SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in November 2021 as compared to November 2020. In November 2021, the Airport served 854,393 passengers, an increase of 208.4% when compared with the November 2020 passenger traffic count of 277,020 and an increase of 3.3% when compared to November 2019 of 827,140 passengers.
Commercial aircraft operations increased 98.5% and commuter aircraft operations decreased 8.7% when compared with November 2020 levels. Comparing November 2021 to 2019 levels, commercial aircraft operations of 7,244 increased 1.6% and commuter aircraft operations of 504 increased 9.1%.
Total aircraft operations increased in November 2021 as compared with the same month in 2020. In November 2021, there were 24,643 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), a 29.1% increase compared to 19,088 total aircraft operations in November 2020, and increased 11.9% compared to November 2019 of 22,014 total aircraft operations.
General aviation activity, which accounted for 68.4% of the total aircraft operations during November 2021, increased 13.3% when compared with November 2020, and increased 17.5% when compared to general aviation activity of 14,342 in November 2019, which accounted for 65.1% of total aircraft operations.
The top three airlines in November 2021 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (317,679), American Airlines (137,651) and United Airlines (120,418).
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