John Wayne Airport Posts January 2025 Statistics

(SANTA ANA, CA) - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport decreased in January 2025 as compared to January 2024. In January 2025, the Airport served 813,483 passengers, a decrease of 8.1% when compared with the January 2024 passenger traffic count of 884,884.

Commercial aircraft operations in January 2025 of 7,401 decreased 3.7% and commuter aircraft operations of 577 increased 40% when comparing with January 2024 levels. 

Total aircraft operations decreased in January 2025 as compared with the same month in 2024. In January  2025, there were 24,305 total aircraft operations (takeoffs and landings) a 1.1%  decrease compared to 24,587 total aircraft operations in January 2024.

General aviation activity of 16,302 accounted for 67.1% of the total aircraft operations during January 2025, and decreased 1% compared with January 2024.

The top three airlines in January 2025 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (209,431), American Airlines (137,876), and United Airlines (136,150).

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - January 2025

 

January

2025

January

2024

 % Change

Year-To-Date

2025

Year-To-Date

2024

 % Change
Total passengers 813,483 884,884 -8.1% 813,483 884,884 -8.1%
Enplaned passengers 404,650 439,079 -7.8% 404,650 439,079 -7.8%
Deplaned passengers 408,833 445,805 -8.3% 408,833 445,805 -8.3%
Total Aircraft Operations 24,305 24,587 -1.1% 24,305 24,587 -1.1%
General Aviation 16,302 16,472 -1.0% 16,302 16,472 -1.0%
Commercial 7,401 7,686 -3.7% 7,401 7,686 -3.7%
Commuter 1 577 412 40.0% 577 412 40.0%
Military 25 17 47.1% 25 17 47.1%
Air Cargo Tons 2 1,382 1,882 -26.6% 1,382 1,882 -26.6%
International Statistics 3 (included in totals above)
 

January

2025

January

2024

 % Change

Year-To-Date

2025

Year-To-Date

2024

 % Change
Total Passengers 23,371 26,058 -10.3% 23,371 26,058 -10.3%
Enplaned passengers 11,435 13,050 -12.4% 11,435 13,050 -12.4%
Deplaned passengers 11,936 13,008 -8.2% 11,936 13,008 -8.2%
Total Aircraft Operations 208 216 -3.7% 208 216 -3.7%

  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:
    1,304 tons
    Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):
    78 tons
    Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:
    December 2024

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

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Ranked #1 in Customer Satisfaction among Large Airports in the J.D. Power 2024 North America Airport Satisfaction Study, 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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