John Wayne Airport Posts May 2015 Statistics

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in May 2015 as compared to May 2014.  In May 2015, the Airport served 839,813 passengers, an increase of 4.9% when compared to the May 2014 passenger traffic count of 800,721.

Commercial aircraft operations increased 1.0%, while commuter aircraft operations decreased 4.1% when compared to May 2014 levels.

Total aircraft operations decreased in May 2015 as compared to the same month in 2014.  In May 2015, there were 21,073 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), a 9.8% decrease compared to 23,367 total aircraft operations in May 2014.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 66.6% of the total aircraft operations during May 2015, decreased 14.5% when compared to May 2014.

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - May 2015

 

May

2015

May

2014

% Change

Year-To-Date

2015

Year-To-Date

2014

% Change

Total passengers

 839,813 800,721 4.9% 3,943,290 3,748,939 5.2%

Enplaned passengers

 418,197 398,540 4.9% 1,969,169 1,873,028 5.1%

Deplaned passengers

 421,616 402,181 4.8% 1,974,121 1,875,911 5.2%

Total Aircraft Operations

 21,073 23,367 -9.8% 104,697 107,065 -2.2%

General Aviation

 14,031 16,412 -14.5% 70,797 73,551 -3.7%

Commercial

 6,678 6,609 1.0% 32,007 31,720 0.9%

Commuter 1

 302 315 -4.1% 1,454 1,503 -3.3%

Military

 62 31 100.0% 439 291 50.9%

Air Cargo Tons 2

 1,454 1,471 -1.2% 7,232 7,339 -1.5%

International Statistics 3

(included in totals above)

 

May

2015

May

2014

% Change

Year-To-Date

2015

Year-To-Date

2014

% Change

Total Passengers

 24,663 25,948 -5.0% 100,859 123,856 -18.6%

Enplaned passengers

 12,498 13,168 -5.1% 50,367 61,319 -17.9%

Deplaned passengers

 12,165 12,780 -4.8% 50,492 62,537 -19.3%

Total Aircraft Operations

 247 239 3.3% 1,028 1,299 -20.9%

  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:
    1,281 tons
    Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):
    173 tons
    Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:
    April 2015

  3. Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.

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