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 November 2025, California welcomed 478,173 total non-resident international air arrivals through its all ports of entry — a decrease of 9.2% compared to November 2024.
• Arrivals from Visit California’s 13 priority markets totaled 351,441 reflecting a 10.3% year-over-year decrease.
• Canada remained the top international market with 91,545 arrivals, despite a moderated 22.5% decline year-over-year. Mexico ranked second with 58,664 arrivals, up 2.7% from the prior year. 
• Arrivals declined in 8 out of 13 priority markets, with the steepest drops from Canada (-22.5%), France (-17.8%), Nordics (-16.9%) and Australia (-13.6%).
• The markets with year-over-year growth in arrivals for the month included Japan (6.6%), India (+4.8%) , Italy (+3.3%) , Mexico (+2.7%) and Middle East (1.5%).