Oakland International Airport Reports November 2020 Traffic

November passenger traffic at Oakland International Airport (OAK) declined 3.2 percent from October. Amidst travel warnings and calls by health and government officials to cancel travel plans as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, 11,525 fewer passengers used the airport than did in October. This represents a 67 percent decline from November 2019 levels. OAK's cargo business remained robust, up 9 percent in November compared with November 2019. 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.

"Through tireless efforts from our entire OAK team, the airport continues to provide an inviting and comfortable environment for all customers with an essential need for air travel," said Bryant L. Francis, Port of Oakland director of aviation. "We all look forward to the New Year and the expectations of better and safer times that it will bring."

November 2020 Statistical Data

Oakland International Airport saw 352,430 total passengers in November, down 67.0 percent from November 2019's 1,066,656 passengers.

In November, a total of 175,493 passengers departed OAK. Of those, 146,092 were local, and 29,401 were connecting. There were 12,066 international departing passengers.

On a rolling 12-month basis, traffic is now down 59.1 percent, with 5,446,332 passengers this period compared to 13,323,778 during the same period a year ago.

115.5 million pounds of air cargo moved through OAK in November, a 9.0% increase over November 2019.