- International air arrivals to the US totalled 10.3m in Q2 2026, down 6.1pc year-on-year.
- An estimated 471,000 air travellers visited the US for the FIFA World Cup.
- US residents made 20.7m outbound air departures in Q2 2026, down 2.0pc.
- Top overseas source markets were England, India, Brazil, Japan and Germany.
- Top US states visited were Florida, New York, California, Texas and Nevada.
The National Travel and Tourism Office has published results of the Survey of International Air Travelers for the second quarter of 2026. The survey covers non-US resident international inbound air arrivals to the United States and US resident international air outbound departures. The SIAT has been conducted monthly since January 1983.
International air arrivals to the United States totalled 10.3m in the second quarter of 2026. Arrivals decreased 6.1pc from the second quarter of 2025. Overseas arrivals decreased 8.0pc, Canadian arrivals decreased 0.9pc and Mexican arrivals decreased 0.5pc. An estimated 471,000 air travellers visited the United States for the FIFA World Cup in the second quarter.
US residents travelling to foreign destinations by air totalled 20.7m in the second quarter of 2026. Departures decreased 2.0pc from the second quarter of 2025. Departures to overseas destinations decreased 0.1pc, departures to Canada increased 3.0pc and departures to Mexico decreased 12.2pc. The top overseas destinations were Italy, England, France, Spain and the Dominican Republic.
