✈️ STA Jets’ Growth Across Three California Airports Is Concentrated at KSNA
STA Jets’ business jet flights departing from Van Nuys (KVNY), John Wayne (KSNA), and San Jose (KSJC) increased by 23 flights across two consecutive 30-day windows, with most of the increase coming from KSNA. Avi-Go data show that the operator completed 81 flights departing from the three California airports from August 4 to September 2, 2026, and 104 from September 3 to October 2, 2026, an increase of about 28.4%. KSNA rose from 42 to 56 flights, contributing 14 of the additional flights; KVNY rose from 36 to 42, and KSJC from 3 to 6. Across the three airports, KSNA accounted for 56 departures in the later window and KVNY for 42, remaining the two higher-volume departure points in the group.
Impact: For STA Jets, KSNA contributed 14 of the 23 additional flights across the three airports, making its actual mission volume the more important basis for departure planning in the later window. KVNY also added 6 flights over the same period, requiring corresponding scheduling flexibility. These figures cover completed flights departing from the three named airports, not airport takeoffs and landings, and cannot be used to gauge changes across all of STA Jets’ airport operations.
Recommendation: STA Jets could use the 56 flights from KSNA, 42 from KVNY, and 6 from KSJC to review departure mission times and crew utilization separately for September 3 to October 2, 2026, then compare them with the next complete 30-day window. The points to watch are whether KSNA’s 14-flight increase continues and whether the distribution of missions among the three airports changes.