John Wayne Airport Posts September 2022 Statistics

SANTA ANA, Calif. – Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in September 2022 as compared to September 2021. In September 2022, the Airport served 1,014,460 passengers, an increase of 29.4% when compared with the September 2021 passenger traffic count of 783,737.

  • Compared to 274,813 passengers in September 2020, there was an increase of 269.1%.
  • Compared to 859,174 passengers in September 2019, there was an increase of 18.1%.

Commercial aircraft operations in September 2022 of 8,190 increased 12.6% and commuter aircraft operations of 473 decreased 5.0% when comparing with September 2021 levels. 

  • Compared to 2020 levels of commercial aircraft operations, there was an increase of 159.9% and commuter aircraft operations decreased 3.3%.
  • Compared to 2019 levels of commercial aircraft operations, there was an increase of 11.3% and commuter aircraft operations increased 6.3%.

Total aircraft operations decreased in September 2022 as compared with the same month in 2021. In September 2022, there were 26,209 total aircraft operations (takeoffs and landings) a 6.2% decrease compared to 27,956 total aircraft operations in September 2021.

  • Compared to September 2020 of 22,844, total aircraft operations increased 14.7%.
  • Compared to September 2019 of 26,218, total aircraft operations decreased 0.03%.

General aviation activity of 17,513 accounted for 66.8% of the total aircraft operations during September 2022, and decreased 13.2% compared with September 2021.

  • Compared to September 2020 general aviation activity of 19,186, which accounted for 83.9% of total aircraft operations, operations decreased 8.7%.
  • Compared to September 2019, general aviation activity of 18,309, which accounted for 69.8% of total aircraft operations, operations decreased 4.3%.

The top three airlines in September 2022 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (391,380), United Airlines (143,080) and American Airlines (142,259).
 

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - September 2022

 

September

2022

September

2021

% Change

Year-To-Date

2022

Year-To-Date

2021

% Change

Total passengers

1,014,460

783,737

29.4%

8,322,806

5,125,003

62.4%

Enplaned passengers

498,822

389,625

28.0%

4,135,900

2,549,811

62.2%

Deplaned passengers

515,638

394,112

30.8%

4,186,906

2,575,192

62.6%

Total Aircraft Operations

26,209

27,956

-6.2%

232,046

238,471

-2.7%

General Aviation

17,513

20,173

-13.2%

156,581

181,847

-13.9%

Commercial

8,190

7,271

12.6%

70,863

52,498

35.0%

Commuter 1

473

498

-5.0%

4,257

3,833

11.1%

Military

33

14

135.7%

345

293

17.7%

Air Cargo Tons 2

1,481

1,494

-0.9%

13,156

13,529

-2.8%

International Statistics 3

(included in totals above)

 

September

2022

September

2021

% Change

Year-To-Date

2022

Year-To-Date

2021

% Change

Total Passengers

29,316

7,967

268.0%

221,662

64,690

242.7%

Enplaned passengers

14,824

3,945

275.8%

110,551

31,167

254.7%

Deplaned passengers

14,492

4,022

260.3%

111,111

33,523

231.4%

Total Aircraft Operations

239

116

106.0%

2,098

810

159.0%

  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:
    1,355 tons
    Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):
    126 tons
    Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:
    August 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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