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Table 13: One-Year Change in Average Domestic Fare 2007-2008

Fares based on U.S. domestic itinerary fares, round-trip or one-way for which no return is purchased. Averages do not include frequent flyer fares.
Top 100 airports* (based on 2007 U.S. originating domestic passengers) ranked by percent change in average domestic itinerary fare from 1st quarter 2007 to 1st quarter 2008

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Rank Airport U.S. Average Domestic Itinerary Fares Pct. Change
1Q 2001 1Q 2005 1Q 2006 1Q 2007 1Q 2008 2001-2008 2007-2008
1 Boston, MA 409.27 303.80 325.10 335.34 387.56 -5.3 15.6
2 Washington Dulles, VA 511.83 310.42 372.21 362.51 417.65 -18.4 15.2
3 Houston Bush, TX 422.82 355.99 362.02 353.50 404.70 -4.3 14.5
4 Washington Reagan National 371.62 308.65 341.32 349.26 396.94 6.8 13.7
5 Chicago Midway, Il 225.38 214.35 225.06 223.32 253.00 12.3 13.3
6 Flint, MI 306.62 275.19 295.86 265.85 300.89 -1.9 13.2
7 Charlotte, NC 544.97 405.08 390.25 349.48 392.05 -28.1 12.2
8 Philadelphia, PA 435.95 285.24 310.10 302.04 338.66 -22.3 12.1
9 Fresno, CA 421.58 382.69 386.52 375.52 417.10 -1.1 11.1
10 Buffalo/Niagara, NY 258.89 252.16 262.04 254.90 283.05 9.3 11.0
11 Syracuse, NY 390.89 307.07 345.58 342.24 377.40 -3.5 10.3
12 Chicago O'Hare, IL 410.60 309.84 332.46 311.00 342.18 -16.7 10.0
13 New York JFK, NY 443.94 279.97 307.69 332.72 365.98 -17.6 10.0
14 Rochester, NY 356.08 272.31 300.41 295.41 322.30 -9.5 9.1
15 Columbus, OH 310.58 295.73 326.03 296.36 323.33 4.1 9.1
16 Santa Ana (Orange County), CA 376.92 292.12 319.01 299.65 326.37 -13.4 8.9
17 Newburgh, NY 454.72 291.38 325.47 235.05 255.16 -43.9 8.6
18 Pittsburgh, PA 401.45 336.06 321.62 280.85 304.58 -24.1 8.4
19 Denver, CO 452.44 344.59 325.27 299.61 324.89 -28.2 8.4
20 Madison, WI 401.04 357.66 406.09 419.68 454.91 13.4 8.4
21 Newark-Liberty, NJ 465.26 388.34 372.56 370.59 401.23 -13.8 8.3
22 Baltimore, MD 283.38 258.59 265.92 260.26 281.31 -0.7 8.1
23 Dallas Love, TX 188.72 174.21 185.17 195.22 210.48 11.5 7.8
24 Nashville, TN 299.62 281.40 298.37 282.04 304.05 1.5 7.8
25 Houston Hobby, TX 219.35 225.08 230.16 231.32 249.33 13.7 7.8
26 Albany, NY 314.68 299.33 322.62 325.00 348.85 10.9 7.3
27 Providence, RI 304.89 262.30 279.24 290.60 311.38 2.1 7.2
28 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX 469.38 355.80 394.41 358.21 383.35 -18.3 7.0
29 Long Beach, CA 320.90 223.02 229.38 231.31 246.52 -23.2 6.6
30 Akron/Canton, OH 291.09 257.69 273.15 270.13 287.54 -1.2 6.4
31 Grand Rapids, MI 401.33 343.52 414.70 409.31 435.55 8.5 6.4
32 Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN 402.19 353.04 375.93 363.19 386.20 -4.0 6.3
33 Phoenix, AZ 272.43 261.14 272.35 270.13 286.96 5.3 6.2
34 Sacramento, CA 253.59 254.01 271.45 263.07 279.36 10.2 6.2
35 Reno, NV 222.77 241.08 255.74 255.26 270.02 21.2 5.8
36 Hartford, CT 338.97 292.42 325.62 356.75 376.58 11.1 5.6
37 Cleveland, OH 351.41 317.36 312.77 331.18 349.36 -0.6 5.5
38 Los Angeles, CA 354.80 325.79 338.41 344.24 362.89 2.3 5.4
39 Norfolk/Virginia Beach, VA 405.75 304.20 340.53 344.65 362.85 -10.6 5.3
40 Burlington, VT 373.36 303.18 344.76 354.96 373.60 0.1 5.3
41 Des Moines, IA 413.32 362.14 403.52 393.21 413.33 0.0 5.1
42 Burbank/Glendale/Pasadena, CA 184.53 211.96 233.17 227.01 237.43 28.7 4.6
43 Miami, FL 395.50 310.04 313.14 337.68 352.43 -10.9 4.4
  Average Domestic Itinerary Fare 347.74 301.41 323.36 317.88 331.72 -4.6 4.4
44 Indianapolis, IN 313.50 262.39 300.72 299.01 311.68 -0.6 4.2
45 New York LaGuardia, NY 357.35 279.67 312.62 319.76 332.87 -6.9 4.1
46 Jacksonville, FL 298.06 284.23 305.98 291.71 303.63 1.9 4.1
47 Kansas City, MO 284.55 281.25 284.74 286.06 296.88 4.3 3.8
48 Tulsa, OK 303.59 306.56 314.54 318.43 330.09 8.7 3.7
49 Pensacola, FL 453.31 325.48 391.12 385.22 399.28 -11.9 3.7
50 Harrisburg, PA 462.22 382.38 460.23 419.31 433.72 -6.2 3.4
51 Omaha, NE 306.80 303.69 313.92 311.66 322.17 5.0 3.4
52 Tucson, AZ 286.19 292.68 304.25 300.64 310.68 8.6 3.3
53 Richmond, VA 494.17 391.00 400.20 349.53 360.72 -27.0 3.2
54 White Plains, NY 605.69 361.50 465.86 293.41 302.73 -50.0 3.2
55 Savannah, GA 360.92 301.51 378.26 383.27 395.15 9.5 3.1
56 Dayton, OH 347.70 287.15 327.71 327.68 337.79 -2.9 3.1
57 Colorado Springs, CO 445.91 382.70 398.19 384.00 395.29 -11.4 2.9
58 El Paso, TX 256.17 269.91 286.72 292.29 300.85 17.4 2.9
59 Manchester, NH 316.93 267.78 286.20 294.30 302.85 -4.4 2.9
60 San Jose, CA 301.21 251.24 270.52 261.02 268.03 -11.0 2.7
61 Detroit, MI 350.42 311.26 335.73 299.05 306.95 -12.4 2.6
62 Austin, TX 352.24 329.35 337.69 334.27 342.92 -2.6 2.6
63 Lubbock, TX 229.61 243.77 260.13 261.69 267.67 16.6 2.3
64 San Antonio, TX 308.07 316.08 315.05 326.14 333.54 8.3 2.3
65 Raleigh/Durham, NC 315.46 271.32 313.49 295.61 301.77 -4.3 2.1
66 West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL 334.27 254.54 268.93 277.21 282.47 -15.5 1.9
67 Oklahoma City, OK 307.87 311.71 323.56 324.10 330.24 7.3 1.9
68 Oakland, CA 231.31 230.64 244.20 240.23 244.46 5.7 1.8
69 Little Rock, AR 299.29 300.12 329.91 327.28 332.83 11.2 1.7
70 Louisville, KY 289.43 288.59 310.97 319.60 323.83 11.9 1.3
71 Ontario/San Bernardino, CA 243.99 250.33 261.81 265.33 268.81 10.2 1.3
72 Albuquerque, NM 267.92 283.15 292.98 295.87 299.64 11.8 1.3
73 New Orleans, LA 273.67 271.86 290.16 301.57 304.67 11.3 1.0
74 Boise, ID 270.04 274.51 290.51 299.72 302.64 12.1 1.0
75 Portland, OR 311.29 300.23 320.07 321.34 324.47 4.2 1.0
76 Milwaukee, WI 382.51 298.60 328.61 337.00 340.06 -11.1 0.9
77 Spokane, WA 246.19 261.98 289.80 293.02 295.53 20.0 0.9
78 Las Vegas, NV 225.63 228.62 239.41 238.68 240.71 6.7 0.9
79 San Diego, CA 301.00 291.90 301.16 293.76 295.55 -1.8 0.6
80 Greenville/Spartanburg, SC 541.05 352.15 455.76 470.84 473.62 -12.5 0.6
81 Seattle/Tacoma, WA 338.80 312.48 337.28 343.48 345.39 1.9 0.6
82 Tampa, FL 301.29 249.55 274.87 271.88 273.22 -9.3 0.5
83 Islip, NY 235.90 225.75 230.34 250.77 250.07 6.0 -0.3
84 Jackson, MS 334.24 320.13 355.40 357.63 356.55 6.7 -0.3
85 Knoxville, TN 464.03 343.43 443.55 446.57 439.72 -5.2 -1.5
86 Birmingham, AL 312.60 305.61 338.06 337.63 332.45 6.4 -1.5
87 St. Louis, MO 353.06 310.60 314.14 317.22 311.37 -11.8 -1.8
88 Portland, ME 456.95 330.23 432.60 359.78 352.62 -22.8 -2.0
89 Cincinnati, OH 486.31 342.46 497.89 549.45 535.32 10.1 -2.6
90 Salt Lake City, UT 300.16 289.18 322.29 337.54 327.88 9.2 -2.9
91 Greensboro/High Point, NC 363.75 319.15 400.69 399.50 387.23 6.5 -3.1
92 Ft. Myers, FL 348.77 266.88 277.53 264.48 254.92 -26.9 -3.6
93 Orlando, FL 296.86 245.90 258.00 261.56 251.39 -15.3 -3.9
94 Wichita, KS 436.15 339.45 397.79 386.61 369.86 -15.2 -4.3
95 Memphis, TN 394.58 368.71 410.35 414.23 395.00 0.1 -4.6
96 Atlanta, GA 369.44 303.21 352.10 376.89 354.27 -4.1 -6.0
97 San Francisco, CA 465.70 412.06 428.85 421.90 395.54 -15.1 -6.2
98 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 266.58 231.51 249.92 258.35 238.38 -10.6 -7.7
99 Charleston, SC 490.50 350.20 470.45 493.43 400.84 -18.3 -18.8
100 Atlantic City, NJ 214.75 215.84 216.42 211.53 108.71 -49.4 -48.6
  Metropolitan areas ranked by percent change in average domestic itinerary fare from 1Q 2007 to 1Q 2008              
1 Metro Boston Area 377.22 291.15 311.72 322.33 363.40 -3.7 12.7
2 Metro WashingtonDC Area 357.98 289.54 317.06 314.98 350.39 -2.1 11.2
3 Metro Chicago Area 351.91 283.15 300.02 285.32 315.82 -10.3 10.7
4 Metro Houston Area 348.10 316.95 322.32 316.61 344.36 -1.1 8.8
5 Metro Dallas/Ft Worth Area 398.23 323.29 351.68 319.69 343.27 -13.8 7.4
6 Metro New York Area 415.17 311.44 329.87 336.53 358.06 -13.8 6.4
7 Metro Los Angeles Area 323.68 292.17 306.71 306.85 324.70 0.3 5.8
8 Metro San Francisco Area 350.26 301.40 316.51 312.03 315.35 -10.0 1.1

Airports included in metropolitan areas:
Greater Boston: Boston, Manchester, Providence
Greater Chicago: Midway, O'Hare
Greater Dallas-Fort Worth: Dallas-Fort Worth, Love
Greater Houston: Hobby, Bush Intercontinental
Greater Los Angeles: Burbank/Glendale/Pasadena, Long Beach, Los Angeles Int'l, Ontario, Santa Ana (Orange County)
Greater New York City: Islip (Long Island), La Guardia, JFK, Newark, Newburgh, White Plains
Greater San Francisco: Oakland, San Francisco, San Jose
Greater Washington DC: Baltimore, Reagan National, Dulles

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Origin and Destination Survey: DB1BTicket

* Not including Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico
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