August 9, 2011

JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT POSTS FEBRUARY 2009 STATISTICS (Revised)**

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport decreased in February 2009 as compared to February 2008. In February 2009, the Airport served 583,076 passengers, a decrease of 17.0% when compared to the February 2008 passenger traffic count of 702,327.

Commercial Carrier flight operations decreased 13.5%, while Commuter Carrier (air taxi) operations decreased 5.0% when compared to the same levels recorded in February 2008.

Total aircraft operations decreased in February 2009 as compared to the same month in 2008. In February 2009, there were 19,901 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), a decrease of 17.5% when compared to 24,122 total aircraft operations in February 2008.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 65.0% of the total aircraft operations during February 2009, decreased 19.9% when compared to February 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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