John Wayne Airport Posts September 2024 Statistics

(SANTA ANA, CA) - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport decreased in September 2024 as compared to September 2023. In September 2024, the Airport served 879,703 passengers, a decrease of 9.3% when compared with the September 2023 passenger traffic count of 969,619.

Commercial aircraft operations in September 2024 of 7,477 decreased 6.1% and commuter aircraft operations of 459 increased 24.4% when comparing with September 2023 levels.

Total aircraft operations increased in September 2024 as compared with the same month in 2023. In August 2024, there were 30,124 total aircraft operations (takeoffs and landings) a 23.6% increase compared to 24,371 total aircraft operations in September 2023.

General aviation activity of 22,176 accounted for 73.6% of the total aircraft operations during September 2024, and increased 38.4% compared with September 2023.

The top three airlines in September 2024 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (255,408), American Airlines (151,974), and United Airlines (139,879).