John Wayne Airport Posts September 2017 Statistics

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport decreased in September 2017 as compared with September 2016.  In September 2017, the Airport served 853,545 passengers, a decrease of 1.6% when compared with the September 2016 passenger traffic count of 867,073. 

Commercial aircraft operations increased 0.1% and commuter aircraft operations decreased 43.7% when compared with September 2016 levels.

Total aircraft operations increased in September 2017 as compared with the same month in 2016.  In September 2017, there were 24,550 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), a 1.7% increase compared to 24,128 total aircraft operations in September 2016.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 68.4% of the total aircraft operations during September 2017, increased 2.7% when compared with September 2016.

The top three airlines in September 2017 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (345,252), American Airlines (135,008) and United Airlines (119,982).

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - September 2017

 

September

2017

September

2016

% Change

Year-To-Date

2017

Year-To-Date

2016

% Change

Total passengers

853,545

867,073

-1.6%

7,700,221

7,822,822

-1.6%

Enplaned passengers

425,670

433,431

-1.8%

3,846,162

3,912,146

-1.7%

Deplaned passengers

427,875

433,642

-1.3%

3,854,059

3,910,676

-1.4%

Total Aircraft Operations

24,550

24,128

1.7%

219,828

217,925

0.9%

General Aviation

16,796

16,347

2.7%

152,191

148,203

2.7%

Commercial

7,660

7,649

0.1%

66,781

68,289

-2.2%

Commuter 1

58

103

-43.7%

474

1,004

-52.8%

Military

36

29

24.1%

382

429

-11.0%

Air Cargo Tons 2

1,644

1,434

14.6%

14,140

13,746

2.9%

International Statistics 3

(included in totals above)

 

September

2017

September

2016

% Change

Year-To-Date

2017

Year-To-Date

2016

% Change

Total Passengers

14,264

22,594

-36.9%

169,889

264,248

-35.7%

Enplaned passengers

7,077

11,326

-37.5%

83,238

126,202

-34.0%

Deplaned passengers

7,187

11,268

-36.2%

86,651

138,046

-37.2%

Total Aircraft Operations

178

314

-43.3%

1,842

2,992

-38.4%

  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:
    1,407 tons
    Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):
    237 tons
    Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:
    August 2017

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

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