John Wayne Airport Posts February 2018 Statistics

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in February 2018 as compared with February 2017. In February 2018, the Airport served 763,505 passengers, an increase of 7.4% when compared with the February 2017 passenger traffic count of 711,010. 

Commercial aircraft operations increased 5.6% and commuter aircraft operations decreased 34.8% when compared with February 2017 levels.

Total aircraft operations increased in February 2018 as compared with the same month in 2017. In February 2018, there were 23,348 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), a 18.8% increase compared to 19,649 total aircraft operations in February 2017.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 71.5% of the total aircraft operations during February 2018, increased 25.3% when compared with February 2017.

The top three airlines in February 2018 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (275,908), United Airlines (121,920) and American Airlines (118,988).

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - February 2018

 

February

2018

February

2017

% Change

Year-To-Date

2018

Year-To-Date

2017

% Change

Total passengers

763,505

711,010

7.4%

1,580,763

1,504,784

5.0%

Enplaned passengers

379,114

354,479

6.9%

786,858

748,914

5.1%

Deplaned passengers

384,391

356,531

7.8%

793,905

755,870

5.0%

Total Aircraft Operations

23,348

19,649

18.8%

48,389

39,765

21.7%

General Aviation

16,693

13,319

25.3%

34,313

26,098

31.5%

Commercial

6,596

6,247

5.6%

13,922

13,496

3.2%

Commuter 1

30

46

-34.8%

87

100

-13.0%

Military

29

37

-21.6%

67

71

-5.6%

Air Cargo Tons 2

1,578

1,355

16.5%

3,377

3,367

0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International Statistics 3

(included in totals above)

 

February

2018

February

2017

% Change

Year-To-Date

2018

Year-To-Date

2017

% Change

Total Passengers

12,665

16,593

-23.7%

27,500

36,157

-23.9%

Enplaned passengers

6,324

8,205

-22.9%

13,412

17,092

-21.5%

Deplaned passengers

6,341

8,388

-24.4%

14,088

19,065

-26.1%

Total Aircraft Operations

144

216

-33.3%

305

464

-34.3%

  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:
    1,369 tons
    Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):
    209 tons
    Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:
    January 2018

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

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John Wayne Airport (SNA) is owned by the County of Orange and is operated as a self-supporting enterprise that receives no general fund tax revenue. The Airport serves more than 10 million passengers annually and reaches more than 20 nonstop destinations in the United States, Canada and Mexico. More information can be found at www.ocair.com. Like us on facebook.com/johnwayneairport, or follow us on Twitter @johnwayneair and Instagram @johnwayneair.

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