SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in November 2022 as compared to November 2021. In November 2022, the Airport served 1,014,095 passengers, an increase of 18.7% when compared with the November 2021 passenger traffic count of 854,393.
- Compared to 277,020 passengers in November 2020, there was an increase of 266.1%.
- Compared to 827,140 passengers in November 2019, there was an increase of 22.6%.
Commercial aircraft operations in November 2022 of 8,233 increased 13.7% and commuter aircraft operations of 522 increased 3.6% when comparing with November 2021 levels.
- Compared to 2020 levels of commercial aircraft operations, there was an increase of 125.6% and commuter aircraft operations decreased 5.4%.
- Compared to 2019 levels of commercial aircraft operations, there was an increase of 15.5% and commuter aircraft operations increased 13.0%.
Total aircraft operations decreased in November 2022 as compared with the same month in 2021. In November 2022, there were 24,215 total aircraft operations (takeoffs and landings) a 1.7% decrease compared to 24,643 total aircraft operations in November 2021.
- Compared to November 2020 of 19,088, total aircraft operations increased 26.9%.
- Compared to November 2019 of 22,014, total aircraft operations increased 10.0%.
General aviation activity of 15,418 accounted for 63.7% of the total aircraft operations during November 2022, and decreased 8.5% compared with November 2021.
- Compared to November 2020 general aviation activity of 14,870, which accounted for 77.9% of total aircraft operations, operations increased 3.7%.
- Compared to November 2019, general aviation activity of 14,342, which accounted for 65.1% of total aircraft operations, operations increased 7.5%.
The top three airlines in November 2022 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (390,871), American Airlines (145,149) and United Airlines (137,453).
John Wayne Airport Monthly Airport Statistics - November 2022
| November 2022 |
November 2021 |
% Change | Year-To-Date 2022 |
Year-To-Date 2021 |
% Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total passengers | 1,014,095 | 854,393 | 18.7% | 10,416,693 | 6,852,818 | 52.0% |
| Enplaned passengers | 502,437 | 424,785 | 18.3% | 5,171,818 | 3,407,749 | 51.8% |
| Deplaned passengers | 511,658 | 429,608 | 19.1% | 5,244,875 | 3,445,069 | 52.2% |
| Total Aircraft Operations | 24,215 | 24,643 | -1.7% | 282,266 | 289,274 | -2.4% |
| General Aviation | 15,418 | 16,848 | -8.5% | 188,916 | 216,956 | -12.9% |
| Commercial | 8,233 | 7,244 | 13.7% | 87,562 | 67,083 | 30.5% |
| Commuter 1 | 522 | 504 | 3.6% | 5,346 | 4,861 | 10.0% |
| Military | 42 | 47 | -10.6% | 442 | 374 | 18.2% |
| Air Cargo Tons 2 | 1,342 | 1,601 | -16.2% | 15,834 | 16,693 | -5.1% |
| International Statistics 3 | (included in totals above) |
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| November 2022 |
November 2021 |
% Change | Year-To-Date 2022 |
Year-To-Date 2021 |
% Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Passengers | 30,595 | 16,153 | 89.4% | 285,593 | 94,127 | 203.4% |
| Enplaned passengers | 15,749 | 7,910 | 99.1% | 143,153 | 45,460 | 214.9% |
| Deplaned passengers | 14,846 | 8,243 | 80.1% | 142,440 | 48,667 | 192.7% |
| Total Aircraft Operations | 239 | 197 | 21.3% | 2,585 | 1,188 | 117.6% |
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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.
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All-Cargo Carriers: 1,238 tons
Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo): 104 tons
Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for: October 2022
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Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.