John Wayne Airport Posts February 2024 Statistics

(SANTA ANA, CA) – Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in February 2024 as compared to February 2023. In February 2024, the Airport served 856,665 passengers, an increase of 1.8% when compared with the February 2023 passenger traffic count of 841,593

Commercial aircraft operations in February 2024 of 7,266 increased 4.3% and commuter aircraft operations of 386 decreased 11.3% when comparing with February 2023 levels.

Total aircraft operations increased in February 2024 as compared with the same month in 2023. In February 2024, there were 20,748 total aircraft operations (takeoffs and landings) an 8.3% increase compared to 19,166 total aircraft operations in February 2023.

General aviation activity of 13,089 accounted for 63.1% of the total aircraft operations during February 2024, and increased 11.5% compared with February 2023.

The top three airlines in February 2024 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (270,939), American Airlines (151,634) and Alaska Airlines (129,308).

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - February 2024

 

February

2024

February

2023

 % Change

Year-To-Date

2024

Year-To-Date

2023

 % Change
Total passengers 856,665 841,593 1.8% 1,741,549 1,722,642 1.1%
Enplaned passengers 426,367 417,960 2.0% 865,446 855,140 1.2%
Deplaned passengers 430,298 423,633 1.6% 876,103 867,502 1.0%
Total Aircraft Operations 20,748 19,166 8.3% 45,335 39,579 14.5%
General Aviation 13,089 11,734 11.5% 29,561 23,994 23.2%
Commercial 7,266 6,965 4.3% 14,952 14,621 2.3%
Commuter 1 386 435 -11.3% 798 917 -13.0%
Military 7 32 -78.1% 24 47 -48.9%
Air Cargo Tons 2 1,203 1,237 -2.7% 3,085 2,971 3.8%
International Statistics 3 (included in totals above)
 

February

2024

February

2023

 % Change

Year-To-Date

2024

Year-To-Date

2023

 % Change
Total Passengers 27,830 28,373 -1.9% 53,888 57,311 -6.0%
Enplaned passengers 14,242 14,294 -0.4% 27,292 28,544 -4.4%
Deplaned passengers 13,588 14,079 -3.5% 26,596 28,767 -7.5%
Total Aircraft Operations 228 223 2.2% 444 471 -5.7%

  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:
    1,133 tons
    Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):
    70 tons
    Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:
    January 2024

  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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