John Wayne Airport Posts February 2021 Statistics

March 29, 2021

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport decreased in February 2021 as compared with February 2020. In February 2021, the Airport served 227,402 passengers, a decrease of 70.3% when compared with the February 2020 passenger traffic count of 764,506.

Commercial aircraft operations decreased 41.6% and commuter aircraft operations decreased 53.0% when compared with February 2020 levels.

Total aircraft operations increased in February 2021 as compared with the same month in 2020. In February 2021, there were 21,873 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), a 12.7% increase compared to 19,412 total aircraft operations in February 2020.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 81.9% of the total aircraft operations during February 2021, increased 43.2% when compared with February 2020.

The top three airlines in February 2021 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (94,036), American Airlines (36,489) and Alaska Airlines (28,265).

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - February 2021

	February 2021	February 2020	% Change	Year-To-Date 2021	Year-To-Date 2020	% Change
Total passengers	227,402	764,506	-70.3%	422,692	1,570,892	-73.1%
Enplaned passengers	112,444	381,771	-70.5%	209,243	784,062	-73.3%
Deplaned passengers	114,958	382,735	-70.0%	213,449	786,830	-72.9%
Total Aircraft Operations	21,873	19,412	12.7%	40,140	42,097	-4.6%
General Aviation	17,914	12,513	43.2%	31,633	27,654	14.4%
Commercial	3,662	6,269	-41.6%	7,857	13,120	-40.1%
Commuter ¹	271	577	-53.0%	568	1,192	-52.3%
Military	26	53	-50.9%	82	131	-37.4%
Air Cargo Tons ²	1,430	1,522	-6.0%	3,362	3,190	5.4%


International Statistics ³	(included in totals above)
	February 2021	February 2020	% Change	Year-To-Date 2021	Year-To-Date 2020	% Change
Total Passengers	0	6,985	-100.0%	0	14,433	-100.0%
Enplaned passengers	0	3,585	-100.0%	0	7,080	-100.0%
Deplaned passengers	0	3,400	-100.0%	0	7,353	-100.0%
Total Aircraft Operations	0	60	-100.0%	0	132	-100.0%

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:	1,297 tons
Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):	133 tons
Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:	January 2021

Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.

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