John Wayne Airport Posts April 2018 Statistics

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in April 2018 as compared with April 2017. In April 2018, the Airport served 893,668 passengers, an increase of 5.0% when compared with the April 2017 passenger traffic count of 851,169. 

Commercial aircraft operations increased 4.4% and commuter aircraft operations increased 12.0% when compared with April 2017 levels.

Total aircraft operations increased in April 2018 as compared with the same month in 2017. In April 2018, there were 24,999 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), a 1.0% increase compared to 24,754 total aircraft operations in April 2017.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 69.3% of the total aircraft operations during April 2018, decreased 0.6% when compared with April 2017.

The top three airlines in April 2018 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (329,158), American Airlines (138,974) and United Airlines (138,374).

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - April 2018

 

April

2018

April

2017

% Change

Year-To-Date

2018

Year-To-Date

2017

% Change

Total passengers

893,668

851,169

5.0%

3,372,849

3,211,978

5.0%

Enplaned passengers

448,166

427,279

4.9%

1,685,304

1,602,506

5.2%

Deplaned passengers

445,502

423,890

5.1%

1,687,545

1,609,472

4.9%

Total Aircraft Operations

24,999

24,754

1.0%

98,807

90,117

9.6%

General Aviation

17,316

17,419

-0.6%

69,266

61,647

12.4%

Commercial

7,552

7,232

4.4%

29,087

28,098

3.5%

Commuter 1

56

50

12.0%

193

212

-9.0%

Military

75

53

41.5%

261

160

63.1%

Air Cargo Tons 2

1,731

1,664

4.0%

6,538

6,342

3.1%

International Statistics 3

(included in totals above)

 

April

2018

April

2017

% Change

Year-To-Date

2018

Year-To-Date

2017

% Change

Total Passengers

17,156

20,872

-17.8%

60,874

76,154

-20.1%

Enplaned passengers

8,620

10,470

-17.7%

30,392

37,297

-18.5%

Deplaned passengers

8,536

10,402

-17.9%

30,482

38,857

-21.6%

Total Aircraft Operations

171

223

-23.3%

651

926

-29.7%

  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:
    1,500 tons
    Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):
    232 tons
    Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:
    March 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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