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John Wayne Airport Posts May 2020 Statistics

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport decreased in May 2020 as compared with May 2019. In May 2020, the Airport served 82,342 passengers, a decrease of 91.3% when compared with the May 2019 passenger traffic count of 942,680. 

Commercial aircraft operations decreased 78.0% and commuter aircraft operations decreased 73.2% when compared with May 2019 levels.

Total aircraft operations decreased in May 2020 as compared with the same month in 2019. In May 2020, there were 17,352 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), a 34.5% decrease compared to 26,509 total aircraft operations in May 2019.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 88.7% of the total aircraft operations during May 2020, decreased 14.5% when compared with May 2019.

The top three airlines in May 2020 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (33,828), American Airlines (20,136) and Alaska Airlines (8,798).

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - May 2020 (*REVISED June 5, 2023*)

 

May

2020

May

2019

% Change

Year-To-Date

2020

Year-To-Date

2019

% Change

Total passengers

82,342

942,680

-91.3%

2,016,528

4,374,150

-53.9%

     Enplaned passengers

41,165

469,225

-91.2%

1,009,305

2,185,392

-53.8%

     Deplaned passengers

41,177

473,455

-91.3%

1,007,223

2,188,758

-54.0%

Total Aircraft Operations

17,352

26,509

-34.5%

89,470

123,708

-27.7%

     General Aviation

15,308

18,000

-14.5%

65,174

83,771

-22.2%

     Commercial

1,742

7,926

-78.0%

22,091

37,518

-41.1%

     Commuter 1

134

500

-73.2%

1,940

2,059

-5.8%

     Military

84

83

1.2%

265

360

-26.4%

Air Cargo Tons 2

1,261

1,452

-13.2%

7,253

7,742

-6.3%

International Statistics 3

(included in totals above)

 

May

2020

May

2019

% Change

Year-To-Date

2020

Year-To-Date

2019

% Change

Total Passengers

0

19,663

-100.0%

17,246

81,554

-78.9%

     Enplaned passengers

0

10,014

-100.0%

8,703

41,306

-78.9%

     Deplaned passengers

0

9,649

-100.0%

8,543

40,248

-78.8%

Total Aircraft Operations

0

186

-100.0%

172

825

-79.2%

  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:
    1,205 tons
    Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):
    56 tons
    Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:
    April 2020
  3. Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - May 2020

 

May

2020

May

2019

% Change

Year-To-Date

2020

Year-To-Date

2019

% Change

Total passengers

82,342

942,680

-91.3%

2,016,528

4,374,150

-53.9%

     Enplaned passengers

41,165

469,225

-91.2%

1,009,305

2,185,392

-53.8%

     Deplaned passengers

41,177

473,455

-91.3%

1,007,223

2,188,758

-54.0%

Total Aircraft Operations

17,352

26,509

-34.5%

89,554

123,708

-27.6%

     General Aviation

15,392

18,000

-14.5%

65,258

83,771

-22.1%

     Commercial

1,742

7,926

-78.0%

22,091

37,518

-41.1%

     Commuter 1

134

500

-73.2%

1,940

2,059

-5.8%

     Military

84

83

1.2%

265

360

-26.4%

Air Cargo Tons 2

1,261

1,452

-13.2%

7,253

7,742

-6.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International Statistics 3

(included in totals above)

 

May

2020

May

2019

% Change

Year-To-Date

2020

Year-To-Date

2019

% Change

Total Passengers

0

19,663

-100.0%

17,246

81,554

-78.9%

     Enplaned passengers

0

10,014

-100.0%

8,703

41,306

-78.9%

     Deplaned passengers

0

9,649

-100.0%

8,543

40,248

-78.8%

Total Aircraft Operations

0

186

-100.0%

172

825

-79.2%

  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:
    1,205 tons
    Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):
    56 tons
    Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:
    April 2020
  3. Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.