JWA passengers in August up 7.2% from last year

The number of passengers using John Wayne Airport in August was up 7.2% compared with the same month in 2006, according to airport officials. It was the 11th consecutive month of increased passenger levels, airport statistics show.

While the passenger count for August 2007 hit 946,426, the number of takeoffs and landings for all types of aircraft last month went down 10.3% compared with the previous year. Airport operations are governed by a legal settlement that caps passengers at 10.3 million a year through 2010. In 2006, a total of 9.6 million people used John Wayne Airport.

— Alicia Robinson