Visiting San Jose California: As the capital of Silicon Valley, you can expect a spirit of discovery and innovation in San Jose. However, the city’s history and culture is just as rich and offers a huge amount of choice to any visitor. In this blog we’ll look at what San Jose has to offer and what operators need to know about getting there.
As California’s first state capital, San Jose was central to the gold rush of the mid 19th century. Today, it’s the largest city in Northern California, nestled in the Santa Clara Valley on the southern shore of San Francisco Bay. San Jose is an affluent city with a dry summer climate and lots to offer visitors.
High technology
Once the frontier for 300,000 gold seekers, today San Jose is the frontier of tech innovation and home to over 6,000 tech companies. So, why not see what all the fuss is about? Explore artifacts of the information age at the Computer History Museum or check out the Intel Museum where you can borwse Intel products and history. The Tech Interactive science and technology center showcases the most cutting-edge tech developments and invites visitors to get hands-on.
Natural beauty
If you’re a nature lover, it’s worth your while to make the journey to Yosemite National Park in the Sierra Nevada mountains. By road it’s about three and a half hour-drive (approximately 180 miles) but worth it to take in the magnificence of the colossal granite cliffs and Giant Sequoias.
Here’s the ops info for the gateway to San Jose from UAS Americas.
Norman Y Mineta San Jose International (San Jose International Airport)
IATA code: KSJC
ICAO code: SJC
Coordinates: N37-21.8/W121-55.7
Elevation: 62 ft.
Magnetic variation: 13E
Fuel types: Jet A1/Avgas
Time zone: UTC/GMT -7 hours
San Jose International Airport is a gateway to Silicon Valley and a popular business aviation destination. It is also the venue for the upcoming NBAA Regional Forum. Here are the operational details for San Jose International Airport.
Operational Information
TSA WAIVER may be required for private and non-scheduled flights
Parking is available on a first-come-first-served basis
There are no significant NOTAMs or restrictions at the time of publishing
San Jose International is located 5 km northwest of San Jose city center
Transport
Multiple car rentals have bases at the airport terminals
Numerous taxi companies service pick-up points throughout the airport
Many types of public transport are available at the airport
There is a rail service around the San Jose area
Limousine services available through your local agent
Accommodation
Hotels close to the airport:
Courtyard by Marriott San Jose Airport
SpringHill Suites by Marriott San Jose Airport
Residence Inn by Marriott San Jose Airport
DoubleTree by Hilton San Jose Airport
Holiday Inn San Jose – Silicon Valley
Candlewood Suites Silicon Valley/San Jose Airport
For support with your flight operations to San Jose, contact UAS Americas
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Mitch Launius
Instructor Pilot for 30 West IP
Mitch is the CEO of 30 West IP where he is also an instructor providing pilot training on international procedures. With an illustrious career of over 34 years in the cockpit, Mitch has acquired over 13,000 hours of flight time flying worldwide, with over 9,000 hours of this in Challenger and Gulfstream aircraft. He is an experienced safety officer and was also an IS-BAO project manager for a fortune 500 flight department. He has presented on Safety and Operations topics at the NBAA International Operators Conference and the Canadian Business Aviation Association Convention and is currently on the NBAA International Operators Committee and serves as the North Atlantic Regional Lead. Mitch is also a member of an FAA working group on General Aviation International Authorizations and Tabletop Exercises (GIATE). He was recently selected to represent IBAC as a member of the ICAO Personal Training and Licensing Panel (PTLP) and was also recently named as a 2020 recipient of the NBAA Tony Kern Professionalism in Aviation Award for his contribution to the business aviation community.
Henry ‘Duke’ LeDuc
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Duke has been a dearly respected member of UAS Americas team and the UAS global family for more than five years. A safety-oriented, FAA-licensed aircraft dispatcher, he oversees all of the operations of the elite UAS Operations Team. With twenty-five years of experience in aviation overall with more than fifteen years of experience in international flight planning and VVIP trip coordination, he is responsible for the development of the dispatch training program and involved in the strategic development of UAS Americas. With a myriad of rich aviation experience behind him, he has extensive experience in worldwide operations with both corporate and charter environments, including seven years as Operations/Dispatch Manager in an industry-leading, Fortune 500, IS-BAO Stage III Certified corporate flight department. Duke is frequently asked shares his knowledge at major industry events and is currently serving on the NBAA’s International Operators Conference (IOC) Planning Committee.
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Dudley is the Founder and President of FlightBridge, which he established in 2011 and has been focused on technology solutions for the private aviation industry since 2006. Since he graduated from Dartmouth in 1988, he has worked with an array of companies listed anywhere from VentureWire to the Fortune 100. A rare blend of executive, entrepreneur, and consultant, Dudley’s executive roles have included acting CIO positions for several companies and tech advisory services to CEOs trying to rebuild their technology organizations or looking for an external, professional point of view. Highly skilled at deeply understanding his customer’s business challenges and drawing from a long and varied experience in information technology services, Dudley excels at designing technology solutions to solve their problems.
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