John Wayne Airport Traffic Up in May

Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in May 2023 as compared to May 2022. In May 2023, the Airport served 1,041,342 passengers, an increase of 3.8% when compared with the May 2022 passenger traffic count of 1,003,582.

Commercial aircraft operations in May 2023 of 8,266 decreased 0.2% and commuter aircraft operations of 422 decreased 17.9% when comparing with May 2022 levels.

Total aircraft operations decreased in May 2023 as compared with the same month in 2022. In May 2023, there were 22,748 total aircraft operations (takeoffs and landings) a 9.5% decrease compared to 25,126 total aircraft operations in May 2022.

General aviation activity of 14,042 accounted for 61.7% of the total aircraft operations during May 2023 and decreased 13.9% compared with May 2022.

The top three airlines in May 2023 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (331,150), American Airlines (175,111) and United Airlines (160,495).

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics - May 2023

	May 2023	May 2022	% Change	Year-To-Date 2023	Year-To-Date 2022	% Change
Total passengers	1,041,342	1,003,582	3.8%	4,751,107	4,226,977	12.4%
Enplaned passengers	515,570	497,682	3.6%	2,360,422	2,106,035	12.1%
Deplaned passengers	525,772	505,900	3.9%	2,390,685	2,120,942	12.7%
Total Aircraft Operations	22,748	25,126	-9.5%	105,077	124,026	-15.3%
General Aviation	14,042	16,307	-13.9%	64,161	83,446	-23.1%
Commercial	8,266	8,284	-0.2%	38,535	37,941	1.6%
Commuter ¹	422	514	-17.9%	2,257	2,398	-5.9%
Military	18	21	-14.3%	124	241	-48.5%
Air Cargo Tons ²	1,349	1,457	-7.5%	7,137	7,651	-6.7%
International Statistics ³	(included in totals above)
	May 2023	May 2022	% Change	Year-To-Date 2023	Year-To-Date 2022	% Change
Total Passengers	32,700	27,593	18.5%	156,433	97,109	61.1%
Enplaned passengers	16,837	14,085	19.5%	78,518	48,262	62.7%
Deplaned passengers	15,863	13,508	17.4%	77,915	48,847	59.5%
Total Aircraft Operations	258	248	4.0%	1,231	1,089	13.0%

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:	1,265 tons
Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):	84 tons
Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:	April 2023

Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.

Access to John Wayne Airport (SNA) is located in Irvine from MacArthur Blvd.

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.

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