John Wayne Airport Posts April 2025 Statistics

(SANTA ANA, CA) - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport decreased in April 2025 as compared to April 2024. In April 2025, the Airport served 910,435 passengers, a decrease of 0.7% when compared with the April 2024 passenger traffic count of 916,552.

Commercial aircraft operations in April 2025 of 7,732 increased 0.1% and commuter aircraft operations of 661 increased 73.9% when comparing with April 2024 levels. 

Total aircraft operations increased in April 2025 as compared with the same month in 2024. In April 2025, there were 25,837 total aircraft operations (takeoffs and landings) an 11.5% increase compared to 23,177 total aircraft operations in April 2024.

General aviation activity of 17,433 accounted for 67.5% of the total aircraft operations during April 2025, and increased 15.8% compared with April 2024.

The top three airlines in April 2025 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (252,207), American Airlines (158,373), and United Airlines (151,409). 

 

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - April 2025

 

April

2025

April

2024

 % Change

Year-To-Date

2025

Year-To-Date

2024

 % Change
Total passengers 910,435 916,552 -0.7% 3,438,071 3,622,174 -5.1%
     Enplaned passengers 454,064 454,021 0.0% 1,718,076 1,804,044 -4.8%
     Deplaned passengers 456,371 462,531 -1.3% 1,719,995 1,818,130 -5.4%
Total Aircraft Operations 25,837 23,177 11.5% 96,473 93,202 3.5%
     General Aviation 17,433 15,057 15.8% 64,106 60,740 5.5%
     Commercial 7,732 7,727 0.1% 29,883 30,791 -2.9%
     Commuter 1 661 380 73.9% 2,426 1,590 52.6%
     Military 11 13 -15.4% 58 81 -28.4%
Air Cargo Tons 2 1,228 1,281 -4.1% 5,011 5,693 -12.0%
International Statistics 3 (included in totals above)
 

April

2025

April

2024

 % Change

Year-To-Date

2025

Year-To-Date

2024

 % Change
Total Passengers 27,285 29,573 -7.7% 102,192 114,588 -10.8%
     Enplaned passengers 13,642 14,519 -6.0% 51,478 57,926 -11.1%
     Deplaned passengers 13,643 15,054 -9.4% 50,714 56,662 -10.5%
Total Aircraft Operations 236 239 -1.3% 898 931 -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:
    1,138 tons
    Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):
    89 tons
    Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:
    March 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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