Non-Stop Airlift to California
Cirium
March 6, 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 January 2026, California’s domestic air travel recorded 8.6 million non-stop seats to destinations across the state, 2.1% decline from January 2025.
- Internationally, Visit California’s 13 priority markets accounted for 1.5 million non-stop seats to the state, marking a 1.6% year-over-year increase.
Mexico remained the largest international source market with 510.2K non-stop seats, an 8% increase year over year, while Canada followed with 193.2K seats, down 12%.
Among overseas markets, Japan and the U.K. had the largest volume of nonstop seats to California, although airlift from the U.K. market has trended negative each month of 2025, declining 4% in January.
Non-stop airlift from Italy grew by 120% for the month.
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