John Wayne Airport posts October 2022 Statistics

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Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in October 2022 as compared to October 2021. In October 2022, the Airport served 1,079,792 passengers, an increase of 23.6% when compared with the October 2021 passenger traffic count of 873,422.

  • Compared to 307,865 passengers in October 2020, there was an increase of 250.7%.
  • Compared to 897,873 passengers in October 2019, there was an increase of 20.3%.

Commercial aircraft operations in October 2022 of 8,466 increased 15.3% and commuter aircraft operations of 567 increased 8.2% when comparing with October 2021 levels. 

  • Compared to 2020 levels of commercial aircraft operations, there was an increase of 154.1% and commuter aircraft operations increased 10.7%.
  • Compared to 2019 levels of commercial aircraft operations, there was an increase of 11.8% and commuter aircraft operations increased 23.0%.

Total aircraft operations decreased in October 2022 as compared with the same month in 2021. In October 2022, there were 26,005 total aircraft operations (takeoffs and landings) a 0.6% decrease compared to 26,160 total aircraft operations in October 2021.

  • Compared to October 2020 of 22,905, total aircraft operations increased 13.5%.
  • Compared to October 2019 of 25,468, total aircraft operations increased 2.1%.

General aviation activity of 16,917 accounted for 65.1% of the total aircraft operations during October 2022, and decreased 7.4% compared with October 2021.

  • Compared to October 2020 general aviation activity of 18,984, which accounted for 82.8% of total aircraft operations, operations decreased 10.9%.
  • Compared to October 2019, general aviation activity of 17,317, which accounted for 67.9% of total aircraft operations, operations decreased 2.3%.

The top three airlines in October 2022 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (412,370), United Airlines (155,195), and American Airlines (155,070).

John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics – October 2022
  October 2022 October 2021 % Change Year-To-Date 2022 Year-To-Date 2021 % Change
Total passengers 1,079,792 873,422 23.6% 9,402,598 5,998,425 56.8%
Enplaned passengers 533,481 433,153 23.2% 4,669,381 2,982,964 56.5%
Deplaned passengers 546,311 440,269 24.1% 4,733,217 3,015,461 57.0%
Total Aircraft Operations 26,005 26,160 -0.6% 258,051 264,631 -2.5%
General Aviation 16,917 18,261 -7.4% 173,498 200,108 -13.3%
Commercial 8,466 7,341 15.3% 79,329 59,839 32.6%
Commuter 1 567 524 8.2% 4,824 4,357 10.7%
Military 55 34 61.8% 400 327 22.3%
Air Cargo Tons 2 1,461 1,563 -6.5% 14,617 15,092 -3.1%
International Statistics 3 (included in totals above)
  October 2022 October 2021 % Change Year-To-Date 2022 Year-To-Date 2021 % Change
Total Passengers 33,336 13,284 150.9% 254,998 77,974 227.0%
Enplaned passengers 16,853 6,383 164.0% 127,404 37,550 239.3%
Deplaned passengers 16,483 6,901 138.8% 127,594 40,424 215.6%
Total Aircraft Operations 248 181 37.0% 2,346 991 136.7%
  1. 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.
  2. All-Cargo Carriers:
    1,338 tons
    Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo):
    Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for:
    September 2022
  3. Includes all Canada and Mexico Commercial passengers and operations.