John Wayne Airport Posts November 2018 Statistics

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport decreased in November 2018 as compared with November 2017. In November 2018, the Airport served 850,458 passengers, a decrease of 4.8% when compared with the November 2017 passenger traffic count of 892,995. 

Commercial aircraft operations decreased 1.3% and commuter aircraft operations increased 478.9% when compared with October 2017 levels.

Total aircraft operations increased in November 2018 as compared with the same month in 2017. In November 2018, there were 26,182 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), a 5.7% increase compared to 24,763 total aircraft operations in November 2017.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 70.3% of the total aircraft operations during November 2018, increased 7.8% when compared with November 2017.

The top three airlines in November 2018 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (274,847), United Airlines (139,466) and American Airlines (135,678).

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - November 2018

 

November

2018

November

2017

% Change

Year-To-Date

2018

Year-To-Date

2017

% Change

Total passengers

850,458

892,995

-4.8%

9,835,968

9,524,127

3.3%

     Enplaned passengers

421,291

443,049

-4.9%

4,907,593

4,751,438

3.3%

     Deplaned passengers

429,167

449,946

-4.6%

4,928,375

4,772,689

3.3%

Total Aircraft Operations

26,182

24,763

5.7%

292,204

270,057

8.2%

     General Aviation

18,413

17,087

7.8%

205,635

186,561

10.2%

     Commercial

7,499

7,596

-1.3%

84,291

82,483

2.2%

     Commuter 1

220

38

478.9%

1,476

570

158.9%

     Military

50

42

19.0%

802

443

81.0%

Air Cargo Tons 2

1,721

1,588

8.4%

17,957

17,310

3.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International Statistics 3

(included in totals above)

 

November

2018

November

2017

% Change

Year-To-Date

2018

Year-To-Date

2017

% Change

Total Passengers

17,735

16,632

6.6%

193,084

204,264

-5.5%

     Enplaned passengers

8,996

8,111

10.9%

96,770

100,053

-3.3%

     Deplaned passengers

8,739

8,521

2.6%

96,314

104,211

-7.6%

Total Aircraft Operations

172

167

3.0%

1,912

2,194

-12.9%

 

 

  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:
    1,491 tons
    Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):
    230 tons
    Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:
    October 2018

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

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