John Wayne Airport Posts January 2021 Statistics

February 26, 2021

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport decreased in January 2021 as compared with January 2020. In January 2021, the Airport served 195,290 passengers, a decrease of 75.8% when compared with the January 2020 passenger traffic count of 806,386.

Commercial aircraft operations decreased 38.8% and commuter aircraft operations decreased 51.7% when compared with January 2020 levels.

Total aircraft operations decreased in January 2021 as compared with the same month in 2020. In January 2021, there were 18,267 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), a 19.5% decrease compared to 22,685 total aircraft operations in January 2020.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 75.1% of the total aircraft operations during January 2021, decreased 9.4% when compared with January 2020.

The top three airlines in January 2021 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (72,290), American Airlines (37,599) and United Airlines (24,173).

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - January 2021

	January 2021	January 2020	% Change	Year-To-Date 2021	Year-To-Date 2020	% Change
Total passengers	195,290	806,386	-75.8%	195,290	806,386	-75.8%
Enplaned passengers	96,799	402,291	-75.9%	96,799	402,291	-75.9%
Deplaned passengers	98,491	404,095	-75.6%	98,491	404,095	-75.6%
Total Aircraft Operations	18,267	22,685	-19.5%	18,267	22,685	-19.5%
General Aviation	13,719	15,141	-9.4%	13,719	15,141	-9.4%
Commercial	4,195	6,851	-38.8%	4,195	6,851	-38.8%
Commuter ¹	297	615	-51.7%	297	615	-51.7%
Military	56	78	-28.2%	56	78	-28.2%
Air Cargo Tons ²	1,932	1,668	15.8%	1,932	1,668	15.8%


International Statistics ³	(included in totals above)
	January 2021	January 2020	% Change	Year-To-Date 2021	Year-To-Date 2020	% Change
Total Passengers	0	7,448	-100.0%	0	7,448	-100.0%
Enplaned passengers	0	3,495	-100.0%	0	3,495	-100.0%
Deplaned passengers	0	3,953	-100.0%	0	3,953	-100.0%
Total Aircraft Operations	0	72	-100.0%	0	72	-100.0%

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:	1,820 tons
Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):	112 tons
Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:	December 2020

Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.

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