John Wayne Airport Posts May 2020 Statistics

June 23, 2020

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport decreased in May 2020 as compared with May 2019. In May 2020, the Airport served 82,342 passengers, a decrease of 91.3% when compared with the May 2019 passenger traffic count of 942,680.

Commercial aircraft operations decreased 78.0% and commuter aircraft operations decreased 73.2% when compared with May 2019 levels.

Total aircraft operations decreased in May 2020 as compared with the same month in 2019. In May 2020, there were 17,352 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), a 34.5% decrease compared to 26,509 total aircraft operations in May 2019.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 88.7% of the total aircraft operations during May 2020, decreased 14.5% when compared with May 2019.

The top three airlines in May 2020 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (33,828), American Airlines (20,136) and Alaska Airlines (8,798).

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - May 2020 (*REVISED June 5, 2023*)

	May 2020	May 2019	% Change	Year-To-Date 2020	Year-To-Date 2019	% Change
Total passengers	82,342	942,680	-91.3%	2,016,528	4,374,150	-53.9%
Enplaned passengers	41,165	469,225	-91.2%	1,009,305	2,185,392	-53.8%
Deplaned passengers	41,177	473,455	-91.3%	1,007,223	2,188,758	-54.0%
Total Aircraft Operations	17,352	26,509	-34.5%	89,470	123,708	-27.7%
General Aviation	15,308	18,000	-14.5%	65,174	83,771	-22.2%
Commercial	1,742	7,926	-78.0%	22,091	37,518	-41.1%
Commuter ¹	134	500	-73.2%	1,940	2,059	-5.8%
Military	84	83	1.2%	265	360	-26.4%
Air Cargo Tons ²	1,261	1,452	-13.2%	7,253	7,742	-6.3%
International Statistics ³	(included in totals above)
	May 2020	May 2019	% Change	Year-To-Date 2020	Year-To-Date 2019	% Change
Total Passengers	0	19,663	-100.0%	17,246	81,554	-78.9%
Enplaned passengers	0	10,014	-100.0%	8,703	41,306	-78.9%
Deplaned passengers	0	9,649	-100.0%	8,543	40,248	-78.8%
Total Aircraft Operations	0	186	-100.0%	172	825	-79.2%

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:	1,205 tons
Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):	56 tons
Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:	April 2020

Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - May 2020

	May 2020	May 2019	% Change	Year-To-Date 2020	Year-To-Date 2019	% Change
Total passengers	82,342	942,680	-91.3%	2,016,528	4,374,150	-53.9%
Enplaned passengers	41,165	469,225	-91.2%	1,009,305	2,185,392	-53.8%
Deplaned passengers	41,177	473,455	-91.3%	1,007,223	2,188,758	-54.0%
Total Aircraft Operations	17,352	26,509	-34.5%	89,554	123,708	-27.6%
General Aviation	15,392	18,000	-14.5%	65,258	83,771	-22.1%
Commercial	1,742	7,926	-78.0%	22,091	37,518	-41.1%
Commuter ¹	134	500	-73.2%	1,940	2,059	-5.8%
Military	84	83	1.2%	265	360	-26.4%
Air Cargo Tons ²	1,261	1,452	-13.2%	7,253	7,742	-6.3%


International Statistics ³	(included in totals above)
	May 2020	May 2019	% Change	Year-To-Date 2020	Year-To-Date 2019	% Change
Total Passengers	0	19,663	-100.0%	17,246	81,554	-78.9%
Enplaned passengers	0	10,014	-100.0%	8,703	41,306	-78.9%
Deplaned passengers	0	9,649	-100.0%	8,543	40,248	-78.8%
Total Aircraft Operations	0	186	-100.0%	172	825	-79.2%

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:	1,205 tons
Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):	56 tons
Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:	April 2020

Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.