January 28 - February 3, 2013
John Wayne Airport shows pickup in 2012 volume
John Wayne Airport announced results of its 2012 passenger travel. JWA served more than 8.85 million passengers in 2012 which represents an increase of 2.9% compared to 2011.
"The addition of service to three new destinations in Mexico by AirTran and Interjet helped contribute to this growth," said Alan L. Murphy. "The overall increase in passengers, however, reflects both the new international service and improvements in the general domestic travel market."
For the month of December 2012, airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased compared to December 2011. In December 2012, the Airport served 735,626 passengers, an increase of 5.5% when compared to the 697,512 passenger traffic count of December 2011.
The airport's best year was 2007 when it served 9,979,699 passengers.
John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport Statistics
- December 2012
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December |
December |
%
Change |
Year-to-Date |
Year-to-Date |
%
Change |
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Total passengers |
735,626 |
697,512 |
5.5% |
8,857,944 |
8,609,008 |
2.9% |
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Enplaned |
365,639 |
344,588 |
6.1% |
4,417,599 |
4,287,955 |
3.0% |
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|
Deplaned |
369,987 |
352,924 |
4.8% |
4,440,345 |
4,321,053 |
2.8% |
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|
Air Cargo Tons1 |
1,630 |
1,393 |
17.0% |
17,870 |
15,569 |
14.8% |
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|
Total Aircraft Operations |
19,139 |
18,593 |
2.9% |
255,688 |
252,943 |
1.1% |
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|
General Aviation |
12,135 |
11,791 |
2.9% |
171,873 |
169,870 |
1.2% |
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|
Commercial Aircraft |
6,781 |
6,548 |
3.6% |
80,691 |
79,658 |
1.3% |
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|
Commuter2 |
188 |
221 |
-14.9% |
2,631 |
3,188 |
-17.5% |
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|
Military Operations |
35 |
33 |
6.1% |
493 |
227 |
117.2% |
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LAX officials release final EIR on airport modernization, including runway plan - The Torrance Daily Breeze
An ambitious modernization plan at Los Angeles International Airport took another major step forward on Friday with officials releasing a final environmental impact report.
The nearly 2,000 page report focuses on two sets of plans favored by LAX executives - one to separate two runways on the north side of the field by 260 feet and another to improve ground facilities by constructing a consolidated rental car facility and building a people mover that would shuttle passengers around the airport. Plans also call, eventually, for a Metro station on or near the airport, and at least one new terminal.
For the projects to go forward, state law requires officials to assess their environmental impacts.
Los Angeles World Airports officials say the final draft is similar to an earlier one released in July. But at that point, airport staff had not issued their recommendations of which modernization plans they preferred. At the time, they had been considering plans to separate the runways by as little as 100 feet and as much as 350 feet. (Airport officials say moving the runways apart would limit dangerous so-called runway incursions between airplanes on the ground, though many nearby residents, concerned that landing will take place even closer to homes and businesses, say the project is not necessary).
Residents may comment on the modernization plans on Jan. 31 at 9:30 a.m. during a special meeting of the Board of Airport Commissioners. The commissioners may vote on the projects as soon as Feb. 5, though other groups, including the Federal Aviation Administration and Los Angeles City Council, would still need to approve them.
ONTARIO: No quick fix for airport - Riverside Press Enterprise
Los Angeles Councilman Bill Rosendahl suggested linking ONT to downtown LA by Metrolink to increase the number of flights.
Rosendahl told [a reporter] he envisions jumbo jets carrying international passengers making ONT the gateway to Southern California. It would relieve congestion at LAX, pleasing his constituents who live near LAX.
Rosendahl said he has long favored spreading air traffic across Southern California rather than concentrating it at LAX.
If travelers could easily get into LA from ONT, Rosendahl says, airlines would jump at the chance to use the less-busy airport.
With a Metrolink stop a stone's throw from ONT, he figures getting air passengers from ONT to the Metrolink station and into downtown LA is a no-brainer. It's a 20- to 30-minute trip, he said.
The trip from Ontario to LA Union Station takes 45-60 minutes, a Metrolink spokesman said.
January 21 - January 27, 2013
LA subcommittee to discuss Metrolink connection to ONT - Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Want to get from LA/Ontario International Airport to downtown Los Angeles in 20 minutes via the Metrolink? One Los Angeles councilman thinks it can be done.
But as a subcommittee of the City Council prepares to discuss the idea, a spokesman for the region's rail transportation system says it can't.
Last week, Councilman Bill Rosendahl introduced a motion requesting that Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's office and officials from Los Angeles World Airports work with Metrolink to consider options for connecting the Ontario airport to the rail line.
A long-time proponent of spreading air traffic throughout the region, Rosendahl has said he is more focused on creating the connection between Ontario's airport and Metrolink, which could equate to improved air traffic, including non-stop international flights.
Rosendahl, who oversees the Transportation Committee that meets today, has said the connection is the missing link for the struggling Ontario airport, which lacks a hookup with the rail transportation system.
Currently, the only direct Metrolink stop at an airport is Bob Hope Airport in Burbank.
Cost-cutting measures save Ontario airport carriers $7 million - Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Cost-cutting measures in the 2011-2012 fiscal year resulted in $7million savings for carriers at L.A./Ontario International Airport, officials said.
The news comes as officials welcomed the airport's first new air service in 18 months - a nonstop daily flight to Reno - last week.
Ontario officials, who are fighting to regain control of the airport, say ONT has been hemorrhaging passengers due to poor management, including
neglecting to market the airport.
The airport has struggled with passenger traffic since 2007. The city has launched a multijurisdictional authority to manage the airport if it gets control.
Councilman Alan Wapner, who presides over the Ontario International Airport Authority, said ONT's operating expenses are still too high to attract new
service.
Wapner said ONT is still seeing a passenger decline "so whatever they have done, it is not enough."
January 14 - January 20, 2013
Bob Hope Airport passenger figures, revenues continue to slide in winter - Burbank Leader
The number of passengers traveling through Bob Hope Airport continued to slide even as the holidays approached in October and November, dropping by 5.3% and 3.2%, respectively, compared to the same period in 2011.
Still, the latest statistics, released in a report to the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority on Monday, were better than September’s tally when the airfield reported a 10% passenger decline.
“Our No. 1 goal is [to] reverse that decline to the extent that we can, but the reversal is going to be long, slow and painful for us,” said Dan Feger, the airport’s executive director.
From January through November 2012, roughly 3.7 million passengers traveled through the airport, a decrease from around 3.9 million during the same period in 2011.
Revenues generated by parking fees, a significant revenue source for the airport, also continued to fall, dropping by around 7% in October and 5% in November compared to the same period in 2011.
December 31, 2012 - January 6, 2013
Ontario airport is still losing out to LAX - The Riverside Press-Enterprise
I'm sure some Inland residents chose John Wayne over ONT for convenience, or availability of flights, or price of tickets.
The most recent passenger traffic figures show ONT continues to lose passengers while LAX and John Wayne are gaining. In fact, John Wayne had its best November in five years, up 6.4 percent, according to an airport news release.
Comparing the first 11 months of 2012 to the first 11 months of 2011, ONT is down 5.25 percent, LAX is up 2.53 percent and John Wayne is up 2.7 percent.
The numbers keep making the case for local control.
The newly formed Ontario International Airport Authority will meet Monday to consider a business plan to regain control from Los Angeles World Airports.
The effort got support from the LA City Council in October on a 12-2 vote.
Happily, the new Federal Aviation Administration chief has local roots. Michael P. Huerta, who was confirmed Jan. 1, got his bachelor's degree in political science at UC Riverside.
He probably knows ONT. That may help when the FAA is asked to allow it to be put back in local hands.
Fullerton Airport manager flies on - OC Register
As manager of the city's Fullerton Airport for the past 16 years, Rod Propst has overseen numerous projects, including the construction of a new hangar and the rehabilitation of the parallel taxiways.
Now the former Marine Corp aviator is moving on. Propst, 61 has accepted a position as manager of the Sedona Airport Authority in Sedona, Ariz. His last day at the Fullerton Airport was Monday.
Travel through John Wayne Airport hits 5-year high - OC Register
John Wayne Airport passenger traffic topped 750,000 in November for the first time in five years with 45,000 more travelers passing through the airport's gates than in 2011.
The airport had 750,800 passengers in November, up from 705,465 in November 2011, according to the latest report released this week. November's numbers were the best since 2007, when 782,059 people flew in and out of Orange County.
Courtney Wiercioch, airport spokeswoman, noted that half of November's travel occurred during the 10 days surrounding Thanksgiving. She attributed part of the increase to new Orange County service to Mexico launched by AirTran and Interjet last year.
While total passengers at John Wayne increased in November over the previous year, Los Angeles International Airport traffic fell 1.25 percent and Long Beach Airport was down 8.2 percent.
JWA continues to recover volume
Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in November 2012 as compared to November 2011. In November 2012, the Airport served 750,800 passengers, an increase of 6.4 percent when compared to the 705,465 passenger traffic count in November 2011.
For the first eleven months of the year, passenger volume was up by 2.7 percent over 2011.
Volume still remains about 12 percent below the airport's best year in 2007. Previous high traffic levels were achieved prior to construction of the new third terminal.
Top SoCal Airport News - 2012
While developments in 2012 lacked the drama of previous years - when Orange County was convulsed over El Toro reuse, San Diego struggled over whether to expand Lindbergh Field or attempt to use part of Miramar and Palmdale Airport crashed again - airports still provided some headlines.
John Wayne Airport became truly international when Air Tran began service to Mexico.
Ontario Airport neighbors got a bit of traction in their struggle to regain control over the slumping inland airport. Los Angeles World Airport's governing board approved a resolution establishing guidelines for divesting itself of ONT.
Long Beach Airport completed a once-opposed expansion and modernization of its old cramped terminal to the satisfaction of travelers and Jet Blue, the airport's main carrier.
Burbank progressed with a project to provide multi-modal access by train and bus, seeking to make it the most convenient Los Angeles airport.
LAX planners recommended adding more separation between the two northern runways, a key element of a plan to expand and modernize the airport. The proposal is opposed by airport neighbors and officials at other regional airports who are hoping to limit LAX and increase air travel regionalization.
