John Wayne Airport Posts November 2023 Statistics

(SANTA ANA, CA) – Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport decreased in November 2023 as compared to November 2022. In November 2023, the Airport served 954,228 passengers, a decrease of 5.9% when compared with the November 2022 passenger traffic count of 1,014,095.

Commercial aircraft operations in November 2023 of 7,763 decreased 5.7% and commuter aircraft operations of 334 decreased 36.0% when comparing with November 2022 levels.

Total aircraft operations decreased in November 2023 as compared with the same month in 2022. In November 2023, there were 22,839 total aircraft operations (takeoffs and landings) a 5.7% decrease compared to 24,215 total aircraft operations in November 2022.­

General aviation activity of 14,726 accounted for 64.5% of the total aircraft operations during November 2023 and decreased 4.5% compared with November 2022.

The top three airlines in November 2023 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (287,012), United Airlines (149,707) and Alaska Airlines (148,983).

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - November 2023

 

November

2023

November

2022

% Change

Year-To-Date

2023

Year-To-Date

2022

% Change

Total passengers

954,228

1,014,095

-5.9%

10,864,927

10,416,693

4.3%

Enplaned passengers

472,016

502,437

-6.1%

5,393,969

5,171,818

4.3%

Deplaned passengers

482,212

511,658

-5.8%

5,470,958

5,244,875

4.3%

Total Aircraft Operations

22,839

24,215

-5.7%

250,837

282,266

-11.1%

General Aviation

14,726

15,418

-4.5%

158,638

188,916

-16.0%

Commercial

7,763

8,233

-5.7%

87,507

87,562

-0.1%

Commuter 1

334

522

-36.0%

4,480

5,346

-16.2%

Military

16

42

-61.9%

212

442

-52.0%

Air Cargo Tons 2

1,554

1,342

15.8%

16,050

15,959

0.6%

International Statistics 3

(included in totals above)

 

November

2023

November

2022

% Change

Year-To-Date

2023

Year-To-Date

2022

% Change

Total Passengers

22,784

30,595

-25.5%

334,433

285,593

17.1%

Enplaned passengers

11,631

15,749

-26.1%

168,656

143,153

17.8%

Deplaned passengers

11,153

14,846

-24.9%

165,777

142,440

16.4%

Total Aircraft Operations

182

239

-23.8%

2,610

2,585

1.0%

  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:
    1,469 tons
    Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):
    85 tons
    Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:
    October 2023

  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 11.3 million passengers annually and reaches more than 40 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 X (formerly Twitter) @johnwayneair and Instagram @johnwayneair.

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