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State of the System

Air Passengers at Bay Area Airports, 2004–2008

air passenger stats 04-08

(See table below for detail.)

  Millions of Passengers (1) Percent Change
Airport 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2007-2008 2004-2008
San Francisco 32.2 32.8 33.1 35.3 37.1 +5% +15%
Oakland 14.1 14.4 14.4 14.6 11.5 -22% -19%
San Jose 10.7 10.8 10.7 10.7 9.7 -9% -9%
Total 57.0 58.0 58.2 60.6 58.3 -4% +2%
Source: Port of Oakland, San Jose International Airport, San Francisco International Airport
(1) Measured by enplanements and deplanements

 

Air Cargo at Bay Area Airports, 2004–2008

air cargo stats 04-08

(See table below for detail.)

  Thousands of Tons(2) of Cargo Percent Change
Airport 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2007-2008 2004-2008
Oakland 742 741 737 739 686 -7% -8%
San Francisco 620 651 655 621 544 -12% -12%
San Jose 120 105 101 91 81 -11% -32%
Total 1,482 1,497 1,493 1,451 1,311 -10% -12%
Source: Port of Oakland, San Jose International Airport, San Francisco International Airport
(2) One ton = 2,000 pounds
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Note on Data Collection Techniques:
Airport Passenger and Cargo Volumes

Statistics on airport passengers are based on information supplied to the airports from the airline carriers’ computer reservation systems. These numbers are in turn used to collect landing fees from the carriers and for planning efforts at the airports. Statistics on air cargo are reported by private carriers to the airports. Private carriers (e.g., Federal Express, UPS) submit tonnage reports to the airports for planning and billing purposes. Much of this data is made available on the Web by the three major Bay Area airports.

For more information, please contact:

Carolyn Clevenger
Email: cclevenger@mtc.ca.gov
Phone: 510.817.5736