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John Wayne Airport Posts December 2024 Statistics

(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).

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - December 2024

 

December

2024

December

2023

% Change

Year-To-Date

2024

Year-To-Date

2023

% Change
Total passengers 941,651 876,398 7.4% 11,089,405 11,741,325 -5.6%
Enplaned passengers 464,825 436,417 6.5% 5,508,339 5,830,386 -5.5%
Deplaned passengers 476,826 439,981 8.4% 5,581,066 5,910,939 -5.6%
Total Aircraft Operations 28,939 22,338 29.6% 334,554 273,175 22.5%
General Aviation 20,677 14,228 45.3% 236,229 172,866 36.7%
Commercial 7,802 7,713 1.2% 92,760 95,220 -2.6%
Commuter 1 447 378 18.3% 5,302 4,858 9.1%
Military 13 19 -31.6% 263 231 13.9%
Air Cargo Tons 2 1,269 1,561 -18.7% 16,231 17,611 -7.8%
International Statistics 3 (included in totals above)
 

December

2024

December

2023

% Change

Year-To-Date

2024

Year-To-Date

2023

% Change
Total Passengers 30,041 22,289 34.8% 356,088 356,722 -0.2%
Enplaned passengers 15,887 11,717 35.6% 180,570 180,373 0.1%
Deplaned passengers 14,154 10,572 33.9% 175,518 176,349 -0.5%
Total Aircraft Operations 242 186 30.1% 2,823 2,796 1.0%
  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:
    1,195 tons
    Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):
    74 tons
    Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:
    November 2024
  3. Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.