John Wayne Airport

News & Facts

Airport Statistics - October 2006

News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 13, 2006

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

JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT POSTS OCTOBER STATISTICS (REVISED)

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in October 2006 as compared to October 2005. In October 2006, the Airport served 807,074 passengers, an increase of 1.4% when compared to the October 2005 passenger traffic count of 796,249.

Commercial Carrier flight operations increased 2.1%, while Commuter Carrier (air taxi) operations increased 0.2% when compared to the same levels recorded in October 2005.

Total aircraft operations increased in October 2006 as compared to the same month in 2005. In October 2006, there were 30,020 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), an increase of 2.3% when compared to 29,353 total aircraft operations in October 2005.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 70.4% of the total aircraft operations during October 2006, increased 2.4% when compared to October 2005.

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

807,074

796,249

1.4%

8,005,947

8,077,163

-0.9%

Enplaned passengers

401,655

396,737

1.2%

4,010,719

4,045,288

-0.9%

Deplaned passengers

405,419

399,512

1.5%

3,995,228

4,031,875

-0.9%

Air Cargo Tons*

1,890

2,032

-7.0%

19,893

20,035

-0.7%

Tower Operations

30,020

29,353

2.3%

293,483

295,680

-0.7%

General Aviation Operations

21,140

20,637

2.4%

206,428

209,700

-1.6%

Air Carrier Operations

7,555

7,397

2.1%

73,112

72,848

0.4%

Air Taxi Operations

1,317

1,315

0.2%

13,825

12,991

6.4%

Military Operations

8

4

100.0%

118

141

-16.3%

* All-Cargo Carriers: 1766 tons
Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo): 124 tons

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