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 June 2026, California’s domestic air travel recorded 10.1 million non-stop seats to destinations across the state, a 0.4% increase from June 2025.
• Internationally, Visit California’s 13 priority markets accounted for 1.5 million non-stop seats to the state, an 8.1% year-over-year decrease.

• Mexico remained the largest international source market with 397.8K non-stop seats, a 14% decrease year over year, while Canada followed with 247.3K seats, down 9%. 

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

• Italy (-23%), Mexico (-14%), and the Middle East (-12%)  had the largest rates of decline, while Germany (+3%), Japan (+2%%), and Australia (+2%)  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.