Table 10: 2001-2012 Change in 1st Quarter Average Domestic Fare
Fares are based on domestic itinerary fares. Itinerary fares consist of round-trip fares unless the customer does not purchase a return trip. In that case, the one-way fare is included. Fares are based on the total ticket value which consists of the price charged by the airlines plus any additional taxes and fees levied by an outside entity at the time of purchase. Fares include only the price paid at the time of the ticket purchase and do not include other fees paid at the airport or onboard the aircraft. Averages do not include frequent-flyer or “zero fares” or a few abnormally high reported fares.
Top 100 airports* (based on 2011 U.S originating domestic passengers) ranked by percent change in average domestic itinerary fare from 1Q 2001 to 1Q 2012
| Rank | Airport | Average Domestic Itinerary Fares | Pct. Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Q 2001 | 1Q 2009 | 1Q 2010 | 1Q 2011 | 1Q 2012 | 2001-2012 | 2011-2012 | ||
| 1 | Dallas Love, TX | 188.72 | 231.16 | 248.49 | 273.19 | 281.69 | 49.3 | 3.1 |
| 2 | El Paso, TX | 256.17 | 300.00 | 314.31 | 355.97 | 373.24 | 45.7 | 4.9 |
| 3 | Burbank/Glendale/Pasadena, CA | 184.53 | 230.66 | 241.01 | 266.37 | 267.94 | 45.2 | 0.6 |
| 4 | Spokane, WA | 246.19 | 299.56 | 305.90 | 327.31 | 356.35 | 44.7 | 8.9 |
| 5 | Reno, NV | 222.77 | 280.65 | 287.66 | 306.68 | 322.21 | 44.6 | 5.1 |
| 6 | Houston Hobby, TX | 219.35 | 263.77 | 274.64 | 299.12 | 312.02 | 42.2 | 4.3 |
| 7 | Tulsa, OK | 303.59 | 320.21 | 345.96 | 393.07 | 427.77 | 40.9 | 8.8 |
| 8 | Boise, ID | 270.04 | 288.57 | 316.02 | 339.12 | 374.99 | 38.9 | 10.6 |
| 9 | Louisville, KY | 289.43 | 312.17 | 341.23 | 371.56 | 401.06 | 38.6 | 7.9 |
| 10 | Newport News/Williamsburg, VA | 257.57 | 284.23 | 299.77 | 320.20 | 354.32 | 37.6 | 10.7 |
| 11 | Salt Lake City, UT | 300.16 | 302.43 | 338.83 | 374.69 | 398.07 | 32.6 | 6.2 |
| 12 | Chicago Midway, Il | 225.38 | 247.74 | 267.12 | 298.07 | 298.23 | 32.3 | 0.1 |
| 13 | Buffalo/Niagara, NY | 258.89 | 254.97 | 271.42 | 309.97 | 341.69 | 32.0 | 10.2 |
| 14 | Albany, NY | 314.68 | 315.35 | 361.35 | 401.09 | 414.90 | 31.8 | 3.4 |
| 15 | Memphis, TN | 394.58 | 398.43 | 432.71 | 453.73 | 519.97 | 31.8 | 14.6 |
| 16 | Oklahoma City, OK | 307.87 | 340.62 | 351.67 | 389.54 | 404.62 | 31.4 | 3.9 |
| 17 | New Orleans, LA | 273.67 | 280.46 | 310.58 | 325.32 | 359.61 | 31.4 | 10.5 |
| 18 | Islip, NY | 235.90 | 253.28 | 284.68 | 295.18 | 306.69 | 30.0 | 3.9 |
| 19 | Sacramento, CA | 253.59 | 277.98 | 288.08 | 317.09 | 329.13 | 29.8 | 3.8 |
| 20 | Ontario/San Bernardino, CA | 243.99 | 270.25 | 277.81 | 308.66 | 316.52 | 29.7 | 2.5 |
| 21 | Jackson, MS | 334.24 | 349.52 | 374.80 | 404.37 | 431.82 | 29.2 | 6.8 |
| 22 | Albuquerque, NM | 267.92 | 293.65 | 305.92 | 336.38 | 343.30 | 28.1 | 2.1 |
| 23 | Cleveland, OH | 351.41 | 335.33 | 370.65 | 407.59 | 449.90 | 28.0 | 10.4 |
| 24 | Little Rock, AR | 299.24 | 327.44 | 341.94 | 390.94 | 382.50 | 27.8 | -2.2 |
| 25 | Birmingham, AL | 312.60 | 321.40 | 354.43 | 382.60 | 395.81 | 26.6 | 3.5 |
| 26 | Jacksonville, FL | 298.06 | 279.33 | 302.91 | 328.05 | 372.61 | 25.0 | 13.6 |
| 27 | Flint, MI | 306.62 | 279.21 | 294.45 | 307.67 | 380.63 | 24.1 | 23.7 |
| 28 | Indianapolis, IN | 313.50 | 278.27 | 298.86 | 332.50 | 386.79 | 23.4 | 16.3 |
| 29 | Omaha, NE | 306.80 | 305.21 | 325.01 | 349.07 | 378.33 | 23.3 | 8.4 |
| 30 | Nashville, TN | 299.62 | 290.49 | 325.89 | 350.70 | 367.95 | 22.8 | 4.9 |
| 31 | Tucson, AZ | 286.19 | 319.81 | 320.07 | 345.98 | 345.99 | 20.9 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Oakland, CA | 231.31 | 227.40 | 251.17 | 275.58 | 277.62 | 20.0 | 0.7 |
| 33 | Phoenix, AZ | 272.43 | 286.40 | 297.05 | 321.10 | 326.75 | 19.9 | 1.8 |
| 34 | Kansas City, MO | 284.55 | 289.14 | 299.97 | 330.80 | 340.76 | 19.8 | 3.0 |
| 35 | Houston Bush, TX | 422.76 | 390.04 | 416.31 | 476.60 | 504.58 | 19.4 | 5.9 |
| 36 | San Antonio, TX | 308.07 | 298.71 | 315.24 | 346.25 | 367.48 | 19.3 | 6.1 |
| 37 | Columbus, OH | 310.58 | 285.14 | 299.05 | 333.75 | 370.07 | 19.2 | 10.9 |
| 38 | Las Vegas, NV | 225.63 | 234.83 | 251.32 | 274.12 | 267.31 | 18.5 | -2.5 |
| 39 | Hartford, CT | 338.97 | 330.97 | 372.89 | 364.70 | 398.03 | 17.4 | 9.1 |
| 40 | Baltimore, MD | 283.38 | 263.59 | 277.35 | 304.15 | 330.25 | 16.5 | 8.6 |
| 41 | Detroit, MI | 350.41 | 300.66 | 348.60 | 363.51 | 404.77 | 15.5 | 11.3 |
| 42 | Burlington, VT | 373.36 | 332.51 | 363.56 | 409.80 | 429.62 | 15.1 | 4.8 |
| 43 | Portland, OR | 311.29 | 320.07 | 333.82 | 353.34 | 357.43 | 14.8 | 1.2 |
| 44 | Providence, RI | 304.89 | 282.90 | 322.79 | 330.78 | 349.61 | 14.7 | 5.7 |
| 45 | Raleigh/Durham, NC | 315.46 | 271.04 | 293.14 | 325.29 | 359.07 | 13.8 | 10.4 |
| 46 | Madison, WI | 401.04 | 375.13 | 365.19 | 429.08 | 454.09 | 13.2 | 5.8 |
| 47 | Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN | 402.17 | 377.29 | 379.23 | 413.22 | 454.39 | 13.0 | 10.0 |
| 48 | Manchester, NH | 316.93 | 279.80 | 323.40 | 329.88 | 354.33 | 11.8 | 7.4 |
| 49 | San Diego, CA | 301.00 | 285.69 | 301.78 | 333.59 | 336.35 | 11.7 | 0.8 |
| 50 | Tampa, FL | 301.28 | 270.23 | 282.38 | 306.13 | 334.33 | 11.0 | 9.2 |
| 51 | Syracuse, NY | 390.89 | 342.50 | 355.03 | 394.06 | 433.22 | 10.8 | 9.9 |
| 52 | Akron/Canton, OH | 291.09 | 256.40 | 269.48 | 297.66 | 321.26 | 10.4 | 7.9 |
| 53 | Grand Rapids, MI | 401.33 | 418.00 | 405.69 | 380.26 | 436.53 | 8.8 | 14.8 |
| 54 | Greensboro/High Point, NC | 363.75 | 341.40 | 378.72 | 371.62 | 394.47 | 8.4 | 6.1 |
| 55 | Cincinnati, OH | 486.31 | 444.98 | 404.29 | 465.75 | 526.25 | 8.2 | 13.0 |
| Avg | U.S. Average Domestic Itinerary Fare | 347.69 | 313.82 | 328.12 | 355.72 | 372.75 | 7.2 | 4.8 |
| 56 | Dayton, OH | 347.70 | 296.34 | 314.12 | 342.20 | 371.61 | 6.9 | 8.6 |
| 57 | Los Angeles, CA | 354.69 | 333.15 | 346.32 | 378.55 | 377.36 | 6.4 | -0.3 |
| 58 | Austin, TX | 352.24 | 304.76 | 326.92 | 359.20 | 374.29 | 6.3 | 4.2 |
| 59 | Atlanta, GA | 369.44 | 332.66 | 355.65 | 360.27 | 392.29 | 6.2 | 8.9 |
| 60 | Seattle/Tacoma, WA | 338.78 | 309.33 | 327.64 | 345.21 | 359.65 | 6.2 | 4.2 |
| 61 | Huntsville, AL | 473.76 | 503.58 | 499.59 | 472.89 | 502.80 | 6.1 | 6.3 |
| 62 | Ft. Lauderdale, FL | 266.58 | 245.86 | 250.08 | 269.49 | 282.90 | 6.1 | 5.0 |
| 63 | Washington Reagan National | 371.59 | 375.00 | 372.51 | 378.22 | 390.59 | 5.1 | 3.3 |
| 64 | Des Moines, IA | 413.32 | 404.29 | 387.79 | 412.55 | 433.47 | 4.9 | 5.1 |
| 65 | Rochester, NY | 356.08 | 285.86 | 292.57 | 335.11 | 367.76 | 3.3 | 9.7 |
| 66 | New York LaGuardia, NY | 357.35 | 315.83 | 318.09 | 348.99 | 367.14 | 2.7 | 5.2 |
| 67 | San Jose, CA | 301.21 | 247.88 | 264.40 | 299.67 | 308.08 | 2.3 | 2.8 |
| 68 | St. Louis, MO | 353.06 | 298.14 | 306.12 | 331.76 | 359.11 | 1.7 | 8.2 |
| 69 | West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL | 334.21 | 274.14 | 281.91 | 305.23 | 339.65 | 1.6 | 11.3 |
| 70 | Newark-Liberty, NJ | 465.22 | 379.93 | 422.87 | 469.82 | 470.78 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
| 71 | Norfolk/Virginia Beach, VA | 405.75 | 330.76 | 351.42 | 384.73 | 408.20 | 0.6 | 6.1 |
| 72 | Pensacola, FL | 453.31 | 395.91 | 387.79 | 388.51 | 446.70 | -1.5 | 15.0 |
| 73 | Miami, FL | 395.47 | 331.52 | 344.50 | 372.81 | 386.18 | -2.3 | 3.6 |
| 74 | Orlando, FL | 296.83 | 241.24 | 245.02 | 267.39 | 289.39 | -2.5 | 8.2 |
| 75 | Dallas-Fort Worth, TX | 469.38 | 380.33 | 404.36 | 431.15 | 449.42 | -4.3 | 4.2 |
| 76 | Wichita, KS | 436.15 | 348.65 | 340.95 | 378.21 | 416.13 | -4.6 | 10.0 |
| 77 | Washington Dulles | 511.81 | 402.12 | 413.62 | 464.57 | 485.35 | -5.2 | 4.5 |
| 78 | Philadelphia, PA | 435.94 | 301.63 | 337.15 | 366.03 | 406.03 | -6.9 | 10.9 |
| 79 | Harrisburg, PA | 462.22 | 366.16 | 370.65 | 398.83 | 430.43 | -6.9 | 7.9 |
| 80 | Chicago O'Hare, IL | 410.59 | 334.60 | 348.02 | 388.97 | 379.33 | -7.6 | -2.5 |
| 81 | Santa Ana (Orange County), CA | 376.92 | 290.81 | 293.64 | 336.90 | 348.04 | -7.7 | 3.3 |
| 82 | Fresno, CA | 421.58 | 370.22 | 380.95 | 377.64 | 389.21 | -7.7 | 3.1 |
| 83 | Colorado Springs, CO | 445.91 | 367.39 | 378.06 | 409.32 | 409.85 | -8.1 | 0.1 |
| 84 | Ft. Myers, FL | 348.77 | 252.14 | 262.78 | 276.85 | 320.32 | -8.2 | 15.7 |
| 85 | Pittsburgh, PA | 401.44 | 271.17 | 300.52 | 323.13 | 359.34 | -10.5 | 11.2 |
| 86 | Boston, MA | 409.27 | 341.91 | 331.71 | 347.39 | 365.41 | -10.7 | 5.2 |
| 87 | New York JFK, NY | 443.94 | 325.86 | 343.94 | 383.18 | 394.06 | -11.2 | 2.8 |
| 88 | Knoxville TN | 464.03 | 392.92 | 440.85 | 448.54 | 406.10 | -12.5 | -9.5 |
| 89 | Portland, ME | 456.95 | 324.93 | 331.33 | 361.92 | 396.51 | -13.2 | 9.6 |
| 90 | Charleston, SC | 490.50 | 382.11 | 443.45 | 459.56 | 423.69 | -13.6 | -7.8 |
| 91 | Richmond, VA | 494.17 | 303.79 | 326.35 | 377.99 | 410.06 | -17.0 | 8.5 |
| 92 | Milwaukee, WI | 382.51 | 301.37 | 250.47 | 280.79 | 313.35 | -18.1 | 11.6 |
| 93 | San Francisco, CA | 465.68 | 332.34 | 338.85 | 386.32 | 377.89 | -18.9 | -2.2 |
| 94 | Charlotte, NC | 544.97 | 347.45 | 370.04 | 392.00 | 428.27 | -21.4 | 9.3 |
| 95 | Bellingham, WA | 351.77 | 230.59 | 215.23 | 245.81 | 262.66 | -25.3 | 6.9 |
| 96 | Atlantic City, NJ | 214.75 | 162.96 | 187.78 | 171.84 | 156.57 | -27.1 | -8.9 |
| 97 | Greenville/Spartanburg, SC | 541.05 | 430.63 | 437.38 | 406.79 | 393.16 | -27.3 | -3.4 |
| 98 | Denver, CO | 452.44 | 292.02 | 290.52 | 315.93 | 320.96 | -29.1 | 1.6 |
| 99 | Long Beach, CA | 320.90 | 207.01 | 208.33 | 216.22 | 209.89 | -34.6 | -2.9 |
| 100 | White Plains, NY | 605.69 | 273.89 | 291.07 | 323.25 | 374.27 | -38.2 | 15.8 |
| Metropolitan areas ranked by percent change in average domestic itinerary fare from 1Q 2001 to 1Q 2012 | ||||||||
| 1 | Greater Houston | 348.07 | 345.33 | 367.59 | 410.16 | 427.23 | 22.7 | 4.2 |
| 2 | Greater Washington DC | 357.97 | 330.42 | 339.56 | 365.10 | 384.68 | 7.5 | 5.4 |
| 3 | Greater Los Angeles | 323.61 | 301.15 | 311.79 | 344.19 | 347.48 | 7.4 | 1.0 |
| 4 | Greater Dallas/Fort Worth | 398.23 | 344.61 | 367.92 | 395.33 | 411.06 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
| 5 | Greater Chicago | 351.91 | 307.42 | 322.26 | 360.38 | 354.34 | 0.7 | -1.7 |
| 6 | Greater New York City | 415.15 | 334.73 | 355.64 | 391.79 | 403.44 | -2.8 | 3.0 |
| 7 | Greater San Francisco | 350.25 | 285.93 | 301.54 | 340.64 | 339.92 | -2.9 | -0.2 |
| 8 | Greater Boston | 377.22 | 322.81 | 329.49 | 343.33 | 362.21 | -4.0 | 5.5 |
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: 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.
Note: Percent change based on unrounded numbers