Passenger trips at both San Jose International Airport and Oakland International Airport are off to turbulent starts to kick off 2025, but travel activity at San Francisco International Airport has picked up.

All three of the Bay Area’s primary airports remain well below their passenger traffic numbers prior to the COVID-19 pandemic after a nosedive in trips during the first three months of 2020.

San Jose International Airport handled just under 11.7 million passengers during the 12 months that ended in February, according to statistics posted on the airport’s website. That total is 25.3% below the 15.65 million passengers the aviation hub handled in 2019.

Oakland International Airport accommodated 9.86 million passengers over the 12 months that ended in January. That is 26.3% below the 13.38 million passengers the air travel complex accommodated in 2019. January 2025 is the most recent month for which the airport has posted statistics.

San Francisco International Airport handled 52.82 million passengers over the one-year period that ended in February. That was 8.1% below the 57.49 million passengers it saw in 2019.

The most recent results show a current slump at both San Jose and Oakland airports, but San Francisco Airport is zooming higher so far in 2025.

In February, San Jose International Airport handled about 746,200 passengers. That was down 9% compared with February 2024.

Oakland International Airport accommodated 680,700 passengers in January, down 18.9% from the same month the year before.

San Francisco International Airport handled 3.55 million passengers in February, up 3.7% from February 2024.