(SANTA ANA, CA) – Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport decreased in December 2023 as compared to December 2022. In December 2023, the Airport served 876,398 passengers, a decrease of 7.2% when compared with the December 2022 passenger traffic count of 944,266.
Commercial aircraft operations in December 2023 of 7,713 increased 0.2% and commuter aircraft operations of 378 decreased 28.9% when comparing with December 2022 levels.
Total aircraft operations increased in December 2023 as compared with the same month in 2022. In December 2023, there were 22,338 total aircraft operations (takeoffs and landings) a 2.9% increase compared to 21,704 total aircraft operations in December 2022.
General aviation activity of 14,228 accounted for 63.7% of the total aircraft operations during December 2023 and increased 5.8% compared with December 2022.
The top three airlines in December 2023 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (277,306), United Airlines (154,129) and American Airlines (113,459).
John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - December 2023
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December
2023
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December
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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876,398
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944,266
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-7.2%
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11,741,325
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11,360,959
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3.3%
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Enplaned passengers
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436,417
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463,772
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-5.9%
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5,830,386
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5,635,590
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3.5%
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Deplaned passengers
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439,981
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480,494
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-8.4%
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5,910,939
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5,725,369
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3.2%
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Total Aircraft Operations
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22,338
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21,704
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2.9%
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273,175
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303,970
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-10.1%
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General Aviation
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14,228
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13,450
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5.8%
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172,866
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202,366
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-14.6%
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Commercial
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7,713
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7,698
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0.2%
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95,220
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95,260
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0.0%
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Commuter 1
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378
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532
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-28.9%
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4,858
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5,878
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-17.4%
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Military
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19
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24
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-20.8%
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231
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466
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-50.4%
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Air Cargo Tons 2
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1,561
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1,376
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13.4%
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17,611
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17,335
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1.6%
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International Statistics 3
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(included in totals above)
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December
2023
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December
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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22,289
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28,633
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-22.2%
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356,722
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314,226
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13.5%
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Enplaned passengers
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11,717
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14,737
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-20.5%
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180,373
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157,890
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14.2%
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Deplaned passengers
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10,572
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13,896
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-23.9%
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176,349
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156,336
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12.8%
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Total Aircraft Operations
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186
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240
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-22.5%
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2,796
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2,825
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-1.0%
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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: 1,484 tons
Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo): 77 tons
Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for: November 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.
