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Santa Ana, CA – Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in September 2005 as compared to September 2004. In September 2005, the Airport served 765,708 passengers, an increase of 6.3% when compared to the September 2004 passenger count of 720,014.

Commercial Carrier flight operations showed a decrease of 3.5%, while Commuter Carrier (air taxi) operations showed an increase of 2.1% when compared to the same levels recorded in September 2004.

Total aircraft operations increased in September 2005 as compared to the same month in 2004. In September 2005, there were 30,316 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), an increase of 6.7% when compared to 28,422 total aircraft operations in September 2004.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 73% of the total aircraft operations during September 2005, showed an increase of 10.8% when compared to September 2004.

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John Wayne Airport (SNA) is a self-supporting enterprise, owned and operated by the County of Orange, and is the only commercial service airport in Orange County, California. It is located approximately 35 miles south of Los Angeles, between the cities of Costa Mesa, Irvine, Newport Beach and Santa Ana. The service area includes three million people within the 34 cities and unincorporated areas of Orange County. The Airport serves more than nine million passengers annually and is governed by the five-member Orange County Board of Supervisors.