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74% of Americans didn't fly at all in the past three months

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Nearly three-quarters of Americans (74%) did not fly on an airplane even once over the three months from February through April 2026, a June 2026 Verasight survey finds.

The other 26% took at least one flight — 17% once or twice, 7% three or four times, and 2% five or more.

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74% of Americans didn't fly at all in the past three months.

During the past three months (February, March, and April), how many times did you fly in an airplane?

  • I did not fly in an airplane 74.1%
  • 1 or 2 times 16.5%
  • 3 or 4 times 6.9%
  • 5 or more times 2.4%

2026 · base n 1,000 · +/- 3.2%

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Methodology

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Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
Field dates
2026-06-21 → 2026-06-21
Base (unweighted)
1,000
Margin of error
+/- 3.2%
Module
2

Source

Citation

Verasight MPSA Omnibus Survey #2026-050, fielded June 21-21, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.

https://reports.verasight.io/r/mpsa26

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Population
US adults age 18+.
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