Airport Statistics: November 2003

December 22, 2003

JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT POSTS
NOVEMBER STATISTICS

(Santa Ana, CA) - Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in November 2003 as compared to November 2002. In November 2003, the passenger traffic count was 715,573, an increase of 15.3% when compared to the November 2002 passenger traffic count of 620,444.

Total aircraft operations increased in November 2003 as compared to the same month in 2002. In November 2003, the total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings) were 30,090, an increase of 5.5% when compared to the November 2002 total aircraft operations count of 28,526.

General aviation activity, which accounted for 72% of the total aircraft operations during November 2003, showed an increase of 4.1% when compared to November 2002. In addition, Commercial Carrier flight operations showed an increase of 3.4%, while Commuter Carrier (air taxi) operations showed an increase of 48.1% when compared to the same levels recorded in November 2002.

John Wayne Airport is a self-supporting enterprise, owned and operated by the County of Orange.

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Monthly Airport Statistics
November 2003

  November
2003
November
2002
% Change YTD 2003 YTD 2002 % Change
Total passengers

715,573

620,444

15.3%

7,786,304

7,207,782

8.0%

Enplaned passengers

357,798

310,489

15.2%

3,903,876

3,615,513

8.0%

Deplaned passengers

357,775

309,955

15.4%

3,882,428

3,592,269

8.1%

Air Cargo Tons*

1,211

1,400

-13.5%

14,099

14,155

-0.4%

Tower Operations

30,090

28,526

5.5%

322,214

340,107

-5.3%

General Aviation Operations

21,642

20,783

4.1%

231,413

254,150

-8.9%

Air Carrier Operations

6,997

6,764

3.4%

76,593

77,558

-1.2%

Air Taxi Operations

1,437

970

48.1%

14,057

8,242

70.6%

Military Operations

14

9

55.6%

151

157

-3.8%

*

All Cargo Carriers: 1,211
Passenger Carriers (incidental belly cargo): 295
(Current cargo tonnage figures in this report are for October 2003)