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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 2nd quarter 2007 to 2nd quarter 2008

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Rank Airport U.S. Average Domestic Itinerary Fares Pct. Change
2Q 2000 2Q 2005 2Q 2006 2Q 2007 2Q 2008 2000-2008 2007-2008
1 Greenville/Spartanburg, SC 499.18 379.08 490.65 469.35 568.25 13.8 21.1
2 Knoxville TN 394.24 362.05 483.74 442.18 524.11 32.9 18.5
3 Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN 396.08 348.01 379.66 360.79 424.69 7.2 17.7
4 Chicago Midway, Il 216.74 213.77 228.43 219.25 256.73 18.4 17.1
5 Washington Reagan National 352.73 307.38 366.92 358.21 419.18 18.8 17.0
6 Newark-Liberty, NJ 449.83 397.77 399.04 375.06 436.53 -3.0 16.4
7 Washington Dulles, VA 434.55 289.42 407.16 374.42 434.67 0.0 16.1
8 Fresno, CA 400.06 413.08 402.71 398.96 460.48 15.1 15.4
9 Des Moines, IA 431.55 381.02 415.30 396.45 454.40 5.3 14.6
10 New York LaGuardia, NY 366.18 292.13 328.41 315.80 361.83 -1.2 14.6
11 Islip, NY 222.08 228.70 241.46 227.85 259.23 16.7 13.8
12 Boston, MA 402.11 315.75 357.24 351.08 398.23 -1.0 13.4
13 Detroit, MI 328.98 311.20 335.96 308.03 348.96 6.1 13.3
14 Dallas Love, TX 174.46 173.80 186.63 195.11 220.81 26.6 13.2
15 Houston Bush, TX 412.50 361.15 380.57 376.46 423.25 2.6 12.4
16 Rochester, NY 413.80 286.65 321.79 307.99 342.50 -17.2 11.2
17 Chicago O'Hare, IL 406.74 310.97 342.94 324.45 360.02 -11.5 11.0
18 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX 438.49 371.14 406.52 368.99 409.14 -6.7 10.9
19 Madison, WI 420.63 374.63 414.46 422.72 468.37 11.4 10.8
20 Memphis, TN 364.48 381.09 425.53 386.35 427.15 17.2 10.6
21 Grand Rapids, MI 422.16 372.29 427.07 417.35 461.23 9.3 10.5
22 Newburgh, NY 413.83 320.62 359.30 251.40 277.60 -32.9 10.4
23 Syracuse, NY 401.49 319.88 376.04 358.02 395.16 -1.6 10.4
24 Flint, MI 294.55 290.96 319.33 291.00 320.32 8.8 10.1
25 Colorado Springs, CO 414.37 389.03 394.40 378.89 416.45 0.5 9.9
26 Cleveland, OH 340.95 306.34 331.36 334.70 367.00 7.6 9.7
27 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 259.86 224.82 264.86 249.85 273.17 5.1 9.3
28 Baltimore, MD 283.81 258.09 281.43 265.23 289.92 2.2 9.3
29 Lubbock, TX 229.61 255.91 280.79 266.85 291.32 26.9 9.2
30 Houston Hobby, TX 219.12 225.40 242.08 234.15 255.58 16.6 9.2
31 Columbus, OH 307.19 299.20 339.78 298.98 326.19 6.2 9.1
32 Charlotte, NC 485.98 382.08 402.66 373.09 407.00 -16.3 9.1
33 Philadelphia, PA 421.74 289.64 331.74 311.70 338.15 -19.8 8.5
34 Buffalo/Niagara, NY 297.36 254.13 276.16 260.38 281.85 -5.2 8.2
35 New York JFK, NY 460.03 292.06 341.80 335.57 363.10 -21.1 8.2
  Average Domestic Itinerary Fare 339.23 306.72 341.61 325.41 351.86 3.7 8.1
36 Providence, RI 304.13 267.38 303.97 304.97 329.68 8.4 8.1
37 Las Vegas, NV 225.29 237.48 258.25 246.65 266.34 18.2 8.0
38 West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL 321.65 243.54 274.56 266.21 287.07 -10.7 7.8
39 Ft. Myers, FL 302.80 247.90 283.03 258.87 278.40 -8.1 7.5
40 Kansas City, MO 282.42 285.00 299.63 285.44 306.26 8.4 7.3
41 Los Angeles, CA 355.88 339.82 374.55 370.72 397.53 11.7 7.2
42 White Plains, NY 570.54 367.96 370.73 285.85 306.47 -46.3 7.2
43 Tucson, AZ 295.10 298.69 327.80 311.81 333.58 13.0 7.0
44 Albany, NY 347.20 306.73 348.01 339.45 362.19 4.3 6.7
45 Pensacola, FL 408.13 333.37 408.92 379.80 404.61 -0.9 6.5
46 Nashville, TN 293.07 280.81 311.41 293.39 312.34 6.6 6.5
47 Reno, NV 223.59 245.47 280.79 268.33 284.95 27.4 6.2
48 Manchester, NH 313.64 269.83 310.22 302.95 321.39 2.5 6.1
49 Miami, FL 366.44 306.78 331.51 326.30 346.14 -5.5 6.1
50 Greensboro/High Point, NC 372.14 339.10 426.80 387.35 410.81 10.4 6.1
51 Tampa, FL 280.56 249.92 289.37 266.59 282.16 0.6 5.8
52 Cincinnati, OH 452.47 363.19 526.94 562.23 594.99 31.5 5.8
53 Wichita, KS 430.10 346.48 404.69 378.01 399.02 -7.2 5.6
54 Portland, OR 305.39 317.90 343.55 331.85 349.94 14.6 5.5
55 Richmond, VA 479.72 388.63 378.89 361.79 381.13 -20.6 5.3
56 Sarasota/Bradenton, FL 330.42 300.91 318.03 287.70 302.99 -8.3 5.3
57 Pittsburgh, PA 417.99 319.96 333.91 299.12 314.91 -24.7 5.3
58 Dayton, OH 341.82 309.62 350.89 336.61 354.13 3.6 5.2
59 El Paso, TX 260.45 274.93 303.83 297.06 312.34 19.9 5.1
60 Phoenix, AZ 270.27 269.26 296.07 283.92 298.38 10.4 5.1
61 Omaha, NE 305.86 302.84 332.43 320.83 336.81 10.1 5.0
62 Hartford, CT 334.65 298.94 350.75 368.78 385.15 15.1 4.4
63 Jacksonville, FL 288.78 278.75 319.43 298.62 311.12 7.7 4.2
64 Akron/Canton, OH 276.29 269.20 285.19 279.90 291.62 5.5 4.2
65 Orlando, FL 284.10 245.32 266.72 252.11 262.63 -7.6 4.2
66 Little Rock, AR 302.27 303.25 348.54 336.21 350.21 15.9 4.2
67 Seattle/Tacoma, WA 333.62 333.47 360.35 352.67 367.19 10.1 4.1
68 Boise, ID 274.94 278.55 305.06 298.58 310.27 12.8 3.9
69 Portland, ME 449.76 349.71 421.26 373.69 387.84 -13.8 3.8
70 Louisville, KY 290.12 292.25 331.95 328.62 340.49 17.4 3.6
71 Jackson, MS 328.44 321.33 378.15 366.96 380.01 15.7 3.6
72 Atlanta, GA 327.24 312.82 367.06 357.30 368.48 12.6 3.1
73 Tulsa, OK 304.07 308.68 335.53 333.53 343.25 12.9 2.9
74 Indianapolis, IN 309.52 278.14 317.23 305.90 314.75 1.7 2.9
75 Raleigh/Durham, NC 303.59 280.26 343.88 309.12 317.93 4.7 2.8
76 Spokane, WA 255.66 281.90 312.05 301.01 309.41 21.0 2.8
77 Denver, CO 442.37 335.82 334.19 311.75 320.44 -27.6 2.8
78 Harrisburgh, PA 452.80 414.20 479.33 436.45 448.24 -1.0 2.7
79 Norfolk/Virginia Beach, VA 381.95 311.61 365.53 365.71 375.10 -1.8 2.6
80 Burbank/Glendale/Pasadena, CA 186.20 223.53 258.52 245.87 252.01 35.3 2.5
81 Savannah, GA 324.53 313.97 429.57 385.54 395.10 21.7 2.5
82 Albuquerque, NM 274.50 292.97 322.21 313.07 320.45 16.7 2.4
83 San Jose, CA 306.85 263.50 297.35 280.73 287.31 -6.4 2.3
84 Ontario/San Bernardino, CA 255.45 266.93 292.83 286.75 293.22 14.8 2.3
85 Santa Ana (Orange County), CA 366.98 315.41 345.86 328.78 335.67 -8.5 2.1
86 Birmingham, AL 315.01 305.21 360.17 339.98 346.88 10.1 2.0
87 Sacramento, CA 268.29 273.92 304.93 294.21 300.16 11.9 2.0
88 Burlington, VT 459.93 314.98 374.66 366.69 373.92 -18.7 2.0
89 San Diego, CA 301.11 300.92 329.93 316.90 323.13 7.3 2.0
90 San Francisco, CA 451.79 416.52 457.18 433.76 439.34 -2.8 1.3
91 St. Louis, MO 345.49 309.83 328.80 315.32 319.15 -7.6 1.2
92 New Orleans, LA 270.95 269.34 313.09 309.11 310.64 14.6 0.5
93 San Antonio, TX 300.54 320.59 334.80 332.74 334.05 11.1 0.4
94 Oklahoma City, OK 310.39 316.56 350.46 348.20 349.55 12.6 0.4
95 Long Beach, CA 327.04 256.02 280.35 264.22 263.13 -19.5 -0.4
96 Milwaukee, WI 364.04 311.01 335.47 327.78 325.58 -10.6 -0.7
97 Oakland, CA 239.42 245.68 275.22 263.52 257.30 7.5 -2.4
98 Austin, TX 345.78 332.23 356.52 344.07 334.59 -3.2 -2.8
99 Salt Lake City, UT 292.91 290.97 331.62 338.59 327.32 11.7 -3.3
100 Charleston, SC 453.96 363.87 509.06 433.31 416.99 -8.1 -3.8
  Metropolitan areas ranked by percent change in average domestic itinerary fare from 2Q 2007 to 2Q 2008              
1 Metro New York Area 412.55 322.30 353.75 335.25 379.23 -8.1 13.1
2 Metro Chicago Area 345.98 280.96 306.25 291.09 329.21 -4.8 13.1
3 Metro Washington DC Area 341.25 282.48 338.92 322.15 363.37 6.5 12.8
4 Metro Houston Area 339.99 317.35 339.16 326.30 364.99 7.4 11.9
5 Metro Boston Area 372.77 299.33 341.03 337.23 375.13 0.6 11.2
6 Metro Dallas/Ft Worth Area 376.39 332.73 361.11 330.17 364.95 -3.0 10.5
7 Metro Los Angeles Area 326.71 308.74 341.84 334.04 352.45 7.9 5.5
8 Metro San Francisco Area 361.47 313.44 349.02 335.13 347.66 -3.8 3.7

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. Additionally, data from Spirit Airlines is not included for second quarter 2008 because of incorrect submissions. Atlantic City, NJ, is not included because Spirit operates more than 90 percent of the flights. The Atlantic City average fares in the July 23 press release were based on incorrect data.