John Wayne Airport Posts September 2021 Statistics

November 5, 2021

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in September 2021 as compared to September 2020. In September 2021, the Airport served 783,737 passengers, an increase of 185.2% when compared with the September 2020 passenger traffic count of 274,813 and a decrease of 8.8% when compared to September 2019 of 859,174 passengers.

Commercial aircraft operations increased 130.8% and commuter aircraft operations increased 1.8% when compared with September 2020 levels. Comparing September 2021 to 2019 levels, commercial aircraft operations of 7,271 decreased 1.2% and commuter aircraft operations of 498 increased 11.9%.

Total aircraft operations increased in September 2021 as compared with the same month in 2020. In September 2021, there were 27,956 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), a 22.4% increase compared to 22,844 total aircraft operations in September 2020, and increased 6.6% compared to September 2019 of 26,218 total aircraft operations.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 72.16% of the total aircraft operations during September 2021, increased 5.1% when compared with September 2020, and increased 10.2% when compared to general aviation activity of 18,309 in September 2019, which accounted for 69.8% of total aircraft operations.

The top three airlines in September 2021 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (303,714), American Airlines (124,906) and Alaska Airlines (100,335).

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

	September 2021	September 2020	% Change	Year-To-Date 2021	Year-To-Date 2020	% Change
Total passengers	783,737	274,813	185.2%	5,125,003	2,978,932	72.0%
Enplaned passengers	389,625	136,590	185.3%	2,549,811	1,489,228	71.2%
Deplaned passengers	394,112	138,223	185.1%	2,575,192	1,489,704	72.9%
Total Aircraft Operations	27,956	22,844	22.4%	238,471	178,202	33.8%
General Aviation	20,173	19,186	5.1%	181,847	138,506	31.3%
Commercial	7,271	3,151	130.8%	52,498	35,552	47.7%
Commuter ¹	498	489	1.8%	3,833	3,722	3.0%
Military	14	18	-22.2%	293	422	-30.6%
Air Cargo Tons ²	1,494	1,612	-7.3%	13,529	13,522	0.1%
International Statistics ³	(included in totals above)
	September 2021	September 2020	% Change	Year-To-Date 2021	Year-To-Date 2020	% Change
Total Passengers	7,967	0	0.0%	64,690	17,246	275.1%
Enplaned passengers	3,945	0	0.0%	31,167	8,703	258.1%
Deplaned passengers	4,022	0	0.0%	33,523	8,543	292.4%
Total Aircraft Operations	116	0	0.0%	810	172	370.9%

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:	1,354 tons
Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):	140 tons
Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:	August 2021

Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - September 2021

	September 2021	September 2020	% Change	Year-To-Date 2021	Year-To-Date 2020	% Change
Total passengers	783,737	274,813	185.2%	5,125,003	2,978,932	72.0%
Enplaned passengers	389,625	136,590	185.3%	2,549,811	1,489,228	71.2%
Deplaned passengers	394,112	138,223	185.1%	2,575,192	1,489,704	72.9%
Total Aircraft Operations	27,956	22,844	22.4%	238,471	178,286	33.8%
General Aviation	20,173	19,186	5.1%	181,847	138,590	31.2%
Commercial	7,271	3,151	130.8%	52,498	35,552	47.7%
Commuter ¹	498	489	1.8%	3,833	3,722	3.0%
Military	14	18	-22.2%	293	422	-30.6%
Air Cargo Tons ²	1,494	1,612	-7.3%	13,529	13,522	0.1%
International Statistics ³	(included in totals above)
	September 2021	September 2020	% Change	Year-To-Date 2021	Year-To-Date 2020	% Change
Total Passengers	7,967	0	0.0%	64,690	17,246	275.1%
Enplaned passengers	3,945	0	0.0%	31,167	8,703	258.1%
Deplaned passengers	4,022	0	0.0%	33,523	8,543	292.4%
Total Aircraft Operations	116	0	0.0%	810	172	370.9%

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:	1,354 tons
Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):	140 tons
Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:	August 2021

Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.

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