John Wayne Airport Posts December 2020 Statistics

January 20, 2021

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport decreased in December 2020 as compared with December 2019. In December 2020, the Airport served 231,033 passengers, a decrease of 74.1% when compared with the December 2019 passenger traffic count of 891,492.

Commercial aircraft operations decreased 49.1% and commuter aircraft operations increased 12.9% when compared with December 2019 levels.

Total aircraft operations decreased in December 2020 as compared with the same month in 2019. In December 2020, there were 18,061 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), a 12.8% decrease compared to 20,718 total aircraft operations in December 2019.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 76.1% of the total aircraft operations during December 2020, increased 8.0% when compared with December 2019.

The top three airlines in December 2020 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (86,094), American Airlines (45,239) and United Airlines (32,277).

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

	December 2020	December 2019	% Change	Year-To-Date 2020	Year-To-Date 2019	% Change
Total passengers	231,033	891,492	-74.1%	3,794,850	10,656,986	-64.4%
Enplaned passengers	115,738	440,669	-73.7%	1,893,027	5,318,287	-64.4%
Deplaned passengers	115,295	450,823	-74.4%	1,901,823	5,338,699	-64.4%
Total Aircraft Operations	18,061	20,718	-12.8%	238,256	301,098	-20.9%
General Aviation	13,745	12,731	8.0%	186,105	204,680	-9.1%
Commercial	3,837	7,544	-49.1%	46,370	90,074	-48.5%
Commuter ¹	464	411	12.9%	5,250	5,360	-2.1%
Military	15	32	-53.1%	531	984	-46.0%
Air Cargo Tons ²	1,435	1,474	-2.6%	18,203	17,825	2.1%
International Statistics ³	(included in totals above)
	December 2020	December 2019	% Change	Year-To-Date 2020	Year-To-Date 2019	% Change
Total Passengers	0	12,837	-100.0%	17,246	174,267	-90.1%
Enplaned passengers	0	6,454	-100.0%	8,703	88,066	-90.1%
Deplaned passengers	0	6,383	-100.0%	8,543	86,201	-90.1%
Total Aircraft Operations	0	119	-100.0%	172	1,652	-89.6%

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:	1,320 tons
Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):	115 tons
Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:	November 2020

Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - December 2020

	December 2020	December 2019	% Change	Year-To-Date 2020	Year-To-Date 2019	% Change
Total passengers	231,033	891,492	-74.1%	3,794,850	10,656,986	-64.4%
Enplaned passengers	115,738	440,669	-73.7%	1,893,027	5,318,287	-64.4%
Deplaned passengers	115,295	450,823	-74.4%	1,901,823	5,338,699	-64.4%
Total Aircraft Operations	18,061	20,718	-12.8%	238,340	301,098	-20.8%
General Aviation	13,745	12,731	8.0%	186,189	204,680	-9.0%
Commercial	3,837	7,544	-49.1%	46,370	90,074	-48.5%
Commuter ¹	464	411	12.9%	5,250	5,360	-2.1%
Military	15	32	-53.1%	531	984	-46.0%
Air Cargo Tons ²	1,435	1,474	-2.6%	18,203	17,825	2.1%


International Statistics ³	(included in totals above)
	December 2020	December 2019	% Change	Year-To-Date 2020	Year-To-Date 2019	% Change
Total Passengers	0	12,837	-100.0%	17,246	174,267	-90.1%
Enplaned passengers	0	6,454	-100.0%	8,703	88,066	-90.1%
Deplaned passengers	0	6,383	-100.0%	8,543	86,201	-90.1%
Total Aircraft Operations	0	119	-100.0%	172	1,652	-89.6%

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:	1,320 tons
Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):	115 tons
Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:	November 2020

Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.

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