. 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.
(SANTA ANA, CA) – 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 by 1.4% and commuter aircraft operations of 435 decreased by 1.8% when compared 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) an 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 by 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
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 tonsPassenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):98 tons. The current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for: January 2023.
Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.
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