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August 7, 2019

JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT POSTS JUNE 2019 STATISTICS

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport decreased in June 2019 as compared with June 2018. In June 2019, the Airport served 918,913 passengers, a decrease of 3.4% when compared with the June 2018 passenger traffic count of 950,834. 

Commercial aircraft operations decreased 4.7% and commuter aircraft operations increased 521.9% when compared with June 2018 levels.

Total aircraft operations decreased in June 2019 as compared with the same month in 2018. In June 2019, there were 25,531 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), a 4.2% decrease compared to 26,643 total aircraft operations in June 2018.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 68.5% of the total aircraft operations during June 2019, decreased 5.9% when compared with June 2018.

The top three airlines in June 2019 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (292,364), American Airlines (157,703) and United Airlines (152,256).

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics June 2019
June
2019		 June
2018		 % Change Year-To-Date
2019		 Year-To-Date
2018		 % Change
Total passengers 918,913 950,834 -3.4% 5,293,479 5,239,516 1.0%
Enplaned passengers 460,460 478,068 -3.7% 2,646,082 2,620,707 1.0%
Deplaned passengers 458,453 472,766 -3.0% 2,647,397 2,618,809 1.1%
Total Aircraft Operations 25,531 26,643 -4.2% 149,239 152,022 -1.8%
General Aviation 17,496 18,602 -5.9% 101,267 106,450 -4.9%
Commercial 7,512 7,879 -4.7% 45,030 44,843 0.4%
Commuter1 454 73 521.9% 2,513 324 675.6%
Military 69 89 -22.5% 429 405 5.9%
Air Cargo Tons2 1,554 1,638 -5.1% 9,296 9,750 -4.7%

International Statistics3 (included in totals above)
June
2019		 June
2018		 % Change Year-To-Date
2019		 Year-To-Date
2018		 % Change
Total Passengers 16,712 20,064 -16.7% 98,266 99,467 -1.2%
Enplaned passengers 8,409 10,428 -19.4% 49,715 50,293 -1.1%
Deplaned passengers 8,303 9,636 -13.8% 48,551 49,174 -1.3%
Total Aircraft Operations 150 184 -18.5% 975 1,021 -4.5%
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: 1,372 tons
Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo): 182 tons
(Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for May 2019)

3

Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.

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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 10 million passengers annually and reaches more than 20 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 Twitter @johnwayneair and Instagram @johnwayneair.