Airlines for America, an industry trade group representing major domestic carriers, announced which U.S. states experienced the greatest impact on travel due to COVID-19. According to A4A’s data, after studying published airline schedules, New York was the hardest-hit state in the country. New York experienced the largest decrease (70 percent) in scheduled departures from July 2019 to July 2020.

New Jersey, the second-most impacted state, experienced a 67 percent decline in commercial flights. Conversely, Montana saw the least impact, with 25 percent fewer flights in July 2020 over July 2019. The national average was 50 percent.

A4A also determined which states saw the largest year-over-year deficit in TSA checkpoint volume:

1. New York (down 86 percent)
2. Hawai’i (down 85 percent)
3. Washington, D.C. (down 83 percent)
4. Vermont (down 83 percent)
5. Massachusetts (down 82 percent)
6. New Jersey (down 81 percent)
7. Rhode Island (down 79 percent)
8. California (down 79 percent)
9. New Mexico (down 78 percent)
10. Connecticut (down 75 percent)