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John Wayne Airport released its monthly statistics for June 2024, showing a decline in passenger numbers compared to the same period last year. The total number of passengers decreased by 9.1%, from 1,059,614 in June 2023 to 963,531 in June 2024. Year-to-date figures also reflected a drop of 4.7%, with passenger numbers falling from 5,810,721 in 2023 to 5,536,445 in 2024.
Enplaned passengers saw a reduction of 9.5% year-over-year for June, totaling 482,351 compared to last year's figure of 532,854. Deplaned passengers similarly declined by 8.7%, from 526,760 in June 2023 to 481,180 this year.
Total aircraft operations increased by 8.6% in June compared to the previous year. General aviation operations experienced an uptick of 18.1%, while commercial operations saw a decrease of 7.6%. Commuter and military operations reported changes as well; commuter flights rose by approximately half at a rate of about one flight per day while military operations remained relatively stable with only slight increases.
