Thomas Devaux

Review of Norman Y. Mineta San Jose Int'...

This is what an airport should be.

This is what an airport should be.

I've travelled a lot and I have to say it's one of my favorites.
It's a bit weird to review an airport since it's rarely a place you deliberately chose. But with the proximity of SFO, it can actually be the case.

First of all, it's brand new. From Parking lot to Gates and Rental Car offices, it feels like it was opened yesterday. It also means it's modern in the way it was conceived.

It's quite small. Compared to SFO, you can walk from A to B without having to rush. You can park for 1h right next to the Arrivals if you have to pick someone, it will just cost you $2 or $4.

It's Silicon Valley! They offer free WiFi. All seats in the waiting area have power and USB plugs. Very appreciable. Parkings has NFC payment (great to show off Google Wallet to visiting family!).

These are all good reasons, but the best is it's never crowded. It's much smaller than SFO, so usually it's easy to park and walk. If you're coming to the Bay Area, and not San Francisco itself, you'll find it more convenient.