John Wayne Airport

News & Facts

Airport Statistics - July 2006

News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 9, 2006

Jenny Wedge
Pager: (800) 642-5562
Office: (949) 252-5182

JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT POSTS JULY STATISTICS (REVISED)

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport decreased in July 2006 as compared to July 2005. In July 2006, the Airport served 876,431 passengers, a decrease of 2.5% when compared to the July 2005 passenger traffic count of 898,521.

Commercial Carrier flight operations increased 1.7%, while Commuter Carrier (air taxi) operations decreased 1.9% when compared to the same levels recorded in July 2005.

Total aircraft operations decreased in July 2006 as compared to the same month in 2005. In July 2006, there were 29,813 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), a decrease of 2.2% when compared to 30,480 total aircraft operations in July 2005.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 70% of the total aircraft operations during July 2006, showed a decrease of 3.6% when compared to July 2005.

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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.

 

 

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - July 2006 (Revised)
  July
2006
July
2005
% Change YTD 2006 YTD 2005 % Change
Total passengers

876,431

898,521

-2.5%

5,566,974

5,615,283

-0.9%

Enplaned passengers

437,895

448,310

-2.3%

2,789,642

2,812,913

-0.8%

Deplaned passengers

438,536

450,211

-2.6%

2,777,332

2,802,370

-0.9%

Air Cargo Tons*

2,213

2,138

3.5%

14,357

14,109

1.8%

Tower Operations

29,813

30,480

-2.2%

203,565

203,377

0.1%

General Aviation Operations

20,831

21,607

-3.6%

143,193

143,562

-0.3%

Air Carrier Operations

7,547

7,419

1.7%

50,543

50,725

-0.4%

Air Taxi Operations

1,415

1,443

-1.9%

9,742

8,978

8.5%

Military Operations

20

11

81.8%

87

112

-22.3%

* All-Cargo Carriers: 1,788
Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo): 425
(Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are the June 2006)