John Wayne Airport Posts April 2021 Statistics

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in April 2021 as compared to April 2020. In April 2021, the Airport served 495,592 passengers, an increase of 1857.9% when compared with the April 2020 passenger traffic count of 25,313. 

Commercial aircraft operations increased 228.6% and commuter aircraft operations increased 262.3% when compared with April 2020 levels.

Total aircraft operations increased in April 2021 as compared with the same month in 2020. In April 2021, there were 26,798 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), a 104.8% increase compared to 13,085 total aircraft operations in April 2020.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 78.2% of the total aircraft operations during April 2021, increased 85.3% when compared with April 2020.

The top three airlines in April 2021 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (201,922), American Airlines (102,403) and Alaska Airlines (66,171).

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - April 2021

 

April

2021

April

2020

% Change

Year-To-Date

2021

Year-To-Date

2020

% Change

Total passengers

495,592

25,313

1857.9%

1,303,680

1,934,186

-32.6%

Enplaned passengers

247,596

12,633

1859.9%

648,313

968,140

-33.0%

Deplaned passengers

247,996

12,680

1855.8%

655,367

966,046

-32.2%

Total Aircraft Operations

26,798

13,085

104.8%

91,959

72,202

27.4%

General Aviation

20,946

11,306

85.3%

71,932

49,866

44.3%

Commercial

5,409

1,646

228.6%

18,578

20,349

-8.7%

Commuter 1

413

114

262.3%

1,302

1,806

-27.9%

Military

30

19

57.9%

147

181

-18.8%

Air Cargo Tons 2

1,596

1,382

15.5%

6,169

5,992

3.0%

International Statistics 3

(included in totals above)

 

April

2021

April

2020

% Change

Year-To-Date

2021

Year-To-Date

2020

% Change

Total Passengers

9,099

0

0.0%

13,224

17,246

-23.3%

Enplaned passengers

4,431

0

0.0%

6,655

8,703

-23.5%

Deplaned passengers

4,668

0

0.0%

6,569

8,543

-23.1%

Total Aircraft Operations

120

0

0.0%

199

172

15.7%

  1. 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.

  2. All-Cargo Carriers:
    1,420 tons
    Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):
    176 tons
    Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:
    March 2021

  3. Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.

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John Wayne Airport (SNA) is owned by the County of Orange and is operated as a self-supporting enterprise that receives no general fund tax revenue. The Airport serves more than 10 million passengers annually and reaches more than 30 nonstop destinations in the United States, Canada and Mexico. More information can be found at www.ocair.com. Like us on facebook.com/johnwayneairport, or follow us on Twitter @johnwayneair and Instagram @johnwayneair.

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