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John Wayne Airport Posts November 2022 Statistics

(SANTA ANA, CA) – Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in November 2022 as compared to November 2021. In November 2022, the Airport served 1,014,095 passengers, an increase of 18.7% when compared with the November 2021 passenger traffic count of 854,393.
  • Compared to 277,020 passengers in November 2020, there was an increase of 266.1%.
  • Compared to 827,140 passengers in November 2019, there was an increase of 22.6%.
Commercial aircraft operations in November 2022 of 8,233 increased 13.7% and commuter aircraft operations of 522 increased 3.6% when comparing with November 2021 levels. 
  • Compared to 2020 levels of commercial aircraft operations, there was an increase of 125.6% and commuter aircraft operations decreased 5.4%.
  • Compared to 2019 levels of commercial aircraft operations, there was an increase of 15.5% and commuter aircraft operations increased 13.0%.
Total aircraft operations decreased in November 2022 as compared with the same month in 2021. In November 2022, there were 24,215 total aircraft operations (takeoffs and landings) a 1.7% decrease compared to 24,643 total aircraft operations in November 2021.
  • Compared to November 2020 of 19,088, total aircraft operations increased 26.9%.
  • Compared to November 2019 of 22,014, total aircraft operations increased 10.0%.
General aviation activity of 15,418 accounted for 63.7% of the total aircraft operations during November 2022, and decreased 8.5% compared with November 2021.
  • Compared to November 2020 general aviation activity of 14,870, which accounted for 77.9% of total aircraft operations, operations increased 3.7%.
  • Compared to November 2019, general aviation activity of 14,342, which accounted for 65.1% of total aircraft operations, operations increased 7.5%.

The top three airlines in November 2022 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (390,871), American Airlines (145,149) and United Airlines (137,453).

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - November 2022 (*REVISED December 21, 2023*)

 

November

2022

November

2021

% Change

Year-To-Date

2022

Year-To-Date

2021

% Change

Total passengers

1,014,095

854,393

18.7%

10,416,693

6,852,818

52.0%

Enplaned passengers

502,437

424,785

18.3%

5,171,818

3,407,749

51.8%

Deplaned passengers

511,658

429,608

19.1%

5,244,875

3,445,069

52.2%

Total Aircraft Operations

24,215

24,643

-1.7%

282,266

289,274

-2.4%

General Aviation

15,418

16,848

-8.5%

188,916

216,956

-12.9%

Commercial

8,233

7,244

13.7%

87,562

67,083

30.5%

Commuter 1

522

504

3.6%

5,346

4,861

10.0%

Military

42

47

-10.6%

442

374

18.2%

Air Cargo Tons 2

1,342

1,601

-16.2%

15,959

16,693

-4.4%

International Statistics 3

(included in totals above)

 

November

2022

November

2021

% Change

Year-To-Date

2022

Year-To-Date

2021

% Change

Total Passengers

30,595

16,153

89.4%

285,593

94,127

203.4%

Enplaned passengers

15,749

7,910

99.1%

143,153

45,460

214.9%

Deplaned passengers

14,846

8,243

80.1%

142,440

48,667

192.7%

Total Aircraft Operations

239

197

21.3%

2,585

1,188

117.6%

  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:
    1,238 tons
    Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):
    104 tons
    Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:
    October 2022
  3. Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - November 2022

 

November

2022

November

2021

% Change

Year-To-Date

2022

Year-To-Date

2021

% Change

Total passengers

1,014,095

854,393

18.7%

10,416,693

6,852,818

52.0%

Enplaned passengers

502,437

424,785

18.3%

5,171,818

3,407,749

51.8%

Deplaned passengers

511,658

429,608

19.1%

5,244,875

3,445,069

52.2%

Total Aircraft Operations

24,215

24,643

-1.7%

282,266

289,274

-2.4%

General Aviation

15,418

16,848

-8.5%

188,916

216,956

-12.9%

Commercial

8,233

7,244

13.7%

87,562

67,083

30.5%

Commuter 1

522

504

3.6%

5,346

4,861

10.0%

Military

42

47

-10.6%

442

374

18.2%

Air Cargo Tons 2

1,342

1,601

-16.2%

15,834

16,693

-5.1%

International Statistics 3

(included in totals above)

 

November

2022

November

2021

% Change

Year-To-Date

2022

Year-To-Date

2021

% Change

Total Passengers

30,595

16,153

89.4%

285,593

94,127

203.4%

Enplaned passengers

15,749

7,910

99.1%

143,153

45,460

214.9%

Deplaned passengers

14,846

8,243

80.1%

142,440

48,667

192.7%

Total Aircraft Operations

239

197

21.3%

2,585

1,188

117.6%

  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:
    1,238 tons
    Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):
    104 tons
    Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:
    October 2022
  3. Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.