John Wayne Airport Posts September 2022 Statistics

SANTA ANA, Calif. – Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in September 2022 as compared to September 2021. In September 2022, the Airport served 1,014,460 passengers, an increase of 29.4% when compared with the September 2021 passenger traffic count of 783,737.

  • Compared to 274,813 passengers in September 2020, there was an increase of 269.1%.
  • Compared to 859,174 passengers in September 2019, there was an increase of 18.1%.

Commercial aircraft operations in September 2022 of 8,190 increased 12.6% and commuter aircraft operations of 473 decreased 5.0% when comparing with September 2021 levels. 

  • Compared to 2020 levels of commercial aircraft operations, there was an increase of 159.9% and commuter aircraft operations decreased 3.3%.
  • Compared to 2019 levels of commercial aircraft operations, there was an increase of 11.3% and commuter aircraft operations increased 6.3%.

Total aircraft operations decreased in September 2022 as compared with the same month in 2021. In September 2022, there were 26,209 total aircraft operations (takeoffs and landings) a 6.2% decrease compared to 27,956 total aircraft operations in September 2021.

  • Compared to September 2020 of 22,844, total aircraft operations increased 14.7%.
  • Compared to September 2019 of 26,218, total aircraft operations decreased 0.03%.

General aviation activity of 17,513 accounted for 66.8% of the total aircraft operations during September 2022, and decreased 13.2% compared with September 2021.

  • Compared to September 2020 general aviation activity of 19,186, which accounted for 83.9% of total aircraft operations, operations decreased 8.7%.
  • Compared to September 2019, general aviation activity of 18,309, which accounted for 69.8% of total aircraft operations, operations decreased 4.3%.

The top three airlines in September 2022 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (391,380), United Airlines (143,080) and American Airlines (142,259).
 

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - September 2022

  September 2022 September 2021 % Change Year-To-Date 2022 Year-To-Date 2021 % Change
Total passengers 1,014,460 783,737 29.4% 8,322,806 5,125,003 62.4%
Enplaned passengers 498,822 389,625 28.0% 4,135,900 2,549,811 62.2%
Deplaned passengers 515,638 394,112 30.8% 4,186,906 2,575,192 62.6%
Total Aircraft Operations 26,209 27,956 -6.2% 232,046 238,471 -2.7%
General Aviation 17,513 20,173 -13.2% 156,581 181,847 -13.9%
Commercial 8,190 7,271 12.6% 70,863 52,498 35.0%
Commuter 1 473 498 -5.0% 4,257 3,833 11.1%
Military 33 14 135.7% 345 293 17.7%
Air Cargo Tons 2 1,481 1,494 -0.9% 13,156 13,529 -2.8%
International Statistics 3 (included in totals above)
  September 2022 September 2021 % Change Year-To-Date 2022 Year-To-Date 2021 % Change
Total Passengers 29,316 7,967 268.0% 221,662 64,690 242.7%
Enplaned passengers 14,824 3,945 275.8% 110,551 31,167 254.7%
Deplaned passengers 14,492 4,022 260.3% 111,111 33,523 231.4%
Total Aircraft Operations 239 116 106.0% 2,098 810 159.0%

  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:
    1,355 tons
    Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):
    126 tons
    Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:
    August 2022

  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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