John Wayne Airport Posts September 2020 Statistics

October 21, 2020

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport decreased in September 2020 as compared with September 2019. In September 2020, the Airport served 274,813 passengers, a decrease of 68.0% when compared with the September 2019 passenger traffic count of 859,174.

Commercial aircraft operations decreased 57.2% and commuter aircraft operations increased 9.9% when compared with September 2019 levels.

Total aircraft operations decreased in September 2020 as compared with the same month in 2019. In September 2020, there were 22,844 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), a 12.9% decrease compared to 26,218 total aircraft operations in September 2019.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 83.9% of the total aircraft operations during September 2020, increased 4.8% when compared with September 2019.

The top three airlines in September 2020 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (96,587), American Airlines (59,820) and United Airlines (42,738).

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

	September 2020	September 2019	% Change	Year-To-Date 2020	Year-To-Date 2019	% Change
Total passengers	274,813	859,174	-68.0%	2,978,932	8,040,481	-63.0%
Enplaned passengers	136,590	428,516	-68.1%	1,489,228	4,018,364	-62.9%
Deplaned passengers	138,223	430,658	-67.9%	1,489,704	4,022,117	-63.0%
Total Aircraft Operations	22,844	26,218	-12.9%	178,202	232,898	-23.5%
General Aviation	19,186	18,309	4.8%	138,506	160,290	-13.6%
Commercial	3,151	7,360	-57.2%	35,552	67,830	-47.6%
Commuter ¹	489	445	9.9%	3,722	4,026	-7.6%
Military	18	104	-82.7%	422	752	-43.9%
Air Cargo Tons ²	1,612	1,435	12.3%	13,522	13,558	-0.3%
International Statistics ³	(included in totals above)
	September 2020	September 2019	% Change	Year-To-Date 2020	Year-To-Date 2019	% Change
Total Passengers	0	12,585	-100.0%	17,246	137,519	-87.5%
Enplaned passengers	0	6,275	-100.0%	8,703	69,452	-87.5%
Deplaned passengers	0	6,310	-100.0%	8,543	68,067	-87.4%
Total Aircraft Operations	0	118	-100.0%	172	1,318	-86.9%

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:	1,450 tons
Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):	162 tons
Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:	August 2020

Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - September 2020

	September 2020	September 2019	% Change	Year-To-Date 2020	Year-To-Date 2019	% Change
Total passengers	274,813	859,174	-68.0%	2,978,932	8,040,481	-63.0%
Enplaned passengers	136,590	428,516	-68.1%	1,489,228	4,018,364	-62.9%
Deplaned passengers	138,223	430,658	-67.9%	1,489,704	4,022,117	-63.0%
Total Aircraft Operations	22,844	26,218	-12.9%	178,286	232,898	-23.4%
General Aviation	19,186	18,309	4.8%	138,590	160,290	-13.5%
Commercial	3,151	7,360	-57.2%	35,552	67,830	-47.6%
Commuter ¹	489	445	9.9%	3,722	4,026	-7.6%
Military	18	104	-82.7%	422	752	-43.9%
Air Cargo Tons ²	1,612	1,435	12.3%	13,522	13,558	-0.3%


International Statistics ³	(included in totals above)
	September 2020	September 2019	% Change	Year-To-Date 2020	Year-To-Date 2019	% Change
Total Passengers	0	12,585	-100.0%	17,246	137,519	-87.5%
Enplaned passengers	0	6,275	-100.0%	8,703	69,452	-87.5%
Deplaned passengers	0	6,310	-100.0%	8,543	68,067	-87.4%
Total Aircraft Operations	0	118	-100.0%	172	1,318	-86.9%

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:	1,450 tons
Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):	162 tons
Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:	August 2020

Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.

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