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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