John Wayne Airport Posts July 2020 Statistics

September 28, 2020

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport decreased in July 2020 as compared with July 2019. In July 2020, the Airport served 239,120 passengers, a decrease of 74.7% when compared with the July 2019 passenger traffic count of 945,962.

Commercial aircraft operations decreased 49.2% and commuter aircraft operations decreased 11.7% when compared with July 2019 levels.

Total aircraft operations decreased in July 2020 as compared with the same month in 2019. In July 2020, there were 23,694 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), a 13.9% decrease compared to 27,520 total aircraft operations in July 2019.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 81.2% of the total aircraft operations during July 2020, increased 0.3% when compared with July 2019.

The top three airlines in July 2020 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (96,301), American Airlines (54,732) and United Airlines (29,968).

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

	July 2020	July 2019	% Change	Year-To-Date 2020	Year-To-Date 2019	% Change
Total passengers	239,120	945,962	-74.7%	2,437,134	6,238,922	-60.9%
Enplaned passengers	119,946	470,962	-74.5%	1,219,851	3,116,744	-60.9%
Deplaned passengers	119,174	475,000	-74.9%	1,217,283	3,122,178	-61.0%
Total Aircraft Operations	23,694	27,520	-13.9%	132,395	176,759	-25.1%
General Aviation	19,249	19,194	0.3%	100,780	120,461	-16.3%
Commercial	3,924	7,719	-49.2%	28,549	52,749	-45.9%
Commuter ¹	460	523	-12.0%	2,685	3,036	-11.6%
Military	61	84	-27.4%	381	513	-25.7%
Air Cargo Tons ²	1,594	1,399	13.9%	10,258	10,695	-4.1%
International Statistics ³	(included in totals above)
	July 2020	July 2019	% Change	Year-To-Date 2020	Year-To-Date 2019	% Change
Total Passengers	0	16,004	-100.0%	17,246	114,270	-84.9%
Enplaned passengers	0	8,155	-100.0%	8,703	57,870	-85.0%
Deplaned passengers	0	7,849	-100.0%	8,543	56,400	-84.9%
Total Aircraft Operations	0	136	-100.0%	172	1,111	-84.5%

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:	1,519 tons
Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):	75 tons
Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:	June 2020

Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - July 2020

	July 2020	July 2019	% Change	Year-To-Date 2020	Year-To-Date 2019	% Change
Total passengers	239,120	945,962	-74.7%	2,437,134	6,238,922	-60.9%
Enplaned passengers	119,946	470,962	-74.5%	1,219,851	3,116,744	-60.9%
Deplaned passengers	119,174	475,000	-74.9%	1,217,283	3,122,178	-61.0%
Total Aircraft Operations	23,694	27,520	-13.9%	132,479	176,759	-25.1%
General Aviation	19,249	19,194	0.3%	100,864	120,461	-16.3%
Commercial	3,922	7,719	-49.2%	28,545	52,749	-45.9%
Commuter ¹	462	523	-11.7%	2,689	3,036	-11.4%
Military	61	84	-27.4%	381	513	-25.7%
Air Cargo Tons ²	1,594	1,399	13.9%	10,258	10,695	-4.1%


International Statistics ³	(included in totals above)
	July 2020	July 2019	% Change	Year-To-Date 2020	Year-To-Date 2019	% Change
Total Passengers	0	16,004	-100.0%	17,246	114,270	-84.9%
Enplaned passengers	0	8,155	-100.0%	8,703	57,870	-85.0%
Deplaned passengers	0	7,849	-100.0%	8,543	56,400	-84.9%
Total Aircraft Operations	0	136	-100.0%	172	1,111	-84.5%

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:	1,519 tons
Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):	75 tons
Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:	June 2020

Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.

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