NTTO: August 2026 International Air Passenger Travel to/from U.S.
International Air Passenger Enplanements To/From U.S.
Declined 3.4% Year Over Year in August 2026
Foreign International Air Passenger Arrivals To U.S. Decreased 6.4%
U.S. Citizen International Air Passenger Departures
From U.S. Decreased 3.3%
Data recently released by the National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO) show that in August 2026:
U.S.-international air traffic passenger enplanements1 totaled:
- 24.8 million in August 2026, down 3.4 percent compared to August 2025.
Originating Non-Stop Air Travel in August 2026
- Non-U.S. citizen air passenger arrivals to the United States from foreign countries totaled 5.2 million in August 2026, down 6.4 percent compared to August 2025.
On a related note, overseas visitor arrivals2 totaled 3.1 million in August 2026, down 11.8 percent from August 2025. Year-to-date through August, total overseas visitation was down 5.8 percent compared to the same period last year. (See August 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 6.3 million in August 2026, down 3.3 percent from August 2025.
World Region Highlights in August 2026 (APIS/I-92 arrivals + departures)
- Total air passenger travel (arrivals and departures) between the United States and other countries were led by Mexico (3 million, -5.2 percent Year-Over-Year (YOY)), Canada (3 million, +4 percent YOY), the United Kingdom (2 million, -6.7 percent YOY), Germany (1.1 million, -4.1 percent YOY), and the Dominican Republic (1 million, -5.2 percent YOY).
- International regional air travel to/from the United States:
- Europe totaled 8.4 million passengers, down 3.9 percent from August 2025.
- South/Central America/Caribbean totaled 5.6 million, down 5.4 percent from August 2025.
- Asia totaled 2.8 million passengers, down 1.4 percent from August 2025.
- Middle East totaled 1.2 million passengers, down 7.6 percent from August 2025.
- Top U.S. ports serving international locations were New York (JFK) 3.5 million, Los Angeles (LAX) 2.1 million, Miami (MIA) 2 million, Newark (EWR) 1.6 million, and Chicago (ORD) 1.5 million.
- Top foreign ports serving U.S. locations were London Heathrow (LHR) 1.7 million, Toronto (YYZ) 1.1 million, Paris (CDG) 852,000, Mexico City (MEX) 817,000, and Frankfurt (FRA) 763,000.
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)
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