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 December 2025, California’s domestic air travel recorded 9.6 million non-stop seats to destinations across the state, 2.3% decline from December 2024.
• Internationally, Visit California’s 13 priority markets accounted for 1.6 million non-stop seats to the state, marking a 3.3 % year-over-year increase.

• Mexico remained the largest international source market with 569K non-stop seats, a 13% increase year over year, while Canada followed with 203.1K seats, down 14%. 

• 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 5% in December.

• Non-stop airlift from Italy grew by 53% for the month.