John Wayne Airport Posts March 2017 Statistics

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport decreased in March 2017 as compared with March 2016.  In March 2017, the Airport served 856,025 passengers, a decrease of 2.5% when compared with the March 2016 passenger traffic count of 877,553. 

Commercial aircraft operations decreased 1.6% and commuter aircraft operations decreased 49.2% when compared with March 2016 levels.

Total aircraft operations increased in March 2017 as compared with the same month in 2016.  In March 2017, there were 25,598 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), a 4.8% increase compared to 24,421 total aircraft operations in March 2016.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 70.8% of the total aircraft operations during March 2017, increased 8.1% when compared with March 2016.

The top three airlines in March 2017 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (351,120), American Airlines (149,193) and United Airlines (127,829).

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - March 2017

 

March

2017

March

2016

% Change

Year-To-Date

2017

Year-To-Date

2016

% Change

Total passengers

856,025

877,553

-2.5%

2,360,809

2,430,665

-2.9%

Enplaned passengers

426,313

440,485

-3.2%

1,175,227

1,215,415

-3.3%

Deplaned passengers

429,712

437,068

-1.7%

1,185,582

1,215,250

-2.4%

Total Aircraft Operations

25,598

24,421

4.8%

65,363

67,770

-3.6%

General Aviation

18,130

16,771

8.1%

44,228

45,841

-3.5%

Commercial

7,370

7,487

-1.6%

20,866

21,409

-2.5%

Commuter 1

62

122

-49.2%

162

374

-56.7%

Military

36

41

-12.2%

107

146

-26.7%

Air Cargo Tons 2

1,311

1,351

-3.0%

4,678

5,016

-6.7%

International Statistics 3

(included in totals above)

 

March

2017

March

2016

% Change

Year-To-Date

2017

Year-To-Date

2016

% Change

Total Passengers

19,125

29,750

-35.7%

55,282

78,571

-29.6%

Enplaned passengers

9,735

14,744

-34.0%

26,827

37,076

-27.6%

Deplaned passengers

9,390

15,006

-37.4%

28,455

41,495

-31.4%

Total Aircraft Operations

239

355

-32.7%

703

971

-27.6%

  1. 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.

  2. All-Cargo Carriers:
    1,072 tons
    Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):
    238 tons
    Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:
    February 2017

  3. Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.

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