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John Wayne Airport Posts June 2021 Statistics

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in June 2021 as compared to June 2020. In June 2021, the Airport served 730,144 passengers, an increase of 302.3% when compared with the June 2020 passenger traffic count of 181,486 and a decrease of 20.5% when compared to June 2019 of 918,913 passengers.

Commercial aircraft operations increased 153.5% and commuter aircraft operations increased 75.4% when compared with June 2020 levels. Comparing June 2021 to 2019 levels, commercial aircraft operations of 7,512 decreased 14.5% and commuter aircraft operations of 454 increased 10.1%.

Total aircraft operations increased in June 2021 as compared with the same month in 2020. In June 2021, there were 29,153 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), a 51.6% increase compared to 19,231 total aircraft operations in June 2020, and increased 14.2% compared to June 2019 of 25,531 total aircraft operations.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 76.1% of the total aircraft operations during June 2021, increased 35.8% when compared with June 2020, and increased 26.93% when compared to general aviation activity of 17,496 in June 2019, which accounted for 68.5% of total aircraft operations.

The top three airlines in June 2021 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (311,304), American Airlines (138,074) and Alaska Airlines (96,695).

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - June 2021 (*REVISED June 5, 2023*)

 

June

2021

June

2020

% Change

Year-To-Date

2021

Year-To-Date

2020

% Change

Total passengers

730,144

181,486

302.3%

2,619,559

2,198,013

19.2%

Enplaned passengers

366,078

90,600

304.1%

1,303,471

1,099,904

18.5%

Deplaned passengers

364,066

90,886

300.6%

1,316,088

1,098,109

19.9%

Total Aircraft Operations

29,153

19,231

51.6%

148,703

108,701

36.8%

General Aviation

22,207

16,357

35.8%

115,567

81,531

41.7%

Commercial

6,424

2,534

153.5%

30,628

24,625

24.4%

Commuter 1

500

285

75.4%

2,288

2,225

2.8%

Military

22

55

-60.0%

220

320

-31.2%

Air Cargo Tons 2

1,384

1,411

-1.9%

9,028

8,664

4.2%

International Statistics 3

(included in totals above)

 

June

2021

June

2020

% Change

Year-To-Date

2021

Year-To-Date

2020

% Change

Total Passengers

12,078

0

0.0%

35,955

17,246

108.5%

Enplaned passengers

5,677

0

0.0%

17,597

8,703

102.2%

Deplaned passengers

6,401

0

0.0%

18,358

8,543

114.9%

Total Aircraft Operations

124

0

0.0%

447

172

159.9%

  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:
    1,211 tons
    Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):
    173 tons
    Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:
    May 2021
  3. Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - June 2021

 

June

2021

June

2020

% Change

Year-To-Date

2021

Year-To-Date

2020

% Change

Total passengers

730,144

181,486

302.3%

2,619,559

2,198,013

19.2%

Enplaned passengers

366,078

90,600

304.1%

1,303,471

1,099,904

18.5%

Deplaned passengers

364,066

90,886

300.6%

1,316,088

1,098,109

19.9%

Total Aircraft Operations

29,153

19,231

51.6%

148,703

108,785

36.7%

General Aviation

22,207

16,357

35.8%

115,567

81,615

41.6%

Commercial

6,424

2,534

153.5%

30,628

24,625

24.4%

Commuter 1

500

285

75.4%

2,288

2,225

2.8%

Military

22

55

-60.0%

220

320

-31.2%

Air Cargo Tons 2

1,384

1,411

-1.9%

9,028

8,664

4.2%

International Statistics 3

(included in totals above)

 

June

2021

June

2020

% Change

Year-To-Date

2021

Year-To-Date

2020

% Change

Total Passengers

12,078

0

0.0%

35,955

17,246

108.5%

Enplaned passengers

5,677

0

0.0%

17,597

8,703

102.2%

Deplaned passengers

6,401

0

0.0%

18,358

8,543

114.9%

Total Aircraft Operations

124

0

0.0%

447

172

159.9%

  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:
    1,211 tons
    Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):
    173 tons
    Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:
    May 2021
  3. Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.