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(SANTA ANA, CA) – Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport decreased in October 2023 as compared to October 2022. In October 2023, the Airport served 1,015,935 passengers, a decrease of 5.9% when compared with the October 2022 passenger traffic count of 1,079,792.

Commercial aircraft operations in October 2023 of 8,155 decreased 3.7% and commuter aircraft operations of 355 decreased 37.4% when comparing with October 2022 levels.

Total aircraft operations decreased in October 2023 as compared with the same month in 2022. In October 2023, there were 25,252 total aircraft operations (takeoffs and landings) a 2.9% decrease compared to 26,005 total aircraft operations in October 2022.­

General aviation activity of 16,719 accounted for 66.2% of the total aircraft operations during October 2023 and decreased 1.2% compared with October 2022.

The top three airlines in October 2023 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (307,509), American Airlines (164,118) and Alaska Airlines (158,617).

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - October 2023
  October 2023 October 2022 % Change Year-To-Date 2023 Year-To-Date 2022 % Change
Total passengers 1,015,935 1,079,792 -5.9% 9,910,699 9,402,598 5.4%
Enplaned passengers 503,996 533,481 -5.5% 4,921,953 4,669,381 5.4%
Deplaned passengers 511,939 546,311 -6.3% 4,988,746 4,733,217 5.4%
Total Aircraft Operations 25,252 26,005 -2.9% 227,998 258,051 -11.6%
General Aviation 16,719 16,917 -1.2% 143,912 173,498 -17.1%
Commercial 8,155 8,466 -3.7% 79,744 79,329 0.5%
Commuter 1 355 567 -37.4% 4,146 4,824 -14.1%
Military 23 55 -58.2% 196 400 -51.0%
Air Cargo Tons 2 1,465 1,461 0.3% 14,496 14,617 -0.8%
International Statistics 3 (included in totals above)
  October 2023 October 2022 % Change Year-To-Date 2023 Year-To-Date 2022 % Change
Total Passengers 27,410 33,336 -17.8% 311,649 254,998 22.2%
Enplaned passengers 14,187 16,853 -15.8% 157,025 127,404 23.2%
Deplaned passengers 13,223 16,483 -19.8% 154,624 127,594 21.2%
Total Aircraft Operations 226 248 -8.9% 2,428 2,346 3.5%

  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:

    1,388 tons
    Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):

    77 tons
    Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:

    September 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.

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