Mineta San Jose International
SJC · KSJC · San Jose, California · Santa Clara County · map
Mineta San Jose International is a public-use airport owned by the City of San Jose, 2 miles northwest of San Jose, California, 62 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 12L/30R, is 11,000 feet of concrete. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KSJC · observed 12:53 pm PDT (19:53 UTC), 42 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind variable at 4 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 85°F (29°C), dew point 58°F (14°C)
- Altimeter 29.90 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 10:27 am PDT (17:27 UTC), good until Wed 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 12:00 pm PDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 9:00 pm PDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KSJC 061953Z VRB04KT 10SM CLR 29/14 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP123 T02940144
TAF KSJC 061727Z 0618/0718 32003KT P6SM SKC FM061900 32009KT P6SM SKC FM070400 32003KT P6SM SKC
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA SJC · ICAO KSJC
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of San Jose
- Elevation
- 62 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 6:00 am to 12:00 am
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- San Francisco sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 13E
- In the FAA's files since
- February 1946
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12L/30R | 11,000 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 12R/30L | 11,000 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 12L: PAPI, four lights on the right, threshold displaced 1,307 ft, 8,831 ft available for landing, pole 32 ft high 1,441 ft from the end
- Runway 30R: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 2,537 ft, 7,597 ft available for landing, tree 54 ft high 1,435 ft from the end
- Runway 12R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 1,297 ft, 8,587 ft available for landing, pole 29 ft high 580 ft from the end
- Runway 30L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), threshold displaced 2,537 ft, 7,614 ft available for landing, fence 14 ft high 230 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 124.0 | San Jose |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| Digital ATIS | 126.95 | San Jose |
| Clearance delivery Pre Taxi Clearance | 118.0 | San Jose |
| Ground | 121.7 | San Jose |
| Approach · Class C airspace 081-135 sjc | 120.1 | San Jose |
| Approach · Shvvr and star | 126.475 | San Jose |
| Approach (secondary) | 125.35 | San Jose |
| Approach (secondary) | 134.5 | San Jose |
| Departure procedure (ALMDN) · Departure procedure (ALTAM) · Departure procedure (BMRNG) 280-080 sjc | 121.3 | San Jose |
| Class C airspace 136-279 sjc | 135.2 | San Jose |
| Robie and star · Silcn and star | 124.525 | San Jose |
| Briny and star · Brixx and star · Frlon and star | 133.95 | San Jose |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 408-969-0838.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in San Jose from the FAA register
371 aircraft are registered to owners in San Jose, California: 293 piston singles, 20 piston twins, 19 gliders, 15 business jets, 7 turboprops. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in California.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 30 since 1982, 3 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 12R, approach lights (MALSR) runway 30L, high-intensity runway lights runway 12L/30R, high-intensity runway lights runway 12R/30L - frequency 124.0 when tower closed.
- Pattern altitude 942 feet above ground level SINGLE-ENGINE aircraft, 1442 feet above ground level MULTI-ENGINE and turbine powered aircraft.
- Runway 30L PAPI unusable beyond 7 degreess of centerline of runway.
- Approach ratio 50:1 to displaced threshold.
- Approach ratio 50:1 to displaced threshold.
- Birds frequently on or in vicinity of airport.
- Taxiway Y will be periodically rstrd to aircraft with a wingspan of less than 171 feet (MD-11 or smaller) drg B-787 and B-747 operations on runway 12L/30R.
- Taxiway Z will be periodically rstrd to aircraft with a wingspan of less than 118 feet (B-737-900 or smaller) drg B-787 and B-747 operations. Taxiway Z between 200 feet northwest of taxiway H and 200 feet northwest of taxiway K ltd to aircraft with wingspan of less than 135 feet (B-757-300 or smaller).
- Taxiway V ltd to aircraft with wingspan of less than 118 feet (B-737-900 or smaller).
- Noise abatement procedure: runway 30L/12R is preferred arrival runway for jet aircraft and runway 12L/30R is the preferred departure runway for jet aircraft. All jet aircraft takeoffs are to be initiated from eor unless directed otherwise by the control tower.
- Curfew hours 11:00 pm to 7:00 am far 36 stage II, 11:30 pm to 6:30 am far 36 stage iii aircraft listed on the schedule of authorized aircraft issued by the director of aviation. Delayed scheduled flights, and alternate/emergency operations may be exempt from curfew hour restrictions.
- First 400 feet runway 30R and runway 30L closed for takeoff DC10, MD11, L1011.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.