Non-Stop Airlift to California

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.

• In July 2026, California’s domestic air travel recorded 10.5 million non-stop seats to destinations across the state, a 2% increase from July 2025.
• Internationally, Visit California’s 13 priority markets accounted for 1.6 million non-stop seats to the state, an 8.9% year-over-year decrease.

• Mexico remained the largest international source market with 442,200 nonstop seats, a 14% decrease year over year, while Canada followed with 255,300 seats, down 8.5%. 

• Among overseas markets, Japan and the U.K. had the largest volume of nonstop seats to California. 

• Italy (-21%), the Middle East (-19%) and Mexico (-14%) had the largest rates of decline, while the Nordics (+2%), Germany (+1.9%), Australia (+1.5%) and Japan (+1.1%) were the only priority markets with positive growth. 
• Non-stop airlift from India has been suspended by Air India due to closures over Pakistani airspace and higher fuel costs.