John Wayne Airport Posts April 2023 Statistics

(SANTA ANA, CA) – Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in April 2023 as compared to April 2022. In April 2023, the Airport served 992,569 passengers, an increase of 3.5% when compared with the April 2022 passenger traffic count of 958,826.

Commercial aircraft operations in April 2023 of 7,714 decreased 1.4% and commuter aircraft operations of 440 decreased 6% when comparing with April 2022 levels.

Total aircraft operations decreased in April 2023 as compared with the same month in 2022. In April 2023, there were 21,632 total aircraft operations (takeoffs and landings) a 15.9% decrease compared to 25,729 total aircraft operations in April 2022.

General aviation activity of 13,465 accounted for 62.2% of the total aircraft operations during April 2023 and decreased 22.5% compared with April 2022.

The top three airlines in April 2023 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (324,279), American Airlines (166,385) and United Airlines (156,012).

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - April 2023

  April 2023 April 2022 % Change Year-To-Date 2023 Year-To-Date 2022 % Change
Total passengers 992,569 958,826 3.5% 3,709,765 3,223,395 15.1%
Enplaned passengers 493,991 478,347 3.3% 1,844,852 1,608,353 14.7%
Deplaned passengers 498,578 480,479 3.8% 1,864,913 1,615,042 15.5%
Total Aircraft Operations 21,632 25,729 -15.9% 82,329 98,900 -16.8%
General Aviation 13,465 17,378 -22.5% 50,119 67,139 -25.4%
Commercial 7,714 7,825 -1.4% 30,269 29,657 2.1%
Commuter 1 440 468 -6.0% 1,835 1,884 -2.6%
Military 13 58 -77.6% 106 220 -51.8%
Air Cargo Tons 2 1,603 1,660 -3.4% 5,789 6,194 -6.5%
International Statistics 3 (included in totals above)
  April 2023 April 2022 % Change Year-To-Date 2023 Year-To-Date 2022 % Change
Total Passengers 33,431 24,800 34.8% 123,733 69,516 78.0%
Enplaned passengers 16,579 12,367 34.1% 61,681 34,177 80.5%
Deplaned passengers 16,852 12,433 35.5% 62,052 35,339 75.6%
Total Aircraft Operations 250 230 8.7% 973 841 15.7%

  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:
    1,498 tons
    Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):
    105 tons
    Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:
    March 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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