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(SANTA ANA, CA) – Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in April 2023 as compared to April 2022. In April 2023, the Airport served 992,569 passengers, an increase of 3.5% when compared with the April 2022 passenger traffic count of 958,826.
Commercial aircraft operations in April 2023 of 7,714 decreased 1.4% and commuter aircraft operations of 440 decreased 6% when comparing with April 2022 levels.
Total aircraft operations decreased in April 2023 as compared with the same month in 2022. In April 2023, there were 21,632 total aircraft operations (takeoffs and landings) a 15.9% decrease compared to 25,729 total aircraft operations in April 2022.
General aviation activity of 13,465 accounted for 62.2% of the total aircraft operations during April 2023 and decreased 22.5% compared with April 2022.
The top three airlines in April 2023 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (324,279), American Airlines (166,385) and United Airlines (156,012).
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John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - April 2023
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April
2023
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April
2022
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% Change
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Year-To-Date 2023
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Year-To-Date 2022
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% Change
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Total passengers
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992,569
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958,826
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3.5%
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3,709,765
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3,223,395
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15.1%
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Enplaned passengers
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493,991
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478,347
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3.3%
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1,844,852
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1,608,353
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14.7%
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Deplaned passengers
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498,578
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480,479
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3.8%
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1,864,913
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1,615,042
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15.5%
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Total Aircraft Operations
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21,632
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25,729
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-15.9%
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82,329
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98,900
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-16.8%
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General Aviation
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13,465
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17,378
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-22.5%
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50,119
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67,139
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-25.4%
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Commercial
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7,714
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7,825
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-1.4%
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30,269
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29,657
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2.1%
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Commuter 1
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440
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468
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-6.0%
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1,835
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1,884
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-2.6%
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Military
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13
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58
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-77.6%
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106
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220
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-51.8%
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Air Cargo Tons 2
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1,603
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1,660
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-3.4%
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5,789
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6,194
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-6.5%
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International Statistics 3
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(included in totals above)
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April
2023
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April
2022
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% Change
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Year-To-Date 2023
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Year-To-Date 2022
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% Change
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Total Passengers
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33,431
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24,800
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34.8%
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123,733
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69,516
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78.0%
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Enplaned passengers
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16,579
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12,367
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34.1%
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61,681
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34,177
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80.5%
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Deplaned passengers
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16,852
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12,433
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35.5%
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62,052
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35,339
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75.6%
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Total Aircraft Operations
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250
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230
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8.7%
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973
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841
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15.7%
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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: |
1,498 tons |
| Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo): |
105 tons |
| Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for: |
March 2023 |
- Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.
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