Airport director: Alan Murphy, director for 11 years, employed at the airport since 1986
Owner, operator: Orange County, County Board of Supervisors
Airport size: 500 acres
Terminals A and B: 448,500 square feet
New Terminal C: 282,000 square feet
Terminal C parking: 2,000 spaces
Total airport parking: 8,472 (estimate)
Terminal C opening date: Nov. 14, 2011
Terminal C cost: $196 million
Terminal C construction start: August 2009
Total airport improvement cost: $543 million, including Terminal C, improvements to terminals A and B, power plant
Terminals A and B improvements completion: 2012
Terminal C contractors: Pasadena-based Parsons Corp.; San Francisco’s Gensler; Highland Ranch, Colo.-based Arcadis; St. Louis, Mo.’s McCarthy Building Companies Inc.
Passenger cap: 10.8 million annually through 2015
Current passenger traffic: 8.4 million annually (estimate)
Peak passengers: 9.9 million in 2007, busiest year on record
Busiest time: 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Operating budget 2011-12: $88 million
Annual revenue: $116 million
Revenue from airlines: $47.6 million
Revenue from parking: $34.8 million
Revenue from food and beverage concession: $4 million (estimate)
Revenue from rental car concessions: $13 million (estimate)
Outstanding revenue bonds: $266 million
Employees: 179
Carriers: Southwest, 37% of market; American Airlines, 14%; Continental; 7%; US Airways, 5%; others, less than 5%
Airlines in new Terminal C: Southwest, Frontier
Business, leisure mix: 50% each
Cargo: 15,000 tons annually
Average amount spent per passenger in terminals: $5.24
International carriers: WestJet (Canada)
Primary food and beverage operator: Italy-based Autogrill SpA, parent of HMS Host
Autogrill contract term: 2011-21
New concessions: Farmer’s Market by Laguna Culinary Institute; Ruby’s Diner; Ruby’s Shake Shack; Javi’s; Jerry’s Wood-Fired Dogs; Pei Wei; Pinkberry; Zov’s; California Pizza Kitchen; Hobie Sand Bar; Anaheim Ducks Breakaway Bar & Grill; Grab-and-Go; La Tapenade Mediterranean Café; Ciao Gourmet Market; Starbucks Coffee; Carl’s Jr.; Caternia’s; Subway; Vino Volo
Source: John Wayne Airport, Fitch Ratings
—Compiled by Sherri Cruz
