According to the latest data recently released by the National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO), in January 2023, US-International air traffic passenger enplanements (APIS/I-92 arrivals + departures) totaled 18.038 million, up 68% compared to January 2022, with enplanements reaching 91% of pre-pandemic January 2019 volume.
Non-US citizen air passenger arrivals to the United States from foreign countries totaled 4.034 million, up 76% compared to January 2022 and 76% compared to pre-pandemic January 2019 volume.
On a related note, overseas visitor arrivals (with stays of 1-night or more in the United States and visiting under certain visa types) (ADIS/ I-94) totaled 1.930 million in January 2023, the fifteenth consecutive month overseas visitor arrivals exceeded 1.0 million.
January overseas visitor arrivals reached 67% of pre-pandemic January 2019 volume, down from 71% in December 2022.
US citizen air passenger departures from the United States to foreign countries totaled 4.283 million, up 75% compared to January 2022 and exceeding January 2019 volume by 7.0%.
World Region Highlights in January 2023 (APIS/I-92 arrivals + departures)
• Total air passenger travel (arrivals and departures) between the United States and other countries were led by:
- Mexico 3.438 million
- Canada 2.172 million
- The United Kingdom 1.164 million
- The Dominican Republic 836,000
- Germany 644,000
• International regional air travel to/from the United States :
- Europe: 3.877 million passengers, up 87% over January 2022, and down only (-13%) compared to January 2019.
- South/Central America/Caribbean: 5.082 million, up 32% over January 2022, and down only (-3%) compared to January 2019.
• Top U.S. Ports serving international locations were:
- New York (JFK) 2.360 million
- Miami (MIA) 2.045 million
- Los Angeles (LAX) 1.601 million
- Newark (EWR) 1.004 million
- San Francisco (SFO) 963,000
• Top foreign ports serving U.S. locations were: