SANTA ANA, Calif. - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in December 2021 as compared to December 2020. In December 2021, the Airport served 847,671 passengers, an increase of 266.9% when compared with the December 2020 passenger traffic count of 231,033 and a decrease of 4.9% when compared to December 2019 of 891,492 passengers.
Commercial aircraft operations increased 86.9% and commuter aircraft operations increased 9.5% when compared with December 2020 levels. Comparing December 2021 to 2019 levels, commercial aircraft operations of 7,170 decreased 5.0% and commuter aircraft operations of 508 increased 23.6%.
Total aircraft operations increased in December 2021 as compared with the same month in 2020. In December 2021, there were 22,410 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), a 24.1% increase compared to 18,061 total aircraft operations in December 2020, and increased 8.2% compared to December 2019 of 20,718 total aircraft operations.
General aviation activity, which accounted for 65.6% of the total aircraft operations during December 2021, increased 7.0% when compared with December 2020, and increased 15.6% when compared to general aviation activity of 12,731 in December 2019, which accounted for 61.4% of total aircraft operations.
The top three airlines in December 2021 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (315,770), American Airlines (142,915) and United Airlines (120,831).
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John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - December 2021
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December 2021
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December 2020
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% Change
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Year-To-Date 2021
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Year-To-Date 2020
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% Change
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Total passengers
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847,671
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231,033
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266.9%
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7,700,489
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3,794,850
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102.9%
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Enplaned passengers
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420,797
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115,738
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263.6%
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3,828,546
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1,893,027
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102.2%
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Deplaned passengers
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426,874
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115,295
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270.2%
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3,871,943
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1,901,823
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103.6%
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Total Aircraft Operations
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22,410
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18,061
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24.1%
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311,684
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238,340
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30.8%
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General Aviation
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14,712
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13,745
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7.0%
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231,668
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186,189
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24.4%
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Commercial
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7,170
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3,837
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86.9%
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74,253
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46,370
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60.1%
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Commuter 1
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508
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464
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9.5%
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5,369
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5,250
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2.3%
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Military
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20
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15
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33.3%
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394
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531
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-25.8%
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Air Cargo Tons 2
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1,550
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1,435
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8.0%
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18,243
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18,203
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0.2%
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International Statistics 3
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(included in totals above)
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December 2021
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December 2020
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% Change
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Year-To-Date 2021
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Year-To-Date 2020
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% Change
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Total Passengers
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17,919
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0
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0.0%
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112,046
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17,246
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549.7%
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Enplaned passengers
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9,065
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0
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0.0%
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54,525
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8,703
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526.5%
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Deplaned passengers
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8,854
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0
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0.0%
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57,521
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8,543
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573.3%
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Total Aircraft Operations
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212
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0
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0.0%
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1,400
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172
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714.0%
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- 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.
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All-Cargo Carriers:
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1,373 tons
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Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):
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177 tons
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Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:
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November 2021
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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.
