John Wayne Airport Posts March 2023 Statistics

(SANTA ANA, CA) – Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in March 2023 compared to March 2022. In March 2023, the Airport served 994,554 passengers, an increase of 8.5% when compared with the March 2022 passenger traffic count of 916,767.

Commercial aircraft operations in March 2023 of 7,934 increased by 2.9%, and commuter aircraft operations of 478 decreased by 1.2% when compared with March 2022 levels. 

Total aircraft operations decreased in March 2023 compared to the same month in 2022. In March 2023, there were 21,118 total aircraft operations (takeoffs and landings), a 16.5% decrease compared to 25,299 total aircraft operations in March 2022.

General aviation activity of 12,660 accounted for 60.0% of the total aircraft operations during March 2023 and decreased by 25.8% compared with March 2022.

The top three airlines in March 2023 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (329,575), American Airlines (164,500), and United Airlines (152,712).
 

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - March 2023

 

March

2023

March

2022

% Change

Year-To-Date

2023

Year-To-Date

2022

% Change

Total passengers

994,554

916,767

8.5%

2,717,196

2,264,569

20.0%

Enplaned passengers

495,721

458,677

8.1%

1,350,861

1,130,006

19.5%

Deplaned passengers

498,833

458,090

8.9%

1,366,335

1,134,563

20.4%

Total Aircraft Operations

21,118

25,299

-16.5%

60,697

73,171

-17.0%

General Aviation

12,660

17,056

-25.8%

36,654

49,761

-26.3%

Commercial

7,934

7,710

2.9%

22,555

21,832

3.3%

Commuter 1

478

484

-1.2%

1,395

1,416

-1.5%

Military

46

49

-6.1%

93

162

-42.6%

Air Cargo Tons 2

1,215

1,276

-4.8%

4,186

4,534

-7.7%

International Statistics 3

(included in totals above)

 

March

2023

March

2022

% Change

Year-To-Date

2023

Year-To-Date

2022

% Change

Total Passengers

32,991

21,005

57.1%

90,302

44,716

101.9%

Enplaned passengers

16,558

10,299

60.8%

45,102

21,810

106.8%

Deplaned passengers

16,433

10,706

53.5%

45,200

22,906

97.3%

Total Aircraft Operations

252

224

12.5%

723

611

18.3%

  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:
    1,124 tons
    Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):
    91 tons
    Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:
    February 2023

  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 11.3 million passengers annually and reaches more than 40 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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