San José Mineta International Airport KSJC / SJC
Silicon Valley's airport, ten minutes from Downtown San Jose and 20 from Cupertino, Mountain View and Palo Alto, but 70 minutes from San Francisco. Two FBOs, CBP and an 11,000 ft runway; the night curfew applies to noisier aircraft. Tech-company shuttle traffic makes it one of the busiest GA ramps in California.
11,000 ft
Longest runway
70 min
Drive to San Francisco Bay Area
2
FBOs / handlers
62 ft
Elevation
Facts
- Hours
- H24 (curfew 23:30–06:30 for aircraft above noise limits)
- 24-hour operations
- Yes
- Customs & immigration
- Yes
- Prior permission (PPR)
- No
- Slot coordination
- No
- Noise curfew
- Yes
- Runway surface
- asphalt
- Fuel
- Jet A, SAF (limited)
- Helipad
- Yes
- Distance to centre
- 75 km
- Typical largest aircraft
- Any size including BBJ/ACJ.
- Website
- www.flysanjose.com
Private terminals (FBOs)
- Signature Flight Support San Jose
- Atlantic Aviation San Jose
An FBO is the private terminal: lounge, crew, fuel, customs desk. You drive up, walk 30 metres, and board.
Which jets can use this runway?
Based on published takeoff distances at maximum weight versus a 11,000 ft runway. Hot days, high elevation and wet runways reduce the margin.
✓ Comfortably
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 787-8 9,800 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-8 (MAX 8) 7,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-7 (MAX 7) 5,900 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ319neo 6,300 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ320neo 6,800 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ TwoTwenty 6,200 ft
✕ Marginal or no
- Everything in our database can operate here.
Other airports for San Francisco Bay Area
- Oakland International Airport KOAK 10,520 ft · 30 min
- San Francisco International Airport KSFO 11,870 ft · 30 min