John Wayne Airport Posts December 2018 Statistics

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport decreased in December 2018 as compared with December 2017. In December 2018, the Airport served 828,070 passengers, a decrease of 7.9% when compared with the December 2017 passenger traffic count of 899,451.

Commercial aircraft operations decreased 2.4% and commuter aircraft operations increased 530.6% when compared with December 2017 levels.

Total aircraft operations increased in December 2018 as compared with the same month in 2017. In December 2018, there were 24,579 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), a 4.2% increase compared to 23,592 total aircraft operations in December 2017.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 67.7% of the total aircraft operations during December 2018, increased 5.5% when compared with December 2017.

The top three airlines in December 2018 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (250,357), United Airlines (137,197) and American Airlines (135,704).

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - December 2018

 

December
2018

December
2017

% Change

Year-To-Date
2018

Year-To-Date
2017

% Change

Total passengers

828,070

899,451

-7.9%

10,664,038

10,423,578

2.3%

Enplaned passengers

409,556

443,609

-7.7%

5,317,149

5,195,047

2.4%

Deplaned passengers

418,514

455,842

-8.2%

5,346,889

5,228,531

2.3%

Total Aircraft Operations

24,579

23,592

4.2%

316,783

293,649

7.9%

General Aviation

16,635

15,762

5.5%

222,270

202,323

9.9%

Commercial

7,584

7,767

-2.4%

91,875

90,250

1.8%

Commuter1

309

49

530.6%

1,785

619

188.4%

Military

51

14

264.3%

853

457

86.7%

Air Cargo Tons2

1,595

1,791

-10.9%

19,552

19,101

2.4%

International Statistics3 (included in totals above)
 

December
2018

December
2017

% Change

Year-To-Date
2018

Year-To-Date
2017

% Change

Total Passengers

15,184

15,761

-3.7%

208,268

220,025

-5.3%

Enplaned passengers

7,690

7,960

-3.4%

104,460

108,013

-3.3%

Deplaned passengers

7,494

7,801

-3.9%

103,808

112,012

-7.3%

Total Aircraft Operations

161

176

-8.5%

2,073

2,370

-12.5%

  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:
    1,373 tons
    Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):
    221 tons
    Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:
    November 2018

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

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