John Wayne Airport. | Photo courtesy of Orange County
John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana reported a 9.7 percent decline in passenger traffic in July compared to the previous year.
In total, 970,828 passengers passed through the airport with the code SNA, compared to 1,075,535 in July 2023.
A total of 7,860 commercial aircraft were used in July, a decrease of 7% compared to July 2023. The 481 commuter aircraft in July represented an increase of 20% compared to the previous year.
“Total flight operations” increased – according to airport officials, there were 29,981 takeoffs and landings last month, a 22.8% increase from the 24,421 in July 2023.
General aviation activity of 21,625 represented 72.1% of total flight operations in July, an increase of 38.9% over the same month last year.
The three airlines with the most passengers in July were Southwest Airlines with 268,571, United Airlines with 163,688 and American Airlines with 162,561.
Orange County owns SNA and operates it as a self-supporting corporation that receives no general fund tax revenue, airport officials said. John Wayne Airport serves more than 11.3 million passengers each year and offers flights to more than 40 nonstop destinations in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
