John Wayne Airport Posts October 2024 Statistics

(SANTA ANA, CA) - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport decreased in October 2024 as compared to October 2023. In October 2024, the Airport served 930,049 passengers, a decrease of 8.5% when compared with the October 2023 passenger traffic count of 1,015,935.

Commercial aircraft operations in October 2024 of 7,818 decreased 4.1% and commuter aircraft operations of 468 increased 31.8% when comparing with October 2023 levels.

Total aircraft operations increased in October 2024 as compared with the same month in 2023. In August 2024, there were 35,115 total aircraft operations (takeoffs and landings) a 39.1% increase compared to 25,252 total aircraft operations in October 2023.

General aviation activity of 26,782 accounted for 76.3% of the total aircraft operations during October 2024, and increased 60.2% compared with October 2023.

The top three airlines in October 2024 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (261,328), American Airlines (160,557), and United Airlines (151,029).