Official Statement Airport Commission City and County of San ...

Landed Weight
For Fiscal Year 2008-09 total landed weight at the Airport decreased 934,486 thousand pounds (-3.2%)
when compared with Fiscal Year 2007-08. The decline in landed weight during Fiscal Year 2008-09 was partially
offset by the aggregate increase in landed weight of 1,248,132 thousand pounds (68.6%) by Southwest Airlines and
Virgin America Airlines. Among the major carriers serving the Airport, total landed weight for United Airlines
(including SkyWest/United Airlines flights) was down 1,052,921 thousand pounds (-8.5%); American Airlines was
down 137,219 thousand pounds (-5.9%); Southwest Airlines was up 671,174 thousand pounds (65.7%); Virgin
America was up 577,048 thousand pounds (72.2%); Delta Air Lines (including SkyWest/Delta Air Lines, Express
Jet Airlines and Mesaba Airlines) was down 197,644 thousand pounds (-16.3%); US Airways (including Mesa
Airlines) was down 58,589 thousand pounds (-5.5%); Northwest Airlines was down 28,970 thousand pounds
(-3.4%); Alaska Airlines was down 252,428 thousand pounds (-24.3%); Continental Airlines was down
2,658 thousand pounds (-0.4%); and British Airways was down 3,780 thousand pounds (-0.8%) during Fiscal
Year 2008-09 when compared to Fiscal Year 2007-08.
Total landed weight at the Airport was down 0.5% during the first six months (July through December) of
Fiscal Year 2009-10 when compared to the first six months of Fiscal Year 2008-09. United Airlines total landed
weight (including the landed weight for the SkyWest/United Airlines flights) was down 4.0%; American Airlines
(including American Eagle flights) was down 2.4%, Southwest Airlines was up 16.4%; Virgin America was up
24.5%; Delta Air Lines (including SkyWest/Delta Air Lines, Express Jet Airlines and Mesaba Airlines) was up
0.7%; US Airways including Mesa Airlines) was down 4.4%; Northwest Airlines was up 3.5%; Alaska Airlines
(including Horizon Air) was down 19.8%; Continental Airlines was up 5.8%; and British Airways was down 2.2%
during the first six months (July through December) of Fiscal Year 2009-10 when compared to the first six months
of Fiscal Year 2008-09.
Total landed weight at the Airport was up 1.1% during December 2009 when compared to December 2008.
United Airlines total landed weight (including the landed weight for the SkyWest/United Airlines flights) was down
1.6%; American Airlines (including American Eagle flights) was down 2.1%; Southwest Airlines was up 14.1%;
Virgin America was up 25.8%; Delta Air Lines (including SkyWest/Delta Air Lines, Express Jet Airlines and
Mesaba Airlines) was up 3.5%; US Airways including Mesa Airlines) was down 5.1%; Northwest Airlines was up
6.6%; Alaska Airlines (including Horizon Air) was down 11.5%; Continental Airlines was up 3.9%; and British
Airways was down 16.7% during December 2009 when compared to December 2008.
Landing fees paid by each airline are based on landed weights of aircraft operating at the Airport. The
landed weights for the 10 most active airlines operating at the Airport for Fiscal Years 2004-05 through 2008-09 and
for the first six months (July through December of Fiscal Years 2008-09 and 2009-10) are shown in the table below.
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