SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in September 2021 as compared to September 2020. In September 2021, the Airport served 783,737 passengers, an increase of 185.2% when compared with the September 2020 passenger traffic count of 274,813 and a decrease of 8.8% when compared to September 2019 of 859,174 passengers.
Commercial aircraft operations increased 130.8% and commuter aircraft operations increased 1.8% when compared with September 2020 levels. Comparing September 2021 to 2019 levels, commercial aircraft operations of 7,271 decreased 1.2% and commuter aircraft operations of 498 increased 11.9%.
Total aircraft operations increased in September 2021 as compared with the same month in 2020. In September 2021, there were 27,956 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), a 22.4% increase compared to 22,844 total aircraft operations in September 2020, and increased 6.6% compared to September 2019 of 26,218 total aircraft operations.
General aviation activity, which accounted for 72.16% of the total aircraft operations during September 2021, increased 5.1% when compared with September 2020, and increased 10.2% when compared to general aviation activity of 18,309 in September 2019, which accounted for 69.8% of total aircraft operations.
The top three airlines in September 2021 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (303,714), American Airlines (124,906) and Alaska Airlines (100,335).
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