Sure, you probably already know that John Wayne Airport serves 10.6 million passengers annually, but did you know that 17,753 tons of cargo was shipped in 2018? Here are a few other fun facts from 2018 you can use to impress your friends and colleagues:
- JWA hosted 37 public tours for 931 guests.
- If you want to get in a little exercise before your flight, it’s 1,299 steps from Gate 1 – 22.
- Last year, Ruby’s Diner sold 22,002 cheeseburgers.
- The Bob Hope USO at JWA served 7,375 service members.
- 31,000 pounds of unwanted food was donated to local food pantries.
- JWA receives $ZERO general fund tax revenue (it is self-supporting) and it costs zero dollars for wi-fi (it’s FREE).
- In 2018, there were 222,270 general aviation (private, non-commercial) operations, which represented 70.2% of the total number of Airport operations.
- We fly non-stop to 23 destinations, and the longest flight is 2,433 miles to Newark, New Jersey.
- It takes 5,800 badged employees, including Airport staff, retail & restaurant staff, Fire, Sheriff’s, TSA, Airline, parking and contractors to provide a superior guest experience at JWA.
- JWA has 30,282 Facebook and 10,700 Twitter followers, and 1,012,721 people visited our website ocair.com in 2018.
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