John Wayne Airport Posts September 2023 Statistics

(SANTA ANA, CA) – Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport decreased in September 2023 as compared to September 2022. In September 2023, the Airport served 969,619 passengers, a decrease of 4.4% when compared with the September 2022 passenger traffic count of 1,014,460.

Commercial aircraft operations in September 2023 of 7,962 decreased 2.8% and commuter aircraft operations of 369 decreased 22.0% when comparing with September 2022 levels.

Total aircraft operations decreased in September 2023 as compared with the same month in 2022. In September 2023, there were 24,371 total aircraft operations (takeoffs and landings) a 7.0% decrease compared to 26,209 total aircraft operations in September 2022.

General aviation activity of 16,020 accounted for 65.7% of the total aircraft operations during September 2023 and decreased 8.5% compared with September 2022.

The top three airlines in September 2023 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (304,857), American Airlines (152,907) and United Airlines (152,857).

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - September 2023

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September 2023 September 2022 % Change Year-To-Date 2023 Year-To-Date 2022 % Change Total passengers 969,619 1,014,460 -4.4% 8,894,764 8,322,806 6.9% Enplaned passengers 478,015 498,822 -4.2% 4,417,957 4,135,900 6.8% Deplaned passengers 491,604 515,638 -4.7% 4,476,807 4,186,906 6.9% Total Aircraft Operations 24,371 26,209 -7.0% 202,746 232,046 -12.6% General Aviation 16,020 17,513 -8.5% 127,193 156,581 -18.8% Commercial 7,962 8,190 -2.8% 71,589 70,863 1.0% Commuter 1 369 473 -22.0% 3,791 4,257 -10.9% Military 20 33 -39.4% 173 345 -49.9% Air Cargo Tons 2 1,537 1,481 3.7% 13,030 13,156 -1.0% International Statistics 3 (included in totals above)   September 2023 September 2022 % Change Year-To-Date 2023 Year-To-Date 2022 % Change Total Passengers 28,682 29,316 -2.2% 284,239 221,662 28.2% Enplaned passengers 14,680 14,824 -1.0% 142,838 110,551 29.2% Deplaned passengers 14,002 14,492 -3.4% 141,401 111,111 27.3% Total Aircraft Operations 226 239 -5.4% 2,202 2,098 5.0%

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: 1,460 tons Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo): 77 tons Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for: August 2023 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 Twitter @johnwayneair and Instagram @johnwayneair.