John Wayne Airport has released its monthly statistics for July 2024, showing a decline in passenger numbers compared to the same period last year. The total number of passengers in July 2024 was 970,828, representing a 9.7% decrease from July 2023's figure of 1,075,535. Year-to-date figures also show a decline of 5.5%, with total passengers at 6,507,273 compared to 6,886,256 in the previous year.
Enplaned passengers in July totaled 480,403, down by 9.5% from last year's count of 530,664. Similarly, deplaned passengers saw a drop of 10%, totaling 490,425 compared to last year's figure of 544,871.
In contrast to the decline in passenger numbers, total aircraft operations increased by 22.8%, reaching a total of 29,981 operations compared to last year's figure of 24,421. General aviation operations saw a significant rise of 38.9%, with figures increasing from 15,564 in July last year to this year's count of 21,625.