5,700-foot main runway, extendable to 6,800 feet on-site to the north. (See blue extension on FAA layout below) Also extendable to the south if permitted.
9,400 feet
John Wayne vs. Lindbergh
Field
Data compares John Wayne Airport to San Diego's Lindbergh Field.
| John Wayne Airport (SNA) |
Lindbergh Field (SAN) (1) | |
| Land area (acres) | 501 |
614 |
| Number of runways | 2 runways (1 for commercial) 5,700-foot main runway, extendable to 6,800 feet on-site to the north. (See blue extension on FAA layout below) Also extendable to the south if permitted. |
1 runway 9,400 feet |
| Night curfew |
Yes (2) |
Yes, partial (3) |
| Limit on passengers |
10.3 million annual passengers, increasing to
10.8, limited by negotiated agreement between OC and Newport Beach |
Limited to physical capacity of 18.7-26.3 MAP
unless land and a second runway is added. |
| Passengers, 2006 | 9.6 million | 17.5 million |
| Cargo, 2006 | 26 thousand tons | 166 thousand tons |
| Total operations, 2006 | 347,194 including General Aviation |
220,839 including General Aviation |
| Passengers per operation by air
carriers and air taxis 2006 |
92 |
83 |
| General aviation operations, 2006 |
243,061 |
13,586 |
| Physical expansion plans | Has 14 boarding bridges and 5 ground level loading gates. A
300,000
square foot third terminal in the works will bring the total bridges to
20. |
Has 41 air carrier bridges plus 4 commuter gates. Proposed to add 10 gates. |
| County population, 2000 | 2,859,200 | 2,911,500 |
| Layout (not to scale) | |
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(1) Data from http://www.san.org
(2) Departures are limited to between 7 AM and 10 PM,
Monday-Saturday
and 8 AM to 10 PM on Sundays. Arrivals are allowed until 11 PM,
Monday-Sunday.
(3) Stage 3 aircraft departures between 6:30 AM. and 11:30 PM.
Lifeguard
or emergency flights are permitted as needed, and arrivals are allowed
24 hours a day.
