John Wayne Airport Posts June 2023 Statistics

July 24, 2023

(SANTA ANA, CA) – Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in June 2023 as compared to June 2022. In June 2023, the Airport served 1,059,277 passengers, an increase of 5.8% when compared with the June 2022 passenger traffic count of 1,001,249.

Commercial aircraft operations in June 2023 of 8,282 increased 2.4% and commuter aircraft operations of 414 decreased 9.4% when comparing with June 2022 levels.

Total aircraft operations decreased in June 2023 as compared with the same month in 2022. In June 2023, there were 22,899 total aircraft operations (takeoffs and landings) an 11.6% decrease compared to 25,893 total aircraft operations in June 2022.

General aviation activity of 14,191 accounted for 62% of the total aircraft operations during June 2023 and decreased 18.1% compared with June 2022.

The top three airlines in June 2023 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (326,481), American Airlines (179,224) and United Airlines (153,916).

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - June 2023 (*REVISED July 27, 2023*)

	June 2023	June 2022	% Change	Year-To-Date 2023	Year-To-Date 2022	% Change
Total passengers	1,059,614	1,001,249	5.8%	5,810,721	5,228,226	11.1%
Enplaned passengers	532,854	502,831	6.0%	2,893,276	2,608,866	10.9%
Deplaned passengers	526,760	498,418	5.7%	2,917,445	2,619,360	11.4%
Total Aircraft Operations	22,899	25,893	-11.6%	127,976	149,919	-14.6%
General Aviation	14,191	17,321	-18.1%	78,352	100,767	-22.2%
Commercial	8,282	8,091	2.4%	46,817	46,032	1.7%
Commuter ¹	414	457	-9.4%	2,671	2,855	-6.4%
Military	12	24	-50.0%	136	265	-48.7%
Air Cargo Tons ²	1,533	1,288	19.0%	8,670	8,939	-3.0%
International Statistics ³	(included in totals above)
	June 2023	June 2022	% Change	Year-To-Date 2023	Year-To-Date 2022	% Change
Total Passengers	33,129	28,339	16.9%	189,562	125,448	51.1%
Enplaned passengers	17,171	14,616	17.5%	95,689	62,878	52.2%
Deplaned passengers	15,958	13,723	16.3%	93,873	62,570	50.0%
Total Aircraft Operations	256	258	-0.8%	1,487	1,347	10.4%

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:	1,429 tons
Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):	104 tons
Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:	May 2023

Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - June 2023

	June 2023	June 2022	% Change	Year-To-Date 2023	Year-To-Date 2022	% Change
Total passengers	1,059,277	1,001,249	5.8%	5,810,384	5,228,226	11.1%
Enplaned passengers	532,517	502,831	5.9%	2,892,939	2,608,866	10.9%
Deplaned passengers	526,760	498,418	5.7%	2,917,445	2,619,360	11.4%
Total Aircraft Operations	22,899	25,893	-11.6%	127,976	149,919	-14.6%
General Aviation	14,191	17,321	-18.1%	78,352	100,767	-22.2%
Commercial	8,282	8,091	2.4%	46,817	46,032	1.7%
Commuter ¹	414	457	-9.4%	2,671	2,855	-6.4%
Military	12	24	-50.0%	136	265	-48.7%
Air Cargo Tons ²	1,533	1,288	19.0%	8,670	8,939	-3.0%
International Statistics ³	(included in totals above)
	June 2023	June 2022	% Change	Year-To-Date 2023	Year-To-Date 2022	% Change
Total Passengers	33,129	28,339	16.9%	189,562	125,448	51.1%
Enplaned passengers	17,171	14,616	17.5%	95,689	62,878	52.2%
Deplaned passengers	15,958	13,723	16.3%	93,873	62,570	50.0%
Total Aircraft Operations	256	258	-0.8%	1,487	1,347	10.4%

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:	1,429 tons
Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):	104 tons
Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:	May 2023

Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.

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