Airport Passenger Traffic

Domestic and international passenger traffic from California’s top 10 commercial airports.

* Traffic counts include total enplanements and deplanements at each airport.

• In January 2025, total passenger traffic across California’s top airports reached 15.7 million, with domestic travelers making up 78% of the volume. Overall traffic declined 0.2% year-over-year, despite wildfire-related disruptions.
• LAX (5.5M), SFO (4.0M), and SAN (1.8M) were California’s top three airports, collectively managing over 11.3 million passengers.
• Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) saw a 3.0% decline year-over-year, partly due to wildfire-related disruptions and flight cancellations.
• San Francisco International Airport (SFO) recorded the highest growth, up +11.3% from the previous year, followed by San Diego (SAN, +4.8%) and Ontario (ONT, +1.2%)
• The sharpest year-over-year drops were seen at Oakland (OAK, -18.9%), San Jose (SJC, -9.5%), and Long Beach (LGB, -8.0%).