John Wayne Airport Posts October 2023 Statistics

(SANTA ANA, CA) – Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport decreased in October 2023 as compared to October 2022. In October 2023, the Airport served 1,015,935 passengers, a decrease of 5.9% when compared with the October 2022 passenger traffic count of 1,079,792.

Commercial aircraft operations in October 2023 of 8,155 decreased 3.7% and commuter aircraft operations of 355 decreased 37.4% when comparing with October 2022 levels.

Total aircraft operations decreased in October 2023 as compared with the same month in 2022. In October 2023, there were 25,252 total aircraft operations (takeoffs and landings) a 2.9% decrease compared to 26,005 total aircraft operations in October 2022.­

General aviation activity of 16,719 accounted for 66.2% of the total aircraft operations during October 2023 and decreased 1.2% compared with October 2022.

The top three airlines in October 2023 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (307,509), American Airlines (164,118) and Alaska Airlines (158,617).

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - October 2023

 

October

2023

October

2022

% Change

Year-To-Date

2023

Year-To-Date

2022

% Change

Total passengers

1,015,935

1,079,792

-5.9%

9,910,699

9,402,598

5.4%

Enplaned passengers

503,996

533,481

-5.5%

4,921,953

4,669,381

5.4%

Deplaned passengers

511,939

546,311

-6.3%

4,988,746

4,733,217

5.4%

Total Aircraft Operations

25,252

26,005

-2.9%

227,998

258,051

-11.6%

General Aviation

16,719

16,917

-1.2%

143,912

173,498

-17.1%

Commercial

8,155

8,466

-3.7%

79,744

79,329

0.5%

Commuter 1

355

567

-37.4%

4,146

4,824

-14.1%

Military

23

55

-58.2%

196

400

-51.0%

Air Cargo Tons 2

1,465

1,461

0.3%

14,496

14,617

-0.8%

International Statistics 3

(included in totals above)

 

October

2023

October

2022

% Change

Year-To-Date

2023

Year-To-Date

2022

% Change

Total Passengers

27,410

33,336

-17.8%

311,649

254,998

22.2%

Enplaned passengers

14,187

16,853

-15.8%

157,025

127,404

23.2%

Deplaned passengers

13,223

16,483

-19.8%

154,624

127,594

21.2%

Total Aircraft Operations

226

248

-8.9%

2,428

2,346

3.5%

  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:
    1,388 tons
    Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):
    77 tons
    Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:
    September 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 X (formerly Twitter) @johnwayneair and Instagram @johnwayneair.

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