John Wayne Airport

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Airport Statistics - March 2009

News Release

  

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 15, 2009

Contact: Jenny Wedge
(949) 252-5182 (office)
(888) 210-6301 (pager)
jwedge@ocair.com

JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT POSTS MARCH 2009 STATISTICS

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport decreased in March 2009 as compared to March 2008. In March 2009, the Airport served 713,196 passengers, a decrease of 13.0% when compared to the March 2008 passenger traffic count of 819,638.

Commercial Carrier flight operations decreased 9.7%, while Commuter Carrier (air taxi) operations increased 6.6% when compared to the same levels recorded in March 2008.

Total aircraft operations decreased in March 2009 as compared to the same month in 2008. In March 2009, there were 18,177 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), a decrease of 34.7% when compared to 27,821 total aircraft operations in March 2008.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 57.0% of the total aircraft operations during March 2009, decreased 46.4% when compared to March 2008.

John Wayne Airport (SNA) is a self-supporting enterprise, owned and operated by the County of Orange, serves nearly nine million passengers annually and is governed by the five-member Orange County Board of Supervisors.

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John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - March 2009
  March
2009		 March
2008		 % Change YTD 2009 YTD 2008 % Change
Total passengers
713,196
819,638
-13.0%
1,888,642
2,229,091
-15.3%
Enplaned passengers
355,758
408,656
-12.9%
937,751
1,109,639
-15.5%
Deplaned passengers
357,438
410,982
-13.0%
950,891
1,119,452
-15.1%
Air Cargo Tons*
1,103
1,546
-28.7%
3,681
5,140
-28.4%
Tower Operations
18,177
27,821
-34.7%
50,330
76,188
-33.9%
General Aviation Operations
10,368
19,332
-46.4%
28,089
51,352
-45.3%
Air Carrier Operations
6,825
7,559
-9.7%
19,536
22,112
-11.6%
Air Taxi Operations
983
922
6.6%
2,695
2,704
-0.3%
Military Operations
1
8
-87.5%
10
20
-50.0%
*

All-Cargo Carriers: 1,103 tons
Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo): 76 tons

(Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for February 2009)