John Wayne Airport Posts October 2025 Statistics

(SANTA ANA, CA) - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in October 2025 as compared to October 2024. In October 2025, the Airport served 1,007,895 passengers, an increase of 8.4% when compared with the October 2024 passenger traffic count of 930,049.

Commercial aircraft operations in October 2025 of 8,100 increased 3.6% and commuter aircraft operations of 776 increased 65.8% when comparing with 2024 levels. 

Total aircraft operations decreased in October 2025 as compared with the same month in 2024. In October 2025, there were 28,346 total aircraft operations (takeoffs and landings) a 19.3% decrease compared to 35,115 total aircraft operations in October 2024.

General aviation activity of 19,462 accounted for 68.7% of the total aircraft operations during October 2025 and decreased 27.3% compared with October 2024.

The top three airlines in October 2025 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (305,713), American Airlines (173,455), and United Airlines (162,490). 
 

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - October 2025

 

October

2025

October

2024

 % Change

Year-To-Date

2025

Year-To-Date

2024

 % Change
Total passengers 1,007,895 930,049 8.4% 9,497,315 9,264,758 2.5%
Enplaned passengers 500,101 459,753 8.8% 4,733,695 4,604,160 2.8%
Deplaned passengers 507,794 470,296 8.0% 4,763,620 4,660,598 2.2%
Total Aircraft Operations 28,346 35,115 -19.3% 270,806 270,963 -0.1%
General Aviation 19,462 26,782 -27.3% 185,089 188,974 -2.1%
Commercial 8,100 7,818 3.6% 78,649 77,359 1.7%
Commuter 1 776 468 65.8% 6,906 4,397 57.1%
Military 8 47 -83.0% 162 233 -30.5%
Air Cargo Tons 2 1,306 1,216 7.4% 12,632 13,141 -3.9%
International Statistics 3 (included in totals above)
 

October

2025

October

2024

 % Change

Year-To-Date

2025

Year-To-Date

2024

 % Change
Total Passengers 22,704 28,630 -20.7% 249,922 296,591 -15.7%
Enplaned passengers 11,894 14,619 -18.6% 126,405 149,647 -15.5%
Deplaned passengers 10,810 14,011 -22.8% 123,517 146,944 -15.9%
Total Aircraft Operations 202 224 -9.8% 2,154 2,345 -8.1%

  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:
    1,218 tons
    Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):
    88 tons
    Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:
    September 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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