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Passenger traffic drops at John Wayne Airport amid rise in aircraft operations

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John Wayne Airport has released its revised statistics for August 2024, highlighting a decrease in total passenger numbers compared to the same month last year. The airport reported a total of 947,733 passengers in August 2024, marking an 8.8% decline from the 1,038,889 passengers recorded in August 2023. Year-to-date figures also show a decrease of 5.9%, with passenger numbers falling from 7,925,145 in 2023 to 7,455,006 in 2024.

The number of enplaned passengers dropped by 8.7% from August last year, totaling 471,283 this year compared to last year's figure of 516,002. Deplaned passengers decreased by 8.9%, reaching a count of 476,450 compared to the previous year's figure of 522,887.

In contrast to the decline in passenger numbers, total aircraft operations increased by 25.5%, rising from last year's figure of 25,978 to reach a total of 32,602 operations this August. General aviation operations saw a significant rise of 40%, while commercial operations experienced a slight decline of -5.5%. Commuter and military flights showed varied changes with commuter flights increasing by over half and military flights remaining constant.

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Air cargo tonnage at John Wayne Airport was down as well; it fell by -12.7% compared to last year’s statistics for the month of August.

International passenger traffic at the airport also saw reductions both for the month and on a yearly basis up until now; however minor improvements were observed within specific categories like deplaned international travelers who faced less steep declines than others.

"Aircraft used for regularly scheduled air service," noted within the report specifics such as weight restrictions among other details alongside mentions concerning all-cargo carriers versus those carrying incidental belly cargo too had their relevant data presented accordingly within accompanying sections throughout these statistical findings issued today reflecting operational realities at John Wayne during given periods under review here."

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