Travelers are seen at San Jose International Airport on Feb. 23, 2026.
(Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)
Travelers are seen at San Jose International Airport on Feb. 23, 2026.
SAN JOSE — The Super Bowl appears to have done little to lift the fading fortunes of at least two of the Bay Area’s major airports in February — although that month coincided with the partial government shutdown that snarled TSA operations.
The Bay Area was expected to draw 90,000 to more than 260,000 visitors from out of town over the roughly eight days that included the Super Bowl and its preceding events.
The NFL championship game itself was a dud, and the week also turned out to be something less than breathtaking in terms of an inbound travel boost for the Bay Area, based on the performance of the region’s three airports during February.
At best, February was a month of mixed results for San Jose International Airport, Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport and San Francisco International Airport, according to a review of the latest passenger statistics from the travel complexes.
San Jose Airport accommodated about 673,600 passengers in February, which was down 9.7% from February 2025, but up 4% from January 2026, the month prior.
Oakland International Airport handled approximately 607,600 passengers in February, 9.1% below the total during the same month the year before and down 0.5% from January of this year.
San Francisco Airport accommodated about 3.7 million passengers in February, which was 4.4% higher than February 2025 but down 7.6% from the January passenger trips.
The month overall also faced the challenges posed by the partial government shutdown that caused long lines leading to the TSA checkpoints.
Numerous TSA workers quit their jobs or didn’t show up because the shutdown interrupted TSA paychecks. This could have discouraged some people from flying as planned during the month.
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