John Wayne Airport Posts November 2020 Statistics

December 22, 2020

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport decreased in November 2020 as compared with November 2019. In November 2020, the Airport served 277,020 passengers, a decrease of 66.5% when compared with the November 2019 passenger traffic count of 827,140.

Commercial aircraft operations decreased 48.0% and commuter aircraft operations increased 19.5% when compared with November 2019 levels.

Total aircraft operations decreased in November 2020 as compared with the same month in 2019. In November 2020, there were 19,088 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), a 13.3% decrease compared to 22,014 total aircraft operations in November 2019.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 77.9% of the total aircraft operations during November 2020, increased 3.7% when compared with November 2019.

The top three airlines in November 2020 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (100,569), American Airlines (56,609) and United Airlines (40,957).

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

	November 2020	November 2019	% Change	Year-To-Date 2020	Year-To-Date 2019	% Change
Total passengers	277,020	827,140	-66.5%	3,563,817	9,765,494	-63.5%
Enplaned passengers	135,213	413,996	-67.3%	1,777,289	4,877,618	-63.6%
Deplaned passengers	141,807	413,144	-65.7%	1,786,528	4,887,876	-63.4%
Total Aircraft Operations	19,088	22,014	-13.3%	220,195	280,380	-21.5%
General Aviation	14,870	14,342	3.7%	172,360	191,949	-10.2%
Commercial	3,649	7,129	-48.8%	42,533	82,530	-48.5%
Commuter 1	552	462	19.5%	4,786	4,949	-3.3%
Military	17	81	-79.0%	516	952	-45.8%
Air Cargo Tons 2	1,641	1,497	9.6%	16,768	16,351	2.6%
International Statistics 3	(included in totals above)
	November 2020	November 2019	% Change	Year-To-Date 2020	Year-To-Date 2019	% Change
Total Passengers	0	12,178	-100.0%	17,246	161,430	-89.3%
Enplaned passengers	0	6,323	-100.0%	8,703	81,612	-89.3%
Deplaned passengers	0	5,855	-100.0%	8,543	79,818	-89.3%
Total Aircraft Operations	0	111	-100.0%	172	1,533	-88.8%

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:	1,501 tons
Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):	140 tons
Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:	October 2020

Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - November 2020

	November 2020	November 2019	% Change	Year-To-Date 2020	Year-To-Date 2019	% Change
Total passengers	277,020	827,140	-66.5%	3,563,817	9,765,494	-63.5%
Enplaned passengers	135,213	413,996	-67.3%	1,777,289	4,877,618	-63.6%
Deplaned passengers	141,807	413,144	-65.7%	1,786,528	4,887,876	-63.4%
Total Aircraft Operations	19,088	22,014	-13.3%	220,279	280,380	-21.4%
General Aviation	14,870	14,342	3.7%	172,444	191,949	-10.2%
Commercial	3,649	7,129	-48.8%	42,533	82,530	-48.5%
Commuter 1	552	462	19.5%	4,786	4,949	-3.3%
Military	17	81	-79.0%	516	952	-45.8%
Air Cargo Tons 2	1,641	1,497	9.6%	16,768	16,351	2.6%


International Statistics 3	(included in totals above)
	November 2020	November 2019	% Change	Year-To-Date 2020	Year-To-Date 2019	% Change
Total Passengers	0	12,178	-100.0%	17,246	161,430	-89.3%
Enplaned passengers	0	6,323	-100.0%	8,703	81,612	-89.3%
Deplaned passengers	0	5,855	-100.0%	8,543	79,818	-89.3%
Total Aircraft Operations	0	111	-100.0%	172	1,533	-88.8%

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:	1,501 tons
Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):	140 tons
Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:	October 2020

Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.

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