Table 1-37. Air Passenger Travel Arrivals in the United States from Selected Foreign Countries (Thousands)

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^a Country where passenger boarded a direct flight to the United States.
^b Canadian figure represents number of revenue passengers on scheduled commercial and charter flights. Does not include foreign (non-Canadian, non-U.S.) scheduled carriers.

KEY: N = data do not exist.

NOTES: Includes passengers on international commercial flights arriving at U.S. airports and travelers between U.S. airports in the 50 states, Puerto Rico, Guam, or the Virgin Islands, and other U.S. territories.Data compiled from flight reports required by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service. Table includes a selected sample of countries of embarkation for passengers arriving in the United States. Because two different data sources are used, the total number of departing passengers may be less than the totalfor "country of embarkation" listed here.

SOURCES: 1975-94: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Special Programs Administration, Volpe NationalTransportation Systems Center, U.S. International Air Travel Statistics (Cambridge, MA: Annual issues), table IIa.
1995: U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, U.S. International Air Passenger Statistics Report, Calendar Year 1995 (Washington, DC: 1996), table IIa.
1996-98: Ibid., U.S. International Air Travel Statistics Report (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table IIa.Canada: Statistics Canada, Air Carrier Traffic at Canadian Airports (Canada: Annual issues) and personal communication, March 28, 2000.