Fewer travelers ventured through John Wayne Airport in 2019 than 2018, officials say. (Shutterstock Photo)NEWPORT BEACH, CA — Roughly 827,000 passengers boarded and offloaded from planes at John Wayne Airport in November of 2019, the airport said in recent release. That total was down from the 850,000 passengers who flew in November the year before.Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport decreased in November 2019 as compared with November 2018, according to a JWA spokesperson.The top three airlines in November 2019 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines (261,072), American Airlines (139,892) and United Airlines (129,677), respectively.
Find out what’s happening in Newport Beach-Corona Del Marwith free, real-time updates from Patch.Let’s go! In November 2019, the Airport saw a decrease of 2.7 percent when compared with the November 2018 passenger traffic count of 850,458. Commercial aircraft operations decreased 4.9 percent and commuter aircraft operations increased 110-percent when compared with November 2018 levels.Find out what’s happening in Newport Beach-Corona Del Marwith free, real-time updates from Patch.Let’s go!Total aircraft operations decreased in November 2019 as compared with the same month in 2018. “In November 2019, there were 22,014 total aircraft operations (take-offs and landings), a 15.9 percent decrease compared to 26,182 total aircraft operations in November 2018,” they reported.General aviation activity, which accounted for 65.1 percent of the total aircraft operations during November 2019, decreased 22.1 percent when compared with November 2018.Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.ThankReply Share
