North America: Top 5 Cross-Border Routes

46. North America: Top 5 Cross-Border Routes Bilateral Country Pair Flight Volume | January 2026 16,788 Top 5 Total January Flights 17,050 Previous Month December Flights +8.47% Average MoM Mixed Growth +6.27% Average YoY

Annual Trend #1 Mexico ↔ United States 6,647 flights MoM -1.51% YoY +8.20% #2 Canada ↔ United States 4,260 flights MoM -14.71% YoY -2.27% #3 Bahamas ↔ United States 3,948 flights MoM +4.22% YoY +7.78% #4 Puerto Rico ↔ United States

1,067 flights MoM +29.02% YoY +16.23% #5 Sint Maarten ↔ United States 866 flights MoM +25.33% YoY +1.41% Mexico-US Leads Volume: The Mexico-US corridor tops NA with 6,647 flights despite a slight -1.51% MoM dip. The route remains robust with +8.20% YoY growth driven by continued nearshoring-related business travel and winter resort season demand to Mexican destinations.

Caribbean Peak Season: Bahamas-US traffic reached 3,948 flights (+4.22% MoM, +7.78% YoY), reflecting peak winter Caribbean season demand. Puerto Rico surged +29.02% MoM to 1,067 flights as wealthy Americans seek warm-weather island escapes during the coldest month.

Canada-US Post-Holiday Decline: Canada-US traffic dropped -14.71% MoM and -2.27% YoY, the weakest performance among the Top 5. The sharp decline from December reflects the typical post-holiday slowdown in cross-border business travel activity.

Island Destinations Surge: Sint Maarten enters the Top 5 for January with 866 flights (+25.33% MoM) replacing the transatlantic UK-US route. This shift underscores how winter tourism to Caribbean island destinations dominates NA cross-border patterns during January.