John Wayne Airport Posts September 2019 Statistics

November 13, 2019

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in September 2019 as compared with September 2018. In September 2019, the Airport served 859,174 passengers, an increase of 0.3% when compared with the September 2018 passenger traffic count of 856,688.

Commercial aircraft operations decreased 3.2% and commuter aircraft operations increased 88.6% when compared with September 2018 levels.

Total aircraft operations decreased in September 2019 as compared with the same month in 2018. In September 2019, there were 26,218 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), a 6.3% decrease compared to 27,987 total aircraft operations in September 2018.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 69.8% of the total aircraft operations during September 2019, decreased 8.6% when compared with September 2018.

The top three airlines in September 2019 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (275,410), American Airlines (142,219) and United Airlines (138,707).

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

	September 2019	September 2018	% Change	Year-To-Date 2019	Year-To-Date 2018	% Change
Total passengers	859,174	856,688	0.3%	8,040,481	8,078,319	-0.5%
Enplaned passengers	428,516	426,092	0.6%	4,018,364	4,034,991	-0.4%
Deplaned passengers	430,658	430,596	0.0%	4,022,117	4,043,328	-0.5%
Total Aircraft Operations	26,218	27,987	-6.3%	232,898	239,096	-2.6%
General Aviation	18,309	20,030	-8.6%	160,290	168,615	-4.9%
Commercial	7,360	7,605	-3.2%	67,830	68,803	-1.4%
Commuter ¹	445	236	88.6%	4,026	1,006	300.2%
Military	104	116	-10.3%	752	672	11.9%
Air Cargo Tons ²	1,435	1,734	-17.2%	13,558	14,692	-7.7%


International Statistics ³	(included in totals above)
	September 2019	September 2018	% Change	Year-To-Date 2019	Year-To-Date 2018	% Change
Total Passengers	12,585	16,343	-23.0%	137,519	158,495	-13.2%
Enplaned passengers	6,275	8,125	-22.8%	69,452	79,431	-12.6%
Deplaned passengers	6,310	8,218	-23.2%	68,067	79,064	-13.9%
Total Aircraft Operations	118	180	-34.4%	1,318	1,574	-16.3%

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:	1,286 tons
Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):	149 tons
Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:	August 2019

Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - September 2019

	September 2019	September 2018	% Change	Year-To-Date 2019	Year-To-Date 2018	% Change
Total passengers	859,174	856,688	0.3%	8,041,305	8,078,319	-0.5%
Enplaned passengers	428,516	426,092	0.6%	4,018,839	4,034,991	-0.4%
Deplaned passengers	430,658	430,596	0.0%	4,022,466	4,043,328	-0.5%
Total Aircraft Operations	26,218	27,987	-6.3%	232,898	239,096	-2.6%
General Aviation	18,309	20,030	-8.6%	160,290	168,615	-4.9%
Commercial	7,360	7,605	-3.2%	67,830	68,803	-1.4%
Commuter ¹	445	236	88.6%	4,026	1,006	300.2%
Military	104	116	-10.3%	752	672	11.9%
Air Cargo Tons ²	1,435	1,734	-17.2%	13,558	14,692	-7.7%


International Statistics ³	(included in totals above)
	September 2019	September 2018	% Change	Year-To-Date 2019	Year-To-Date 2018	% Change
Total Passengers	12,585	16,343	-23.0%	137,519	158,495	-13.2%
Enplaned passengers	6,275	8,125	-22.8%	69,452	79,431	-12.6%
Deplaned passengers	6,310	8,218	-23.2%	68,067	79,064	-13.9%
Total Aircraft Operations	118	180	-34.4%	1,318	1,574	-16.3%

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:	1,286 tons
Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):	149 tons
Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:	August 2019

Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.

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