John Wayne Airport

News & Facts

Airport Statistics - November 2006

News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 13, 2006

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

JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT POSTS NOVEMBER STATISTICS (REVISED)

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in November 2006 as compared to November 2005. In November 2006, the Airport served 796,199 passengers, an increase of 1.9% when compared to the November 2005 passenger traffic count of 781,302.

Commercial Carrier flight operations increased 4.3%, while Commuter Carrier (air taxi) operations decreased 27.3% when compared to the same levels recorded in November 2005.

Total aircraft operations decreased in November 2006 as compared to the same month in 2005. In November 2006, there were 27,979 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), a decrease of 1.8% when compared to 28,486 total aircraft operations in November 2005.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 69.9% of the total aircraft operations during November 2006, decreased 2.2% when compared to November 2005.

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

796,199

781,302

1.9%

8,802,146

8,858,465

-0.6%

Enplaned passengers

395,973

390,193

1.5%

4,406,692

4,435,481

-0.6%

Deplaned passengers

400,226

391,109

2.3%

4,395,454

4,422,984

-0.6%

Air Cargo Tons*

2,130

1,977

7.7%

22,023

22,012

0.1%

Tower Operations

27,979

28,486

-1.8%

321,462

324,166

-0.8%

General Aviation Operations

19,562

20,000

-2.2%

225,990

229,700

-1.6%

Air Carrier Operations

7,423

7,114

4.3%

80,535

79,962

0.7%

Air Taxi Operations

990

1,361

-27.3%

14,815

14,352

3.2%

Military Operations

4

11

-63.6%

122

152

-19.7%

* All-Cargo Carriers: 1,764 tons
Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo): 366 tons

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