John Wayne Airport

News & Facts

Airport Statistics - December 2006

News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 10, 2007

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

JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT POSTS DECEMBER STATISTICS (REVISED)

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in December 2006 as compared to December 2005. In December 2006, the Airport served 811,394 passengers, an increase of 5.6% when compared to the December 2005 passenger traffic count of 768,707.

Commercial Carrier flight operations increased 6.3%, while Commuter Carrier (air taxi) operations decreased 25.1% when compared to the same levels recorded in December 2005.

Total aircraft operations decreased in December 2006 as compared to the same month in 2005. In December 2006, there were 25,732 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), a decrease of 0.2% when compared to December 2005 total aircraft operations of 25,774.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 66% of the total aircraft operations during December 2006, decreased 0.9% when compared to December 2005.

-###-

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.

To receive John Wayne Airport news releases automatically, go to www.ocair.com and click Subscribe.

 

 

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

811,394

768,707

5.6%

9,613,540

9,627,172

-0.1%

Enplaned passengers

407,416

386,018

5.5%

4,814,108

4,821,499

-0.2%

Deplaned passengers

403,978

382,689

5.6%

4,799,432

4,805,673

-0.1%

Air Cargo Tons*

2,157

2,061

4.7%

24,180

24,073

0.4%

Tower Operations

25,732

25,774

-0.2%

347,194

349,940

-0.8%

General Aviation Operations

17,071

17,220

-0.9%

243,061

246,920

-1.6%

Air Carrier Operations

7,622

7,172

6.3%

88,157

87,134

1.2%

Air Taxi Operations

1,032

1,377

-25.1%

15,847

15,729

0.8%

Military Operations

7

5

40.0%

129

157

-17.8%

* All-Cargo Carriers: 2,033 tons
Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo): 124 tons

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