Purpose of the work. The purpose of this paper is to present the importance of studying and knowing the air transportation in tourism  There are close links between air transport and international tourism. The latter, in a significant way has an impact on the development and stimulation of changes in aviation and, in particular, this applies to establishing new routes or increasing competition by the emergence of new air carriers. Working methods. As a research method, scientific knowledge was used, which allowed the perception and sensing of the essence of the air transportation in tourism. Thanks to competitive prices and continually increasing offer of air connections to various places in the world, demand for tourism is growing trend. Among the factors hampering the development of aviation tourism, the following should be included: maintaining the visa requirement for many countries, the threat of terrorist attacks, and a set of factors in the structure of tourism and safety issue.  The results of the paper. As a result of the study carried out, a clear and multilateral definition of the concept was given - the air transportation, the influence factors of this, the importance of air tranportation in toruism. This paper focuses on the air transport and its impacts on the economy and environment, and its benefits for the development of tourism. The main aim of this research is to highlight the importance of air transport in international tourism.