John Wayne Airport Posts April 2017 Statistics

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport decreased in April 2017 as compared with April 2016.  In April 2017, the Airport served 851,169 passengers, a decrease of 1.2% when compared with the April 2016 passenger traffic count of 861,164. 

Commercial aircraft operations decreased 1.8% and commuter aircraft operations decreased 55.0% when compared with April 2016 levels.

Total aircraft operations increased in April 2017 as compared with the same month in 2016.  In April 2017, there were 24,754 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), a 2.2% increase compared to 24,219 total aircraft operations in April 2016.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 70.3% of the total aircraft operations during April 2017, increased 4.4% when compared with April 2016.

The top three airlines in April 2017 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (350,810), American Airlines (147,233) and United Airlines (125,448).

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - April 2017

 

April

2017

April

2016

% Change

Year-To-Date

2017

Year-To-Date

2016

% Change

Total passengers

851,169

861,164

-1.2%

3,211,978

3,291,829

-2.4%

Enplaned passengers

427,279

430,440

-0.7%

1,602,506

1,645,855

-2.6%

Deplaned passengers

423,890

430,724

-1.6%

1,609,472

1,645,974

-2.2%

Total Aircraft Operations

24,754

24,219

2.2%

90,117

91,989

-2.0%

General Aviation

17,419

16,683

4.4%

61,647

62,524

-1.4%

Commercial

7,232

7,368

-1.8%

28,098

28,777

-2.4%

Commuter 1

50

111

-55.0%

212

485

-56.3%

Military

53

57

-7.0%

160

203

-21.2%

Air Cargo Tons 2

1,664

1,729

-3.8%

6,342

6,745

-6.0%

International Statistics 3

(included in totals above)

 

April

2017

April

2016

% Change

Year-To-Date

2017

Year-To-Date

2016

% Change

Total Passengers

20,872

30,775

-32.2%

76,154

109,346

-30.4%

Enplaned passengers

10,470

14,064

-25.6%

37,297

51,140

-27.1%

Deplaned passengers

10,402

16,711

-37.8%

38,857

58,206

-33.2%

Total Aircraft Operations

223

362

-38.4%

926

1,333

-30.5%

  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:
    1,382 tons
    Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):
    282 tons
    Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:
    March 2017

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

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