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Private flights (aka "general aviation") have to take off from somewhere. I don't know if there are currently private flights taking off from SJC - I think the
by theorique 14y ago
Private flights (aka "general aviation") have to take off from somewhere. I don't know if there are currently private flights taking off from SJC - I think the Google executive planes take off and land at the nearby military base.
- newhouseb 14y agoYou mean at Moffett Field, which is operated by NASA. For what it's worth, there's already a Signature terminal near SFO that private jets can fly in and out of, so Google is just saving the 10 extra minutes it takes to get to SFO by lobbying for a Signature terminal at SJC.
- ecspike 14y ago10 minutes by air but the on-ground transit time difference from SFO and SJC to the Googleplex is significant.
- prostoalex 14y agoThere are quite a few jets parked in SJC by Coleman Rd, both marked and unmarked (SJSU and San Jose Sharks have their own jets), so yes.
- neurotech1 14y agoMoffett Field (a NASA-run federal airfield, and former Naval Air Station) has significant operating restrictions for Google, and there is probably strict limits on what aircraft they can base there, and how often they takeoff and land there.
- theorique 14y agoThat's the one. Not military - my mistake.