San Jose
SJC · KSJCMineta San Jose International Airport
Passengers a year
9.9M
#44 busiest in the U.S.
46
nonstop destinations
44
airlines
129
departures a day
80.5%
arrivals on time
0.6%
flights cancelled
77.2%
load factor
Airlines
Southwest Airlines is the largest carrier at San Jose, with 58% of all passengers. 44 airlines fly from here.
Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport
Southwest Airlines holds 58% of the airport — the 7th most concentrated of 35 medium hubs. The nearest comparison is STL at 63%.
| Airline | Share | Passengers | Seats YoY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WN Southwest74% full | 58.4% | 5.8M | 26 | 79% | -5.3% |
AS | 14.3% | 1.4M | 13 | 79.6% | -1.2% |
DL | 11.4% | 1.1M | 7 | 83.6% | -1.5% |
AA | 5.5% | 539K | 4 | 73.4% | +8.6% |
UA | 3.9% | 385.2K | 4 | 79.2% | -15.3% |
+Other airlines | 6.5% | 642.8K | — | — | — |
Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. On-time covers the airline's own aircraft only — regional affiliates report to the government separately. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.
Destinations
39 domestic and 7 international nonstop destinations from San Jose, across 3 countries.
95% domestic · 5% international · by departing passengers
Top domestic destinations
Southwest Airlines · Alaska Airlines
Alaska Airlines · Southwest Airlines · Delta Air Lines
Southwest Airlines · Frontier Airlines · Spirit Airlines · Delta Air Lines
383.8K383,829 departing · 70% full
Southwest Airlines · Delta Air Lines · Alaska Airlines · Frontier Airlines
Southwest Airlines · American Airlines
Southwest Airlines · United Airlines · Frontier Airlines
Southwest Airlines
Alaska Airlines · Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines
159.5K159,549 departing · 85% full
American Airlines
Top international destinations
Guadalajara, Mexico (GDL)
118.1K118,126 departing · 237.3K237,282 both ways
Volaris · Alaska Airlines
Narita, Japan (NRT)
35.6K35,552 departing · 70.2K70,221 both ways
ZIPAIR Tokyo
Morelia, Mexico (MLM)
27K27,035 departing · 54.6K54,622 both ways
Volaris
San José del Cabo, Mexico (SJD)
19.9K19,909 departing · 41.3K41,338 both ways
Alaska Airlines
Silao, Mexico (BJX)
11.5K11,540 departing · 23.4K23,428 both ways
Volaris
Zacatecas, Mexico (ZCL)
10.6K10,601 departing · 22K21,970 both ways
Volaris
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (PVR)
8.7K8,660 departing · 17.6K17,604 both ways
Alaska Airlines
All nonstop destinations
46 nonstop · 11 airlines · 39 domestic / 7 intl
Delta Connection · operated by SkyWest Airlines
Aircraft
By share of departures at San Jose.
Body class · share of departures
- Narrowbody
13,958 departures · 74% full
29.7%
- Narrowbody
9,194 departures · 76% full
19.6%
- Regional
8,685 departures · 81% full
18.5%
- Narrowbody
5,857 departures · 75% full
12.5%
- Narrowbody
1,985 departures · 83% full
4.2%
- Narrowbody
1,272 departures · 82% full
2.7%
- Narrowbody
1,162 departures · 79% full
2.5%
- Narrowbody
1,092 departures · 78% full
2.3%
- Narrowbody
1,061 departures · 86% full
2.3%
- Narrowbody
881 departures · 75% full
1.9%
When San Jose is busiest
Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Departures a month · peak August 2025
Annual passengers since 1990
Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.
Passengers a year
Every year
- 1990
- 6,726,278
- 1991
- 6,767,390
- 1992
- 6,761,292
- 1993
- 6,968,381
- 1994
- 8,808,888
- 1995
- 9,118,312
- 1996
- 10,342,243
- 1997
- 10,412,467
- 1998
- 10,724,348
- 1999
- 11,744,422
- 2000
- 12,822,947
- 2001
- 12,290,598
- 2002
- 10,702,273
- 2003
- 10,598,323
- 2004
- 10,890,981
- 2005
- 10,880,895
- 2006
- 10,877,782
- 2007
- 10,796,640
- 2008
- 9,838,477
- 2009
- 8,473,580
- 2010
- 8,408,960
- 2011
- 8,489,895
- 2012
- 8,427,042
- 2013
- 8,903,938
- 2014
- 9,476,337
- 2015
- 9,839,076
- 2016
- 10,854,642
- 2017
- 12,529,347
- 2018
- 14,356,220
- 2019
- 15,621,987
- 2020
- 4,724,547
- 2021
- 7,338,319
- 2022
- 11,470,530
- 2023
- 12,192,135
- 2024
- 11,752,607
- 2025
- 10,579,190
- 2026
- 5,477,299 so far
Arriving on time
Of every 100 flights landing at San Jose, 81 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 18 arrive late, and 1 is cancelled.
Every 100 arrivals
11 min
average delay
269
flights cancelled
42.9K
arrivals measured
What holds flights up
Share of delay minutes
Most reliable here
SkyWest Airlines 87.9%
Least reliable here
American Airlines 73.4%
Among US airports
#44
On time, month by month
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Darker is better · 71.2%–87.1%
The weak spot is June 2026, when 71.2% of arrivals landed on time — 9.3 points below the year. The strongest was January 2026 at 87.1%.
Frequently asked
How busy is Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC)?
Mineta San Jose International Airport handled about 9.9M passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #44 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 129 departures a day.
Which airline is the largest at Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC)?
Southwest Airlines is the largest carrier at San Jose (SJC), flying about 58% of its passengers. 44 airlines serve San Jose in total.
How many places can you fly nonstop from Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC)?
San Jose (SJC) has 46 nonstop destinations — 39 domestic and 7 international across 3 countries.
How often do flights arrive on time at Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC)?
About 80.5% of flights arriving at San Jose (SJC) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 0.6% are cancelled.
What aircraft flies most from Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC)?
The Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures from San Jose (SJC), about 30% of the total.
Departing counts passengers leaving San Jose; international destinations also show both directions. Data: traffic August 2025 – July 2026, on-time August 2025 – July 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).