SJC Airport Overview Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport SJC is located near the intersections of three major freeways, (US 101, I-880 and Route 87) and 4 km from San Jose, California, the third-largest city in the state, situated at the southern end of the San Francisco Bay Area. San Jose Airport is known as the gateway to the high-tech area of Silicon Valley. Its many airlines offer direct and connecting flights to all points of the globe.
As San Jose Airport outgrew its facilities, it embarked on a major airport improvement program to update terminal, roadway, airfield and parking facilities. The information below reflects the present status of the Airport's improvement program:
Terminal A: The Airport completed its facelift of this terminal with the following upgrades: The expanded security checkpoint in Terminal A has eight lanes for faster processing and shorter lines, plus new shops and restaurants. The new shopping, dining and pre-boarding areas in Terminal A are open with front-row views of the airfield. It also has new street-level ticketing lobbies and, on the second floor (previously occupied by ticket counters & concessions), an expanded security checkpoint with 8 lanes (& future 12 lanes).
Terminal B: The spectacular Terminal B Concourse is (unofficially) open with six new Southwest gates, & will officially open in June 2010, replacing Terminal C, which is being dismantled. Three airlines have already moved from Terminal C to Terminal B: JetBlue, United and Continental.
For regularly updated recorded message about roads, terminals and parking call (408) 501-0630
If you need to pick up a passenger at the Airport, use the Cell Phone Lot on either side of Airport Parkway North, off Technology, which offers 30-minute free parking. Stay with your car until your party has collected luggage and calls you to be picked up at the curb. If you are picking up/dropping of passengers, you stop your vehicle curbside in front of either Terminal A or C to actively load/unload. Solo passengers must park their car in the parking lot and bring baggage to curbside check-in or the ticket counter (use Smarte Cartes for your baggage). An alternate drop-off area is on Martin Avenue, at the back of the Long-term parking lot. At the drop-off point, proceed to shuttle stop L and wait at the designated bus stop for the shuttle that will take you to your terminal. Shuttles arrive every five minutes.
Present parking options are as follow:
1. Long-term Parking lot located at 325 Martin Avenue--from Hwy 101 take De La Cruz exit, head west. Turn left on Martin Avenue. Free shuttle to Terminals.
2. Parking Garage attached to Terminal A, with shuttle service every 10 minutes. Clearance: 7 feet, and entry & 1st floor 8 feet.
3. The new Terminal C parking on the south side of the Terminal C baggage claim building with entrance from Airport Blvd., south of Terminal C, where a new traffic signal has been installed. Free shuttles run between the two terminals A & C.
4. Disabled parking is available in all Airport parking areas. Vehicles displaying the appropriate state issued placard may park in the Terminal A garage or the hourly lot across from Terminal C at the long-term rate.
To get from the Airport to your destination, you have a choice of renting a car, taking a taxi or limo, or the area public buses. Furthermore, the free VTA Route 10 Airport Flyer connects the airport to the Santa Clara Station for Caltrain and Altamont Commuter Express rail services, as well as to numerous local buses, and to the Metro/Airport Light Rail Station for VTA's light rail service.
SJC Airport Contact
1661 Airport Blvd San Jose, CA 95110
United States Phone: 4085010979 Email: info@sjc.org Website for San Jose Mineta Airport: http://www.sjc.org