John Wayne Airport Posts October 2017 Statistics

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in October 2017 as compared with October 2016. In October 2017, the Airport served 930,911 passengers, an increase of 1.4% when compared with the October 2016 passenger traffic count of 918,116. 

Commercial aircraft operations increased 3.2% and commuter aircraft operations decreased 28.4% when compared with October 2016 levels.

Total aircraft operations increased in October 2017 as compared with the same month in 2016. In October 2017, there were 25,466 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), a 10.1% increase compared to 23,128 total aircraft operations in October 2016.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 67.8% of the total aircraft operations during October 2017, increased 14.3% when compared with October 2016.

The top three airlines in October 2017 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (369,960), American Airlines (150,251) and United Airlines (140,345).

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - October 2017

 

October

2017

October

2016

% Change

Year-To-Date

2017

Year-To-Date

2016

% Change

Total passengers

930,911

918,116

1.4%

8,631,132

8,740,938

-1.3%

Enplaned passengers

462,227

456,416

1.3%

4,308,389

4,368,562

-1.4%

Deplaned passengers

468,684

461,700

1.5%

4,322,743

4,372,376

-1.1%

Total Aircraft Operations

25,466

23,128

10.1%

245,294

241,053

1.8%

General Aviation

17,283

15,121

14.3%

169,474

163,324

3.8%

Commercial

8,106

7,856

3.2%

74,887

76,145

-1.7%

Commuter 1

58

81

-28.4%

532

1,085

-51.0%

Military

19

70

-72.9%

401

499

-19.6%

Air Cargo Tons 2

1,582

1,451

9.0%

15,722

15,197

3.5%

International Statistics 3

(included in totals above)

 

October

2017

October

2016

% Change

Year-To-Date

2017

Year-To-Date

2016

% Change

Total Passengers

17,743

29,659

-40.2%

187,632

293,907

-36.2%

Enplaned passengers

8,704

14,530

-40.1%

91,942

140,732

-34.7%

Deplaned passengers

9,039

15,129

-40.3%

95,690

153,175

-37.5%

Total Aircraft Operations

185

331

-44.1%

2,027

3,323

-39.0%

  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:
    1,420 tons
    Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):
    162 tons
    Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:
    September 2017

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

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