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John Wayne Airport Posts December 2021 Statistics

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in December 2021 as compared to December 2020. In December 2021, the Airport served 847,671 passengers, an increase of 266.9% when compared with the December 2020 passenger traffic count of 231,033 and a decrease of 4.9% when compared to December 2019 of 891,492 passengers.

Commercial aircraft operations increased 86.9% and commuter aircraft operations increased 9.5% when compared with December 2020 levels. Comparing December 2021 to 2019 levels, commercial aircraft operations of 7,170 decreased 5.0% and commuter aircraft operations of 508 increased 23.6%.

Total aircraft operations increased in December 2021 as compared with the same month in 2020. In December 2021, there were 22,410 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), a 24.1% increase compared to 18,061 total aircraft operations in December 2020, and increased 8.2% compared to December 2019 of 20,718 total aircraft operations.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 65.6% of the total aircraft operations during December 2021, increased 7.0% when compared with December 2020, and increased 15.6% when compared to general aviation activity of 12,731 in December 2019, which accounted for 61.4% of total aircraft operations.

The top three airlines in December 2021 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (315,770), American Airlines (142,915) and United Airlines (120,831).

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - December 2021 (*REVISED June 5, 2023*)

 

December

2021

December

2020

% Change

Year-To-Date

2021

Year-To-Date

2020

% Change

Total passengers

847,671

231,033

266.9%

7,700,489

3,794,850

102.9%

Enplaned passengers

420,797

115,738

263.6%

3,828,546

1,893,027

102.2%

Deplaned passengers

426,874

115,295

270.2%

3,871,943

1,901,823

103.6%

Total Aircraft Operations

22,410

18,061

24.1%

311,684

238,256

30.8%

General Aviation

14,712

13,745

7.0%

231,668

186,105

24.5%

Commercial

7,170

3,837

86.9%

74,253

46,370

60.1%

Commuter 1

508

464

9.5%

5,369

5,250

2.3%

Military

20

15

33.3%

394

531

-25.8%

Air Cargo Tons 2

1,550

1,435

8.0%

18,243

18,203

0.2%

International Statistics 3

(included in totals above)

 

December

2021

December

2020

% Change

Year-To-Date

2021

Year-To-Date

2020

% Change

Total Passengers

17,919

0

0.0%

112,046

17,246

549.7%

Enplaned passengers

9,065

0

0.0%

54,525

8,703

526.5%

Deplaned passengers

8,854

0

0.0%

57,521

8,543

573.3%

Total Aircraft Operations

212

0

0.0%

1,400

172

714.0%

  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:
    1,373 tons
    Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):
    177 tons
    Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:
    November 2021
  3. Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - December 2021

 

December

2021

December

2020

% Change

Year-To-Date

2021

Year-To-Date

2020

% Change

Total passengers

847,671

231,033

266.9%

7,700,489

3,794,850

102.9%

Enplaned passengers

420,797

115,738

263.6%

3,828,546

1,893,027

102.2%

Deplaned passengers

426,874

115,295

270.2%

3,871,943

1,901,823

103.6%

Total Aircraft Operations

22,410

18,061

24.1%

311,684

238,340

30.8%

General Aviation

14,712

13,745

7.0%

231,668

186,189

24.4%

Commercial

7,170

3,837

86.9%

74,253

46,370

60.1%

Commuter 1

508

464

9.5%

5,369

5,250

2.3%

Military

20

15

33.3%

394

531

-25.8%

Air Cargo Tons 2

1,550

1,435

8.0%

18,243

18,203

0.2%

International Statistics 3

(included in totals above)

 

December

2021

December

2020

% Change

Year-To-Date

2021

Year-To-Date

2020

% Change

Total Passengers

17,919

0

0.0%

112,046

17,246

549.7%

Enplaned passengers

9,065

0

0.0%

54,525

8,703

526.5%

Deplaned passengers

8,854

0

0.0%

57,521

8,543

573.3%

Total Aircraft Operations

212

0

0.0%

1,400

172

714.0%

  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:
    1,373 tons
    Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):
    177 tons
    Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:
    November 2021
  3. Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.