Airport Statistics: August 2003

JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT POSTS
AUGUST STATISTICS

(Santa Ana, CA) - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in August 2003 as compared to August 2002. In August 2003, the passenger traffic count was 845,548, an increase of 7.9% when compared to the August 2002 passenger traffic count of 783,278.

In addition, Commercial Carrier flight operations showed an increase of 0.8%, while Commuter Carrier (air taxi) operations showed an increase of 21.1% when compared to the same levels recorded in August 2002.

Total aircraft operations decreased in August 2003 as compared to the same month in 2002. In August 2003, the total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings) were 32,470, a decrease of 1.5% when compared to the August 2002 total aircraft operations count of 32,963.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 74% of the total aircraft operations during August 2003, showed a decrease of 3.2% when compared to August 2002.

John Wayne Airport is a self-supporting enterprise, owned and operated by the County of Orange.

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845,548

783,278

7.9%

5,617,328

5,313,748

5.7%

428,214

395,603

8.2%

2,820,400

2,670,570

5.6%

417,334

387,675

7.7%

2,796,928

2,643,178

5.8%

1,328

1,294

2.6%

10,272

10,417

-1.4%

32,470

32,963

-1.5%

234,884

249,531

-5.9%

23,803

24,595

-3.2%

169,946

187,628

-9.4%

7,250

7,194

0.8%

55,190

56,548

-2.4%

1,391

1,149

21.1%

9,646

5,223

84.7%

26

25

4.0%

102

132

-22.7%