August 9, 2011

JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT POSTS JANUARY 2010 STATISTICS (Revised)**

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in January 2010 compared to January 2009. In January 2010, the Airport served 651,224 passengers, an increase of 9.9% when compared to the 592,370 passenger traffic count of January 2009.

Commercial Carrier flight operations increased 3.2%, while Commuter Carrier (air taxi) operations decreased 58.9% when compared to the operations recorded in January 2009.

Total aircraft operations decreased in January 2010 as compared to the same month in 2009. In January 2010, there were 20,770 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), a decrease of 4.7% when compared to 21,787 total aircraft operations in January 2009.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 65% of the total aircraft operations during January 2010, decreased 4.9% when compared to January 2009.

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John Wayne Airport (SNA) is a self-supporting enterprise, owned and operated by the County of Orange, serves nearly nine million passengers annually and is governed by the five-member Orange County Board of Supervisors.