Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport — San Jose, United States

Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport bears the name of a former US Secretary of Transportation and Secretary of Commerce who, as a child, was held with his family in a Japanese-American internment camp during the Second World War before going on to a long career in Congress and the cabinets of two different political parties. SJC serves San Jose, the largest city in Silicon Valley, positioning it as an alternative to the more heavily trafficked San Francisco International Airport for travelers whose business lies among the technology companies clustered throughout the South Bay. The airport has cultivated strong connections to major domestic hubs and a growing set of international routes tailored to business travel patterns linked to the tech industry, alongside notable corporate and private aviation traffic. Its comparatively smaller size and shorter security lines have made it a preferred choice for many South Bay residents over the larger regional alternatives.