KSJC · Mineta San Jose International Airport

SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA · LARGE AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

Elevation ft

Runways

11,000

Longest ft · 12L/30R

37.36N

121.93W

Mineta San Jose International Airport serves San Jose, California at 62 ft elevation with its longest runway, 12L/30R, at 11,000 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
12L/30R	11,000 × 150 ft	concrete	lit
12R/30L	11,000 × 150 ft	concrete	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 62 ft is about 15°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 15°C)	62 ft	2,450 ft	2,117 ft	3,175 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,262 ft	2,684 ft	2,243 ft	3,365 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,462 ft	2,918 ft	2,370 ft	3,555 ft
35°C afternoon	2,477 ft	2,921 ft	2,371 ft	3,557 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (12L/30R, 11,000 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,557 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KSJC is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KHWD Hayward Executive Airport	20 nm NW	5,694 ft
KLVK Livermore Municipal Airport	21 nm N	5,253 ft
KOAK Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport	26 nm NW	10,520 ft
KSFO San Francisco International Airport	26 nm NW	11,870 ft
KHAF Half Moon Bay Airport	29 nm W	5,000 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KSJC

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KSJC, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KSJC or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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