Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in February 2023 as compared to February 2022. In February 2023, the Airport served 841,593 passengers, an increase of 17.3% when compared with the February 2022 passenger traffic count of 717,400.
Commercial aircraft operations in February 2023 of 6,965 increased 1.4% and commuter aircraft operations of 435 decreased 1.8% when comparing with February 2022 levels.
Total aircraft operations decreased in February 2023 as compared with the same month in 2022. In February 2023, there were 19,166 total aircraft operations (takeoffs and landings) a 18.5% decrease compared to 23,522 total aircraft operations in February 2022.
General aviation activity of 11,734 accounted for 61.2% of the total aircraft operations during February 2023 and decreased 27.3% compared with February 2022.
The top three airlines in February 2023 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (291,950), American Airlines (134,648) and United Airlines (125,707).
John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - February 2023
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|
February 2023 |
February 2022 |
% Change |
Year-To-Date 2023 |
Year-To-Date 2022 |
% Change |
|
Total passengers |
841,593 |
717,400 |
17.3% |
1,722,642 |
1,347,802 |
27.8% |
|
Enplaned passengers |
417,960 |
357,029 |
17.1% |
855,140 |
671,329 |
27.4% |
|
Deplaned passengers |
423,633 |
360,371 |
17.6% |
867,502 |
676,473 |
28.2% |
|
Total Aircraft Operations |
19,166 |
23,522 |
-18.5% |
39,579 |
47,872 |
-17.3% |
|
General Aviation |
11,734 |
16,145 |
-27.3% |
23,994 |
32,705 |
-26.6% |
|
Commercial |
6,965 |
6,866 |
1.4% |
14,621 |
14,122 |
3.5% |
|
Commuter 1 |
435 |
443 |
-1.8% |
917 |
932 |
-1.6% |
|
Military |
32 |
68 |
-52.9% |
47 |
113 |
-58.4% |
|
Air Cargo Tons 2 |
1,237 |
1,257 |
-1.6% |
2,971 |
3,258 |
-8.8% |
|
International Statistics 3 |
(included in totals above) | |||||
|
|
February 2023 |
February 2022 |
% Change |
Year-To-Date 2023 |
Year-To-Date 2022 |
% Change |
|
Total Passengers |
28,373 |
12,572 |
125.7% |
57,311 |
23,711 |
141.7% |
|
Enplaned passengers |
14,294 |
6,296 |
127.0% |
28,544 |
11,511 |
148.0% |
|
Deplaned passengers |
14,079 |
6,276 |
124.3% |
28,767 |
12,200 |
135.8% |
|
Total Aircraft Operations |
223 |
181 |
23.2% |
471 |
387 |
21.7% |
- 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.
|
All-Cargo Carriers: |
1,139 tons |
|
Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo): |
98 tons |
|
Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for: |
January 2023 |
- Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.
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 Twitter @johnwayneair and Instagram @johnwayneair.
