John Wayne Airport served nearly 1.1 million passengers in October, marking a 24% increase from last year, and a 20% increase from October of 2019.
Traffic is also up about 250% from October 2020, when Orange County was in the midst of a travel shutdown due to the pandemic.
However, total aircraft operations—including takeoffs and landings—dipped 0.6% in October to 26,005.
The top three airlines in October 2022 based on passenger count were Southwest Airlines, United Airlines and American Airlines.
