John Wayne Airport Posts August 2021 Statistics

October 4, 2021

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in August 2021 as compared to August 2020. In August 2021, the Airport served 831,522 passengers, an increase of 211.1% when compared with the August 2020 passenger traffic count of 266,986 and a decrease of 11.8% when compared to August 2019 of 942,541 passengers.

Commercial aircraft operations increased 89.6% and commuter aircraft operations decreased 5.1% when compared with August 2020 levels. Comparing August 2021 to 2019 levels, commercial aircraft operations of 7,305 decreased 5.4% and commuter aircraft operations of 520 decreased 4.6%.

Total aircraft operations increased in August 2021 as compared with the same month in 2020. In August 2021, there were 29,814 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), a 29.8% increase compared to 22,963 total aircraft operations in August 2020, and decreased 0.4% compared to August 2019 of 29,921 total aircraft operations.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 73.7% of the total aircraft operations during August 2021, increased 18.5% when compared with August 2020, and increased 2.1% when compared to general aviation activity of 21,520 in August 2019, which accounted for 71.9% of total aircraft operations.

The top three airlines in August 2021 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (355,670), American Airlines (138,241) and Alaska Airlines (105,812).

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

	August 2021	August 2020	% Change	Year-To-Date 2021	Year-To-Date 2020	% Change
Total passengers	831,522	266,986	211.4%	4,341,266	2,704,119	60.5%
Enplaned passengers	417,070	132,788	214.1%	2,160,186	1,352,638	59.7%
Deplaned passengers	414,452	134,198	208.8%	2,181,080	1,351,481	61.4%
Total Aircraft Operations	29,814	22,963	29.8%	210,515	155,358	35.5%
General Aviation	21,961	18,540	18.5%	161,674	119,320	35.5%
Commercial	7,305	3,852	89.6%	45,227	32,401	39.6%
Commuter ¹	520	548	-5.1%	3,335	3,233	3.2%
Military	28	23	21.7%	279	404	-30.9%
Air Cargo Tons ²	1,491	1,652	-9.7%	12,035	11,910	1.0%
International Statistics ³	(included in totals above)
	August 2021	August 2020	% Change	Year-To-Date 2021	Year-To-Date 2020	% Change
Total Passengers	9,691	0	0.0%	56,723	17,246	228.9%
Enplaned passengers	4,365	0	0.0%	27,222	8,703	212.8%
Deplaned passengers	5,326	0	0.0%	29,501	8,543	245.3%
Total Aircraft Operations	123	0	0.0%	694	172	303.5%

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:	1,318 tons
Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):	173 tons
Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:	July 2021

Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - August 2021

	August 2021	August 2020	% Change	Year-To-Date 2021	Year-To-Date 2020	% Change
Total passengers	831,522	266,986	211.4%	4,341,266	2,704,119	60.5%
Enplaned passengers	417,070	132,788	214.1%	2,160,186	1,352,638	59.7%
Deplaned passengers	414,452	134,198	208.8%	2,181,080	1,351,481	61.4%
Total Aircraft Operations	29,814	22,963	29.8%	210,515	155,442	35.4%
General Aviation	21,961	18,540	18.5%	161,674	119,404	35.4%
Commercial	7,305	3,852	89.6%	45,227	32,401	39.6%
Commuter ¹	520	548	-5.1%	3,335	3,233	3.2%
Military	28	23	21.7%	279	404	-30.9%
Air Cargo Tons ²	1,491	1,652	-9.7%	12,035	11,910	1.0%
International Statistics ³	(included in totals above)
	August 2021	August 2020	% Change	Year-To-Date 2021	Year-To-Date 2020	% Change
Total Passengers	9,691	0	0.0%	56,723	17,246	228.9%
Enplaned passengers	4,365	0	0.0%	27,222	8,703	212.8%
Deplaned passengers	5,326	0	0.0%	29,501	8,543	245.3%
Total Aircraft Operations	123	0	0.0%	694	172	303.5%

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:	1,318 tons
Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):	173 tons
Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:	July 2021

Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.

-###-

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.

To receive John Wayne Airport news releases automatically, go to www.ocair.com and click Subscribe.