John Wayne Airport Posts October 2018 Statistics

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport decreased in October 2018 as compared with October 2017. In October 2018, the Airport served 907,191 passengers, a decrease of 2.5% when compared with the October 2017 passenger traffic count of 930,911. 

Commercial aircraft operations decreased 1.4% and commuter aircraft operations increased 331.0% when compared with October 2017 levels.

Total aircraft operations increased in October 2018 as compared with the same month in 2017. In October 2018, there were 26,926 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), a 5.7% increase compared to 25,466 total aircraft operations in October 2017.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 69.1% of the total aircraft operations during October 2018, increased 7.7% when compared with October 2017.

The top three airlines in October 2018 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (304,995), United Airlines (146,262) and American Airlines (143,571).

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - October 2018

 

October

2018

October

2017

% Change

Year-To-Date

2018

Year-To-Date

2017

% Change

Total passengers

907,191

930,911

-2.5%

8,985,510

8,631,132

4.1%

     Enplaned passengers

451,311

462,227

-2.4%

4,486,302

4,308,389

4.1%

     Deplaned passengers

455,880

468,684

-2.7%

4,499,208

4,322,743

4.1%

Total Aircraft Operations

26,926

25,466

5.7%

266,022

245,294

8.5%

     General Aviation

18,607

17,283

7.7%

187,222

169,474

10.5%

     Commercial

7,989

8,106

-1.4%

76,792

74,887

2.5%

     Commuter 1

250

58

331.0%

1,256

532

136.1%

     Military

80

19

321.1%

752

401

87.5%

Air Cargo Tons 2

1,544

1,582

-2.4%

16,236

15,722

3.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International Statistics 3

(included in totals above)

 

October

2018

October

2017

% Change

Year-To-Date

2018

Year-To-Date

2017

% Change

Total Passengers

16,854

17,743

-5.0%

175,349

187,632

-6.5%

     Enplaned passengers

8,343

8,704

-4.1%

87,774

91,942

-4.5%

     Deplaned passengers

8,511

9,039

-5.8%

87,575

95,690

-8.5%

Total Aircraft Operations

166

185

-10.3%

1,740

2,027

-14.2%

 

 

  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:
    1,327 tons
    Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):
    217 tons
    Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:
    September 2018

  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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