# John Wayne Orange County International Airport (SNA / KSNA)

**John Wayne Orange County International Airport** (IATA: SNA, ICAO: KSNA) is a large airport in Santa Ana, California, United States. It opened in Nov 1941. It has 2 runways; the longest is 5,700 ft (1,737 m). It is operated by County of Orange. In 2025 it handled 11.1 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksna

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SNA / KSNA
- FAA: SNA
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: County of Orange
- Serves: Santa Ana, California, United States
- Opened: Nov 1941
- Elevation: 56 ft / 17 m
- Coordinates: 33.6751, -117.8693
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 5,700 ft / 1,737 m
- Instrument procedures: 8 approaches, 12 departures, 7 arrivals
- Passengers: 11,091,565 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Website: http://www.ocair.com
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wayne_Airport (31 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1692316
- Weather station: KSNA
- Ident: KSNA

## Timeline

- Nov 1941: John Wayne Orange County International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02L/20R | 5,700 ft / 1,737 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 028° / 208° | yes |
| 02R/20L | 2,886 ft / 880 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 028° / 208° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00377AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 9,386,033 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 10,019,240 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 10,570,496 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 10,295,258 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 10,494,774 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 10,451,699 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 3,714,784 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 7,793,080 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 11,264,989 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 11,500,855 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 10,824,001 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 11,091,565 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

35 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (26)

- [LAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klas.md) Harry Reid International Airport · United States · 227 mi / 365 km · Delta Connection, JSX (airline), Breeze Airways
- [SCF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksdl.md) Scottsdale Airport · United States · 342 mi / 551 km · JSX (airline)
- [AZA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiwa.md) Mesa Gateway Airport · United States · 359 mi / 578 km · Allegiant Air
- [SFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfo.md) San Francisco International Airport · United States · 372 mi / 598 km · United Airlines
- [RNO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krno.md) Reno Tahoe International Airport · United States · 416 mi / 669 km · JSX (airline)
- [PVU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpvu.md) Provo Municipal Airport · United States · 565 mi / 909 km · Allegiant Air, Breeze Airways
- [SLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kslc.md) Salt Lake City International Airport · United States · 588 mi / 947 km · Delta Connection
- [OGD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kogd.md) Ogden Hinckley Airport · United States · 611 mi / 983 km · Breeze Airways
- [MFR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmfr.md) Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport · United States · 659 mi / 1,061 km · Allegiant Air
- [BOI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kboi.md) Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field · United States · 689 mi / 1,109 km · Allegiant Air
- [IDA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kida.md) Idaho Falls Regional Airport · United States · 748 mi / 1,204 km · Allegiant Air
- [EUG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/keug.md) Eugene Airport · United States · 777 mi / 1,250 km · Allegiant Air
- [COS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcos.md) City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport · United States · 814 mi / 1,310 km · Allegiant Air
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 845 mi / 1,360 km · United Airlines
- [PSC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpsc.md) Tri Cities Airport · United States · 872 mi / 1,404 km · Allegiant Air
- [MSO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmso.md) Missoula Montana Airport · United States · 936 mi / 1,506 km · Allegiant Air
- [SEA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksea.md) Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · United States · 979 mi / 1,576 km · Delta Connection
- [YVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyvr.md) Vancouver International Airport · Canada · 1,106 mi / 1,780 km · Air Canada
- [YYC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyc.md) Calgary International Airport · Canada · 1,221 mi / 1,965 km · WestJet
- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 1,344 mi / 2,163 km · United Airlines
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 1,722 mi / 2,772 km · United Airlines
- [ATW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katw.md) Appleton International Airport · United States · 1,726 mi / 2,777 km · Allegiant Air
- [GRR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgrr.md) Gerald R. Ford International Airport · United States · 1,852 mi / 2,981 km · Allegiant Air
- [CVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcvg.md) Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport · United States · 1,873 mi / 3,015 km · Allegiant Air
- [IAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiad.md) Washington Dulles International Airport · United States · 2,261 mi / 3,638 km · United Airlines
- [EWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewr.md) Newark Liberty International Airport · United States · 2,428 mi / 3,908 km · United Airlines

### Seasonal (9)

- [MRY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmry.md) Monterey Regional Airport · United States · 301 mi / 485 km · JSX (airline)
- [CCR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kccr.md) Buchanan Field · United States · 379 mi / 610 km · JSX (airline)
- [APC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kapc.md) Napa County Airport · United States · 399 mi / 642 km · JSX (airline)
- [GJT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgjt.md) Grand Junction Regional Airport · United States · 641 mi / 1,032 km · Breeze Airways
- [MTJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmtj.md) Montrose Regional Airport · United States · 649 mi / 1,044 km · Breeze Airways
- [DSM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdsm.md) Des Moines International Airport · United States · 1,426 mi / 2,295 km · Allegiant Air
- [CMH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcmh.md) John Glenn Columbus International Airport · United States · 1,970 mi / 3,170 km · Breeze Airways
- [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · United States · 2,183 mi / 3,513 km · Breeze Airways
- [RDU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krdu.md) Raleigh-Durham International Airport · United States · 2,208 mi / 3,554 km · Breeze Airways

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from SNA, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (7)

- G4 [Allegiant Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/allegiant-air) · 13
- MX [Breeze Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/breeze-airways) · 8
- [JSX](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jsx) · 6
- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 6
- [Delta Connection](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-connection) · 3
- AC [Air Canada](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-canada) · 1
- WS [WestJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/westjet) · 1

Former hub of [Air California](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-california).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 11.1M (2025) | #197 of 3,974 | #50 in North America | #40 in US |
| Longest runway | 5,700 ft / 1,737 m | =5,132 of 29,858 | =1,531 in North America | =1,206 in US |
| Elevation | 56 ft / 17 m | =38,947 of 43,403 | =17,658 in North America | =14,604 in US |
| Age | Opened 1941 | =1,548 of 15,079 | =737 in North America | =705 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | SOCAL APP | 121.300 |
| APP | SOCAL APP | 38.020 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 126.000 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 118.000 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 126.800 |
| DEP | SOCAL DEP | 128.100 |
| GND | JOHN WAYNE GROUND | 120.800 |
| RDO | RIVERSIDE RDO | 122.450 |
| TWR | RWY 02-20 | 119.900 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL SECONDARY | 121.850 |
| GND | JOHN WAYNE GROUND SECONDARY | 132.250 |
| TWR | 02L-20R | 126.800 |
| TWR | JOHN WAYNE TOWER SECONDARY | 128.350 |
| DEP | SOCAL DEP | 132.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [KSLI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksli.md) Los Alamitos Army Air Field · 13 mi / 21 km
- [LGB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klgb.md) Long Beach International Airport · 19 mi / 30 km
- [ONT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kont.md) Ontario International Airport · 30 mi / 49 km
- [RAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kral.md) Riverside Municipal Airport · 31 mi / 50 km
- [HHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khhr.md) Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport · 32 mi / 51 km
- [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · 36 mi / 58 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “John Wayne Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Wayne_Airport&oldid=1376244582), revision of 23 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksna/data