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SJC Meaning

SJC Airport Meaning

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SJC Meaning:

SJC stands for Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport


Located in San Jose, California, SJC (Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport) is classified as a medium hub airport by the FAA. You can check out more of SJC's characteristics and attributes below, including its airport code, location indicator and location identifier.


Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) Characteristics:

      City: San Jose
      State: California
      FAA: Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
      IATA: SJC
      ICAO: KSJC
      Role: P-M

The city and state are where the airport is located, although an airport is sometimes outside of the boundaries city in which it's listed.

The "FAA" refers to the airport's location identifier, which is assigned by the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration).

The "IATA" refers to the airport code, which is assigned by the IATA (International Air Transport Association). Airports usually share the same FAA and IATA, though some do not.

The "ICAO" refers to the airport's location indicator, which assigned by the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization).


SJC is a commercial airport, and as such, is designated as a primary (P) airport by the FAA. All primary airports, inlcuding SJC, are grouped into four categories (hubs) by the FAA:

      P-N: Nonhub airport (has more than 10,000 annual enplanements, but less than 0.05% of total U.S. annual enplanements)
      P-S: Small hub airport (between 0.05% and 0.25% of U.S. annual enplanements)
      P-M: Medium hub airport (between 0.25 and 1% of U.S. annual enplanements)
      P-L: Large hub airport (at least 1% of U.S. annual enplanements)

SJC meaning is Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport.

Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport can be abbreviated as SJC.

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