John Wayne Airport Posts March 2018 Statistics

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in March 2018 as compared with March 2017. In March 2018, the Airport served 898,418 passengers, an increase of 5.0% when compared with the March 2017 passenger traffic count of 856,025. 

Commercial aircraft operations increased 3.3% and commuter aircraft operations decreased 19.4% when compared with March 2017 levels.

Total aircraft operations decreased in March 2018 as compared with the same month in 2017. In March 2018, there were 25,419 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), a 0.7% decrease compared to 25,598 total aircraft operations in March 2017.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 69.4% of the total aircraft operations during March 2018, decreased 2.7% when compared with March 2017.

The top three airlines in March 2018 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (326,810), United Airlines (141,839) and American Airlines (140,472).

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - March 2018

 

March

2018

March

2017

% Change

Year-To-Date

2018

Year-To-Date

2017

% Change

Total passengers

898,418

856,025

5.0%

2,479,181

2,360,809

5.0%

Enplaned passengers

450,280

426,313

5.6%

1,237,138

1,175,227

5.3%

Deplaned passengers

448,138

429,712

4.3%

1,242,043

1,185,582

4.8%

Total Aircraft Operations

25,419

25,598

-0.7%

73,808

65,363

12.9%

General Aviation

17,637

18,130

-2.7%

51,950

44,228

17.5%

Commercial

7,613

7,370

3.3%

21,535

20,866

3.2%

Commuter 1

50

62

-19.4%

137

162

-15.4%

Military

119

36

230.6%

186

107

73.8%

Air Cargo Tons 2

1,430

1,311

9.1%

4,807

4,678

2.8%

International Statistics 3

(included in totals above)

 

March

2018

March

2017

% Change

Year-To-Date

2018

Year-To-Date

2017

% Change

Total Passengers

16,218

19,125

-15.2%

43,718

55,282

-20.9%

Enplaned passengers

8,360

9,735

-14.1%

21,772

26,827

-18.8%

Deplaned passengers

7,858

9,390

-16.3%

21,946

28,455

-22.9%

Total Aircraft Operations

175

239

-26.8%

480

703

-31.7%

  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:
    1,229 tons
    Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):
    200 tons
    Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:
    February 2018

  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.

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