November 2025 International Air Passenger Travel to/from the United States

International Air Passenger Enplanements To and From the United States Down 0.2 percent Year Over Year in November 2025

Overseas Visitation to the United States Down 3.5 percent Year Over Year in November 2025

Data recently released by the National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO) show that in November 2025:

U.S.-international air traffic passenger enplanements¹ totaled:

• 19.9 million in November 2025, down 0.2 percent compared to November 2024, with enplanements reaching 107.1 percent of pre-pandemic November 2019 volume. 

Originating Non-Stop Air Travel in November 2025

• Non-U.S. citizen air passenger arrivals  to the United States from foreign countries totaled:
  
  • 4.2 million in November 2025, down 5.2 percent compared to November 2024.
  • This represents 87.4 percent of pre-pandemic November 2019 volume.

On a related note, overseas visitor arrivals² totaled 2.5 million in November 2025, which reached 85 percent of pre-pandemic November 2019 volume, down from 87 percent in October 2025. November 2025 overseas visitor arrivals decreased 3.5 percent compared to November 2024.  Year-to-date through November, total overseas visitation was down 2.6 percent compared to the same period last year. (See November I-94 Advance Release https://www.trade.gov/i-94-arrivals-program)

• U.S. citizen air passenger departures from the United States to foreign countries totaled:
  • 5.3 million in November 2025, up 1.3 percent from November 2024.
  • This exceeded November 2019 volume by 26.5 percent.

World Region Highlights in November 2025 (APIS/I-92 arrivals + departures)

• Total air passenger travel (arrivals and departures) between the United States and other countries were led by Mexico (3.3 million, -0.4 percent Year-Over-Year YOY), Canada (2.2 million, -13.6 percent YOY), the United Kingdom (1.4 million, -3 percent YOY), Japan (926,000 +11.5 percent YOY), and the Dominican Republic (801,000, +8.3 percent YOY).
• International regional air travel to/from the United States:
  • Europe totaled 5.1 million passengers, up 1.1 percent over November 2024, and up 0.6 percent compared to November 2019.
  • South/Central America/Caribbean totaled 4.9 million, down 0.6 percent from November 2024, and up 18.8 percent compared to November 2019.
  • Asia totaled 2.7 million passengers, up 7.7 percent over November 2024, but down 10.7 percent compared to November 2019.
• Top U.S. ports serving international locations were New York (JFK) 2.5 million, Miami (MIA) 2.0 million, Los Angeles (LAX) 1.8 million, Newark (EWR) 1.2 million, and San Francisco (SFO) 1.2 million.
• Top foreign ports serving U.S. locations were London Heathrow (LHR) 1.3 million, Toronto (YYZ) 907,000, Cancun (CUN) 876,000, Mexico City (MEX) 748,000, and Incheon (ICN) 576,000.

¹ APIS/ “I-92” (arrivals + departures)

² ADIS/I-94 (with stays of 1-night or more in the United States and visiting under certain visa types)

Interested in an interactive data visualization of these statistics? Please visit our APIS/I-92 International Air Passenger Monitor for a more comprehensive and customizable experience.

APIS/I-92 International Air Passenger Monitor