San Francisco International Airport Starts February 2022 with a Growth of Over 60% in Flight Movements
San Francisco International Airport (SFO/KSFO) - Photo source: Eater San Francisco
The second busiest airport in California, San Francisco International Airport (SFO/KSFO), has logged a growth rate of over 60% in the last two weeks as compared to last year.
From February 12 to 19, 6076 flights were reported, and an average of 868 flights per day, corresponding to a growth of 80.08% versus -58.34% in the same period of 2021.
Flight statistics for San Francisco International Airport - February 12 -19
Numbers for February 6 to 12 reveal a 68% growth, corresponding to 5740 flights (820 daily). The figures for Feb 12-19 represent a growth of more than 336 flights over the previous week (Feb 6 - 12).
San Francisco International Airport Flight Statistics - February 6 - 12
Such figures represent 75% (Feb 12 -19) of the pre-pandemic levels and 72.3% (Feb 6 - 12) respectively. As the pandemic ceases, such growth is expected to increase further. Despite Omicron, the relaxation of sanitary measures continues, and, consequently, a greater demand for flights is expected.
Route Heatmap for San Francisco International Airport
According to AirNav RadarBox route heatmap for San Francisco Airport (SFO/KSFO), the top 10 most popular destinations are in the USA.
Heat Routemap for San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
Top 10 most popular destinations:
1st - Los Angeles Intl. Airport (LAX / KLAX) - Av. Movements/Week: 406.5 (8.1%)
2nd - Seattle Tacoma Intl. Airport (SEA / KSEA) - Av. Movements/Week: 219.6 (4.4%)
3rd - San Diego Intl. Airport (SAN / KSAN) - Av. Movements/Week: 181.3 (3.6%)
4th - McCarran Intl. Airport (LAS / KLAS) - Av. Movements/Week: 177.0 (3.5%)
5th - New York - John F Kennedy Intl. Airport (JFK / KJFK) - Av. Movements/Week: 166.3 (3.3%)
6th - Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl. Airport (PHX / KPHX) - Av. Movements/Week: 148.9 (3.0%)
7th - Denver Intl. Airport (DEN / KDEN) - Av. Movements/Week: 142.6 (2.8%)
8th - Chicago O'Hare Intl. Airport (ORD / KORD) - Av. Movements/Week: 140.9 (2.8%)
9th - Salt Lake City Intl. Airport (SLC / KSLC) - Av. Movements/Week: 130.7 (2.6%)
10th - Portland Intl. Airport (PDX / KPDX) - Av. Movements/Week: 122.0 (2.4%)
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