John Wayne Airport Posts August 2017 Statistics

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport decreased in August 2017 as compared with August 2016.  In August 2017, the Airport served 934,515 passengers, a decrease of 0.2% when compared with the August 2016 passenger traffic count of 936,059. 

Commercial aircraft operations decreased 3.3% and commuter aircraft operations decreased 55.3% when compared with August 2016 levels.

Total aircraft operations decreased in August 2017 as compared with the same month in 2016.  In August 2017, there were 26,250 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), a 1.4% decrease compared to 26,632 total aircraft operations in August 2016.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 69.3% of the total aircraft operations during August 2017, decreased 0.5% when compared with August 2016.

The top three airlines in August 2017 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (352,813), American Airlines (159,704) and United Airlines (142,970).

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - August 2017

 

August

2017

August

2016

% Change

Year-To-Date

2017

Year-To-Date

2016

% Change

Total passengers

934,515

936,059

-0.2%

6,846,676

6,955,749

-1.6%

Enplaned passengers

469,509

470,969

-0.3%

3,420,492

3,478,715

-1.7%

Deplaned passengers

465,006

465,090

0.0%

3,426,184

3,477,034

-1.5%

Total Aircraft Operations

26,250

26,632

-1.4%

195,278

193,797

0.8%

General Aviation

18,199

18,290

-0.5%

135,395

131,856

2.7%

Commercial

7,925

8,195

-3.3%

59,121

60,640

-2.5%

Commuter 1

46

103

-55.3%

416

901

-53.8%

Military

80

44

81.8%

346

400

-13.5%

Air Cargo Tons 2

1,525

1,334

14.3%

12,496

12,312

1.5%

International Statistics 3

(included in totals above)

 

August

2017

August

2016

% Change

Year-To-Date

2017

Year-To-Date

2016

% Change

Total Passengers

20,259

31,744

-36.2%

155,625

241,654

-35.6%

Enplaned passengers

9,450

14,620

-35.4%

76,161

114,876

-33.7%

Deplaned passengers

10,809

17,124

-36.9%

79,464

126,778

-37.3%

Total Aircraft Operations

182

324

-43.8%

1,664

2,678

-37.9%

  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:
    1,299 tons
    Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):
    226 tons
    Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:
    July 2017

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

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