(SANTA ANA, CA) - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in December 2024 as compared to December 2023. In December 2024, the Airport served 941,651 passengers, an increase of 7.4% when compared with the December 2023 passenger traffic count of 876,398.
Commercial aircraft operations in December 2024 of 7,802 increased 1.2% and commuter aircraft operations of 447 increased 18.3% when comparing with December 2023 levels.
Total aircraft operations increased in December 2024 as compared with the same month in 2023. In December 2024, there were 28,939 total aircraft operations (takeoffs and landings) a 29.6% increase compared to 22,338 total aircraft operations in December 2023.
General aviation activity of 20,677 accounted for 71.5% of the total aircraft operations during December 2024, and increased 45.3% compared with December 2023.
The top three airlines in December 2024 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (271,639), American Airlines (156,068), and United Airlines (145,807).
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