North America: Top 5 Cross-Border Routes

46. North America: Top 5 Cross-Border Routes Bilateral Country Pair Flight Volume | March 2026 22,302 Top 5 Total March Flights 12,481 Previous Month February Flights +80.30% Average MoM Strong Rebound +30.75% Average YoY

Annual Trend #1 Mexico ↔ United States 6,971 flights MoM +40.80% YoY +8.45% #2 Canada ↔ United States 6,945 flights MoM +94.10% YoY +43.46% #3 Bahamas ↔ United States 6,438 flights MoM +133.01% YoY +27.81% #4 Puerto Rico ↔ United States

1,003 flights MoM +46.85% YoY +25.22% #5 Dominican Republic ↔ United States 945 flights MoM +86.76% YoY +48.82% Mexico-US Leads Spring Rebound: The Mexico-US corridor remains NA's busiest cross-border route with 6,971 flights, surging +40.80% MoM from February's seasonal low. Year-over-year the route grew +8.45%, indicating that corporate travel and leisure demand to Mexican destinations has strengthened as spring travel season begins.

Bahamas-US Caribbean Recovery: Bahamas-US traffic jumped +133.01% MoM to 6,438 flights as the spring break travel season drove renewed demand for Caribbean island destinations. The +27.81% YoY growth signals healthy underlying demand for this corridor heading into April.

Canada-US Strong Rebound: Canada-US traffic surged +94.10% MoM to 6,945 flights with +43.46% YoY growth. The March recovery reflects renewed cross-border business travel as winter weather subsides and corporate activity picks up across both nations heading into the spring business cycle.

Caribbean Routes Seasonal Recovery: Both Puerto Rico-US (+46.85% MoM to 1,003 flights) and Dominican Republic-US (+86.76% MoM to 945 flights) posted strong rebounds. Spring break travel and pre-Easter holiday demand are driving increased private aviation traffic to Caribbean destinations.