John Wayne Airport Posts September 2020 Statistics

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport decreased in September 2020 as compared with September 2019. In September 2020, the Airport served 274,813 passengers, a decrease of 68.0% when compared with the September 2019 passenger traffic count of 859,174. 

Commercial aircraft operations decreased 57.2% and commuter aircraft operations increased 9.9% when compared with September 2019 levels.

Total aircraft operations decreased in September 2020 as compared with the same month in 2019. In September 2020, there were 22,844 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), a 12.9% decrease compared to 26,218 total aircraft operations in September 2019.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 83.9% of the total aircraft operations during September 2020, increased 4.8% when compared with September 2019.

The top three airlines in September 2020 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (96,587), American Airlines (59,820) and United Airlines (42,738).

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

 

September

2020

September

2019

% Change

Year-To-Date

2020

Year-To-Date

2019

% Change

Total passengers

274,813

859,174

-68.0%

2,978,932

8,040,481

-63.0%

     Enplaned passengers

136,590

428,516

-68.1%

1,489,228

4,018,364

-62.9%

     Deplaned passengers

138,223

430,658

-67.9%

1,489,704

4,022,117

-63.0%

Total Aircraft Operations

22,844

26,218

-12.9%

178,202

232,898

-23.5%

     General Aviation

19,186

18,309

4.8%

138,506

160,290

-13.6%

     Commercial

3,151

7,360

-57.2%

35,552

67,830

-47.6%

     Commuter 1

489

445

9.9%

3,722

4,026

-7.6%

     Military

18

104

-82.7%

422

752

-43.9%

Air Cargo Tons 2

1,612

1,435

12.3%

13,522

13,558

-0.3%

International Statistics 3

(included in totals above)

 

September

2020

September

2019

% Change

Year-To-Date

2020

Year-To-Date

2019

% Change

Total Passengers

0

12,585

-100.0%

17,246

137,519

-87.5%

     Enplaned passengers

0

6,275

-100.0%

8,703

69,452

-87.5%

     Deplaned passengers

0

6,310

-100.0%

8,543

68,067

-87.4%

Total Aircraft Operations

0

118

-100.0%

172

1,318

-86.9%

  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:
    1,450 tons
    Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):
    162 tons
    Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:
    August 2020

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

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - September 2020

 

September

2020

September

2019

% Change

Year-To-Date

2020

Year-To-Date

2019

% Change

Total passengers

274,813

859,174

-68.0%

2,978,932

8,040,481

-63.0%

     Enplaned passengers

136,590

428,516

-68.1%

1,489,228

4,018,364

-62.9%

     Deplaned passengers

138,223

430,658

-67.9%

1,489,704

4,022,117

-63.0%

Total Aircraft Operations

22,844

26,218

-12.9%

178,286

232,898

-23.4%

     General Aviation

19,186

18,309

4.8%

138,590

160,290

-13.5%

     Commercial

3,151

7,360

-57.2%

35,552

67,830

-47.6%

     Commuter 1

489

445

9.9%

3,722

4,026

-7.6%

     Military

18

104

-82.7%

422

752

-43.9%

Air Cargo Tons 2

1,612

1,435

12.3%

13,522

13,558

-0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International Statistics 3

(included in totals above)

 

September

2020

September

2019

% Change

Year-To-Date

2020

Year-To-Date

2019

% Change

Total Passengers

0

12,585

-100.0%

17,246

137,519

-87.5%

     Enplaned passengers

0

6,275

-100.0%

8,703

69,452

-87.5%

     Deplaned passengers

0

6,310

-100.0%

8,543

68,067

-87.4%

Total Aircraft Operations

0

118

-100.0%

172

1,318

-86.9%

  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:
    1,450 tons
    Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):
    162 tons
    Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:
    August 2020

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

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