John Wayne Airport Posts May 2019 Statistics

June 24, 2019

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in May 2019 as compared with May 2018. In May 2019, the Airport served 942,872 passengers, an increase of 3.0% when compared with the May 2018 passenger traffic count of 915,833.

Commercial aircraft operations increased 0.6% and commuter aircraft operations increased 762.1% when compared with May 2018 levels.

Total aircraft operations decreased in May 2019 as compared with the same month in 2018. In May 2019, there were 26,509 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), a 0.2% decrease compared to 26,572 total aircraft operations in May 2018.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 67.9% of the total aircraft operations during May 2019, decreased 3.1% when compared with May 2018.

The top three airlines in May 2019 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (324,672), American Airlines (153,571) and United Airlines (146,594).

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - May 2019 (*REVISED March 3, 2022*)

	May 2019	May 2018	% Change	Year-To-Date 2019	Year-To-Date 2018	% Change
Total passengers	942,680	915,833	2.9%	4,374,150	4,288,682	2.0%
Enplaned passengers	469,225	457,335	2.6%	2,185,392	2,142,639	2.0%
Deplaned passengers	473,455	458,498	3.3%	2,188,758	2,146,043	2.0%
Total Aircraft Operations	26,509	26,572	-0.2%	123,708	125,379	-1.3%
General Aviation	18,000	18,582	-3.1%	83,771	87,848	-4.6%
Commercial	7,926	7,877	0.6%	37,518	36,964	1.5%
Commuter ¹	500	58	762.1%	2,059	251	720.3%
Military	83	55	50.9%	360	316	13.9%
Air Cargo Tons ²	1,452	1,574	-7.8%	7,742	8,112	-4.6%


International Statistics ³	(included in totals above)
	May 2019	May 2018	% Change	Year-To-Date 2019	Year-To-Date 2018	% Change
Total Passengers	19,663	18,529	6.1%	81,554	79,403	2.7%
Enplaned passengers	10,014	9,473	5.7%	41,306	39,865	3.6%
Deplaned passengers	9,649	9,056	6.5%	40,248	39,538	1.8%
Total Aircraft Operations	186	186	0.0%	825	837	-1.4%

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.

All-Cargo Carriers:	1,269 tons
Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):	182 tons
Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:	April 2019

Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - May 2019

	May 2019	May 2018	% Change	Year-To-Date 2019	Year-To-Date 2018	% Change
Total passengers	942,872	915,833	3.0%	4,374,566	4,288,682	2.0%
Enplaned passengers	469,336	457,335	2.6%	2,185,622	2,142,639	2.0%
Deplaned passengers	473,536	458,498	3.3%	2,188,944	2,146,043	2.0%
Total Aircraft Operations	26,509	26,572	-0.2%	123,708	125,379	-1.3%
General Aviation	18,000	18,582	-3.1%	83,771	87,848	-4.6%
Commercial	7,926	7,877	0.6%	37,518	36,964	1.5%
Commuter ¹	500	58	762.1%	2,059	251	720.3%
Military	83	55	50.9%	360	316	13.9%
Air Cargo Tons ²	1,452	1,574	-7.8%	7,742	8,112	-4.6%


International Statistics ³	(included in totals above)
	May 2019	May 2018	% Change	Year-To-Date 2019	Year-To-Date 2018	% Change
Total Passengers	19,663	18,529	6.1%	81,554	79,403	2.7%
Enplaned passengers	10,014	9,473	5.7%	41,306	39,865	3.6%
Deplaned passengers	9,649	9,056	6.5%	40,248	39,538	1.8%
Total Aircraft Operations	186	186	0.0%	825	837	-1.4%

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.

All-Cargo Carriers:	1,269 tons
Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):	182 tons
Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:	April 2019

Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.

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