John Wayne Airport Posts March 2025 Statistics

(SANTA ANA, CA) - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport decreased in March 2025 as compared to March 2024. In March 2025, the Airport served 928,717 passengers, a decrease of 3.7% when compared with the March 2024 passenger traffic count of 964,073.

Commercial aircraft operations in March 2025 of 7,916 decreased 2.4% and commuter aircraft operations of 632 increased 53.4% when comparing with March 2024 levels. 

Total aircraft operations decreased in March 2025 as compared with the same month in 2024. In March 2025, there were 24,630 total aircraft operations (takeoffs and landings) a 0.2% decrease compared to 24,690 total aircraft operations in March 2024.

General aviation activity of 16,069 accounted for 65.2% of the total aircraft operations during March 2025, and decreased 0.3% compared with March 2024.

The top three airlines in March 2025 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (263,847), American Airlines (165,512), and United Airlines (143,799).

 

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - March 2025

 

March

2025

March

2024

 % Change

Year-To-Date

2025

Year-To-Date

2024

 % Change
Total passengers 928,717 964,073 -3.7% 2,525,696 2,705,622 -6.7%
Enplaned passengers 465,445 484,577 -3.9% 1,263,047 1,350,023 -6.4%
Deplaned passengers 463,272 479,496 -3.4% 1,262,649 1,355,599 -6.9%
Total Aircraft Operations 24,630 24,690 -0.2% 70,612 70,025 0.8%
General Aviation 16,069 16,122 -0.3% 46,673 45,683 2.2%
Commercial 7,916 8,112 -2.4% 22,151 23,064 -4.0%
Commuter 1 632 412 53.4% 1,741 1,210 43.9%
Military 13 44 -70.5% 47 68 -30.9%
Air Cargo Tons 2 1,186 1,327 -10.6% 3,783 4,412 -14.3%
International Statistics 3 (included in totals above)
 

March

2025

March

2024

 % Change

Year-To-Date

2025

Year-To-Date

2024

 % Change
Total Passengers 28,107 31,127 -9.7% 74,907 85,015 -11.9%
Enplaned passengers 14,220 16,115 -11.8% 37,836 43,407 -12.8%
Deplaned passengers 13,887 15,012 -7.5% 37,071 41,608 -10.9%
Total Aircraft Operations 250 248 0.8% 662 692 -4.3%

  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:
    1,115 tons
    Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):
    71 tons
    Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:
    February 2025

  3. Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.

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Ranked #1 in Customer Satisfaction among Large Airports in the J.D. Power 2024 North America Airport Satisfaction Study, 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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