John Wayne Orange County International Airport Guide
John Wayne Airport (SNA) is located in an unincorporated area of Orange County, California, surrounded by Irvine, Newport Beach, and Costa Mesa. Owned and operated by the County of Orange, it is the second busiest airport in the Greater Los Angeles region by passenger count, handling over 11 million passengers a year.
The airport's single terminal building — the Thomas F. Riley Terminal — is divided into three gate areas: A, B, and C, with 22 commercial gates in total. Terminal C includes international Federal Inspection Services. The primary runway, at 5,700 feet, is the shortest in the United States used for regular international flights. A 1985 settlement agreement imposes noise restrictions that require a steep 25-degree departure climb angle, a procedure unique among US commercial airports.
SNA is the closest major airport to Disneyland and serves as a convenient alternative to Los Angeles International for travelers across southern Orange County. Southwest, American, and United are the three highest-volume carriers.
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Location
Key facts
- Size
- 11M passengers (2024)2 runwaysopened 1923
- Location
- 33.675, -117.869
- Operator
- County of Orange
Terminals
3 terminalsJohn Wayne Orange County International Airport has 3 passenger terminals — Terminal A, Terminal B and Terminal C, handling both international and domestic flights for around 11 airlines. Check which terminal your airline uses before you travel, as check-in, security and boarding points differ between them, and moving from one to another can take time.
- Terminal AMixed
American Airlines, Air Canada, Delta Air Lines, Breeze Airways, WestJet
- Terminal BDomestic
Alaska Airlines, United Airlines
- Terminal CMixed
Southwest Airlines, Allegiant Air, Frontier Airlines, Spirit Airlines
Nearby cities
5 citiesJohn Wayne Orange County International Airport is closest to Irvine (8 km east), and also serves Santa Ana, Anaheim and other nearby areas. With 5 towns and cities within reach, it is a practical gateway for the wider region. Distances shown are straight-line from the airport, so allow extra time for road transfers, traffic and parking.
- Irvine8 km east
- Santa Ana9 km north
- Anaheim22 km north
- Long Beach37 km northwest
- Los Angeles64 km northwest
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