John Wayne Airport Posts April 2019 Statistics

May 28, 2019

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in April 2019 as compared with April 2018. In April 2019, the Airport served 899,276 passengers, an increase of 0.6% when compared with the April 2018 passenger traffic count of 893,668.

Commercial aircraft operations increased 0.7% and commuter aircraft operations increased 607.1% when compared with April 2018 levels.

Total aircraft operations increased in April 2019 as compared with the same month in 2018. In April 2019, there were 26,922 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), a 7.7% increase compared to 24,999 total aircraft operations in April 2018.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 70.0% of the total aircraft operations during April 2019, increased 8.9% when compared with April 2018.

The top three airlines in April 2019 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (318,595), United Airlines (138,398) and American Airlines (136,417).

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

	April 2019	April 2018	% Change	Year-To-Date 2019	Year-To-Date 2018	% Change
Total passengers	899,186	893,668	0.6%	3,431,470	3,372,849	1.7%
Enplaned passengers	450,680	448,166	0.6%	1,716,167	1,685,304	1.8%
Deplaned passengers	448,506	445,502	0.7%	1,715,303	1,687,545	1.6%
Total Aircraft Operations	26,922	24,999	7.7%	97,199	98,807	-1.6%
General Aviation	18,850	17,316	8.9%	65,771	69,266	-5.0%
Commercial	7,608	7,552	0.7%	29,592	29,087	1.7%
Commuter ¹	396	56	607.1%	1,559	193	707.8%
Military	68	75	-9.3%	277	261	6.1%
Air Cargo Tons ²	1,561	1,731	-9.8%	6,290	6,538	-3.8%


International Statistics ³	(included in totals above)
	April 2019	April 2018	% Change	Year-To-Date 2019	Year-To-Date 2018	% Change
Total Passengers	18,277	17,156	6.5%	61,891	60,874	1.7%
Enplaned passengers	9,261	8,620	7.4%	31,292	30,392	3.0%
Deplaned passengers	9,016	8,536	5.6%	30,599	30,482	0.4%
Total Aircraft Operations	172	171	0.6%	639	651	-1.8%

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:	1,369 tons
Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):	192 tons
Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:	March 2019

Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - April 2019

	April 2019	April 2018	% Change	Year-To-Date 2019	Year-To-Date 2018	% Change
Total passengers	899,276	893,668	0.6%	3,431,694	3,372,849	1.7%
Enplaned passengers	450,726	448,166	0.6%	1,716,286	1,685,304	1.8%
Deplaned passengers	448,550	445,502	0.7%	1,715,408	1,687,545	1.7%
Total Aircraft Operations	26,922	24,999	7.7%	97,199	98,807	-1.6%
General Aviation	18,850	17,316	8.9%	65,771	69,266	-5.0%
Commercial	7,608	7,552	0.7%	29,592	29,087	1.7%
Commuter ¹	396	56	607.1%	1,559	193	707.8%
Military	68	75	-9.3%	277	261	6.1%
Air Cargo Tons ²	1,561	1,731	-9.8%	6,290	6,538	-3.8%


International Statistics ³	(included in totals above)
	April 2019	April 2018	% Change	Year-To-Date 2019	Year-To-Date 2018	% Change
Total Passengers	18,277	17,156	6.5%	61,891	60,874	1.7%
Enplaned passengers	9,261	8,620	7.4%	31,292	30,392	3.0%
Deplaned passengers	9,016	8,536	5.6%	30,599	30,482	0.4%
Total Aircraft Operations	172	171	0.6%	639	651	-1.8%

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:	1,369 tons
Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):	192 tons
Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:	March 2019

Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.

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