John Wayne Airport

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Airport Statistics - September 2009

News Release

  

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 14, 2009

Contact: Jenny Wedge
(888) 210-6301 (pager)
(949) 252-5182 (office)

JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT POSTS SEPTEMBER STATISTICS

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in September 2009 as compared to September 2008. In September 2009, the Airport served 709,101 passengers, an increase of 3.1% when compared to the September 2008 passenger traffic count of 687,603.

Commercial Carrier flight operations increased 5.0%, while Commuter Carrier (air taxi) operations decreased 10.7% when compared to the same levels recorded in September 2008.

Total aircraft operations increased in September 2009 as compared to the same month in 2008. In September 2009, there were 18,133 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), an increase of 0.2% when compared to 18,098 total aircraft operations in September 2008.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 57% of the total aircraft operations during September 2009, decreased 1.9% when compared to September 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 - September 2009
  September
2009		 September
2008		 % Change YTD 2009 YTD 2008 % Change
Total passengers 709,101 687,603 3.1% 6,501,318 6,918,543 -6.0%
Enplaned passengers 352,200 342,455 2.8% 3,242,817 3,459,761 -6.3%
Deplaned passengers 356,901 345,148 3.4% 3,258,501 3,458,782 -5.8%
Air Cargo Tons* 1,327 1,271 4.4% 11,359 13,501 -15.9%
Tower Operations 18,133 18,098 0.2% 163,749 217,443 -24.7%
General Aviation Operations 10,344 10,549 -1.9% 92,510 145,090 -36.2%
Air Carrier Operations 6,995 6,661 5.0% 62,341 64,321 -3.1%
Air Taxi Operations 790 885 -10.7% 8,860 7,981 11.0%
Military Operations 4 3 33.3% 38 51 -25.5%
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All-Cargo Carriers: 1217 tons
Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo): 110 tons

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