John Wayne Airport Posts February 2019 Statistics

April 1, 2019

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in February 2019 as compared with February 2018. In February 2019, the Airport served 789,557 passengers, an increase of 3.4% when compared with the February 2018 passenger traffic count of 763,505.

Commercial aircraft operations increased 2.1% and commuter aircraft operations increased 1286.7% when compared with February 2018 levels.

Total aircraft operations decreased in February 2019 as compared with the same month in 2018. In February 2019, there were 21,360 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), an 8.5% decrease compared to 23,348 total aircraft operations in February 2018.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 66.1% of the total aircraft operations during February 2019, decreased 15.4% when compared with February 2018.

The top three airlines in February 2019 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (280,273), American Airlines (128,287) and United Airlines (119,266).

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - February 2019 (*REVISED March 3, 2022*)

	February 2019	February 2018	% Change	Year-To-Date 2019	Year-To-Date 2018	% Change
Total passengers	789,523	763,505	3.4%	1,608,881	1,580,763	1.8%
Enplaned passengers	393,441	379,114	3.8%	803,413	786,858	2.1%
Deplaned passengers	396,082	384,391	3.0%	805,468	793,905	1.5%
Total Aircraft Operations	21,360	23,348	-8.5%	44,170	48,389	-8.7%
General Aviation	14,125	16,693	-15.4%	29,018	34,313	-15.4%
Commercial	6,737	6,596	2.1%	14,264	13,922	2.5%
Commuter ¹	416	30	1286.7%	763	87	777.0%
Military	82	29	182.8%	125	67	86.6%
Air Cargo Tons ²	1,538	1,578	-2.5%	3,328	3,377	-1.5%


International Statistics ³	(included in totals above)
	February 2019	February 2018	% Change	Year-To-Date 2019	Year-To-Date 2018	% Change
Total Passengers	12,993	12,665	2.6%	26,921	27,500	-2.1%
Enplaned passengers	6,763	6,324	6.9%	13,571	13,412	1.2%
Deplaned passengers	6,230	6,341	-1.8%	13,350	14,088	-5.2%
Total Aircraft Operations	140	144	-2.8%	292	305	-4.3%

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:	1,352 tons
Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):	185 tons
Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:	January 2019

Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - February 2019

	February 2019	February 2018	% Change	Year-To-Date 2019	Year-To-Date 2018	% Change
Total passengers	789,557	763,505	3.4%	1,608,949	1,580,763	1.8%
Enplaned passengers	393,457	379,114	3.8%	803,447	786,858	2.1%
Deplaned passengers	396,100	384,391	3.0%	805,502	793,905	1.5%
Total Aircraft Operations	21,360	23,348	-8.5%	44,170	48,389	-8.7%
General Aviation	14,125	16,693	-15.4%	29,018	34,313	-15.4%
Commercial	6,737	6,596	2.1%	14,264	13,922	2.5%
Commuter ¹	416	30	1286.7%	763	87	777.0%
Military	82	29	182.8%	125	67	86.6%
Air Cargo Tons ²	1,538	1,578	-2.5%	3,328	3,377	-1.5%


International Statistics ³	(included in totals above)
	February 2019	February 2018	% Change	Year-To-Date 2019	Year-To-Date 2018	% Change
Total Passengers	12,993	12,665	2.6%	26,921	27,500	-2.1%
Enplaned passengers	6,763	6,324	6.9%	13,571	13,412	1.2%
Deplaned passengers	6,230	6,341	-1.8%	13,350	14,088	-5.2%
Total Aircraft Operations	140	144	-2.8%	292	305	-4.3%

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:	1,352 tons
Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):	185 tons
Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:	January 2019

Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.

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