John Wayne Airport Posts July 2025 Statistics

(SANTA ANA, CA) - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in July 2025 as compared to July 2024. In July 2025, the Airport served 1,052,623 passengers, an increase of 8.4% when compared with the July 2024 passenger traffic count of 970,828.

Commercial aircraft operations in July 2025 of 8,333 increased 6.0% and commuter aircraft operations of 791 increased 64.4% when comparing with 2024 levels. 

Total aircraft operations increased in July 2025 as compared with the same month in 2024. In July 2025, there were 30,003 total aircraft operations (takeoffs and landings) a 0.1% increase compared to 29,981 total aircraft operations in July 2024.

General aviation activity of 20,858 accounted for 69.5% of the total aircraft operations during July 2025, and decreased -3.5% compared with July 2024.

The top three airlines in July 2025 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (289,416), American Airlines (182,722), and United Airlines (163,471).

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - July 2025

 

July

2025

July

2024

 % Change

Year-To-Date

2025

Year-To-Date

2024

 % Change
Total passengers 1,052,623 970,828 8.4% 6,493,754 6,507,273 -0.2%
Enplaned passengers 523,529 480,403 9.0% 3,241,640 3,236,950 0.1%
Deplaned passengers 529,094 490,425 7.9% 3,252,114 3,270,323 -0.6%
Total Aircraft Operations 30,003 29,981 0.1% 185,235 173,122 7.0%
General Aviation 20,858 21,625 -3.5% 125,858 115,863 8.6%
Commercial 8,333 7,860 6.0% 54,633 54,164 0.9%
Commuter 1 791 481 64.4% 4,612 2,931 57.4%
Military 21 15 40.0% 132 164 -19.5%
Air Cargo Tons 2 1,198 1,250 -4.2% 8,725 9,584 -9.0%
International Statistics 3 (included in totals above)
 

July

2025

July

2024

 % Change

Year-To-Date

2025

Year-To-Date

2024

 % Change
Total Passengers 27,716 33,622 -17.6% 179,939 210,267 -14.4%
Enplaned passengers 13,743 16,392 -16.2% 91,093 106,467 -14.4%
Deplaned passengers 13,973 17,230 -18.9% 88,846 103,800 -14.4%
Total Aircraft Operations 220 244 -9.8% 1,558 1,667 -6.5%

  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:
    1,112 tons
    Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):
    86 tons
    Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:
    June 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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