Non-Stop Airlift to California
Cirium
June 1, 2026
Overview
A monthly summary of non-stop seats to California, including total domestic and international airlift, as well as a breakdown of airlift by market into California.
Major Takeaways
- In April 2026, California’s domestic air travel recorded 9.5 million non-stop seats to destinations across the state, 0.5% decline from March 2025.
- Internationally, Visit California’s 13 priority markets accounted for 1.4 million non-stop seats to the state, 8.8% year-over-year decrease.
Mexico remained the largest international source market with 424.9K non-stop seats, a 9% decrease year over year, while Canada followed with 205.4K seats, down 10%.
Among overseas markets, Japan and the U.K. had the largest volume of nonstop seats to California.
- Middle East (-72%) and India (-34%) had the largest rates of decline while markets China was the only priority market with positive 8% growth.
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