John Wayne Airport Posts September 2023 Statistics

(SANTA ANA, CA) – Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport decreased in September 2023 as compared to September 2022. In September 2023, the Airport served 969,619 passengers, a decrease of 4.4% when compared with the September 2022 passenger traffic count of 1,014,460.

Commercial aircraft operations in September 2023 of 7,962 decreased 2.8% and commuter aircraft operations of 369 decreased 22.0% when comparing with September 2022 levels.

Total aircraft operations decreased in September 2023 as compared with the same month in 2022. In September 2023, there were 24,371 total aircraft operations (takeoffs and landings) a 7.0% decrease compared to 26,209 total aircraft operations in September 2022.

General aviation activity of 16,020 accounted for 65.7% of the total aircraft operations during September 2023 and decreased 8.5% compared with September 2022.

The top three airlines in September 2023 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (304,857), American Airlines (152,907) and United Airlines (152,857).

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - September 2023

 

September

2023

September

2022

% Change

Year-To-Date

2023

Year-To-Date

2022

% Change

Total passengers

969,619

1,014,460

-4.4%

8,894,764

8,322,806

6.9%

Enplaned passengers

478,015

498,822

-4.2%

4,417,957

4,135,900

6.8%

Deplaned passengers

491,604

515,638

-4.7%

4,476,807

4,186,906

6.9%

Total Aircraft Operations

24,371

26,209

-7.0%

202,746

232,046

-12.6%

General Aviation

16,020

17,513

-8.5%

127,193

156,581

-18.8%

Commercial

7,962

8,190

-2.8%

71,589

70,863

1.0%

Commuter 1

369

473

-22.0%

3,791

4,257

-10.9%

Military

20

33

-39.4%

173

345

-49.9%

Air Cargo Tons 2

1,537

1,481

3.7%

13,030

13,156

-1.0%

International Statistics 3

(included in totals above)

 

September

2023

September

2022

% Change

Year-To-Date

2023

Year-To-Date

2022

% Change

Total Passengers

28,682

29,316

-2.2%

284,239

221,662

28.2%

Enplaned passengers

14,680

14,824

-1.0%

142,838

110,551

29.2%

Deplaned passengers

14,002

14,492

-3.4%

141,401

111,111

27.3%

Total Aircraft Operations

226

239

-5.4%

2,202

2,098

5.0%

  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:
    1,460 tons
    Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):
    77 tons
    Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:
    August 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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