John Wayne Airport Posts March 2019 Statistics

April 22, 2019

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in March 2019 as compared with March 2018. In March 2019, the Airport served 923,469 passengers, an increase of 2.8% when compared with the March 2018 passenger traffic count of 898,418.

Commercial aircraft operations increased 1.4% and commuter aircraft operations increased 700% when compared with March 2018 levels.

Total aircraft operations increased in March 2019 as compared with the same month in 2018. In March 2019, there were 26,107 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), a 2.7% increase compared to 25,419 total aircraft operations in March 2018.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 68.6% of the total aircraft operations during March 2019, increased 1.5% when compared with March 2018.

The top three airlines in March 2019 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (326,163), American Airlines (150,598) and United Airlines (139,978).

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

	March 2019	March 2018	% Change	Year-To-Date 2019	Year-To-Date 2018	% Change
Total passengers	923,403	898,418	2.8%	2,532,284	2,479,181	2.1%
Enplaned passengers	462,074	450,280	2.6%	1,265,487	1,237,138	2.3%
Deplaned passengers	461,329	448,138	2.9%	1,266,797	1,242,043	2.0%
Total Aircraft Operations	26,107	25,419	2.7%	70,277	73,808	-4.8%
General Aviation	17,903	17,637	1.5%	46,921	51,950	-9.7%
Commercial	7,720	7,613	1.4%	21,984	21,535	2.1%
Commuter ¹	400	50	700.0%	1,163	137	748.9%
Military	84	119	-29.4%	209	186	12.4%
Air Cargo Tons ²	1,401	1,430	-2.0%	4,729	4,807	-1.6%


International Statistics ³	(included in totals above)
	March 2019	March 2018	% Change	Year-To-Date 2019	Year-To-Date 2018	% Change
Total Passengers	16,693	16,218	2.9%	43,614	43,718	-0.2%
Enplaned passengers	8,460	8,360	1.2%	22,031	21,772	1.2%
Deplaned passengers	8,233	7,858	4.8%	21,583	21,946	-1.7%
Total Aircraft Operations	175	175	0.0%	467	480	-2.7%

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:	1,232 tons
Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):	168 tons
Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:	February 2019

Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - March 2019

	March 2019	March 2018	% Change	Year-To-Date 2019	Year-To-Date 2018	% Change
Total passengers	923,469	898,418	2.8%	2,532,418	2,479,181	2.1%
Enplaned passengers	462,113	450,280	2.6%	1,265,560	1,237,138	2.3%
Deplaned passengers	461,356	448,138	2.9%	1,266,858	1,242,043	2.0%
Total Aircraft Operations	26,107	25,419	2.7%	70,277	73,808	-4.8%
General Aviation	17,903	17,637	1.5%	46,921	51,950	-9.7%
Commercial	7,720	7,613	1.4%	21,984	21,535	2.1%
Commuter ¹	400	50	700.0%	1,163	137	748.9%
Military	84	119	-29.4%	209	186	12.4%
Air Cargo Tons ²	1,401	1,430	-2.0%	4,729	4,807	-1.6%


International Statistics ³	(included in totals above)
	March 2019	March 2018	% Change	Year-To-Date 2019	Year-To-Date 2018	% Change
Total Passengers	16,693	16,218	2.9%	43,614	43,718	-0.2%
Enplaned passengers	8,460	8,360	1.2%	22,031	21,772	1.2%
Deplaned passengers	8,233	7,858	4.8%	21,583	21,946	-1.7%
Total Aircraft Operations	175	175	0.0%	467	480	-2.7%

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:	1,232 tons
Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):	168 tons
Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:	February 2019

Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.

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