March 23, 2026
According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' (BTS) U.S. airlines carried 81.2 million systemwide (domestic and international) scheduled service passengers in December 2025. When adjusted for seasonality, December enplanements are up 1.5% from November and down 2.7% from the all-time high reached in June 2024.
BTS reported 69.9 million domestic passengers and 11.3 million international passengers on U.S. airlines flights in December, not adjusting for seasonality.
Systemwide enplanements (81.2M) were down 2.6% from the all-time December high (83.3) reached in 2024. Domestic enplanements (69.9M) were down 3.1% from the all-time December high (72.1) reached in 2024. International enplanements (11.3M) reached a new all-time high for the month of December.