Staying Financially Sound

Our Legacy of Smart Fiscal
Stewardship Continues

Year after year, John Wayne Airport’s financial stability,
conservative fiscal practices and careful stewardship
continue to guide us to new levels of success. Not only are we
debt-free, we maintain strong cash reserves and a low cost of
enplanement, which makes us highly attractive to airlines
and the traveling public. Those are just a few more reasons
JWA is Orange County’s favorite airport. financial report

2024 SNAPSHOT

01 Secured federal funds to
drive sustainability

JWA was awarded $10.6 million through the
FAA's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL)
Airport Terminal Program (ATP) Grant
Competition. The grant enables JWA to
significantly improve energy efficiency, reduce
carbon footprint, and improve the passenger
experience and safety by replacing four aging
public escalators within Terminals A and B.

02 Received additional funds for
accessibility improvements

We were also awarded $20 million through the
Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Airport
Improvement Program (AIP) Supplemental
Discretionary Grant Competition. This grant enables
the renovation of 12 public restrooms within
Terminals A and B, ensuring compliance with
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards
and other relevant building codes. The project will
also improve efficiencies along the path of travel from
the terminal entrance to these facilities, enhancing
ease of access for all passengers.

We were also awarded $20 million through the
Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA)
Airport Improvement Program (AIP)
Supplemental Discretionary Grant
Competition. This grant enables the
renovation of 12 public restrooms within
Terminals A and B, ensuring compliance with
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
standards and other relevant building codes.
The project will also improve efficiencies
along the path of travel from the terminal
entrance to these facilities, enhancing ease of
access for all passengers.

DID YOU KNOW?

JWA has 84 fire hydrants and maintains
6,571 pieces of equipment.

JWA has 84 fire
hydrants and
maintains 6,571 pieces
of equipment.

ON THE HORIZON IN 2025

01 We’ll seek to secure
more funding

We hope to receive approval from the
FAA for Passenger Facility Charge
(PFC) application No. 3 in the amount
of $34.5 million to fund the Facility
Security Improvements, Common Use
Passenger Processing System (CUPPS)
Replacement, and Facility Accessibility
Improvements projects.

02 We’ll focus on taxiway improvements and road safety

We'll submit an amendment to PFC
application No. 2 to request an additional
to fully fund the Taxiway A,
E, and D Reconstruction and vehicle road
safety improvement project.