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August 25, 2020

JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT POSTS JULY 2020 STATISTICS

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport decreased in July 2020 as compared with July 2019. In July 2020, the Airport served 239,120 passengers, a decrease of 74.7% when compared with the July 2019 passenger traffic count of 945,962. 

Commercial aircraft operations decreased 49.2% and commuter aircraft operations decreased 11.7% when compared with July 2019 levels.

Total aircraft operations decreased in July 2020 as compared with the same month in 2019. In July 2020, there were 23,694 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), a 13.9% decrease compared to 27,520 total aircraft operations in July 2019.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 81.2% of the total aircraft operations during July 2020, increased 0.3% when compared with July 2019.

The top three airlines in July 2020 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (96,301), American Airlines (54,732) and United Airlines (29,968).

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - July 2020
*REVISED August 28, 2020*
July
2020		 July
2019		 % Change Year-To-Date
2020		 Year-To-Date
2019		 % Change
Total passengers 239,120 945,962 -74.7% 2,437,134 6,238,922 -60.9%
Enplaned passengers 119,946 470,962 -74.5% 1,219,851 3,116,744 -60.9%
Deplaned passengers 119,174 475,000 -74.9% 1,217,283 3,122,178 -61.0%
Total Aircraft Operations 23,694 27,520 -13.9% 132,479 176,759 -25.1%
General Aviation 19,249 19,194 0.3% 100,864 120,461 -16.3%
Commercial 3,924 7,719 -49.2% 28,549 52,749 -45.9%
Commuter1 460 523 -12.0% 2,685 3,036 -11.6%
Military 61 84 -27.4% 381 513 -25.7%
Air Cargo Tons2 1,594 1,399 13.9% 10,258 10,695 -4.1%

International Statistics3 (included in totals above)
July
2020		 July
2019		 % Change Year-To-Date
2020		 Year-To-Date
2019		 % Change
Total Passengers 0 16,004 -100.0% 17,246 114,270 -84.9%
Enplaned passengers 0 8,155 -100.0% 8,703 57,870 -85.0%
Deplaned passengers 0 7,849 -100.0% 8,543 56,400 -84.9%
Total Aircraft Operations 0 136 -100.0% 172 1,111 -84.5%
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: 1,519 tons
Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo): 75 tons
(Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for June 2020)
3

Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.
John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - July 2020
July
2020		 July
2019		 % Change Year-To-Date
2020		 Year-To-Date
2019		 % Change
Total passengers 239,120 945,962 -74.7% 2,437,134 6,238,922 -60.9%
Enplaned passengers 119,946 470,962 -74.5% 1,219,851 3,116,744 -60.9%
Deplaned passengers 119,174 475,000 -74.9% 1,217,283 3,122,178 -61.0%
Total Aircraft Operations 23,694 27,520 -13.9% 132,479 176,759 -25.1%
General Aviation 19,249 19,194 0.3% 100,864 120,461 -16.3%
Commercial 3,922 7,719 -49.2% 28,545 52,749 -45.9%
Commuter1 462 523 -11.7% 2,689 3,036 -11.4%
Military 61 84 -27.4% 381 513 -25.7%
Air Cargo Tons2 1,594 1,399 13.9% 10,258 10,695 -4.1%

International Statistics3 (included in totals above)
July
2020		 July
2019		 % Change Year-To-Date
2020		 Year-To-Date
2019		 % Change
Total Passengers 0 16,004 -100.0% 17,246 114,270 -84.9%
Enplaned passengers 0 8,155 -100.0% 8,703 57,870 -85.0%
Deplaned passengers 0 7,849 -100.0% 8,543 56,400 -84.9%
Total Aircraft Operations 0 136 -100.0% 172 1,111 -84.5%
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: 1,519 tons
Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo): 75 tons
(Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for June 2020)
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.