Oakland International Airport reports October 2020 traffic

Oakland, Calif. – November 19, 2020: October 2020 passenger traffic at Oakland International Airport (OAK) increased 13.6 percent from what was reported for September 2020. In fact, the airport saw 43,490 more passengers than it did in September. OAK is the top San Francisco Bay Area airport measured by air cargo traffic and the second busiest airport in the region for passenger traffic.

“The airport and all of our tenant airlines, including all-cargo airlines FEDEX and UPS, have taken the precautionary measures that are necessary as we continue to operate during the prolonged COVID-19 crisis,” said Bryant L. Francis, Port of Oakland Director of Aviation. “The mission is difficult, and credit goes to the frontline employees that, day-in and day-out, continue to offer kind and conscientious hospitality to everyone as we adhere to the guidelines and protocols that an effective pandemic response requires of us all.”

October 2020 Statistical Data 

• Oakland International Airport saw 363,952 total passengers in October 2020, down 67.3 percent from October 2019 with 1,124,507 passengers.
• In October, a total of 184,214 passengers departed OAK’s runways on scheduled flights.  Of those, 147,051 were local; 37,051 were connecting and 112 charter flight passengers. There were 9,585 international arriving passengers.
• On a rolling 12-month basis, traffic is off 53.95 percent with 6,160,555 passengers this year compared to 13,379,059 during the same period a year ago.

116.6 million pounds of air cargo moved through OAK in October 2020, a 3.7% increase over October 2019.