John Wayne Airport Posts July 2026 Statistics

(SANTA ANA, CA) - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport decreased in July 2026 as compared to July 2025. In July 2026, the Airport served 1,013,594 passengers, a decrease of 3.7% when compared with the July 2025 passenger traffic count of 1,052,623.

Commercial aircraft operations in July 2026 of 8,335 increased less than 0.1% and commuter aircraft operations of 765 decreased 3.3% when comparing with July 2025 levels. 

Total aircraft operations decreased in July 2026 as compared with the same month in 2025. In July 2026, there were 24,974 total aircraft operations (takeoffs and landings) a 16.8% decrease compared to 30,003 total aircraft operations in July 2025.

General aviation activity of 15,848 accounted for 63.5% of the total aircraft operations during July 2026, and decreased 24% compared with July 2025.

The top three airlines in July 2026 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (261,795), American Airlines (179,199), and United Airlines (162,528). 

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - July 2026

 

 

July

2026

July

2025

 % Change

Year-To-Date

2026

Year-To-Date

2025

 % Change
Total passengers 1,013,594 1,052,623 -3.7% 6,528,946 6,493,754 0.5%
Enplaned passengers 500,886 523,529 -4.3% 3,253,274 3,241,640 0.4%
Deplaned passengers 512,708 529,094 -3.1% 3,275,672 3,252,114 0.7%
Total Aircraft Operations 24,974 30,003 -16.8% 206,478 185,235 11.5%
General Aviation 15,848 20,858 -24.0% 146,549 125,858 16.4%
Commercial 8,335 8,333 0.0% 54,792 54,633 0.3%
Commuter 1 765 791 -3.3% 4,980 4,612 8.0%
Military 26 21 23.8% 157 132 18.9%
Air Cargo Tons 2 1,398 1,198 16.7% 9,029 8,725 3.5%
International Statistics 3 (included in totals above)
 

July

2026

July

2025

 % Change

Year-To-Date

2026

Year-To-Date

2025

 % Change
Total Passengers 12,550 27,716 -54.7% 124,905 179,939 -30.6%
Enplaned passengers 6,119 13,743 -55.5% 62,987 91,093 -30.9%
Deplaned passengers 6,431 13,973 -54.0% 61,918 88,846 -30.3%
Total Aircraft Operations 94 220 -57.3% 1,065 1,558 -31.6%

  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:
    1,300 tons
    Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):
    98 tons
    Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:
    June 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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