John Wayne Airport Posts August 2020 Statistics

September 28, 2020

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport decreased in August 2020 as compared with August 2019. In August 2020, the Airport served 266,986 passengers, a decrease of 71.7% when compared with the August 2019 passenger traffic count of 942,385.

Commercial aircraft operations decreased 50.1% and commuter aircraft operations increased 0.6% when compared with August 2019 levels.

Total aircraft operations decreased in August 2020 as compared with the same month in 2019. In August 2020, there were 22,963 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), a 23.3% decrease compared to 29,921 total aircraft operations in August 2019.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 80.7% of the total aircraft operations during August 2020, decreased 13.8% when compared with August 2019.

The top three airlines in August 2020 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (105,264), American Airlines (61,382) and United Airlines (33,118).

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

	August 2020	August 2019	% Change	Year-To-Date 2020	Year-To-Date 2019	% Change
Total passengers	266,986	942,385	-71.7%	2,704,119	7,181,307	-62.3%
Enplaned passengers	132,788	473,104	-71.9%	1,352,639	3,589,848	-62.3%
Deplaned passengers	134,198	469,281	-71.4%	1,351,481	3,591,459	-62.4%
Total Aircraft Operations	22,963	29,921	-23.3%	155,358	206,680	-24.8%
General Aviation	18,540	21,520	-13.8%	119,320	141,981	-16.0%
Commercial	3,852	7,721	-50.1%	32,401	60,470	-46.4%
Commuter ¹	548	545	0.6%	3,233	3,581	-9.7%
Military	23	135	-83.0%	404	648	-37.7%
Air Cargo Tons ²	1,652	1,428	15.7%	11,910	12,123	-1.8%
International Statistics ³	(included in totals above)
	August 2020	August 2019	% Change	Year-To-Date 2020	Year-To-Date 2019	% Change
Total Passengers	0	10,664	-100.0%	17,246	124,934	-86.2%
Enplaned passengers	0	5,307	-100.0%	8,703	63,177	-86.2%
Deplaned passengers	0	5,357	-100.0%	8,543	61,757	-86.2%
Total Aircraft Operations	0	89	-100.0%	172	1,200	-85.7%

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:	1,556 tons
Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):	96 tons
Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:	July 2020

Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - August 2020

	August 2020	August 2019	% Change	Year-To-Date 2020	Year-To-Date 2019	% Change
Total passengers	266,986	942,385	-71.7%	2,704,119	7,181,307	-62.3%
Enplaned passengers	132,788	473,104	-71.9%	1,352,639	3,589,848	-62.3%
Deplaned passengers	134,198	469,281	-71.4%	1,351,481	3,591,459	-62.4%
Total Aircraft Operations	22,963	29,921	-23.3%	155,442	206,680	-24.8%
General Aviation	18,540	21,520	-13.8%	119,404	141,981	-15.9%
Commercial	3,852	7,721	-50.1%	32,401	60,470	-46.4%
Commuter ¹	548	545	0.6%	3,233	3,581	-9.7%
Military	23	135	-83.0%	404	648	-37.7%
Air Cargo Tons ²	1,652	1,428	15.7%	11,910	12,123	-1.8%


International Statistics ³	(included in totals above)
	August 2020	August 2019	% Change	Year-To-Date 2020	Year-To-Date 2019	% Change
Total Passengers	0	10,664	-100.0%	17,246	124,934	-86.2%
Enplaned passengers	0	5,307	-100.0%	8,703	63,177	-86.2%
Deplaned passengers	0	5,357	-100.0%	8,543	61,757	-86.2%
Total Aircraft Operations	0	89	-100.0%	172	1,200	-85.7%

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:	1,556 tons
Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):	96 tons
Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:	July 2020

Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.

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