San Jose

SJC · KSJC

Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport

37.36°, -121.93°CA, United States

Passengers a year

10.1M

#44 busiest in the U.S.

nonstop destinations

airlines

131

departures a day

80.6%

arrivals on time

0.7%

flights cancelled

77.0%

load factor

Norman Y. Mineta San Jose Int'l (SJC) airport diagram — runway and taxiway layout, drawn to scale — Nonstop routes — the ten busiest. Filed traffic, June 2025 – May 2026.

Airlines

Southwest Airlines is the largest carrier at San Jose, with 58% of all passengers. 45 airlines fly from here.

Southwest 58%

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	Dests	On time · mainline	Seats YoY
WN Southwest74% full	58.5%	5.9M	27	79%	-4.2%
AS Alaska80% fullOperated by SkyWest, Horizon	13.6%	1.4M	13	79.3%	-4%
DL Delta81% fullDelta Connection · operated by SkyWest	11.1%	1.1M	7	83.2%	-3.4%
AA American83% fullAmerican Eagle · operated by SkyWest, Envoy	5.4%	541K	4	73.3%	+16.3%
UA United80% fullUnited Express · operated by SkyWest	3.8%	382.8K	4	78.6%	-20.1%
+Other airlines	7.6%	764.1K	—	—	—

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

40 domestic and 7 international nonstop destinations from San Jose, across 3 countries.

95% domestic · 5% international · by departing passengers

Top domestic destinations

San Diego (SAN)
532.6K532,581 departing · 75% full
Southwest Airlines · Alaska Airlines
Las Vegas (LAS)
464K463,996 departing · 74% full
Southwest Airlines · Spirit Airlines · Frontier Airlines · Delta Air Lines
Seattle (SEA)
459.5K459,515 departing · 79% full
Alaska Airlines · Southwest Airlines · Delta Air Lines
Los Angeles (LAX)
389.9K389,889 departing · 72% full
Southwest Airlines · Delta Air Lines · Alaska Airlines · Frontier Airlines
Phoenix (PHX)
310.2K310,164 departing · 71% full
Southwest Airlines · American Airlines
Denver (DEN)
310K309,993 departing · 75% full
Southwest Airlines · United Airlines · Frontier Airlines
Santa Ana (SNA)
240.8K240,750 departing · 64% full
Southwest Airlines
Portland (PDX)
219.5K219,542 departing · 76% full
Southwest Airlines · Alaska Airlines
Burbank (BUR)
194.1K194,083 departing · 63% full
Southwest Airlines
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)
173.1K173,117 departing · 86% full
American Airlines · Spirit Airlines

Top international destinations

Guadalajara, Mexico (GDL)
133.7K133,694 departing · 265.3K265,297 both ways
Volaris · Alaska Airlines
Narita, Japan (NRT)
36.3K36,271 departing · 71.4K71,395 both ways
ZIPAIR Tokyo
Morelia, Mexico (MLM)
29.9K29,863 departing · 59.3K59,297 both ways
Volaris
San José del Cabo, Mexico (SJD)
27K26,977 departing · 57.2K57,168 both ways
Alaska Airlines
Silao, Mexico (BJX)
12.5K12,458 departing · 24.7K24,667 both ways
Volaris
Zacatecas, Mexico (ZCL)
11.7K11,693 departing · 23.6K23,592 both ways
Volaris
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (PVR)
9.8K9,787 departing · 20K20,012 both ways
Alaska Airlines

All nonstop destinations

47 nonstop · 11 airlines · 40 domestic / 7 intl

Aircraft

By share of departures at San Jose.

Narrowbody 81%

Regional 19%

Body class · share of departures

Boeing 737-700
14,501 departures · 73% full
Narrowbody
30.4%
Embraer E175
9,053 departures · 81% full
Regional
19.0%
Boeing 737 MAX 8
8,721 departures · 76% full
Narrowbody
18.3%
Boeing 737-800
6,033 departures · 75% full
Narrowbody
12.7%
Boeing 737-900ER
1,943 departures · 82% full
Narrowbody
4.1%
Airbus A319
1,127 departures · 82% full
Narrowbody
2.4%
Boeing 737 MAX 9
1,092 departures · 77% full
Narrowbody
2.3%
Airbus A320neo
1,087 departures · 76% full
Narrowbody
2.3%
Airbus A321neo
1,038 departures · 87% full
Narrowbody
2.2%
Airbus A220-100
1,012 departures · 75% full
Narrowbody
2.1%

When San Jose is busiest

Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.

4.5K

4.3K

4.0K

4.2K

4.0K

3.4K

3.8K

3.7K

4.0K

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Departures a month · peak July 2025

Annual passengers since 1990

Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.

Passengers a 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 · 3,651,017 so far

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: 3,651,017 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.

See live FAA delays

Every 100 arrivals

On time 81Late 18Cancelled 1

12 min

average delay

288

flights cancelled

43.1K

arrivals measured

What holds flights up

Late-arriving aircraft

Airline (carrier)

National Aviation System

Extreme weather

Security

Share of delay minutes

Most reliable here

SkyWest Airlines 88.6%

Least reliable here

American Airlines 73.3%

Among US airports

#44

On time, month by month

Darker is better · 71.2%–87.1%

The weak spot is June 2026, when 71.2% of arrivals landed on time — 9.4 points below the year. The strongest was January 2026 at 87.1%.

Frequently asked

How busy is Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC)?

Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport handled about 10.1M passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #44 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 131 departures a day.

Which airline is the largest at Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC)?

Southwest Airlines is the largest carrier at San Jose (SJC), flying about 58% of its passengers. 45 airlines serve San Jose in total.

How many places can you fly nonstop from Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC)?

San Jose (SJC) has 47 nonstop destinations — 40 domestic and 7 international across 3 countries.

How often do flights arrive on time at Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC)?

About 80.6% of flights arriving at San Jose (SJC) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 0.7% are cancelled.

What aircraft flies most from Norman Y. 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 June 2025 – May 2026, on-time July 2025 – June 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).