John Wayne Airport Posts May 2026 Statistics

(SANTA ANA, CA) - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport decreased in May 2026 compared to May 2025. In May 2026, the Airport served 953,260 passengers, a decrease of 2.8% when compared with the May 2025 passenger traffic count of 980,663.

Commercial aircraft operations in May 2026 of 8,052 decreased 1.6% and commuter aircraft operations of 699 decreased 0.9% when compared with 2025 levels. 

Total aircraft operations decreased in May 2026 as compared with the same month in 2025. In May 2026, there were 26,870 total aircraft operations (takeoffs and landings), an 11.8% decrease compared to 30,464 total aircraft operations in May 2025.

General aviation activity of 18,115 accounted for 67.4% of the total aircraft operations during May 2026 and decreased 15.9% compared with May 2025.

The top three airlines in May 2026 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (258,209), American Airlines (168,264), and United Airlines (156,215). 
 

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - May 2026

 

May

2026

May

2025

 % Change

Year-To-Date

2026

Year-To-Date

2025

 % Change
Total passengers 953,260 980,663 -2.8% 4,521,519 4,418,734 2.3%
Enplaned passengers 471,607 486,423 -3.0% 2,252,928 2,204,499 2.2%
Deplaned passengers 481,653 494,240 -2.5% 2,268,591 2,214,235 2.5%
Total Aircraft Operations 26,870 30,464 -11.8% 156,476 126,937 23.3%
General Aviation 18,115 21,530 -15.9% 114,440 85,636 33.6%
Commercial 8,052 8,187 -1.6% 38,397 38,070 0.9%
Commuter 1 699 705 -0.9% 3,530 3,131 12.7%
Military 4 42 -90.5% 109 100 9.0%
Air Cargo Tons 2 1,363 1,248 9.2% 6,337 6,259 1.2%
International Statistics 3 (included in totals above)
 

May

2026

May

2025

 % Change

Year-To-Date

2026

Year-To-Date

2025

 % Change
Total Passengers 16,133 24,552 -34.3% 94,326 126,744 -25.6%
Enplaned passengers 8,259 12,521 -34.0% 47,352 63,999 -26.0%
Deplaned passengers 7,874 12,031 -34.6% 46,974 62,745 -25.1%
Total Aircraft Operations 140 222 -36.9% 832 1,120 -25.7%

  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:
    1,249 tons
    Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):
    114 tons
    Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:
    April 2026

  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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