To serve the burgeoning travel needs of Orange County's expanding population, the Board of Supervisors initiated the John Wayne Airport Improvement Project in 1985. It was, at that time, the largest public works project in county history. The cornerstone of that project, The Thomas F. Riley Terminal, opened to the public in 1990, and that year over 4.5 million passengers were served.
Handicapped parking is available in all three structures.
Campus Drive was also widened from four to six lanes and a variety of other intersection and roadway improvements were completed to facilitate circulation in and aroun the airport. Interior view of The Thomas F. Riley Terminal Building One of the nation's busiest airports in terms of takeoffs and landings, John Wayne Airport is a valuable community resource to Orange County.