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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 4th quarter 2007 to 4th quarter 2008

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Rank Airport U.S. Average Domestic Itinerary Fares Pct. Change
4Q 2000 4Q 2005 4Q 2006 4Q 2007 4Q 2008 2000-2008 2007-2008
1 Newburgh, NY 406.62 350.95 332.58 247.74 329.07 -19.1 32.8
2 Dallas Love, TX 197.63 179.42 186.86 200.18 240.51 21.7 20.1
3 Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN 391.32 353.66 361.01 362.89 435.03 11.2 19.9
4 Islip, NY 232.94 230.46 238.95 241.87 286.04 22.8 18.3
5 Chicago Midway, Il 220.50 217.21 214.67 233.53 275.16 24.8 17.8
6 Houston Hobby, TX 219.07 228.92 227.58 246.00 280.48 28.0 14.0
7 Reno, NV 220.92 244.50 258.28 271.56 303.34 37.3 11.7
8 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX 447.03 374.08 360.79 363.14 402.92 -9.9 11.0
9 Cleveland, OH 349.10 301.24 318.31 343.40 376.86 8.0 9.7
10 Flint, MI 308.15 298.37 277.82 281.54 308.74 0.2 9.7
11 Lubbock, TX 230.11 256.59 260.70 271.89 298.00 29.5 9.6
12 Newark-Liberty, NJ 457.60 367.37 363.93 389.40 426.67 -6.8 9.6
13 Savannah, GA 323.77 350.13 370.10 372.33 407.51 25.9 9.4
14 Grand Rapids, MI 395.17 400.53 391.97 419.45 459.03 16.2 9.4
15 Ontario/San Bernardino, CA 254.84 265.07 280.72 282.78 309.05 21.3 9.3
16 Chicago O'Hare, IL 405.81 318.70 314.00 335.35 366.29 -9.7 9.2
17 Memphis, TN 376.68 393.86 394.15 373.69 406.72 8.0 8.8
18 Tucson, AZ 286.92 305.72 318.03 324.55 351.99 22.7 8.5
19 Phoenix, AZ 268.66 275.49 281.81 293.84 317.86 18.3 8.2
20 Kansas City, MO 280.76 291.46 281.44 289.36 312.01 11.1 7.8
21 Des Moines, IA 395.46 396.24 382.80 389.49 419.85 6.2 7.8
22 Pensacola, FL 414.86 375.18 363.63 368.63 397.20 -4.3 7.8
23 El Paso, TX 258.07 280.17 292.70 307.30 330.54 28.1 7.6
24 Spokane, WA 251.41 275.28 292.84 294.22 315.98 25.7 7.4
25 Tulsa, OK 302.25 306.58 318.78 326.75 350.65 16.0 7.3
26 Portland, OR 315.50 313.11 329.87 331.06 355.16 12.6 7.3
27 Baltimore, MD 277.37 261.73 261.19 274.41 293.57 5.8 7.0
28 Louisville, KY 288.07 299.01 316.69 317.54 339.40 17.8 6.9
29 Little Rock, AR 297.60 311.77 323.82 322.77 344.97 15.9 6.9
30 Oklahoma City, OK 305.89 313.91 330.69 341.27 364.71 19.2 6.9
31 Washington Reagan National 351.02 322.37 336.55 381.43 406.31 15.8 6.5
32 Sacramento, CA 266.62 277.62 280.17 293.25 312.36 17.2 6.5
33 Washington Dulles, VA 489.04 353.59 361.26 404.18 429.94 -12.1 6.4
34 Houston Bush, TX 404.89 345.75 341.87 397.39 420.97 4.0 5.9
35 Oakland, CA 243.11 249.66 261.19 257.49 272.59 12.1 5.9
36 St. Louis, MO 351.79 311.84 312.43 308.55 326.35 -7.2 5.8
37 Albuquerque, NM 270.28 295.62 311.29 313.03 330.81 22.4 5.7
38 Detroit, MI 342.23 328.17 302.29 330.95 349.49 2.1 5.6
39 Burbank/Glendale/Pasadena, CA 187.93 240.50 243.24 252.53 266.28 41.7 5.4
Avg Average Domestic Itinerary Fare 340.11 314.76 318.16 332.08 346.55 1.9 4.4
40 Knoxville TN 419.60 410.93 440.49 425.10 447.40 6.6 5.2
41 Manchester, NH 322.91 275.52 299.19 297.65 312.57 -3.2 5.0
42 Wichita, KS 418.99 380.15 373.75 348.64 365.80 -12.7 4.9
43 Akron/Canton, OH 290.54 268.41 262.73 271.88 284.86 -2.0 4.8
44 Jackson, MS 326.84 338.24 341.41 354.67 371.56 13.7 4.8
45 Las Vegas, NV 225.91 236.39 240.63 249.36 260.97 15.5 4.7
46 Nashville, TN 294.31 287.82 277.42 299.02 312.80 6.3 4.6
47 San Jose, CA 314.72 272.05 276.03 279.49 292.18 -7.2 4.5
48 Providence, RI 307.51 275.21 299.70 306.66 320.28 4.2 4.4
49 Miami, FL 365.04 300.54 312.29 328.09 342.45 -6.2 4.4
50 Charleston, SC 431.23 408.69 460.31 375.24 391.47 -9.2 4.3
51 Cincinnati, OH 466.35 443.29 506.58 531.58 554.33 18.9 4.3
52 Charlotte, NC 495.41 378.76 324.42 359.32 373.69 -24.6 4.0
53 San Diego, CA 305.32 305.60 311.35 318.72 331.15 8.5 3.9
54 Albany, NY 322.38 311.47 333.11 341.77 354.77 10.0 3.8
55 Tampa, FL 275.82 257.99 264.51 275.57 286.00 3.7 3.8
56 White Plains, NY 551.54 423.30 325.91 290.59 301.46 -45.3 3.7
57 Philadelphia, PA 414.13 307.46 302.02 327.90 339.75 -18.0 3.6
58 Columbus, OH 313.14 312.24 294.90 307.16 317.86 1.5 3.5
59 New York LaGuardia, NY 350.09 315.00 313.54 337.07 348.75 -0.4 3.5
60 Boston, MA 404.59 323.88 328.45 371.93 384.35 -5.0 3.3
61 Boise, ID 267.92 278.46 298.39 301.66 311.71 16.3 3.3
62 Sarasota/Bradenton, FL 315.53 296.73 286.97 287.80 297.13 -5.8 3.2
63 Los Angeles, CA 358.15 343.62 359.16 380.73 393.00 9.7 3.2
64 Fresno, CA 386.31 378.41 389.14 413.21 426.46 10.4 3.2
65 Birmingham, AL 306.43 320.46 339.86 331.99 341.17 11.3 2.8
66 Dayton, OH 338.71 317.89 318.44 321.60 330.38 -2.5 2.7
67 Omaha, NE 308.65 304.50 314.91 320.03 328.49 6.4 2.6
68 Colorado Springs, CO 410.83 400.61 379.71 384.98 394.02 -4.1 2.3
69 Buffalo/Niagara, NY 259.34 252.53 254.21 267.22 273.41 5.4 2.3
70 Rochester, NY 346.45 284.87 290.23 305.07 311.78 -10.0 2.2
71 Pittsburgh, PA 421.78 317.18 281.55 301.12 307.59 -27.1 2.1
72 Ft. Myers, FL 295.93 257.51 262.24 267.38 272.95 -7.8 2.1
73 West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL 314.52 255.06 265.08 278.70 284.29 -9.6 2.0
74 Syracuse, NY 380.04 335.76 340.92 366.76 373.38 -1.8 1.8
75 Hartford, CT 339.54 310.45 349.27 374.56 380.56 12.1 1.6
76 Raleigh/Durham, NC 299.88 290.30 293.01 304.30 308.40 2.8 1.3
77 Indianapolis, IN 309.22 287.60 300.47 309.69 313.30 1.3 1.2
78 Milwaukee, WI 363.48 323.43 331.13 328.63 331.47 -8.8 0.9
79 New York JFK, NY 442.75 302.66 333.09 351.57 354.13 -20.0 0.7
80 Orlando, FL 274.48 241.23 253.73 259.16 261.01 -4.9 0.7
81 Santa Ana (Orange County), CA 366.20 314.00 318.73 334.22 335.68 -8.3 0.4
82 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 253.74 239.00 255.35 269.08 269.97 6.4 0.3
83 Norfolk/Virginia Beach, VA 386.81 328.93 347.59 361.68 361.86 -6.5 0.1
84 Madison, WI 400.43 409.06 406.39 424.50 424.47 6.0 0.0
85 Greenville/Spartanburg, SC 480.99 411.51 449.10 441.36 441.04 -8.3 -0.1
86 Seattle/Tacoma, WA 345.21 331.73 350.39 356.29 353.51 2.4 -0.8
87 Jacksonville, FL 284.50 291.18 285.87 305.27 301.87 6.1 -1.1
88 San Antonio, TX 304.26 309.18 323.05 332.94 327.04 7.5 -1.8
89 Denver, CO 418.53 338.55 310.86 326.53 320.23 -23.5 -1.9
90 Salt Lake City, UT 290.60 295.72 320.86 334.08 326.89 12.5 -2.2
91 Austin, TX 350.56 334.50 338.07 344.89 337.15 -3.8 -2.2
92 Portland, ME 437.47 397.89 363.55 360.68 351.29 -19.7 -2.6
93 Harrisburg, PA 453.38 444.32 450.78 432.97 421.08 -7.1 -2.7
94 Atlanta, GA 354.28 323.36 334.87 343.11 332.72 -6.1 -3.0
95 New Orleans, LA 270.70 315.29 288.93 303.62 293.27 8.3 -3.4
96 Greensboro/High Point, NC 348.21 366.26 386.44 387.80 371.93 6.8 -4.1
97 Richmond, VA 459.64 370.57 341.51 346.65 330.08 -28.2 -4.8
98 Long Beach, CA 300.44 251.73 265.48 266.50 253.53 -15.6 -4.9
99 San Francisco, CA 455.95 414.11 438.16 427.56 404.68 -11.2 -5.4
100 Burlington, VT 378.45 326.01 352.28 370.75 341.21 -9.8 -8.0
  Metropolitan areas ranked by percent change in average domestic itinerary fare from 4Q 2007 to 4Q 2008              
1 Metro Dallas/Ft Worth Area 383.67 337.52 323.44 326.18 364.90 -4.9 11.9
2 Metro Chicago Area 349.67 287.47 283.85 303.64 338.08 -3.3 11.3
3 Metro Houston Area 338.07 311.57 308.03 343.74 368.57 9.0 7.2
4 Metro Washington DC Area 344.90 304.47 312.15 340.06 360.60 4.6 6.0
5 Metro New York Area 412.15 329.19 336.05 351.33 369.46 -10.4 5.2
6 Metro Los Angeles Area 327.41 311.78 325.21 340.51 353.62 8.0 3.9
7 Metro Boston Area 376.37 308.43 320.56 350.63 363.33 -3.5 3.6
8 Metro San Francisco Area 361.58 318.68 331.75 332.59 344.09 -4.8 3.5

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 the fourth quarters of 2007 and 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, 2008 press release were based on incorrect data.
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