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Airport Statistics - September 2006

News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 11, 2006

Jenny Wedge
Pager: (888) 210-6301
Office: (949) 252-5182

JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT POSTS SEPTEMBER STATISTICS (REVISED)

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport decreased in September 2006 as compared to September 2005. In September 2006, the Airport served 748,989 passengers, a decrease of 2.2% when compared to the September 2005 passenger traffic count of 765,708.

Commercial Carrier flight operations increased 1.2%, while Commuter Carrier (air taxi) operations increased 3% when compared to the same levels recorded in September 2005.

Total aircraft operations increased in August 2006 as compared to the same month in 2005. In August 2006, there were 32,695 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), an increase of 0.2% when compared to 32,634 total aircraft operations in August 2005.

Total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings) decreased in September 2006 as compared to the same month in 2005. In September 2006, there were 27,203 total aircraft operations, a decrease of 10.3% when compared to 30,316 total aircraft operations in September 2005.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 68% of the total aircraft operations during September 2006, showed a decrease of 14.8% when compared to September 2005.

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John Wayne Airport (SNA) is a self-supporting enterprise, owned and operated by the County of Orange, and serves more than nine million passengers annually.

 

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

748,989

765,708

-2.2%

7,198,873

7,280,914

-1.1%

Enplaned passengers

373,111

381,840

-2.3%

3,609,064

3,648,551

-1.1%

Deplaned passengers

375,878

383,868

-2.1%

3,589,809

3,632,363

-1.2%

Air Cargo Tons*

1,940

2,087

-7.0%

18,003

18,003

0.0%

Tower Operations

27,203

30,316

-10.3%

263,463

266,327

-1.1%

General Aviation Operations

18,628

21,867

-14.8%

185,288

189,063

-2.0%

Air Carrier Operations

7,254

7,166

1.2%

65,557

65,451

0.2%

Air Taxi Operations

1,315

1,277

3.0%

12,508

11,676

7.1%

Military Operations

6

6

0.0%

110

137

-19.7%

* All-Cargo Carriers: 1,793
Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo): 147

(Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for August 2006)