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John Wayne Airport Posts December 2017 Statistics

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in December 2017 as compared with December 2016. In December 2017, the Airport served 899,451 passengers, an increase of 3.3% when compared with the December 2016 passenger traffic count of 870,956. 

Commercial aircraft operations increased 2.1% and commuter aircraft operations decreased 25.8% when compared with December 2016 levels.

Total aircraft operations increased in December 2017 as compared with the same month in 2016. In December 2017, there were 23,592 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), a 10.9% increase compared to 21,266 total aircraft operations in December 2016.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 66.8% of the total aircraft operations during December 2017, increased 16.3% when compared with December 2016.

The top three airlines in December 2017 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (361,163), United Airlines (140,317) and American Airlines (136,969). 

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - December 2017

 

December

2017

December

2016

% Change

Year-To-Date

2017

Year-To-Date

2016

% Change

Total passengers

899,451

870,956

3.3%

10,423,578

10,496,511

-0.7%

Enplaned passengers

443,609

434,400

2.1%

5,195,047

5,243,852

-0.9%

Deplaned passengers

455,842

436,556

4.4%

5,228,531

5,252,659

-0.5%

Total Aircraft Operations

23,592

21,266

10.9%

293,649

284,246

3.3%

General Aviation

15,762

13,554

16.3%

202,323

191,159

5.8%

Commercial

7,767

7,605

2.1%

90,250

91,279

-1.1%

Commuter 1

49

66

-25.8%

619

1,243

-50.2%

Military

14

41

-65.9%

457

565

-19.1%

Air Cargo Tons 2

1,791

1,494

19.9%

19,101

18,109

5.5%

International Statistics 3

(included in totals above)

 

December

2017

December

2016

% Change

Year-To-Date

2017

Year-To-Date

2016

% Change

Total Passengers

15,761

27,720

-43.1%

220,025

351,162

-37.3%

Enplaned passengers

7,960

15,358

-48.2%

108,013

170,821

-36.8%

Deplaned passengers

7,801

12,362

-36.9%

112,012

180,341

-37.9%

Total Aircraft Operations

176

313

-43.8%

2,370

3,937

-39.8%

  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:
    1,591 tons
    Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):
    200 tons
    Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:
    November 2017
  3. Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.