John Wayne Airport Posts January 2018 Statistics

March 2, 2018

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in January 2018 as compared with January 2017. In January 2018, the Airport served 817,258 passengers, an increase of 3.0% when compared with the January 2017 passenger traffic count of 793,774.

Commercial aircraft operations increased 1.1% and commuter aircraft operations increased 5.6% when compared with January 2017 levels.

Total aircraft operations increased in January 2018 as compared with the same month in 2017. In January 2018, there were 25,041 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), a 24.5% increase compared to 20,116 total aircraft operations in January 2017.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 70.4% of the total aircraft operations during January 2018, increased 37.9% when compared with January 2017.

The top three airlines in January 2018 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (311,854), United Airlines (134,898) and American Airlines (127,165).

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - January 2018

	January 2018	January 2017	% Change	Year-To-Date 2018	Year-To-Date 2017	% Change
Total passengers	817,258	793,774	3.0%	817,258	793,774	3.0%
Enplaned passengers	407,744	394,435	3.4%	407,744	394,435	3.4%
Deplaned passengers	409,514	399,339	2.5%	409,514	399,339	2.5%
Total Aircraft Operations	25,041	20,116	24.5%	25,041	20,116	24.5%
General Aviation	17,620	12,779	37.9%	17,620	12,779	37.9%
Commercial	7,326	7,249	1.1%	7,326	7,249	1.1%
Commuter ¹	57	54	5.6%	57	54	5.6%
Military	38	34	11.8%	38	34	11.8%
Air Cargo Tons ²	1,799	2,012	-10.6%	1,799	2,012	-10.6%
International Statistics ³	(included in totals above)
	January 2018	January 2017	% Change	Year-To-Date 2018	Year-To-Date 2017	% Change
Total Passengers	14,835	19,564	-24.2%	14,835	19,564	-24.2%
Enplaned passengers	7,088	8,887	-20.2%	7,088	8,887	-20.2%
Deplaned passengers	7,747	10,677	-27.4%	7,747	10,677	-27.4%
Total Aircraft Operations	161	248	-35.1%	161	248	-35.1%

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.

All-Cargo Carriers:	1,580 tons
Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):	219 tons
Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:	December 2017

Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.

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