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 March 2026, California’s domestic air travel recorded 9.5 million non-stop seats to destinations across the state, 1.0% decline from March 2025.
• Internationally, Visit California’s 13 priority markets accounted for 1.5 million non-stop seats to the state, 5.6% year-over-year decrease.

• Mexico remained the largest international source market with 466.2K non-stop seats, an 4.2% decrease year over year, while Canada followed with 181.8K seats, down 14.9%. 

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

• India (-47.3%) and the Middle East (-31.6%) had the largest rates of decline while markets with larger airlift volume like Canada, South Korea and the U.K. reported declines of 9% to 10% each.