John Wayne Airport Posts October 2020 Statistics

November 24, 2020

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport decreased in October 2020 as compared with October 2019. In October 2020, the Airport served 307,865 passengers, a decrease of 65.7% when compared with the October 2019 passenger traffic count of 897,873.

Commercial aircraft operations decreased 56.0% and commuter aircraft operations increased 11.1% when compared with October 2019 levels.

Total aircraft operations decreased in October 2020 as compared with the same month in 2019. In October 2020, there were 22,905 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), a 10.1% decrease compared to 25,468 total aircraft operations in October 2019.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 82.8% of the total aircraft operations during October 2020, increased 9.6% when compared with October 2019.

The top three airlines in September 2020 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (100,066), American Airlines (70,320) and United Airlines (47,266).

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

	October 2020	October 2019	% Change	Year-To-Date 2020	Year-To-Date 2019	% Change
Total passengers	307,865	897,873	-65.7%	3,286,797	8,938,354	-63.2%
Enplaned passengers	152,848	445,258	-65.7%	1,642,076	4,463,622	-63.2%
Deplaned passengers	155,017	452,615	-65.8%	1,644,721	4,474,732	-63.2%
Total Aircraft Operations	22,905	25,468	-10.1%	201,107	258,366	-22.2%
General Aviation	18,984	17,317	9.6%	157,490	177,607	-11.3%
Commercial	3,332	7,571	-56.0%	38,884	75,401	-48.4%
Commuter ¹	512	461	11.1%	4,234	4,487	-5.6%
Military	77	119	-35.3%	499	871	-42.7%
Air Cargo Tons ²	1,605	1,296	23.8%	15,127	14,854	1.8%


International Statistics ³	(included in totals above)
	October 2020	October 2019	% Change	Year-To-Date 2020	Year-To-Date 2019	% Change
Total Passengers	0	11,733	-100.0%	17,246	149,252	-88.4%
Enplaned passengers	0	5,837	-100.0%	8,703	75,289	-88.4%
Deplaned passengers	0	5,896	-100.0%	8,543	73,963	-88.4%
Total Aircraft Operations	0	104	-100.0%	172	1,422	-87.9%

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:	1,442 tons
Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):	163 tons
Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:	September 2020

Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - October 2020

	October 2020	October 2019	% Change	Year-To-Date 2020	Year-To-Date 2019	% Change
Total passengers	307,865	897,873	-65.7%	3,286,797	8,938,354	-63.2%
Enplaned passengers	152,848	445,258	-65.7%	1,642,076	4,463,622	-63.2%
Deplaned passengers	155,017	452,615	-65.8%	1,644,721	4,474,732	-63.2%
Total Aircraft Operations	22,905	25,468	-10.1%	201,191	258,366	-22.1%
General Aviation	18,984	17,317	9.6%	157,574	177,607	-11.3%
Commercial	3,332	7,571	-56.0%	38,884	75,401	-48.4%
Commuter ¹	512	461	11.1%	4,234	4,487	-5.6%
Military	77	119	-35.3%	499	871	-42.7%
Air Cargo Tons ²	1,605	1,296	23.8%	15,127	14,854	1.8%


International Statistics ³	(included in totals above)
	October 2020	October 2019	% Change	Year-To-Date 2020	Year-To-Date 2019	% Change
Total Passengers	0	11,733	-100.0%	17,246	149,252	-88.4%
Enplaned passengers	0	5,837	-100.0%	8,703	75,289	-88.4%
Deplaned passengers	0	5,896	-100.0%	8,543	73,963	-88.4%
Total Aircraft Operations	0	104	-100.0%	172	1,422	-87.9%

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:	1,442 tons
Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):	163 tons
Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:	September 2020

Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.

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