John Wayne Airport Posts December 2023 Statistics

(SANTA ANA, CA) – Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport decreased in December 2023 as compared to December 2022. In December 2023, the Airport served 876,398 passengers, a decrease of 7.2% when compared with the December 2022 passenger traffic count of 944,266.

Commercial aircraft operations in December 2023 of 7,713 increased 0.2% and commuter aircraft operations of 378 decreased 28.9% when comparing with December 2022 levels. 

Total aircraft operations increased in December 2023 as compared with the same month in 2022. In December 2023, there were 22,338 total aircraft operations (takeoffs and landings) a 2.9% increase compared to 21,704 total aircraft operations in December 2022.

General aviation activity of 14,228 accounted for 63.7% of the total aircraft operations during December 2023 and increased 5.8% compared with December 2022.

The top three airlines in December 2023 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (277,306), United Airlines (154,129) and American Airlines (113,459).

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - December 2023

 

December

2023

December

2022

 % Change

Year-To-Date

2023

Year-To-Date

2022

 % Change
Total passengers 876,398 944,266 -7.2% 11,741,325 11,360,959 3.3%
Enplaned passengers 436,417 463,772 -5.9% 5,830,386 5,635,590 3.5%
Deplaned passengers 439,981 480,494 -8.4% 5,910,939 5,725,369 3.2%
Total Aircraft Operations 22,338 21,704 2.9% 273,175 303,970 -10.1%
General Aviation 14,228 13,450 5.8% 172,866 202,366 -14.6%
Commercial 7,713 7,698 0.2% 95,220 95,260 0.0%
Commuter 1 378 532 -28.9% 4,858 5,878 -17.4%
Military 19 24 -20.8% 231 466 -50.4%
Air Cargo Tons 2 1,561 1,376 13.4% 17,611 17,335 1.6%
International Statistics 3 (included in totals above)
 

December

2023

December

2022

 % Change

Year-To-Date

2023

Year-To-Date

2022

 % Change
Total Passengers 22,289 28,633 -22.2% 356,722 314,226 13.5%
Enplaned passengers 11,717 14,737 -20.5% 180,373 157,890 14.2%
Deplaned passengers 10,572 13,896 -23.9% 176,349 156,336 12.8%
Total Aircraft Operations 186 240 -22.5% 2,796 2,825 -1.0%

  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:
    1,484 tons
    Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):
    77 tons
    Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:
    November 2023

  3. 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 11.3 million passengers annually and reaches more than 40 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 X (formerly Twitter) @johnwayneair and Instagram @johnwayneair.

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