John Wayne Airport Posts November 2022 Statistics

(SANTA ANA, CA) – Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in November 2022 as compared to November 2021. In November 2022, the Airport served 1,014,095 passengers, an increase of 18.7% when compared with the November 2021 passenger traffic count of 854,393.
  • Compared to 277,020 passengers in November 2020, there was an increase of 266.1%.
  • Compared to 827,140 passengers in November 2019, there was an increase of 22.6%.
Commercial aircraft operations in November 2022 of 8,233 increased 13.7% and commuter aircraft operations of 522 increased 3.6% when comparing with November 2021 levels. 
  • Compared to 2020 levels of commercial aircraft operations, there was an increase of 125.6% and commuter aircraft operations decreased 5.4%.
  • Compared to 2019 levels of commercial aircraft operations, there was an increase of 15.5% and commuter aircraft operations increased 13.0%.
Total aircraft operations decreased in November 2022 as compared with the same month in 2021. In November 2022, there were 24,215 total aircraft operations (takeoffs and landings) a 1.7% decrease compared to 24,643 total aircraft operations in November 2021.
  • Compared to November 2020 of 19,088, total aircraft operations increased 26.9%.
  • Compared to November 2019 of 22,014, total aircraft operations increased 10.0%.
General aviation activity of 15,418 accounted for 63.7% of the total aircraft operations during November 2022, and decreased 8.5% compared with November 2021.
  • Compared to November 2020 general aviation activity of 14,870, which accounted for 77.9% of total aircraft operations, operations increased 3.7%.
  • Compared to November 2019, general aviation activity of 14,342, which accounted for 65.1% of total aircraft operations, operations increased 7.5%.

The top three airlines in November 2022 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (390,871), American Airlines (145,149) and United Airlines (137,453).

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - November 2022 (*REVISED December 21, 2023*)

 

November

2022

November

2021

% Change

Year-To-Date

2022

Year-To-Date

2021

% Change

Total passengers

1,014,095

854,393

18.7%

10,416,693

6,852,818

52.0%

Enplaned passengers

502,437

424,785

18.3%

5,171,818

3,407,749

51.8%

Deplaned passengers

511,658

429,608

19.1%

5,244,875

3,445,069

52.2%

Total Aircraft Operations

24,215

24,643

-1.7%

282,266

289,274

-2.4%

General Aviation

15,418

16,848

-8.5%

188,916

216,956

-12.9%

Commercial

8,233

7,244

13.7%

87,562

67,083

30.5%

Commuter 1

522

504

3.6%

5,346

4,861

10.0%

Military

42

47

-10.6%

442

374

18.2%

Air Cargo Tons 2

1,342

1,601

-16.2%

15,959

16,693

-4.4%

International Statistics 3

(included in totals above)

 

November

2022

November

2021

% Change

Year-To-Date

2022

Year-To-Date

2021

% Change

Total Passengers

30,595

16,153

89.4%

285,593

94,127

203.4%

Enplaned passengers

15,749

7,910

99.1%

143,153

45,460

214.9%

Deplaned passengers

14,846

8,243

80.1%

142,440

48,667

192.7%

Total Aircraft Operations

239

197

21.3%

2,585

1,188

117.6%

  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:
    1,238 tons
    Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):
    104 tons
    Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:
    October 2022

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

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - November 2022

 

November

2022

November

2021

% Change

Year-To-Date

2022

Year-To-Date

2021

% Change

Total passengers

1,014,095

854,393

18.7%

10,416,693

6,852,818

52.0%

Enplaned passengers

502,437

424,785

18.3%

5,171,818

3,407,749

51.8%

Deplaned passengers

511,658

429,608

19.1%

5,244,875

3,445,069

52.2%

Total Aircraft Operations

24,215

24,643

-1.7%

282,266

289,274

-2.4%

General Aviation

15,418

16,848

-8.5%

188,916

216,956

-12.9%

Commercial

8,233

7,244

13.7%

87,562

67,083

30.5%

Commuter 1

522

504

3.6%

5,346

4,861

10.0%

Military

42

47

-10.6%

442

374

18.2%

Air Cargo Tons 2

1,342

1,601

-16.2%

15,834

16,693

-5.1%

International Statistics 3

(included in totals above)

 

November

2022

November

2021

% Change

Year-To-Date

2022

Year-To-Date

2021

% Change

Total Passengers

30,595

16,153

89.4%

285,593

94,127

203.4%

Enplaned passengers

15,749

7,910

99.1%

143,153

45,460

214.9%

Deplaned passengers

14,846

8,243

80.1%

142,440

48,667

192.7%

Total Aircraft Operations

239

197

21.3%

2,585

1,188

117.6%

  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:
    1,238 tons
    Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):
    104 tons
    Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:
    October 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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