John Wayne Airport Posts February 2016 Statistics

March 31, 2016

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in February 2016 as compared with February 2015. In February 2016, the Airport served 793,553 passengers, an increase of 11.9% when compared with the February 2015 passenger traffic count of 708,940.

Commercial aircraft operations increased 17.4% and commuter aircraft operations decreased 47.6% when compared with February 2015 levels.

Total aircraft operations increased in February 2016 as compared with the same month in 2015. In February 2016, there were 22,152 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), a 12.9% increase compared to 19,628 total aircraft operations in February 2015.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 68.6% of the total aircraft operations during February 2016, increased 12.6% when compared with February 2015.

The top three airlines in February 2016 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (388,548), American Airlines (116,308) and United Airlines (94,886).

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - February 2016 (*REVISED December 23, 2016*)

	February 2016*	February 2015	% Change*	Year-To-Date 2016*	Year-To-Date 2015	% Change*
Total passengers	768,864	708,940	8.5%	1,553,112	1,445,606	7.4%
Enplaned passengers	383,608	352,893	8.7%	774,930	721,108	7.5%
Deplaned passengers	385,256	356,047	8.2%	778,182	724,498	7.4%
Total Aircraft Operations	22,152	19,628	12.9%	43,349	40,307	7.5%
General Aviation	15,187	13,492	12.6%	29,070	27,497	5.7%
Commercial	6,782	5,776	17.4%	13,922	12,066	15.4%
Commuter ¹	130	248	-47.6%	252	533	-52.7%
Military	53	112	-52.7%	105	211	-50.2%
Air Cargo Tons ²	1,499	1,376	8.9%	3,665	2,999	22.2%
International Statistics ³	(included in totals above)
	February 2016*	February 2015	% Change*	Year-To-Date 2016*	Year-To-Date 2015	% Change*
Total Passengers	23,323	15,540	50.1%	48,821	33,528	45.6%
Enplaned passengers	10,772	7,907	36.2%	22,332	16,569	34.8%
Deplaned passengers	12,551	7,633	64.4%	26,489	16,959	56.2%
Total Aircraft Operations	298	169	76.3%	616	357	72.5%

Aircraft used for regularly scheduled air service, configured with not more than seventy (70) seats, and operating at weights not more than ninety thousand (90,000) pounds.

All-Cargo Carriers:	1,287 tons
Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):	212 tons
Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:	January 2016

Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.

^*The 2015 and 2016 passenger totals have been revised to reflect a correction to commercial passenger data from July 2015 through August 2016.

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - February 2016

	February 2016	February 2015	% Change	Year-To-Date 2016	Year-To-Date 2015	% Change
Total passengers	793,553	708,940	11.9%	1,606,313	1,445,606	11.1%
Enplaned passengers	395,941	352,893	12.2%	801,535	721,108	11.2%
Deplaned passengers	397,612	356,047	11.7%	804,778	724,498	11.1%
Total Aircraft Operations	22,152	19,628	12.9%	43,349	40,307	7.5%
General Aviation	15,187	13,492	12.6%	29,070	27,497	5.7%
Commercial	6,782	5,776	17.4%	13,922	12,066	15.4%
Commuter ¹	130	248	-47.6%	252	533	-52.7%
Military	53	112	-52.7%	105	211	-50.2%
Air Cargo Tons ²	1,499	1,376	8.9%	3,665	2,999	22.2%
International Statistics ³	(included in totals above)
	February 2016	February 2015	% Change	Year-To-Date 2016	Year-To-Date 2015	% Change
Total Passengers	30,160	15,540	94.1%	62,739	33,528	87.1%
Enplaned passengers	14,740	7,907	86.4%	30,030	16,569	81.2%
Deplaned passengers	15,420	7,633	102.0%	32,709	16,959	92.9%
Total Aircraft Operations	298	169	76.3%	616	357	72.5%

Aircraft used for regularly scheduled air service, configured with not more than seventy (70) seats, and operating at weights not more than ninety thousand (90,000) pounds.

All-Cargo Carriers:	1,287 tons
Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):	212 tons
Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:	January 2016

Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.

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