John Wayne Airport Posts August 2025 Statistics

(SANTA ANA, CA) - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in August 2025 as compared to August 2024. In August 2025, the Airport served 1,034,529 passengers, an increase of 9.2% when compared with the August 2024 passenger traffic count of 947,733.

Commercial aircraft operations in August 2025 of 8,146 increased 3.1% and commuter aircraft operations of 744 increased 38.0% when comparing with 2024 levels. 

Total aircraft operations decreased in August 2025 as compared with the same month in 2024. In August 2025, there were 28,670 total aircraft operations (takeoffs and landings) a 12.1% decrease compared to 32,602 total aircraft operations in August 2024.

General aviation activity of 19,772 accounted for 69.0% of the total aircraft operations during August 2025, and decreased 18.1% compared with August 2024.

The top three airlines in August 2025 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (316,962), American Airlines (168,639), and Alaska Airlines (155,228). 

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - August 2025

 

August

2025

August

2024

 % Change

Year-To-Date

2025

Year-To-Date

2024

 % Change
Total passengers 1,034,529 947,733 9.2% 7,528,283 7,455,006 1.0%
Enplaned passengers 515,689 471,283 9.4% 3,757,329 3,708,233 1.3%
Deplaned passengers 518,840 476,450 8.9% 3,770,954 3,746,773 0.6%
Total Aircraft Operations 28,670 32,602 -12.1% 213,905 205,724 4.0%
General Aviation 19,772 24,153 -18.1% 145,630 140,016 4.0%
Commercial 8,146 7,900 3.1% 62,779 62,064 1.2%
Commuter 1 744 539 38.0% 5,356 3,470 54.4%
Military 8 10 -20.0% 140 174 -19.5%
Air Cargo Tons 2 1,400 1,156 21.1% 10,125 10,740 -5.7%
International Statistics 3 (included in totals above)
 

August

2025

August

2024

 % Change

Year-To-Date

2025

Year-To-Date

2024

 % Change
Total Passengers 24,630 30,634 -19.6% 204,569 240,901 -15.1%
Enplaned passengers 12,031 15,074 -20.2% 103,124 121,541 -15.2%
Deplaned passengers 12,599 15,560 -19.0% 101,445 119,360 -15.0%
Total Aircraft Operations 198 230 -13.9% 1,756 1,897 -7.4%

  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:
    1,302 tons
    Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):
    98 tons
    Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:
    July 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 2025 North America Airport Satisfaction Study for the second consecutive year, 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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