John Wayne Airport Posts March 2015 Statistics

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in March 2015 as compared to March 2014.  In March 2015, the Airport served 832,213 passengers, an increase of 7.2% when compared to the March 2014 passenger traffic count of 776,360.

Commercial aircraft operations increased 1.9%, while commuter aircraft operations decreased 5.2% when compared to March 2014 levels.

Total aircraft operations decreased in March 2015 as compared to the same month in 2014.  In March 2015, there were 22,286 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), a 3.6% decrease compared to 23,110 total aircraft operations in March 2014.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 54.9% of the total aircraft operations during March 2015, decreased 5.9% when compared to March 2014.

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - March 2015

 

March

2015

March

2014

% Change

Year-To-Date

2015

Year-To-Date

2014

% Change

Total passengers

 832,213 776,360 7.2% 2,277,819 2,166,767 5.1%

Enplaned passengers

 415,872 388,071 7.2% 1,136,980 1,082,291 5.1%

Deplaned passengers

 416,341 388,289 7.2% 1,140,839 1,084,476 5.2%

Total Aircraft Operations

 22,286 23,110 -3.6% 62,593 61,148 2.4%

General Aviation

 15,242 16,200 -5.9% 42,739 41,401 3.2%

Commercial

 6,661 6,540 1.9% 18,727 18,685 0.2%

Commuter 1

 311 328 -5.2% 844 882 -4.3%

Military

 72 42 71.4% 283 180 57.2%

Air Cargo Tons 2

 1,398 1,337 4.6% 4,397 4,436 -0.9%

International Statistics 3

(included in totals above)

 

March

2015

March

2014

% Change

Year-To-Date

2015

Year-To-Date

2014

% Change

Total Passengers

 19,859 23,499 -15.5% 53,387 71,525 -25.4%

Enplaned passengers

 9,972 11,737 -15.0% 26,541 35,074 -24.3%

Deplaned passengers

 9,887 11,762 -15.9%  26,846 36,451 -26.4%

Total Aircraft Operations

 194 283 -31.4% 551 804 -31.5%

  1. Aircraft used for regularly scheduled air service, configured with not more than seventy (70) seats, and operating at weights not more than ninety thousand (90,000) pounds.

  2. All-Cargo Carriers:
    1,241 tons
    Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):
    157 tons
    Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:
    February 2015

  3. Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.

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