page_title: John Wayne Airport
section_title: General aviation
hierarchical_section_title: John Wayne Airport / General aviation
caption_attribution_description: English: Private Jets on the tarmac at John Wayne Airport photo D Ramey Logan
context_page_description: John Wayne Airport is a commercial and general aviation airport that serves Orange County, California, and the Greater Los Angeles area. The airport is located in an unincorporated area of Orange County, and it is owned and operated by the county. John Wayne Airport is surrounded by the cities of Irvine, Newport Beach, and Costa Mesa, although its IATA airport code and mailing address are both registered to Santa Ana, the county seat. Originally named Orange County Airport, the Orange County Board of Supervisors renamed the airport in 1979 in honor of actor John Wayne, who lived in neighboring Newport Beach and died that year. A statue of John Wayne was installed at the airline terminal in 1982.
  John Wayne Airport is the sole commercial airport in Orange County. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport since it has over 10,000 passenger boardings per year. Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 4,584,147 enplanements in calendar year 2014, an increase from 4,450,628 in 2013.
context_section_description: The airport is the home base for approximately 450 general aviation aircraft.
  
  The General Aviation Master Plan adopted in the early 1990s limits the number of FBOs (Fixed-base operator) at John Wayne Airport to two, currently Atlantic Aviation and ACI Jet. In addition to supporting fuel sales and other aircraft services, these companies lease facilities to flight training, charter, and aircraft maintenance businesses.
  FBOs:
  Atlantic Aviation
  ACI Jet
  Airport businesses
  Clay Lacy Aviation
  Martin Aviation Aircraft Maintenance
  HeliStream
  OC Helicopters
  Orange County Flight Center
  Regency Air
  Sunrise Aviation
  Western Avionics
caption: Private jets on the apron at John Wayne Airport at Atlantic Aviation
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