John Wayne Airport Posts February 2017 Statistics

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport decreased in February 2017 as compared with February 2016. In February 2017, the Airport served 711,010 passengers, a decrease of 7.5% when compared with the February 2016 passenger traffic count of 768,864. In February 2017, commercial aircraft operations decreased 7.9% and commuter aircraft operations decreased 64.6% when compared with February 2016 levels.

Total aircraft operations decreased in February 2017 as compared with the same month in 2016. In February 2017, there were 19,649 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), an 11.3% decrease compared to 22,152 total aircraft operations in February 2016.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 67.7% of the total aircraft operations during February 2017, decreased 12.3% when compared with February 2016.

The top three airlines in February 2017 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (296,901), American Airlines (112,906) and United Airlines (106,770).

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - February 2017

 

February

2017

February

2016

% Change

Year-To-Date

2017

Year-To-Date

2016

% Change

Total passengers

711,010

768,864

-7.5%

1,504,784

1,553,112

-3.1%

Enplaned passengers

354,479

383,608

-7.6%

748,914

774,930

-3.4%

Deplaned passengers

356,531

385,256

-7.5%

755,870

778,182

-2.9%

Total Aircraft Operations

19,649

22,152

-11.3%

39,765

43,349

-8.3%

General Aviation

13,319

15,187

-12.3%

26,098

29,070

-10.2%

Commercial

6,247

6,782

-7.9%

13,496

13,922

-3.1%

Commuter 1

46

130

-64.6%

100

252

-60.3%

Military

37

53

-30.2%

71

105

-32.4%

Air Cargo Tons 2

1,355

1,499

-9.6%

3,367

3,665

-8.1%

International Statistics 3

(included in totals above)

 

February

2017

February

2016

% Change

Year-To-Date

2017

Year-To-Date

2016

% Change

Total Passengers

16,593

23,323

-28.9%

36,157

48,821

-25.9%

Enplaned passengers

8,205

10,772

-23.8%

17,092

22,332

-23.5%

Deplaned passengers

8,388

12,551

-33.2%

19,065

26,489

-28.0%

Total Aircraft Operations

216

298

-27.5%

464

616

-24.7%

  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:
    1,145 tons
    Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):
    210 tons
    Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:
    January 2017

  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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