OAK Reports Dramatic Declines Due to Pandemic; Recovery Possible Beginning this Summer

Statistics for April 2020 indicate 96% fewer travelers compared with same period last year

A steep decline in air travel is one of many shifts in culture caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic. With California and many other states under Shelter in Place orders since mid-March, Oakland International Airport now reports that it experienced a 96% decline in passenger traffic during the month of April, compared with April 2019.

April 2020 represented the first full month of COVID-19 impact, with 45,819 total passengers at OAK.  This is a 90% decline when compared with 451,799 passengers served in March 2020, and a 96% decline from the 1,136,370 passengers served in April 2019.

Monthly Passenger Totals: