John Wayne Airport Posts December 2025 Statistics

(SANTA ANA, CA) - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in December 2025 as compared to December 2024. In December 2025, the Airport served 961,634 passengers, an increase of 2.1% when compared with the December 2024 passenger traffic count of 941,651.

Commercial aircraft operations in December 2025 of 7,991 increased 2.4% and commuter aircraft operations of 704 increased 57.5% when comparing with 2024 levels. 

Total aircraft operations decreased in December 2025 as compared with the same month in 2024. In December 2025, there were 25,578 total aircraft operations (takeoffs and landings) a 11.6% decrease compared to 28,939 total aircraft operations in December 2024.

General aviation activity of 16,868 accounted for 66.0% of the total aircraft operations during December 2025 and decreased 18.4% compared with December 2024.

The top three airlines in December 2025 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (291,662), American Airlines (159,608), and United Airlines (149,854).  

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - December 2025

 

December

2025

December

2024

 % Change

Year-To-Date

2025

Year-To-Date

2024

 % Change
Total passengers 961,634 941,651 2.1% 11,369,865 11,089,405 2.5%
Enplaned passengers 474,478 464,825 2.1% 5,661,221 5,508,339 2.8%
Deplaned passengers 487,156 476,826 2.2% 5,708,644 5,581,066 2.3%
Total Aircraft Operations 25,578 28,939 -11.6% 319,042 334,554 -4.6%
General Aviation 16,868 20,677 -18.4% 216,093 236,229 -8.5%
Commercial 7,991 7,802 2.4% 94,388 92,760 1.8%
Commuter 1 704 447 57.5% 8,375 5,302 58.0%
Military 15 13 15.4% 186 263 -29.3%
Air Cargo Tons 2 945 1,269 -25.5% 15,059 15,893 -5.2%
International Statistics 3 (included in totals above)
 

December

2025

December

2024

 % Change

Year-To-Date

2025

Year-To-Date

2024

 % Change
Total Passengers 24,405 30,041 -18.8% 297,354 356,088 -16.5%
Enplaned passengers 12,670 15,887 -20.2% 150,568 180,570 -16.6%
Deplaned passengers 11,735 14,154 -17.1% 146,786 175,518 -16.4%
Total Aircraft Operations 216 242 -10.7% 2,573 2,823 -8.9%

  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:
    862 tons
    Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):
    83 tons
    Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:
    November 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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