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Table 14: 2000-2008 Change in Average Second Quarter Domestic Fare

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

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. 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.