John Wayne Airport Posts December 2016 Statistics

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in December 2016 as compared with December 2015. In December 2016, the Airport served 870,956 passengers, an increase of 1.4% when compared with the December 2015 passenger traffic count of 858,598.

In December 2016, commercial aircraft operations increased 5.8% and commuter aircraft operations decreased 76.3% when compared with December 2015 levels.

Total aircraft operations decreased in December 2016 as compared with the same month in 2015. In December 2016, there were 21,266 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), a 3.2% decrease compared to 21,970 total aircraft operations in December 2015.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 63.7% of the total aircraft operations during December 2016, decreased 6.2% when compared with December 2015.

The top three airlines in December 2016 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (407,668), American Airlines (132,933) and United Airlines (109,950).

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - December 2016

 

December

2016

December

2015

% Change

Year-To-Date

2016

Year-To-Date

2015

% Change

Total passengers

870,956

858,598

1.4%

10,496,511

10,038,466

4.6%

Enplaned passengers

434,400

426,143

1.9%

5,243,852

5,011,857

4.6%

Deplaned passengers

436,556

432,455

0.9%

5,252,659

5,026,609

4.5%

Total Aircraft Operations

21,266

21,970

-3.2%

284,246

260,689

9.0%

General Aviation

13,554

14,448

-6.2%

191,159

174,989

9.2%

Commercial

7,605

7,185

5.8%

91,279

81,288

12.3%

Commuter 1

66

278

-76.3%

1,243

3,556

-65.0%

Military

41

59

-30.5%

565

856

-34.0%

Air Cargo Tons 2

1,494

1,458

2.5%

18,109

17,679

2.4%

International Statistics 3

(included in totals above)

 

December

2016

December

2015

% Change

Year-To-Date

2016

Year-To-Date

2015

% Change

Total Passengers

27,720

28,842

-3.9%

351,162

289,010

21.5%

Enplaned passengers

15,358

14,263

7.7%

170,821

143,412

19.1%

Deplaned passengers

12,362

14,579

-15.2%

180,341

145,598

23.9%

Total Aircraft Operations

313

326

-4.0%

3,937

3,053

29.0%

  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:
    1,374 tons
    Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):
    120 tons
    Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:
    November 2016

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

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John Wayne Airport (SNA) is owned by the County of Orange and is operated as a self-supporting enterprise that receives no general fund tax revenue. The Airport serves more than 10 million passengers annually and reaches more than 20 nonstop destinations in the United States, Canada and Mexico. More information can be found at www.ocair.com. Like us on facebook.com/johnwayneairport, or follow us on Twitter @johnwayneair and Instagram @johnwayneair.

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