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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