John Wayne Airport Posts November 2025 Statistics

(SANTA ANA, CA) - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in November 2025 as compared to November 2024. In November 2025, the Airport served 910,916 passengers, an increase of 3.2% when compared with the November 2024 passenger traffic count of 882,996.

Commercial aircraft operations in November 2025 of 7,757 increased 2.1% and commuter aircraft operations of 756 increased 65.1% when comparing with 2024 levels. 

Total aircraft operations decreased in November 2025 as compared with the same month in 2024. In November 2025, there were 22,658 total aircraft operations (takeoffs and landings) a 34.6% decrease compared to 34,652 total aircraft operations in November 2024.

General aviation activity of 14,136 accounted for 62.4% of the total aircraft operations during November 2025 and decreased 46.8% compared with November 2024.

The top three airlines in November 2025 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (283,308), American Airlines (146,035), and United Airlines (142,993). 
 

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - November 2025

 

November

2025

November

2024

 % Change

Year-To-Date

2025

Year-To-Date

2024

 % Change
Total passengers 910,916 882,996 3.2% 10,408,097 10,147,754 2.6%
Enplaned passengers 453,048 439,354 3.1% 5,186,674 5,043,514 2.8%
Deplaned passengers 457,868 443,642 3.2% 5,221,423 5,104,240 2.3%
Total Aircraft Operations 22,658 34,652 -34.6% 293,462 305,615 -4.0%
General Aviation 14,136 26,578 -46.8% 199,225 215,552 -7.6%
Commercial 7,757 7,599 2.1% 86,395 84,958 1.7%
Commuter 1 756 458 65.1% 7,671 4,855 58.0%
Military 9 17 -47.1% 171 250 -31.6%
Air Cargo Tons 2 1,482 1,483 -0.1% 14,114 14,624 -3.5%
International Statistics 3 (included in totals above)
 

November

2025

November

2024

 % Change

Year-To-Date

2025

Year-To-Date

2024

 % Change
Total Passengers 23,027 29,456 -21.8% 272,949 326,047 -16.3%
Enplaned passengers 11,493 15,036 -23.6% 137,898 164,683 -16.3%
Deplaned passengers 11,534 14,420 -20.0% 135,051 161,364 -16.3%
Total Aircraft Operations 203 236 -14.0% 2,357 2,581 -8.7%

  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:
    1,367 tons
    Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):
    115 tons
    Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:
    October 2025

  3. Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.

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Ranked #1 in Customer Satisfaction among Large Airports in the J.D. Power 2025 North America Airport Satisfaction Study for the second consecutive year, 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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