John Wayne Airport Posts January 2022 Statistics

March 9, 2022

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in January 2022 as compared to January 2021. In January 2022, the Airport served 630,402 passengers, an increase of 222.8% when compared with the January 2021 passenger traffic count of 195,290. There was a decrease of 21.8% when compared to 806,386 passengers in January 2020 and a decrease of 23.1% when compared to January 2019 of 819,358 passengers.

Commercial aircraft operations increased 73.0% and commuter aircraft operations increased 64.6% when compared with January 2021 levels. Levels compared to 2020 show commercial aircraft operations of 6,851 increased 5.9% and commuter aircraft operations of 615 decreased 20.5%. January 2022 in comparison to 2019 levels, commercial aircraft operations of 7,527 decreased 3.6% and commuter aircraft operations of 347 increased 40.9%.

Total aircraft operations increased in January 2022 as compared with the same month in 2021. In January 2022, there were 24,350 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), a 33.3% increase compared to 18,267 total aircraft operations in January 2021. Total aircraft operations increased 7.3% compared to 22,685 in January 2020 and increased 6.8% compared to the January 2019 22,810 total.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 68% of the total aircraft operations during January 2022, increased 20.7% when compared with January 2021, and increased 9.4% when compared to general aviation activity of 15,141 in January 2020, which accounted for 66.7% of total aircraft operations. When compared to January 2019 general aviation activity of 14,893, which accounted for 65.3% of total aircraft operations, it increased 11.2%.

The top three airlines in January 2022 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (230,713), American Airlines (95,762) and United Airlines (88,285).

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - January 2022

	January 2022	January 2021	% Change	Year-To-Date 2022	Year-To-Date 2021	% Change
Total passengers	630,402	195,290	222.8%	630,402	195,290	222.8%
Enplaned passengers	314,300	96,799	224.7%	314,300	96,799	224.7%
Deplaned passengers	316,102	98,491	220.9%	316,102	98,491	220.9%
Total Aircraft Operations	24,350	18,267	33.3%	24,350	18,267	33.3%
General Aviation	16,560	13,719	20.7%	16,560	13,719	20.7%
Commercial	7,256	4,195	73.0%	7,256	4,195	73.0%
Commuter ¹	489	297	64.6%	489	297	64.6%
Military	45	56	-19.6%	45	56	-19.6%
Air Cargo Tons ²	2,001	1,932	3.6%	2,001	1,932	3.6%
International Statistics ³	(included in totals above)
	January 2022	January 2021	% Change	Year-To-Date 2022	Year-To-Date 2021	% Change
Total Passengers	11,139	0	0.0%	11,139	0	0.0%
Enplaned passengers	5,215	0	0.0%	5,215	0	0.0%
Deplaned passengers	5,924	0	0.0%	5,924	0	0.0%
Total Aircraft Operations	206	0	0.0%	206	0	0.0%

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:	1,861 tons
Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):	140 tons
Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:	December 2021

Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.

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John Wayne Airport (SNA) is owned by the County of Orange and is operated as a self-supporting enterprise that receives no general fund tax revenue. The Airport serves more than 10 million passengers annually and reaches more than 30 nonstop destinations in the United States, Canada and Mexico. More information can be found at www.ocair.com. Like us on facebook.com/johnwayneairport, or follow us on Twitter @johnwayneair and Instagram @johnwayneair.

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