International Arrivals

A monthly summary of non-resident air arrivals at any California ports of entry (POE).

 

Please note: Beginning with July 2025, the reporting definition of “arrivals” and the historical data have been revised to reflect air arrivals through all California ports of entry.

The downloadable report includes both the old and new methodologies, along with historical data for comparison.

Starting with the January 2026 report, only the new methodology will be published

• In December 2025, California welcomed 593,620 total non-resident international air arrivals through its all ports of entry — a decrease of 7.2% compared to December 2024.
• Arrivals from Visit California’s 13 priority markets totaled 425,082 reflecting a 7.8% year-over-year decrease.
• Mexico became California’s top international source market, with 87,375 arrivals in December, up 4.5% year over year. Canada ranked second with 85,737 arrivals, but experienced a 19.9% year-over-year decline.
• Arrivals declined in 11 of 13 priority markets, with the steepest drops from Nordics (-21.9%),  Canada (-19.9%), France (-14.2%) and Middle East (-11%).
• The only markets with year-over-year growth in arrivals for the month included Mexico (+4.5%) and Italy (6.6%).