Non-Stop Airlift to California
Cirium
July 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 May 2026, California’s domestic air travel recorded 10 million non-stop seats to destinations across the state, a 1.2% decline from May 2025.
- Internationally, Visit California’s 13 priority markets accounted for 1.5 million non-stop seats to the state, a 9.7% year-over-year decrease.
Mexico remained the largest international source market with 400.6K non-stop seats, a 7.1% decrease year over year, while Canada followed with 220.6K seats, down 20.4%.
Among overseas markets, Japan and the U.K. had the largest volume of nonstop seats to California.
- The Middle East (-55.8%) and India (-51.9%) had the largest rates of decline, while Japan (+2%), Australia (3.8%), and China (+4.4%) were the only priority markets with positive growth.
