John Wayne Airport Posts February 2022 Statistics

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in February 2022 as compared to February 2021. In February 2022, the Airport served 717,400 passengers, an increase of 215.5% when compared with the February 2021 passenger traffic count of 227,402. There was a decrease of 6.2% when compared to 764,506 passengers in February 2020 and a decrease of 9.1% when compared to February 2019 of 789,523 passengers.

Commercial aircraft operations increased 87.5% and commuter aircraft operations increased 63.5% when compared with February 2021 levels. Levels compared to 2020 show commercial aircraft operations of 6,269 increased 9.5% and commuter aircraft operations of 577 decreased 23.2%. February 2022 in comparison to 2019 levels, commercial aircraft operations of 6,737 increased 1.9% and commuter aircraft operations of 416 increased 6.5%.

Total aircraft operations increased in February 2022 as compared with the same month in 2021. In February 2022, there were 23,522 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), a 7.5% increase compared to 21,873 total aircraft operations in February 2021. Total aircraft operations increased 21.2% compared to 19,412 in February 2020 and increased 10.1% compared to the February 2019 21,360 total.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 68.6% of the total aircraft operations during February 2022, decreased 9.9% when compared with February 2021, and increased 29.0% when compared to general aviation activity of 12,513 in February 2020, which accounted for 64.5% of total aircraft operations. When compared to February 2019 general aviation activity of 14,125, which accounted for 66.1% of total aircraft operations, it increased 14.3%.

The top three airlines in February 2022 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (275,771), United Airlines (105,039) and American Airlines (104,049).

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - February 2022

 

February

2022

February

2021

% Change

Year-To-Date

2022

Year-To-Date

2021

% Change

Total passengers

717,400

227,402

215.5%

1,347,802

422,692

218.9%

Enplaned passengers

357,029

112,444

217.5%

671,329

209,243

220.8%

Deplaned passengers

360,371

114,958

213.5%

676,473

213,449

216.9%

Total Aircraft Operations

23,522

21,873

7.5%

47,872

40,140

19.3%

General Aviation

16,145

17,914

-9.9%

32,705

31,633

3.4%

Commercial

6,866

3,662

87.5%

14,122

7,857

79.7%

Commuter 1

443

271

63.5%

932

568

64.1%

Military

68

26

161.5%

113

82

37.8%

Air Cargo Tons 2

1,257

1,430

-12.1%

3,258

3,362

-3.1%

International Statistics 3

(included in totals above)

 

February

2022

February

2021

% Change

Year-To-Date

2022

Year-To-Date

2021

% Change

Total Passengers

12,572

0

0.0%

23,711

0

0.0%

Enplaned passengers

6,296

0

0.0%

11,511

0

0.0%

Deplaned passengers

6,276

0

0.0%

12,200

0

0.0%

Total Aircraft Operations

181

0

0.0%

387

0

0.0%

  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:
    1,122 tons
    Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):
    135 tons
    Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:
    January 2022

  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 30 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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