_________________________________________________________________________________________ John Wayne Airport
John Wayne Airport( JWA) is an international commercial and general aviation airport serving Orange County, California, and the Greater Los Angeles area. Owned by the County of Orange and operated as a selfsupporting enterprise that receives no general fund tax revenue, the airport serves more than 11.3 million passengers annually and reaches more than 40 nonstop destinations in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Transportation & Logistics International joins Airport Director Charlene Reynolds. She begins with some insights into its storied history:“ John Wayne Airport is the only commercial airport in Orange County, and we’ ve been serving this community for decades. In the 1920s, the airport began as a private landing strip built by aviation pioneer Eddie Martin, who also founded a flying school and one of the nation’ s oldest aviation firms. It became Orange County
Airport in 1939 through a land swap with the Irvine Company and later served as a military base during World War II before returning to county control with a commitment to support all aviation uses. The Eddie Martin Terminal opened in 1967. The current terminal, named after former Supervisor Thomas F. Riley, for his role in advancing the airport improvement project, opened in 1990, and the original terminal was demolished in 1994.
“ Currently, we’ re proud to be ranked number one in customer satisfaction among large airports in the J. D. Power 2024 North America Airport Satisfaction Study. Our guests consider John Wayne Airport a convenient, clean, and trustworthy organization that is deeply connected to both the local economy and the people who live here. We’ ve continued to improve in ways that are very intentional, making sure we meet demand without losing that calm, accessible feel people really enjoy when flying through JWA.”
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