John Wayne Airport Posts August 2019 Statistics

November 13, 2019

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport decreased in August 2019 as compared with August 2018. In August 2019, the Airport served 942,541 passengers, a decrease of 4.9% when compared with the August 2018 passenger traffic count of 991,112.

Commercial aircraft operations decreased 6.1% and commuter aircraft operations increased 128.0% when compared with August 2018 levels.

Total aircraft operations decreased in August 2019 as compared with the same month in 2018. In August 2019, there were 29,921 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), a 2.3% decrease compared to 30,621 total aircraft operations in August 2018.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 71.9% of the total aircraft operations during August 2019, decreased 2.5% when compared with August 2018.

The top three airlines in August 2019 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (288,402), American Airlines (162,193) and United Airlines (154,863).

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

	August 2019	August 2018	% Change	Year-To-Date 2019	Year-To-Date 2018	% Change
Total passengers	942,385	991,112	-4.9%	7,181,307	7,221,631	-0.6%
Enplaned passengers	473,104	496,594	-4.7%	3,589,848	3,608,899	-0.5%
Deplaned passengers	469,281	494,518	-5.1%	3,591,459	3,612,732	-0.6%
Total Aircraft Operations	29,921	30,621	-2.3%	206,680	211,109	-2.1%
General Aviation	21,520	22,083	-2.5%	141,981	148,585	-4.4%
Commercial	7,721	8,226	-6.1%	60,470	61,198	-1.2%
Commuter ¹	545	239	128.0%	3,581	770	365.1%
Military	135	73	84.9%	648	556	16.5%
Air Cargo Tons ²	1,428	1,519	-6.0%	12,123	12,958	-6.4%


International Statistics ³	(included in totals above)
	August 2019	August 2018	% Change	Year-To-Date 2019	Year-To-Date 2018	% Change
Total Passengers	10,664	21,000	-49.2%	124,934	142,152	-12.1%
Enplaned passengers	5,307	10,192	-47.9%	63,177	71,306	-11.4%
Deplaned passengers	5,357	10,808	-50.4%	61,757	70,846	-12.8%
Total Aircraft Operations	89	186	-52.2%	1,200	1,394	-13.9%

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:	1,296 tons
Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):	132 tons
Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:	July 2019

Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - August 2019

	August 2019	August 2018	% Change	Year-To-Date 2019	Year-To-Date 2018	% Change
Total passengers	942,541	991,112	-4.9%	7,182,131	7,221,631	-0.5%
Enplaned passengers	473,187	496,594	-4.7%	3,590,323	3,608,899	-0.5%
Deplaned passengers	469,354	494,518	-5.1%	3,591,808	3,612,732	-0.6%
Total Aircraft Operations	29,921	30,621	-2.3%	206,680	211,109	-2.1%
General Aviation	21,520	22,083	-2.5%	141,981	148,585	-4.4%
Commercial	7,721	8,226	-6.1%	60,470	61,198	-1.2%
Commuter ¹	545	239	128.0%	3,581	770	365.1%
Military	135	73	84.9%	648	556	16.5%
Air Cargo Tons ²	1,428	1,519	-6.0%	12,123	12,958	-6.4%


International Statistics ³	(included in totals above)
	August 2019	August 2018	% Change	Year-To-Date 2019	Year-To-Date 2018	% Change
Total Passengers	10,664	21,000	-49.2%	124,934	142,152	-12.1%
Enplaned passengers	5,307	10,192	-47.9%	63,177	71,306	-11.4%
Deplaned passengers	5,357	10,808	-50.4%	61,757	70,846	-12.8%
Total Aircraft Operations	89	186	-52.2%	1,200	1,394	-13.9%

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:	1,296 tons
Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):	132 tons
Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:	July 2019

Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.

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