to be the site of San Jose's airport. Renzel led the effort to pass a bond measure to pay for the land in 1940. In 1945, test pilot James M. Nissen and two partners leased about {{convert|16|acre|ha}} of this land to build a runway, hangar and office building for a flight school. When the city of San Jose decided to develop a municipal airport, Nissen sold his share of the aviation business and became San Jose's first airport manager. Renzel and Nissen were instrumental in the development of San Jose Municipal Airport over the next few decades, culminating with the 1965 opening of what later became Terminal C.<ref>[http://www.sanjoseculture.org/pub_art/documents/SJA-MasterPlan.pdf Proposed Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport Public Art Master Plan] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050130132305/http://www.sanjoseculture.org/pub_art/documents/SJA-MasterPlan.pdf |date=January 30, 2005 }}, Rome Group and City of San Jose Office of Cultural Affairs, November 16, 2004.</ref><ref>[http://www.sjc.org/AirportReport/Jan04/AR_content.html Airport Report] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040208033304/http://www.sjc.org/AirportReport/Jan04/AR_content.html |date=February 8, 2004 }}, Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport, 2(8), January 2004</ref>

San Jose's first airline flights were [[Pacific Air Lines|Southwest Airways]] [[Douglas DC-3]]s on the multistop run between San Francisco and Los Angeles, starting in 1948. Southwest changed its name to [[Pacific Air Lines]] and was the only airline at the airport until 1966, when [[Pacific Southwest Airlines]] (PSA) started flying [[Lockheed L-188 Electra]]s nonstop from LAX and [[Boeing 727-100]]s later that year. SJC's first airline jets were Pacific Air Lines Boeing 727-100 nonstops to LAX earlier in 1966; Pacific 727s flew nonstop to Las Vegas in 1967.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pacificairlinesportfolio.com|title=Pacific Air Lines Portfolio|last=www.pacificairlinesportfolio.com|website=www.pacificairlinesportfolio.com|access-date=October 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401043227/http://www.pacificairlinesportfolio.com/|archive-date=April 1, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>  Pacific also flew [[Fairchild F-27]]s to SJC, and merged with [[Bonanza Air Lines]] and [[West Coast Airlines]] to form Air West which was renamed [[Hughes Airwest]], continuing at SJC with [[McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30]]s before it merged into [[Republic Airlines (1979–1986)]].  In 1968 United Airlines arrived, with [[Boeing 727]] nonstops from Denver, Chicago and LAX, and [[Douglas DC-8]] nonstops from New York and Baltimore.

The runway which became 12R/30L was {{convert|4500|ft|m}} until about 1962— Brokaw Rd was the northwest boundary of the airport. In 1964 it was {{convert|6312|ft|m}}, in 1965 it was {{convert|7787|ft|m}}, and a few years later it reached {{convert|8900|ft|m}}, where it stayed until around 1991.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}} The two runways are now both {{convert|11000|ft}} in length.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aopa.org/destinations/airports/KSJC/details|access-date=September 13, 2021|title=(KSJC) Norman Y Mineta San Jose International Airport}} Airline Owners and Pilots Association</ref>

In the early 1980s, the airport was one of the first in the country to participate in the [[noise regulation]] program enacted by the U.S. Congress for delineation of airport noise [[contour line|contours]] and developing a pilot study of [[noise mitigation|residential sound insulation]]. This program showed that homes near the airport could be retrofitted cost-effectively to reduce indoor aircraft noise substantially.<ref>C. Michael Hogan and Ballard George, ''Design of Acoustical Insulation for Existing Residences in the Vicinity of San Jose Municipal Airport'', Issues in Transportation-Related Environmental Quality, [[Transportation Research Board]], [[United States National Research Council|National Research Council]], Transportation Research Record 1033, Washington, D.C. (1985)</ref>

[[File:SJC Nissen terminal complex.jpg|thumb|The James M. Nissen Terminal Complex, spanning the space between terminals A and B]]

=== 1988–2010: boom and bust ===
[[American Airlines]] opened a hub at San Jose in 1988, using slots it obtained in the buyout of [[AirCal]] (formerly [[Air California]]) in 1986. In 1990, Terminal A was opened to help accommodate the American operation.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} The company launched a flight to [[Tokyo]] using McDonnell Douglas DC-10s in March 1991. This was San Jose's first direct link to Asia. The aircraft proved ill-suited for the route; the San Jose airport's short runway prevented the planes from taking off with a full cabin and fuel tanks. Consequently, American replaced the DC-10s with McDonnell Douglas MD-11s.<ref>{{cite news | title=Non-stop flights are non-non-stop | work=San Francisco Chronicle | date=April 5, 1991 | author=Pelline, Jeff | pages=[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107070823/fort-worth-star-telegram/ 1], [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107070845/fort-worth-star-telegram/ 2]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107070980/the-monitor/ | title=Temperature, runway length set plane's maximum weight | work=San Jose Mercury News | date=July 19, 1991 | access-date=August 6, 2022 | author=Barinaga, Marcia}}</ref>

In April 2001, American commenced a route to [[Paris]], the airport's first transatlantic flight. The airline operated the service with a Boeing 767.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107128829/the-san-francisco-examiner/ | title=Fly direct to Taipei, Paris from San Jose | work=The San Francisco Examiner | date=April 1, 2001 | access-date=August 7, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | id={{Gale|A79088549}} | title=American Airlines launches service to Paris and Taipei | work=Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal | date=April 20, 2001}}</ref> By the summer of that year, the airline served Paris, Taipei, and Tokyo nonstop from San Jose and had domestic flights to Austin, Boston, Denver, Honolulu, Las Vegas, Maui, Orange County, Portland, Phoenix, San Diego and Seattle.<ref>{{cite web|title=AA timetable, 07/02/2001|url=http://www.departedflights.com/AA070201p86.html|access-date=August 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031092043/http://www.departedflights.com/AA070201p86.html|archive-date=October 31, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Southwest Aircraft SJC.JPG|thumb|right|A group of [[Southwest Airlines]] [[Boeing 737]] aircraft parked at Terminal A with parking structure behind]]

After the [[September 11 attacks]] and the [[dot-com bubble]] burst in 2001, the city lost much of its service. [[Air Canada]] dropped its flights to [[Toronto]] and [[Ottawa]], Canada, and [[American Airlines]] ended its nonstops to [[Taipei]], Vancouver, and Paris.{{cn|date=February 2025}} American also canceled service to Miami, [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]], [[Seattle]]/Tacoma, [[Portland, Oregon|Portland (OR)]], [[Denver]], [[Orange County, California|Orange County (CA)]] and [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]]{{cn|date=February 2025}}; the airline's flights to [[Los Angeles]] were downgraded to [[American Eagle Airlines|American Eagle]] regional flights.

In November 2001, the airport was renamed after [[Norman Mineta|Norman Y. Mineta]], a native of San Jose, its former mayor and [[congressman]], as well as both a former [[United States Secretary of Commerce]] and a [[United States Secretary of Transportation]].<ref>[http://www.sjc.org/AirportReport/Aug05/AR_content.html Airport Report] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928011342/http://www.sjc.org/AirportReport/Aug05/AR_content.html|date=September 28, 2007}}, Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport, 4(3), August 2005</ref> That same month, the San Jose City Council approved an amended master plan for the airport that called for a three-phase, nine-year expansion plan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www3.sanjoseca.gov/clerk/Agenda/02_24_04docs/02_24_04_8.1.pdf|title=Central Terminal and North Concourse Concept Design|last=Tonseth|first=Ralph G.|date=January 20, 2004|publisher=City of San Jose|page=1|access-date=August 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304220013/http://www3.sanjoseca.gov/clerk/Agenda/02_24_04docs/02_24_04_8.1.pdf|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The plan, designed by [[Gensler]] and The Steinberg Group, called for a single, consolidated "Central Terminal" with 40 gates (four more than present), an international concourse and expanded security areas. The sail-shaped facade would greet up to 17.6 million passengers a year. A people mover system would link the new terminal with [[Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority|VTA]] light rail and the [[Silicon Valley BART extension#Downtown San Jose/Santa Clara extension|planned BART station]] next to the [[Santa Clara Transit Center|Santa Clara Caltrain station]]. Cargo facilities would be moved to the east side of the airport. A long term parking garage would be built where the rental car operations are now. A short term parking lot would be built on the site of Terminal C. On December 16, 2003, the San Jose Airport Commission named the airfield after former mayor [[Ernie Renzel]] and named the future Central Terminal after James Nissen.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www3.sanjoseca.gov/clerk/agenda/12_16_03docs/12_16_03aa.htm|title=San Jose City Council & General Plan Amended Agenda, December 16, 2003|date=December 16, 2003|publisher=City of San Jose|access-date=August 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304202603/http://www3.sanjoseca.gov/clerk/agenda/12_16_03docs/12_16_03aa.htm|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2004, the city broke ground on the North Concourse, the first phase of the master plan.

The originally-approved master plan was scaled-back in 2005.<ref>{{cite news|title=Airport Plan 'Cheaper, Faster'|last1=Lohse|first1=Deborah|date=November 11, 2005|newspaper=[[San Jose Mercury News]]|last2=Foo|first2=Rodney}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=City Council Approves New, Slimmed-Down Airport Plan|last=Foo|first=Rodney|date=November 16, 2005|newspaper=[[San Jose Mercury News]]}}</ref> The new two-phase plan called for a simplified Terminal B, rather than the initially proposed James Nissen Central Terminal, with a North Concourse to replace the aging Terminal C. In addition, Terminal A would be expanded for additional check-in counters, security checkpoints, and drop-off/pick-up curbside space. The new plan cost $1.3 billion, less than half of the original plan's $3 billion. The first phase was completed on June 30, 2010, when Terminal B and the North Concourse officially opened for service.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_15347323|title=San Jose Airport Swoops into the Future|last=Rodriguez|first=Joe|date=June 22, 2010|newspaper=[[San Jose Mercury News]]|access-date=July 2, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001155124/http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_15347323|archive-date=October 1, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="SJMN Fernandez">{{cite news|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_15409684|title=San Jose airport: First-day passengers give Terminal B rave reviews|last=Fernandez|first=Lisa|date=June 30, 2010|work=[[San Jose Mercury News]]|access-date=August 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303201726/http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_15409684|archive-date=March 3, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Planning for Phase II began in early 2018, with 6 additional gates to be added along with a new concourse extension at the south end of Terminal B.<ref name="ktvu2018">{{cite news|url=http://www.ktvu.com/news/an-expansion-on-the-horizon-for-san-jose-international-airport|title=An expansion on the horizon for San Jose International Airport|date=January 25, 2018|access-date=January 26, 2018|agency=KTVU News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126113024/http://www.ktvu.com/news/an-expansion-on-the-horizon-for-san-jose-international-airport|archive-date=January 26, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

Service reductions continued throughout the early 2000s. [[Alaska Airlines]] halted its [[Puerto Vallarta]] and [[Cabo San Lucas]] seasonal routes, [[Horizon Air]] ended its [[Tucson, Arizona|Tucson]] service and [[American Airlines]] ended its [[San Luis Obispo, California|San Luis Obispo]] and [[Logan International Airport|Boston Logan]] links. Some additions still occurred. In October 2005, [[Hawaiian Airlines]] began daily nonstops to [[Honolulu]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2005/05/16/daily13.html|title=Hawaiian Airlines to start daily San Jose service|access-date=June 23, 2010|date=May 17, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025213012/http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2005/05/16/daily13.html|archive-date=October 25, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sjc.org/about/newsroom/2005_releases/hawaiian.htm|title=Hawaiian Airlines to Launch Daily Nonstop Service Between San Jose/Silicon Valley and Honolulu Starting October 1|access-date=June 23, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613010007/http://sjc.org/about/newsroom/2005_releases/hawaiian.htm|archive-date=June 13, 2010}}</ref> In October 2006, American Airlines ended the San Jose–[[Narita International Airport|Tokyo Narita]] route.

SJC suffered with many mid-tier airports during the 2008 rise in oil prices as airlines reduced marginal services. The airport lost much of its transcontinental U.S. service in the fall with [[Continental Airlines|Continental]] ending [[Newark Liberty International Airport|Newark]] flights, [[JetBlue]] ending Boston nonstops, and [[United Airlines|United]] ending flights to its [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]] and [[Dulles International Airport|Washington Dulles]] hubs.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_10252614|title=San Jose airport losing three East Coast flights|first=Joshua|last=Molina|date=August 20, 2008|newspaper=[[San Jose Mercury News]]|access-date=August 20, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120914151715/http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_10252614|archive-date=September 14, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' reported that between 2007 and 2009, SJC lost 22% of its seat capacity.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/25/us/25sfairport.html | title=San Jose Improves Its Airport; Now, Just Flights Lag | last=Goel | first=Vindu | work=New York Times | date=October 24, 2009 | access-date=July 2, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161229005538/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/25/us/25sfairport.html | archive-date=December 29, 2016 | url-status=live }}</ref> [[Frontier Airlines]] pulled out of SJC in May 2010, citing lack of profitability on its single flight from the airport to Denver, Colorado.  In August 2010, [[Mexicana Airlines]] also suspended all flights permanently due to bankruptcy.

[[File:QX Q400 SJC.JPG|thumb|right|A [[Horizon Air]] [[Bombardier Q400|Q400]] arriving at Terminal C in March 2010]]

=== 2010–2019: rebound in service ===
Beginning in 2010, service expanded at SJC for the first time in several years. Domestic carriers [[JetBlue Airways]] and [[Alaska Airlines]] added or adjusted service while international carrier [[Volaris]] began service in May 2010 with flights to [[Guadalajara]], Mexico. Alaska subsequently expanded offerings to include those in Hawaii and Mexico.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blog.seattlepi.com/worldairlinenews/archives/216149.asp?from=blog_last3|title=Airliners Gallery World Airline News|date=July 29, 2010|work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer|access-date=July 29, 2010|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120701163450/http://blog.seattlepi.com/worldairlinenews/archives/216149.asp?from=blog_last3|archive-date=July 1, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> The decade saw rapid expansion for the airport. In 2012, [[Hawaiian Airlines]] added service to Maui.<ref name="hawaiian2011">{{cite press release|title=Hawaiian Launching San José – Maui Service in January|date=September 6, 2011|url=https://newsroom.hawaiianairlines.com/releases/hawaiian-launching-san-jose-maui-service-in-january|access-date=January 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117070221/https://newsroom.hawaiianairlines.com/releases/hawaiian-launching-san-jose-maui-service-in-january|archive-date=January 17, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> [[All Nippon Airways]] announced it would begin service between San Jose and [[Tokyo]] in 2012, restoring the link between the two cities that was lost when [[American Airlines]] ended service on the route in 2006. The airline used the [[Boeing 787 Dreamliner]], making San Jose one of the first cities in the United States to see scheduled 787 flights.<ref name="ana">{{cite news|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_19592406|title=All Nippon to serve San Jose with new Boeing 787|last=Gomez|first=Mark|date=December 21, 2011|newspaper=[[San Jose Mercury News]]|access-date=December 21, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112235215/http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_19592406|archive-date=January 12, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Due to delivery delays of its 787 aircraft, the airline postponed the launch of the route to early 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_20080605?source=most_viewed|title=San Jose–Tokyo flight, awaiting new 787s to roll off Boeing assembly line, won't take off until early 2013 – San Jose Mercury News|date=April 29, 2013|work=Mercurynews.com|access-date=April 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222060210/http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_20080605?source=most_viewed|archive-date=February 22, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2015 and 2016, several new international flights were launched. [[Hainan Airlines]] began nonstop flights from [[Beijing]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.anna.aero/2015/06/16/hainan-airlines-launches-fourth-us-destination/|title=Hainan Airlines launches fourth US destination|date=June 16, 2015|work=[[Anna.aero]]|access-date=May 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107204849/http://www.anna.aero/2015/06/16/hainan-airlines-launches-fourth-us-destination/|archive-date=January 7, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> [[British Airways]] commenced daily [[Boeing 787 Dreamliner]] service from [[Heathrow Airport|London–Heathrow]];<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/2016/05/06/british-airways-starts-san-jose-london-dreamliner-service/83999584/|title=British Airways starts San Jose–London Dreamliner service|last=Baskas|first=Harriet|date=May 7, 2016|work=[[USA Today]]|access-date=May 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508220839/http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/2016/05/06/british-airways-starts-san-jose-london-dreamliner-service/83999584/|archive-date=May 8, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Air Canada]] returned, providing flights from [[Vancouver]] operated by [[Air Canada Express]].<ref name="aircanada">{{cite news|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_29137170/air-canada-offer-new-flights-from-san-jose|title=Air Canada is coming back to the San Jose airport|last=Giwargis|first=Ramona|date=November 19, 2015|work=[[San Jose Mercury News]]|access-date=May 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160521202845/http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_29137170/air-canada-offer-new-flights-from-san-jose|archive-date=May 21, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Later in 2017 and 2018, Volaris expanded its offerings to Mexico with service to Morelia, Leon, and Zacatecas. Not all international routes proved successful. [[Lufthansa]] connected SJC and [[Frankfurt]] on flights operated by [[Lufthansa CityLine]] [[Airbus A340-300]] aircraft,<ref name="lufthansa">{{cite news|url=http://airlineroute.net/2016/02/08/lh-sjc-s16update2/|title=Lufthansa Delays San Jose CA Launch to July 2016|date=February 8, 2016|work=Airline Route|access-date=May 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160211014006/http://airlineroute.net/2016/02/08/lh-sjc-s16update2/|archive-date=February 11, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Aeromexico]] started a daily flight to Guadalajara, and later added seasonal service to Mexico City, and [[Air China]] introduced [[Shanghai Pudong International Airport|Shanghai–Pudong]] flights with an [[Airbus A330-200]], but Lufthansa and Air China ended service in 2018 while Aeromexico ceased both flights in January 2019, later resuming Guadalajara for the 2019–2020 winter holiday season.<ref name="airchina">{{cite press release|title=Air China's Latest U.S. Expansion Connects Silicon Valley and Shanghai|date=June 9, 2016|location=San Jose, CA|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160609006187/en|access-date=June 9, 2016|agency=[[Business Wire]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160614135731/http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160609006187/en|archive-date=June 14, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="airchina2">{{cite web|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/07/17/air-china-cuts-flights-between-san-jose-shanghai-apple-google-facebook-amazon-adobe/|title=Air China cuts flights between San Jose and Shanghai|date=July 17, 2018|access-date=July 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718110302/https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/07/17/air-china-cuts-flights-between-san-jose-shanghai-apple-google-facebook-amazon-adobe/|archive-date=July 18, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Hands,_San_Jose,_California_2010.jpg|left|thumb|''Hands'', by artist [[Christian Moeller]], covers the façade of garage 3.]]
In the wake of its acquisition of [[Virgin America]], [[Alaska Airlines]] grew quickly at Mineta Airport as well as [[San Francisco International Airport]] between 2015 and 2018, adding intrastate cities like [[John Wayne Airport|Orange County]], [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]], and [[San Diego Airport|San Diego]], along with East Coast destinations [[Newark Liberty International Airport|Newark]] and [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York–Kennedy]]. Alaska has designated SJC a focus city in several articles when announcing new destinations.<ref name="alaska2015-2">{{cite press release|title=Alaska Airlines to Add New Portland-Austin and Eugene-San Jose Flying This Fall|date=June 1, 2015|url=https://newsroom.alaskaair.com/2015-06-01-Alaska-Airlines-to-Add-New-Portland-Austin-and-Eugene-San-Jose-Flying-This-Fall|access-date=January 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117070246/https://newsroom.alaskaair.com/2015-06-01-Alaska-Airlines-to-Add-New-Portland-Austin-and-Eugene-San-Jose-Flying-This-Fall|archive-date=January 17, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="alaska2015-1">{{cite press release|title=Alaska Airlines Grows San Jose Focus City with New Flying to San Diego and Orange County/Santa Ana|date=February 17, 2016|url=https://newsroom.alaskaair.com/2016-02-17-Alaska-Airlines-Grows-San-Jose-Focus-City-with-New-Flying-to-San-Diego-and-Orange-County-Santa-Ana|access-date=January 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107004127/https://newsroom.alaskaair.com/2016-02-17-Alaska-Airlines-Grows-San-Jose-Focus-City-with-New-Flying-to-San-Diego-and-Orange-County-Santa-Ana|archive-date=November 7, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Not all routes were successful, however, as service to Eugene, Burbank, and Dallas–Love ended in 2019, with Santa Ana, New York–Kennedy, and Tucson ending in 2020.

Other domestic carriers increased service or returned to the airport. [[Frontier Airlines]] resumed service to Denver and began flights to Las Vegas.<ref name="frontier2017-1">{{citation|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/07/18/frontier-airlines-adds-san-jose-airport-service-at-29-intro-fare/|title=Frontier Airlines adds San Jose airport service at $29 intro fare|date=July 18, 2017|access-date=January 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117011908/https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/07/18/frontier-airlines-adds-san-jose-airport-service-at-29-intro-fare/|archive-date=January 17, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Additional service to Austin, Atlanta, Cincinnati and San Antonio began in the spring of 2018 but did not return the next year.<ref name="frontier2017-2">{{cite news|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/09/19/frontier-airlines-adds-non-stop-san-jose-flights-amid-expansion-push/|title=Frontier Airlines adds nonstop San Jose flights amid expansion push|date=September 19, 2017|access-date=January 16, 2018|newspaper=San Jose Mercury|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117011912/https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/09/19/frontier-airlines-adds-non-stop-san-jose-flights-amid-expansion-push/|archive-date=January 17, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Delta Air Lines]] added service to its New York–Kennedy and Detroit hubs.

[[Southwest Airlines]] greatly expanded service from 2016 to 2020, connecting almost a dozen new cities across the country to SJC and added flights to [[Honolulu]] and [[Maui]] in May 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.swamedia.com/releases/release-bc94d941a090ea44998912da1fdcc705-hawaii-here-we-come|title=Hawaii, here we come!|website=Southwest Airlines Newsroom|date=March 4, 2019 |language=en|access-date=October 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430032331/https://www.swamedia.com/releases/release-bc94d941a090ea44998912da1fdcc705-hawaii-here-we-come|archive-date=April 30, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 2020–present: COVID-19 pandemic and recovery ===
Beginning in March 2020, the [[impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism]] severely curtailed the amount of passenger traffic and flights at the airport. From a high of 15.6 million passengers in 2019, only 4.7 million used the airport in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sanjosespotlight.com/san-jose-airport-grapples-with-fewer-passengers/|title=San Jose airport grapples with fewer passengers|date=May 3, 2021|access-date=November 21, 2021}}</ref> Frontier Airlines and Hainan Airlines both ended service to SJC, while other airlines suspended or pared back many of their destinations, including all intercontinental service to Asia and Europe.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sanjosespotlight.com/airlines-shrug-at-costs-from-san-jose-building-height-limit-policy/|title=Airlines shrug at costs from San Jose building policy|date=November 2, 2021|access-date=November 21, 2021}}</ref> Despite this large downturn in travel and drop in passenger demand,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sanjosespotlight.com/san-jose-airport-grapples-with-fewer-passengers/|title=San Jose airport grapples with fewer passengers|date=May 3, 2021|access-date=June 11, 2021}}</ref> Alaska Airlines added flights to [[Palm Springs]] in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.flysanjose.com/sites/default/files/press/New%20Service_Alaska_0.pdf|title=Alaska Airlines Announces New Service from Mineta San José International Airport to Washington, Oregon and Montana}}</ref> Volaris also began a new route to [[Mexico City]] in November 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.flysanjose.com/sites/default/files/press/2020-08-17_MEX_Volaris-FINAL.pdf|title=Volaris Announces New Nonstop Service to Mexico City from Mineta San José International Airport}}</ref> By June 2022, travel had recovered sufficiently that [[British Airways]] resumed its London–Heathrow service,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/06/14/san-jose-london-direct-flight-resume-british-airways-economy-covid/|title=London-San Jose direct flights soar with British Airways relaunch|access-date=June 15, 2022|date=June 14, 2022}}</ref> and [[Japan Airlines]]–owned [[Zipair Tokyo]] announced new Tokyo–Narita service to begin that December.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.siliconvalley.com/2022/06/15/low-cost-japan-based-airline-will-launch-tokyo-san-jose-flights/|title=Low-cost Japan-based airline will launch Tokyo-San Jose flights|date=June 15, 2022|access-date=June 15, 2022}}</ref> However, British Airways also announced that it would suspend flights to San Jose starting in October 2023;<ref>{{cite web | url=https://centreforaviation.com/news/british-airways-to-suspend-london-heathrow-san-jose-service-in-oct-2023-1193935 | title=News for Airlines, Airports and the Aviation Industry &#124; CAPA }}</ref> the airport ended the year with just over 12 million passengers, a number that failed to surpass 2017 levels. In 2024, JetBlue cancelled the airport's last remaining route to the New York City area and later announced it would be closing SJC as a station entirely.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/19/jetblue-to-cut-some-routes-after-judge-bars-spirit-purchase.html|title=JetBlue to cut some routes as it pushes for profitability|website=[[CNBC]] |date=January 19, 2024|access-date=January 19, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/12/05/jetblue-cuts-more-routes-drops-some-european-summer-services/|title=JetBlue cuts San Jose and other US routes, drops some European summer services|date=December 5, 2024 |access-date=December 5, 2024}}</ref> [[American Eagle (airline brand)|American]] also ended its regional flights to Los Angeles on April 3, 2024.{{cn|date=June 2024}}

== Facilities and aircraft ==
[[File:San Jose International Airport - Terminal B.jpg|thumb|San Jose International Airport – Terminal B]]

Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport covers {{convert|1050|acre|ha}} at an elevation of {{convert|62|ft|m}}. It has two active [[runway]]s: 12L/30R and 12R/30L, each {{convert|11000|x|150|ft|m|0}} asphalt/concrete.<ref group=note>As of 2014, former runway 11/29 ({{convert|4599|x|100|ft|m|0}}) is closed indefinitely and is now a taxiway.</ref><ref name="FAA-5010" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skyvector.com/airport/SJC/Norman-Y-Mineta-San-Jose-International-Airport|title=SJC airport data at skyvector.com|website=skyvector.com}} FAA data effective April 17, 2025.</ref> The runway separation is less than ideal: 700 feet between centerlines.

In the year ending February 28, 2018, the airport had 181,686 aircraft operations, average 498 per day: 66% airline, 13% [[air taxi]], 20% [[general aviation]] and <1% military. 133 aircraft were then based at the airport: 46% single-engine, 12% multi-engine, 39% jet and 3% [[helicopter]].<ref name="FAA-5010" />

From 1960 to 2010, [[San Jose State University]] operated a flight-simulator facility for its aviation program in buildings at the southeast corner of the airport. The university has since moved to the [[Reid–Hillview Airport]] about 5 miles southeast.

== Terminals ==
[[File:San Jose CA airport terminal photo D Ramey Logan.jpg|thumb|San Jose airport terminals]]
[[File:San Jose International Airport 1 2016-12-28.jpg|thumb|right|The security checkpoint in Terminal B. The escalators lead down to the check-in area.]]

There are two terminals at the airport, Terminal A, opened in 1990 and Terminal B opened in 2010. The terminals are connected airside. In 2009, the gates at the airport were renumbered in preparation for the addition of Terminal B. Gate A16B at the north end became Gate 1 and Gate A1A at the south end became Gate 16.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sjc.org/about/improve/updates/072809.html | title=Airport Construction Update | publisher=Mineta San Jose International Airport | date=July 28, 2009 | access-date=July 2, 2010 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613011848/http://sjc.org/about/improve/updates/072809.html | archive-date=June 13, 2010 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> The airport's first modern terminal building, Terminal C, was opened in 1965 and was closed and demolished in 2010.  Its location is now a short term parking lot but will be used for the second phase of Terminal B when that facility is constructed.

=== Terminal A ===
Terminal A has 17 gates: 1–7, 7A, and 8–16, serving American, Delta, Frontier, Spirit, United, and Volaris. (Gate 7A is a ground-level gate for remote parking positions.)

Designed by a team of architects and engineers led by HTB, Inc., Terminal A, and its adjoining parking garage was originally designed and built in 1990 for American Airlines. The overall program was led by a joint team of San Jose Airport and Public Works staff known as the "Airport Development Team". The project was awarded the Public Works Project of the Year by the California Council of Civil Engineers. It underwent extensive renovation and expansion in 2009, with larger ground-level ticketing counters, more curbside parking space, larger security checkpoints, and more concessions. The renovations and expansion were designed by [[Curtis W. Fentress]], FAIA, RIBA of [[Fentress Architects]].

The terminal includes an international arrivals building, which contains Gates 15 and 16. All arrivals from international flights at the airport must clear customs and immigration from this building (except for flights from airports with [[United States border preclearance|US border preclearance]]). Gates 17 and 18 in Terminal B were converted to handle international arrivals in early 2015.

The airport's single lounge was an Admirals Club across from Gate 8 for [[American Airlines]] passengers operated as part of its hub operation. Along with the drawdown of the airline's hub, it was closed in September 2010, with the airline citing rising costs and the cutbacks in its flight schedule. Terminal A now has two paid-entry lounges called "The Club at SJC" where passengers can wait for their flights and have access to snacks and beverages. Access to "The Club at SJC" is complimentary for passengers who have a Priority Pass card membership. One lounge is near the international gates and the other, opened at the end of 2019, has taken over and renovated part of the former Admirals Club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flysanjose.com/fl/travelers.php?page=services/club_amenities&subtitle=The+Club+at+SJC+%7c+Amenities|title=Mineta San Jose International/Silicon Valley Airport – Traveler Information – The Club at SJC – Amenities|access-date=June 4, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150605002047/http://www.flysanjose.com/fl/travelers.php?page=services%2Fclub_amenities&subtitle=The+Club+at+SJC+%7C+Amenities|archive-date=June 5, 2015}}</ref>

=== Terminal B ===
[[File:SJC Terminal B (January 2025).jpg|thumb|right|Terminal B viewed from a departing plane in January 2025]]
[[File:SJCterminalb.JPG|thumb|right|The departure hall of Terminal B, taken in 2011{{efn|Line 16 of Terminal B: In 2017, the airport added two gates, Gates 29 and 30, at the south end of the terminal. Due to the airport's growth in recent years, a new temporary facility was added at the south end of the terminal that includes six additional gates as part of the $58 million project. Gates 31-35 opened June 13, 2019, and Gate 36 opened on November 1, 2019.<ref name="6gates">{{cite web|url=https://www.eturbonews.com/255390/san-jose-international-airport-celebrates-opening-of-additional-boarding-gates/|title=San Jose International Airport celebrates opening of additional boarding gates|date=June 14, 2019|access-date=June 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190615021817/https://www.eturbonews.com/255390/san-jose-international-airport-celebrates-opening-of-additional-boarding-gates/|archive-date=June 15, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>}}]]

Terminal B has 20 gates: 17–36, serving Southwest, Alaska, Hawaiian, and Zipair Tokyo.

The concourse was designed by [[Gensler]] and built by [[Clark Construction]], while the Terminal headhouse was designed by [[Fentress Architects]] with construction management by Hensel Phelps Construction Co. The terminal officially opened on June 30, 2010. Its design features dramatic daylit spaces, modern art, shared use ticket counters/gates, and chairs with power cords and [[USB]] ports on the armrests to charge laptops or handheld devices. The terminal earned a LEED Silver certification from the [[U.S. Green Building Council]] in 2010 in recognition of the airport's significant commitment to environmentally sustainable design and construction.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sjc.org/about/newsroom/2010_releases/leed.htm |title= Silicon Valley's Airport Earns LEED® Silver for New Terminal B Concourse|website=www.sjc.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304102307/http://www.sjc.org/about/newsroom/2010_releases/leed.htm |archive-date=March 4, 2012}}</ref>

The terminal has two international arrival gates: Gates 17 and 18. All arrivals from international flights at the airport must clear customs and immigration from the International Arrivals building (except for flights from airports with [[United States border preclearance|US border preclearance]]). Gates 17–23 of the new concourse were opened to the public on July 15, 2009. During this time, check-in, security, and baggage claim were all in Terminal A. Gates 24–28 were opened on June 30, 2010, along with Terminal B's pre-security facilities.

In 2017, the airport added two gates, Gates 29 and 30, at the south end of the terminal. Due to the airport's growth in recent years, a new temporary facility was added at the south end of the terminal that includes six additional gates as part of the $58 million project. Gates 31-35 opened June 13, 2019, and Gate 36 opened on November 1, 2019.<ref name="6gates"/>

[[File:Seating in San Jose Airport.jpg|thumb|right|The seating area, with sockets and USB ports in each armrest]]

=== Former Terminal C ===

This terminal was built in 1965, before [[jet bridge]]s (elevated corridors that connect planes to the terminal) became common at airports. Instead of using jet bridges, Terminal C mostly used [[airstairs]]. Some airlines, including [[Alaska Airlines]]<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.sjc.org/AirportReport/June04/AR_content.html|title=Service improvement benefits Alaska passengers|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080212205258/http://www.sjc.org/AirportReport/June04/AR_content.html |archive-date=February 12, 2008 |journal=Airport Report|volume=3|issue=1|publisher=Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport|date=June 2004}}</ref> and [[SkyWest Airlines]], used turbo way ramps. In preparation for the construction of Terminal B, the north end of Terminal C was closed for demolition in December 2007. This part of the terminal was home to gates C14–C16, which housed Alaska Airlines, [[Horizon Air]], and [[Frontier Airlines]]. The remaining portion of the terminal was reconfigured, including the addition of a new, larger, consolidated security checkpoint. The demolition of the north end occurred in February 2008, clearing the way for construction of Terminal B.<ref name=AiportsWorldwide>{{cite web|title=Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport|url=http://www.airports-worldwide.com/usa/california/norman_mineta_san_jose_international_california.htm|website=airports-worldwide.com|access-date=May 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180505070137/http://www.airports-worldwide.com/usa/california/norman_mineta_san_jose_international_california.htm|archive-date=May 5, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

In December 2009, [[United Airlines]], [[Continental Airlines]] and [[JetBlue]] moved to new or reconstructed gates in Terminal A, as the area within Terminal C containing the three airlines' gates was demolished. Other airlines operating at that time within Terminal C remained there until the North Concourse of Terminal B opened in June 2010. The Terminal C baggage claim was closed for demolition on February 2, 2010. This allowed for the completion of the airport's new roadways. The terminal was officially closed on June 30, 2010.<ref name="AiportsWorldwide" /> The remaining portions of the terminal were torn down in July 2010 and space the terminal occupied now serves as a surface parking lot.

== Airlines and destinations ==
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| [[Delta Air Lines]] | [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]], [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport|Minneapolis/St. Paul]], [[Salt Lake City International Airport|Salt Lake City]]<br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[Detroit Metropolitan Airport|Detroit]] | <ref name="DeltaRoutes">{{cite web|title=FLIGHT SCHEDULES|url=https://www.delta.com/us/en/travel-planning-center/find-your-destination/route-map|access-date=December 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150621123636/http://www.delta.com/flightinfo/viewFlightSchedulesSetup.action|archive-date=June 21, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Delta Connection]] | [[Harry Reid International Airport|Las Vegas]] (ends January 12, 2026),<ref>{{cite web |title=Delta Jan 2026 Las Vegas Network Changes |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250828-dljan26las |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=28 August 2025}}</ref> [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]], [[Salt Lake City International Airport|Salt Lake City]], [[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport|Seattle/Tacoma]] | <ref name="DeltaRoutes" />
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| [[Frontier Airlines]] | [[Denver International Airport|Denver]], [[Harry Reid International Airport|Las Vegas]], [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]]<ref>https://www.google.com/travel/flights/search?tfs=CBwQAhoeEgoyMDI1LTExLTIyagcIARIDU0pDcgcIARIDTEFYGh4SCjIwMjUtMTEtMjlqBwgBEgNMQVhyBwgBEgNTSkNAAUgBcAGCAQsI____________AZgBAQ</ref> | <ref name="FrontierRoutes">{{cite web|title=Frontier|url=https://www.flyfrontier.com|access-date=7 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912053526/https://www.flyfrontier.com/|archive-date=September 12, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Hawaiian Airlines]] | [[Daniel K. Inouye International Airport|Honolulu]], [[Kahului Airport|Kahului]] | <ref name="HawaiianRoutes">{{cite web|title=Destinations|url=https://www.hawaiianairlines.com/destinations|access-date=April 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129192310/https://www.hawaiianairlines.com/destinations|archive-date=January 29, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|{{nowrap|[[Southwest Airlines]]}} | [[Austin–Bergstrom International Airport|Austin]], [[Boise Airport|Boise]], [[Hollywood Burbank Airport|Burbank]], [[Midway International Airport|Chicago–Midway]], [[Dallas Love Field|Dallas–Love]], [[Denver International Airport|Denver]], [[Eugene Airport|Eugene]], [[Daniel K. Inouye International Airport|Honolulu]], [[William P. Hobby Airport|Houston–Hobby]], [[Kahului Airport|Kahului]], [[Harry Reid International Airport|Las Vegas]], [[Long Beach Airport|Long Beach]], [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]], [[Nashville International Airport|Nashville]], [[Ontario International Airport|Ontario]], [[John Wayne Airport|Orange County]], [[Palm Springs International Airport|Palm Springs]], [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Phoenix–Sky Harbor]], [[Portland International Airport|Portland (OR)]], [[Reno–Tahoe International Airport|Reno/Tahoe]], [[Salt Lake City International Airport|Salt Lake City]], [[San Diego International Airport|San Diego]], [[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport|Seattle/Tacoma]], [[Spokane International Airport|Spokane]]<br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[Baltimore/Washington International Airport|Baltimore]]<ref>{{Cite web|first=Jim|last=Liu|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241105-wnjun25add|title=Southwest Airlines June 2025 Network Additions|website=Aeroroutes|date=November 5, 2024|access-date=November 5, 2024}}</ref> | <ref name="SouthwestRoutes">{{cite web|title=Check Flight Schedules|url=https://www.southwest.com/air/flight-schedules/index.html|access-date=April 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202053931/https://www.southwest.com/air/flight-schedules/index.html|archive-date=February 2, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[United Airlines]] | [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]], [[Denver International Airport|Denver]] <br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[George Bush Intercontinental Airport|Houston–Intercontinental]]{{cn|date=May 2025}}| <ref name="UnitedRoutes">{{cite web|title=Timetable|url=https://www.united.com/web/en-US/apps/travel/timetable/default.aspx|access-date=April 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128165254/https://www.united.com/web/en-US/apps/travel/timetable/default.aspx|archive-date=January 28, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Volaris]] | [[Guadalajara International Airport|Guadalajara]], [[Bajío International Airport|León/Del Bajío]], [[General Francisco Mujica International Airport|Morelia]], [[Zacatecas International Airport|Zacatecas]] | <ref name="VolarisRoutes">{{cite web|title=Volaris Flight Schedule|url=http://cms.volaris.com/en/travel-with-volaris/flight-information/complete-timetable-of-our-flights/|access-date=April 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227151536/http://cms.volaris.com/en/travel-with-volaris/flight-information/complete-timetable-of-our-flights/|archive-date=February 27, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Zipair Tokyo]] |[[Narita International Airport|Tokyo–Narita]] | <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.zipair.net/en/notification/216|title=ZIPAIR Announces Seasonal Service to San José Mineta and Honolulu Airport|date=February 14, 2024|access-date=March 9, 2025}}</ref>
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===Destinations map===
{| class="collapsible uncollapsed" style="border:1px #aaa solid; width:50em; margin:0.2em auto"
|-
! Destinations map
|-
|{{Location map+ |United_States |width=1000 |float=center |alt=Mainland United States destinations from San Jose International Airport
|caption=Mainland U.S. Destinations from SJC <br /> {{font color | red | Red}} = Year-round destination <br />{{font color | green | Green }} = Seasonal destination <br /> {{font color | blue | Blue }} = Future destination
|places=
{{Location map~ |United_States |lat=37.3628|long=-121.9292|position=bottom|label=<div style="position:relative;top:-5px;"><small>'''San Jose'''</small></div>|caption=|mark=Airplane_silhouette.svg|marksize=16 }}
{{Location map~ |United States | mark = Red pog.svg |lat=34.2006|long=-118.3586|position=top|label='''<small>[[Hollywood Burbank Airport|Burbank]]</small>''' |label_size=80|marksize=8 }}
{{Location map~ |United_States|  mark = Red pog.svg |lat=33.941381|long=-118.408619|position=left|label='''<small>[[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]]</small>'''|label_size=80 |marksize=8 }}
{{Location map~ |United_States|  mark = Red pog.svg |lat=32.733611 |long=-117.1897226 |position=bottom|label='''<small>[[San Diego International Airport|San Diego]]</small>'''|label_size=80 |marksize=8}}
{{Location map~ |United_States|  mark = Red pog.svg|lat=30.1975 |long=-97.6664 |position=left |label='''<small>[[Austin–Bergstrom International Airport|Austin]]</small>''' |label_size=80 |marksize=8 }}
{{Location map~ |United_States|  mark = Red pog.svg |lat=47.6217|long=-117.5348|position=bottom|label='''<small>[[Spokane International Airport|Spokane]]</small>'''|label_size=80 |marksize=8 }}
{{Location map~ |United_States|  mark = Red pog.svg |lat=39.855193|long=-104.673849|position=right|label='''<small>[[Denver International Airport|Denver]]</small>'''|label_size=80 |marksize=8 }}
{{Location map~ |United_States|  mark = Red pog.svg |lat=40.789836|long=-111.979632|position=left|label='''<small>[[Salt Lake City International Airport|Salt Lake City]]</small>'''|label_size=80 |marksize=8 }}
{{Location map~ |United_States|  mark = Red pog.svg |lat=33.436921|long=-112.011667|position=right|label='''<small>[[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Phoenix–Sky Harbor]]</small>'''|label_size=80 |marksize=8 }}
{{Location map~ |United_States|  mark = Red pog.svg |lat=36.083697|long=-115.153873|position=top|label='''<small>[[Harry Reid International Airport|Las Vegas]]</small>'''|label_size=80 |marksize=8 }}
{{Location map~ |United_States|  mark = Red pog.svg |lat=45.5898|long=-122.5951|position=left|label='''<small>[[Portland International Airport|Portland (OR)]]</small>'''|label_size=80 |marksize=8 }}
{{Location map~ |United_States|  mark = Red pog.svg |lat=47.450165|long=-122.309176 |position=under |label='''<small>[[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport|Seattle/Tacoma]]</small>'''|label_size=80 |marksize=8 }}
{{Location map~ |United_States|  mark = Red pog.svg |lat=41.974186|long=-87.907783|position=left|label='''<small>[[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]]</small>'''|label_size=80|marksize=8 }}
{{Location map~ |United_States|  mark = Red pog.svg |lat=44.0521|long=-123.0868|position=left|label='''<small>[[Eugene Airport|Eugene]]</small>'''|label_size=80 |marksize=8 }}
{{Location map~ |United_States|  mark = Green pog.svg |lat=29.9902|long=-95.3368|position=top |label='''<small>[[George Bush Intercontinental Airport|Houston–Intercontinental]]</small>'''|label_size=80 |marksize=8}}
{{Location map~ | mark = Red pog.svg |United_States |lat=33.8303 |long=-116.5070 |position=right|label='''<small>[[Palm Springs International Airport|Palm Springs]]</small>'''|label_size=80 |marksize=8 }}
{{Location map~ |United_States|  mark = Red pog.svg |lat=33.675556|long=-117.868333 |position=bottom|label='''<small>[[John Wayne Airport|{{nowrap|Orange County}}]]</small>'''|label_size=80 |marksize=8 }}
{{Location map~ |mark = Red pog.svg |United_States |lat=36.13|long=-86.681946 |position=left|label='''<small>[[Nashville International Airport|Nashville]]</small>'''|label_size=80 |marksize=8 }}
{{Location map~ |mark = Red pog.svg |United States |lat=41.7868|long=-87.7522|position=right|label='''<small>[[Midway International Airport|Chicago–Midway]] </small>'''|label_size=80|marksize=8}}
{{Location map~ |mark = Red pog.svg |United States |lat=32.8481|long=-96.8512|position=right|label='''<small>[[Dallas Love Field|Dallas–Love]] </small>'''|label_size=80|marksize=8}}
{{Location map~ |mark = Red pog.svg |United States |lat=39.4996|long=-119.7681|position=bottom|label='''<small>[[Reno–Tahoe International Airport|Reno/Tahoe]] </small>'''|label_size=80|marksize=8}}
{{Location map~ |mark = Red pog.svg |United States |lat=33.6407|long=-84.4277|position=right|label='''<small>[[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]] </small>'''|label_size=80|marksize=8}}
{{Location map~ |mark = Red pog.svg |United States |lat=29.6459|long=-95.2769|position=bottom|label='''<small>[[William P. Hobby Airport|Houston-Hobby]] </small>'''|label_size=80|marksize=8}}
{{Location map~ |mark = Red pog.svg |United States |lat=34.0560|long=-117.5981|position=right|label='''<small>[[Ontario International Airport|Ontario]] </small>'''|label_size=80|marksize=8}}
{{Location map~ |mark = Red pog.svg |United_States |lat=33.8168|long=-118.1514 |position=left|label='''{{nowrap|<small>[[Long Beach Airport|Long Beach]]</small>}}'''|label_size=80 |marksize=8 }}
{{Location map~ |mark = Red pog.svg |United_States |lat=32.8969|long=-97.0381 |position=left|label='''{{nowrap|<small>[[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]]</small>}}'''|label_size=80 |marksize=8 }}
{{Location map~ |mark = Green pog.svg |United States |lat=38.7467|long=-90.3654|position=right|label='''<small>[[St. Louis Lambert International Airport|St. Louis]] </small>'''|label_size=80|marksize=8}}
{{Location map~ |mark = Red pog.svg |United States  |lat=43.5658|long=-116.2223|position=left|label='''<small>[[Boise Airport|Boise]]</small>'''|label_size=80 |marksize=8 }}
{{Location map~ |mark = Green pog.svg |United States |lat=39.2904|long=-76.6122|position=right|label=<small>'''[[Baltimore/Washington International Airport|Baltimore]]'''</small>|label_size=80 |marksize=8 }}
{{Location map~ |mark = Red pog.svg |United States |lat=44.8819|long=-93.2217|position=right|label=<small>'''[[Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport|Minneapolis-St. Paul]]'''</small>|label_size=80 |marksize=8 }}
}}
|-
|{{Location map+ |Hawaii |width=900 |float=center |alt=Hawaii destinations from San Jose International Airport
|caption=Hawaii destinations from SJC <br /> {{font color | red | Red}} = Year-round destination <br />{{font color | green | Green }} = Seasonal destination <br /> {{font color | blue | Blue }} = Future destination
|places=
{{Location map~ |mark = Red pog.svg |Hawaii |lat=21.3069|long=-157.8583|position=bottom|label='''[[Daniel K. Inouye International Airport|Honolulu]]'''|label_size=90 |marksize=7 }}
{{Location map~ |mark = Red pog.svg |Hawaii |lat=20.8946|long=-156.4361|position=bottom|label='''[[Kahului Airport|Kahului]]'''|label_size=90 |marksize=7 }}
{{Location map~ |mark = Red pog.svg |Hawaii |lat=21.9788|long=-159.3438|position=right|label='''[[Lihue Airport|Lihue]]'''|label_size=90 |marksize=7 }}
{{Location map~ |mark = Red pog.svg |Hawaii |lat=19.6400|long=-155.9969|position=right|label='''[[Kona International Airport|Kailua-Kona]]'''|label_size=90 |marksize=7 }}
}}
|-
|{{Location map+ |Mexico |width=800 |float=center |alt=Mexican destinations from San Jose International Airport
|caption=Mexico destinations from SJC <br /> {{font color | red | Red}} = Year-round destination <br />{{font color | green | Green }} = Seasonal destination <br /> {{font color | blue | Blue }} = Future destination
|places=
{{Location map~ |mark = Red pog.svg |Mexico|lat=20.5260|long=-103.3076|position=bottom|label='''[[Guadalajara International Airport|{{nowrap|Guadalajara}}]]'''|label_size=90 |marksize=7 }}
{{Location map~ |mark = Red pog.svg |Mexico|lat=23.1455|long=-109.7183|position=bottom|label='''[[Los Cabos International Airport|{{nowrap|San José del Cabo}}]]'''|label_size=90 |marksize=7 }}
{{Location map~ |mark = Red pog.svg |Mexico|lat=20.9935|long=-101.4806|position=top|label='''[[Bajío International Airport|{{nowrap|Leon/Del Bajío}}]]'''|label_size=90 |marksize=7 }}
{{Location map~ |mark = Red pog.svg |Mexico|lat=19.8465|long=-101.0281|position=bottom|label='''[[General Francisco Mujica International Airport|{{nowrap|Morelia}}]]'''|label_size=90 |marksize=7 }}
{{Location map~ |mark = Red pog.svg |Mexico|lat=22.8972|long=-102.6869|position=top|label='''[[Zacatecas International Airport|Zacatecas]]'''|label_size=90 |marksize=7 }}
{{Location map~ |mark = Red pog.svg |Mexico|lat=20.6800|long=-105.2542|position=left|label='''[[Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport|Puerto Vallarta]]'''|label_size=90 |marksize=7 }}
}}
|-
|{{Location map+ |Asia |width=700 |float=center |alt=Asian destinations from San Jose International Airport
|caption=Asia destinations from SJC <br /> {{font color | red | Red}} = Year-round destination <br />{{font color | green | Green }} = Seasonal destination <br /> {{font color | blue | Blue }} = Future destination
|places=
{{Location map~ |mark = Red pog.svg |Asia|lat=35.7653|long=140.3856|position=right|label='''[[Narita International Airport|Tokyo-Narita]]'''|label_size=90 |marksize=7 }}
}}
|}

=== Cargo ===
{{Airport destination list
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| [[FedEx Express]]{{citation needed|date=April 2023}} | [[Indianapolis International Airport|Indianapolis]], [[Memphis International Airport|Memphis]]
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| [[UPS Airlines]]{{citation needed|date=April 2023}} | [[Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport|Louisville]]
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== Statistics ==
=== Top destinations ===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"
|+ '''Busiest domestic routes from SJC<!-- BTS DATA IS ONLY FOR DESTINATIONS; THIS IS NOT "TO AND FROM" --> (June 2024 – May 2025)'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?20=E&Nv42146=fWP&Nv42146_anzr=fn0%20W15r,%20PN:%20a14zn0%20l.%20Zv0r6n%20fn0%20W15r%20V06r40n6v10ny&pn44vr4=SNPgf |title=RITA &#124; BTS &#124; Transtats |website=Transtats.bts.gov |date= |access-date=March 29, 2025}}</ref>
! Rank
! City
! Passengers
! Carriers
|-
|align="center"| 1
| {{flagicon|California}} [[San Diego International Airport|San Diego, California]]
|align="center"| 575,700
| Alaska, Southwest, Spirit
|-
|align="center"| 2
| {{flagicon|Nevada}} [[Harry Reid International Airport|Las Vegas, Nevada]]
|align="center"| 554,120
| Southwest, Spirit
|-
|align="center"| 3
| {{flagicon|California}} [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles, California]]
|align="center"| 543,550
| Alaska, American, Delta, Southwest
|-
|align="center"| 4
| {{flagicon|Washington (state)}} [[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport|Seattle/Tacoma, Washington]]
|align="center"| 484,490
| Alaska, Delta, Southwest
|-
|align="center"| 5
| {{flagicon|Colorado}} [[Denver International Airport|Denver, Colorado]]
|align="center"| 365,780
| Southwest, United
|-
|align="center"| 6
| {{flagicon|Arizona}} [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Phoenix–Sky Harbor, Arizona]]
|align="center"| 334,750
| American, Southwest
|-
|align="center"| 7
| {{flagicon|Oregon}} [[Portland International Airport|Portland, Oregon]]
|align="center"| 239,800
| Alaska, Southwest
|-
|align="center"| 8
| {{flagicon|California}} [[John Wayne Airport|Orange County, California]]
|align="center"| 233,720
| Southwest
|-
|align="center"| 9
| {{flagicon|California}} [[Hollywood Burbank Airport|Burbank, California]]
|align="center"| 210,220
| Southwest
|-
|align="center"| 10
| {{flagicon|Texas}} [[Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas]]
|align="center"| 200,000
| American 
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"
|+ '''{{nowrap|International routes from SJC, by ridership <!-- BTS DATA IS ONLY FOR DESTINATIONS; THIS IS NOT "TO AND FROM" -->(October 2021 – September 2022)}}'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=International_Report_Passengers {{!}} Department of Transportation – Data Portal|url=https://data.transportation.gov/Aviation/International_Report_Passengers/xgub-n9bw|access-date=July 26, 2021|website=data.transportation.gov}}</ref>
! Rank
! City
! Passengers
! Carriers
|-
|align="center"| 1
| {{Flagicon|Mexico}} [[Guadalajara International Airport|Guadalajara, Mexico]]
|align="center"| 190,661
| Alaska, Volaris
|-
| align="center" | 2
| {{Flagicon|Mexico}} [[Los Cabos International Airport|San José del Cabo, Mexico]]
| align="center" | 78,884
| Alaska
|-
| align="center" | 3
| {{Flagicon|Mexico}} [[Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport|Puerto Vallarta, Mexico]]
| align="center" | 58,758
| Alaska
|-
| align="center" | 4
| {{Flagicon|Mexico}} [[General Francisco Mujica International Airport|Morelia, Mexico]]
| align="center" | 43,886
| Volaris
|-
| align="center" | 5
| {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Heathrow Airport|London–Heathrow, United Kingdom]]
| align="center" | 33,926
| British Airways
|-
| align="center" | 6
| {{Flagicon|Mexico}} [[Bajío International Airport|Guanajuato, Mexico]]
| align="center" | 26,418
| Volaris
|-
| align="center" | 7
| {{Flagicon|Mexico}} [[Zacatecas International Airport|Zacatecas, Mexico]]
| align="center" | 23,514
| Volaris
|-
| align="center" | 8
| {{Flagicon|Mexico}} [[Mexico City International Airport|Mexico City, Mexico]]
| align="center" | 22,817
| Volaris
|}

=== Airline market share ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
|+ '''Largest airlines at SJC<br />(June 2024 – May 2025)'''
|-
!Rank
!Airline
!Passengers
!Share
|-
|align="center"|1
| [[Southwest Airlines]]
|align="center"|6,069,000
|align="center"|56.82%
|-
|align="center"|2
| [[SkyWest Airlines]]
|align="center"|1,019,000
|align="center"|9.54%
|-
|align="center"|3
| [[Spirit Airlines]]
|align="center"|772,000
|align="center"|7.23%
|-
|align="center"|4
| [[Alaska Airlines]]
|align="center"|767,000
|align="center"|7.18%
|-
|align="center"|5
| [[Delta Air Lines]]
|align="center"|532,000
|align="center"|4.98%
|-
|align="center"|6
| Other
|align="center"|1,522,000
|align="center"|14.25%
|}

=== Annual traffic ===
{{Airport-Statistics|iata=SJC}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 95%"
|+ Annual traffic at SJC<br />1998–present<ref>{{cite web|url=https://flysanjose.com/airport-activity|title=SJC Airport Activity and Data 2016-Present|website=flysanjose.com|accessdate= February 12, 2025}}</ref>
! Year !! Passengers !! Year !! Passengers !! Year !! Passengers
|-
| 1998|| 10,506,173 || 2008|| 9,720,150 || 2018|| 14,319,292
|-
| 1999|| 11,452,334 || 2009|| 8,321,750 || 2019|| '''15,650,444'''
|-
| 2000|| 13,096,523 || 2010|| 8,246,342 || 2020|| 4,711,577
|-
| 2001|| 13,074,467 || 2011|| 8,356,981 || 2021|| 7,357,441
|-
| 2002|| 11,117,457 || 2012|| 8,296,392 || 2022||11,333,723
|-
| 2003|| 10,601,190 || 2013|| 8,783,319 || 2023||12,097,160
|-
| 2004|| 11,046,489 || 2014|| 9,385,212 || 2024||11,851,270
|-
| 2005|| 10,891,466 || 2015|| 9,799,527 || 2025||
|-
| 2006|| 10,708,068 || 2016|| 10,796,725 || 2026||
|-
| 2007|| 10,658,191 || 2017|| 12,480,232 || 2027||
|}

== Accidents and incidents ==
{{More citations needed|section|date=October 2025}}
* September 14–15, 1975 (1130 P – 130 A) – [[Continental Airlines]] – [[Boeing 727]] (jet parked overnight). Fred Salomon, a 24-year-old resident of San Jose, had raped a woman, attempted to rob a store, stolen two vehicles, kidnapped a doctor and four others, then attempted to hijack a Continental Airlines Boeing 727 at what was then called San Jose Municipal Airport. The gunman had taken two airline mechanics hostage, demanding that they start the engines on the aircraft. As it started to roll towards the runway, the tires were shot out by police. Standing in the doorway of the jet with a hostage in front of him, while negotiating with police, the gunman pointed his gun at them and was shot and killed by a police sharpshooter, who was positioned on top of the Main Terminal (Terminal C).
* April 7, 1994 - [[Federal Express Flight 705|FedEx Express Flight 705]] was destined for San Jose when it experienced an attempted hijacking shortly after takeoff.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Garland |first=Max |title=25 years ago, Federal Express Flight 705 was business as usual — until a hijacking attempt |url=https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/money/industries/logistics/2019/04/05/fedex-plane-hijacking-flight-705/3286453002/ |access-date=2025-10-23 |website=The Commercial Appeal |language=en-US}}</ref> FedEx employee Auburn Calloway tried to hijack the plane in order to crash it into the FedEx hub at Memphis International, in a [[Kamikaze]]-style attack. The crew—although seriously injured—fought him off and returned to Memphis, where police and emergency crews subdued him.
* October 25, 1999 – [[San Jose Police Department]] [[MD Helicopters MD 500|McDonnell Douglas 500N helicopter]] N904PD lost control while entering the traffic pattern at SJC during a maintenance ferry flight. The helicopter crashed into a city street, killing both of the occupants. There were no reported damage or injuries on the ground. The NTSB determined that temporary repairs made in order to ferry the helicopter back to SJC actually made the controllability problem that was intended to be solved worse. Pilot manuals and training for the [[NOTAR]] (no tail rotor) helicopter did not provide adequate preparation for the pilot experienced in conventional helicopters to recover from a stuck thruster condition which occurred.
* April 21, 2014 – A teenage boy scaled a security fence and [[Stowaway|stowed away]] in the wheel well of a [[Hawaiian Airlines]] Boeing 767, surviving the five-hour flight to [[Maui]]. Congressman [[Eric Swalwell]] reiterated his call to scrutinize San Jose Airport's security measures. An airport spokeswoman stated that the airport's security "meets and exceeds all federal requirements" and "our thoughts and prayers are with [the stowaway] and his family". She also noted that "no system is 100 percent and it is possible to scale an airport perimeter fence line, especially under cover of darkness and remain undetected and it appears that's what this teenager did."

== General aviation ==
Private and corporate aircraft are based on the west side of the airfield off Coleman Avenue.
*Atlantic Aviation
*AvBase, Inc.
*Signature Flight Support<ref>{{cite web|title=SJC/KSJC Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport|url=http://www.signatureflight.com/location?iata=sjc|website=Signature SJC|access-date=April 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422100319/https://www.signatureflight.com/location?iata=SJC|archive-date=April 22, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

The former General Aviation services were located on the south end of what is now runway 30R. Plane spotters and photographers now utilize the space where the San Jose State University Aviation Department was formerly located at the corner of Coleman Avenue and Airport Blvd.

== Ground transportation ==
The [[Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority]] (VTA) bus route {{VTA bus route|60}} serves the airport at Terminals A and B, which is free to ride from either terminal.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-13 |title=Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) Transit Guide |url=https://www.svtransitusers.org/transit-guides/sjc |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=Silicon Valley Transit Users |language=en-US}}</ref> Route 60 connects the airport to the [[Santa Clara Transit Center]] for [[Altamont Corridor Express]], [[Caltrain]], and [[Amtrak]] rail services, as well as numerous other VTA bus routes. Route 60 also connects to [[VTA light rail]] at [[Metro/Airport (VTA)|Metro/Airport]], [[Milpitas station|Milpitas]], and [[Winchester Transit Center|Winchester]] stations, in addition to [[Bay Area Rapid Transit]] (BART) at [[Milpitas station]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.vta.org/go/service-alerts/60/route-60-replaces-route-10-service-1228-rerouted-airport-milpitas |title=Route 60 replaces Route 10 service 12/28, rerouted to airport & Milpitas |agency=VTA |access-date=December 28, 2019 |archive-date=December 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228170634/https://www.vta.org/go/service-alerts/60/route-60-replaces-route-10-service-1228-rerouted-airport-milpitas |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The airport is served by various taxi and [[vehicle for hire]] companies, and is accessible from highways [[Interstate 880 (California)|Interstate 880]], and [[US Route 101]] via [[California State Route 87]].<ref name="directions">{{Cite web |url=http://www.flysanjose.com/directions |title=Directions |agency=San Jose International Airport |access-date=January 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180122071857/http://www.flysanjose.com/directions |archive-date=January 22, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>  There are five parking lots, including Economy Lot 1, Hourly Lots 2, 3, and 5 and Daily Lot 4. Rental car operations are located at the multi-story CONRAC garage across from Terminal B.<ref name="rentals">{{cite web |url=http://www.flysanjose.com/rental-cars |title=Rental Cars |agency=San Jose International Airport |access-date=January 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180122071859/http://www.flysanjose.com/rental-cars |archive-date=January 22, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> A free cellphone waiting area exists across State Route 87 from the airport.<ref name="sjcparking">{{cite web |url=http://www.flysanjose.com/parking |title=Parking |agency=San Jose International Airport |access-date=January 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180122071757/http://www.flysanjose.com/parking |archive-date=January 22, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> Inter-terminal and Economy parking lot busing is provided by the airport at no charge.

== See also ==
{{Portal|Bay Area|Aviation}}
*[[List of attractions in Silicon Valley]]
*[[List of airports in California]]
*[[List of Class C airports in the United States]]
*[[Reid–Hillview Airport]], general aviation reliever airport also in San Jose, 4 miles ESE of SJC

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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== External links ==
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*{{Official website|http://www.flysanjose.com}}
*{{FAA-diagram|00693}}
*{{US-airport|SJC}}

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