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Table 13: One-Year Change in Average Domestic Fare 2006-2007

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 2006 to 4th quarter 2007

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Rank Airport U.S. Average Domestic Itinerary Fares Pct. Change
4Q 2000 4Q 2004 4Q 2005 4Q 2006 4Q 2007 2000-2007 2006-2007
1 Houston Bush, TX 404.90 362.75 345.75 341.91 397.45 -1.84 16.24
2 Washington Reagan National 351.02 311.24 322.48 336.56 381.43 8.66 13.33
3 Boston, MA 404.62 301.42 323.89 328.45 371.93 -8.08 13.24
4 Washington Dulles, VA 489.04 338.69 353.64 361.26 404.18 -17.35 11.88
5 Honolulu, HI 148.44 236.63 283.05 240.53 268.40 80.81 11.59
6 Charlotte, NC 495.41 393.98 378.76 324.42 359.35 -27.46 10.77
7 Detroit, MI 342.24 301.47 328.17 302.29 330.98 -3.29 9.49
8 Chicago Midway, Il 220.50 212.01 217.21 214.67 233.53 5.91 8.78
9 Philadelphia, PA 414.13 285.94 307.46 302.02 327.85 -20.83 8.55
10 Houston Hobby, TX 219.07 227.19 228.92 227.58 246.00 12.30 8.10
11 Cleveland, OH 349.10 313.53 301.24 318.31 343.44 -1.62 7.89
12 Nashville, TN 294.31 274.52 287.82 277.46 299.02 1.60 7.77
13 Syracuse, NY 380.04 307.41 335.76 340.92 366.76 -3.49 7.58
14 New York LaGuardia, NY 350.09 287.87 315.00 313.54 337.08 -3.72 7.51
15 Hartford, CT 339.54 302.59 310.45 349.27 374.48 10.29 7.22
16 Dallas Love, TX 197.63 170.23 179.42 186.86 200.18 1.29 7.13
17 Grand Rapids, MI 395.17 324.71 400.53 391.97 419.45 6.14 7.01
18 Newark-Liberty, NJ 457.62 374.44 367.37 363.95 389.30 -14.93 6.96
19 Pittsburgh, PA 421.78 335.61 317.18 281.55 300.96 -28.64 6.90
20 Chicago O'Hare, IL 405.81 306.84 318.70 314.00 335.35 -17.36 6.80
21 Jacksonville, FL 284.50 268.82 291.18 285.87 305.27 7.30 6.79
22 Lihue (Kauai), HI 58.80 163.17 189.47 150.19 159.85 171.84 6.43
23 Los Angeles, CA 358.25 319.85 343.77 359.25 380.93 6.33 6.04
24 New York JFK, NY 442.75 273.15 302.66 333.09 351.57 -20.59 5.55
25 Kahului (Maui), HI 75.56 172.57 217.13 173.65 183.27 142.56 5.54
26 Kona, HI 73.50 177.08 224.76 169.21 178.31 142.61 5.38
27 Burlington, VT 378.45 303.67 326.01 352.28 370.74 -2.03 5.24
28 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 253.74 215.74 239.00 255.35 268.56 5.84 5.17
29 West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL 314.52 246.28 255.06 265.08 278.70 -11.39 5.14
30 Reno, NV 220.92 233.86 244.50 258.34 271.56 22.92 5.12
31 Buffalo/Niagara, NY 259.34 240.03 252.53 254.21 267.22 3.04 5.12
32 Rochester, NY 346.45 265.50 284.87 290.23 305.07 -11.94 5.11
33 New Orleans, LA 270.70 263.95 315.29 288.93 303.62 12.16 5.08
34 Baltimore, MD 277.37 252.48 261.77 261.19 274.44 -1.05 5.07
35 Miami, FL 365.04 298.44 300.59 312.29 328.09 -10.12 5.06
36 Denver, CO 418.53 320.10 338.55 310.86 326.53 -21.98 5.04
37 El Paso, TX 258.07 275.94 280.17 292.70 307.30 19.08 4.99
38 Cincinnati, OH 466.35 343.25 443.29 506.58 531.73 14.02 4.96
39 Santa Ana (Orange County), CA 366.20 287.60 314.00 318.73 334.22 -8.73 4.86
40 Madison, WI 400.43 336.69 409.06 406.39 426.02 6.39 4.83
41 Hilo, HI 53.18 117.58 173.26 124.49 130.41 145.21 4.76
42 Sacramento, CA 266.62 260.02 277.62 280.19 293.25 9.99 4.66
43 Phoenix, AZ 268.66 253.38 275.51 281.82 293.84 9.37 4.27
44 Tampa, FL 275.82 239.60 257.99 264.51 275.57 -0.09 4.18
45 Salt Lake City, UT 290.60 287.70 295.72 320.86 334.10 14.97 4.12
46 Norfolk/Virginia Beach, VA 386.81 309.01 328.93 347.59 361.68 -6.50 4.05
  Average Domestic Itinerary Fare 340.14 297.31 314.79 318.19 330.83 -2.74 3.97
47 San Juan, PR 360.34 287.89 300.39 311.32 323.45 -10.24 3.90
48 Jackson, MS 326.84 323.36 338.24 341.41 354.67 8.51 3.88
49 Raleigh/Durham, NC 299.88 264.05 290.30 293.03 304.29 1.47 3.84
50 Burbank/Glendale/Pasadena, CA 187.93 214.09 240.50 243.24 252.09 34.14 3.64
51 Las Vegas, NV 225.91 224.78 236.39 240.63 249.36 10.38 3.63
52 Akron/Canton, OH 290.54 245.32 268.41 262.73 271.88 -6.42 3.48
53 Oklahoma City, OK 305.89 308.64 313.91 330.75 341.27 11.56 3.18
54 Indianapolis, IN 309.31 259.64 287.60 300.47 309.69 0.12 3.07
55 San Antonio, TX 304.26 316.03 309.18 323.05 332.87 9.40 3.04
56 Albany, NY 322.38 304.15 311.47 333.11 341.86 6.04 2.63
57 Tulsa, OK 302.25 303.10 306.58 318.78 326.75 8.11 2.50
58 Kansas City, MO 280.76 269.51 291.46 281.44 288.41 2.72 2.48
59 Atlanta, GA 354.31 284.09 323.38 334.89 343.12 -3.16 2.46
60 Providence, RI 307.51 254.62 275.21 299.70 306.66 -0.28 2.32
61 San Diego, CA 305.32 298.22 305.61 311.35 318.39 4.28 2.26
62 Orlando, FL 274.48 232.54 241.23 253.75 259.16 -5.58 2.13
63 Tucson, AZ 286.92 293.47 305.72 318.03 324.55 13.12 2.05
64 Austin, TX 350.62 328.80 334.54 338.07 344.95 -1.62 2.03
65 Ft. Myers, FL 295.93 254.49 257.51 262.24 267.38 -9.65 1.96
66 Des Moines, IA 395.46 337.37 396.37 382.80 389.49 -1.51 1.75
67 Seattle/Tacoma, WA 345.23 313.57 331.76 350.44 356.39 3.23 1.70
68 Omaha, NE 308.65 303.21 304.50 314.91 319.94 3.66 1.60
69 Colorado Springs, CO 410.83 380.11 400.61 379.71 385.49 -6.17 1.52
70 Pensacola, FL 414.86 323.44 375.18 363.63 368.63 -11.15 1.37
71 Flint, MI 308.15 265.08 298.37 277.82 281.54 -8.64 1.34
72 Anchorage, AK 458.04 452.60 468.20 532.12 539.21 17.72 1.33
73 San Jose, CA 314.72 256.73 272.05 276.03 279.49 -11.20 1.25
74 Islip, NY 232.94 221.60 230.46 238.95 241.87 3.83 1.22
75 Boise, ID 267.92 270.52 278.46 298.39 301.66 12.59 1.09
76 Dayton, OH 338.71 269.74 317.89 318.44 321.60 -5.05 0.99
77 Ontario/San Bernardino, CA 254.84 248.29 265.07 280.72 282.78 10.97 0.73
78 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX 447.04 354.16 374.10 360.82 363.16 -18.77 0.65
79 Albuquerque, NM 270.28 284.06 295.62 311.29 313.03 15.82 0.56
80 Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN 391.33 369.55 353.66 361.03 362.96 -7.25 0.54
81 Spokane, WA 251.41 264.76 275.28 292.84 294.22 17.03 0.47
82 Long Beach, CA 300.44 235.57 251.73 265.48 266.50 -11.30 0.39
83 Portland, OR 315.52 303.48 313.15 329.87 331.08 4.93 0.37
84 Louisville, KY 288.07 286.27 299.01 316.69 317.54 10.23 0.27
85 Richmond, VA 459.64 395.15 370.57 341.51 341.78 -25.64 0.08
86 Little Rock, AR 297.60 304.49 311.77 323.82 322.88 8.49 -0.29
87 Manchester, NH 322.91 268.47 275.52 299.19 297.65 -7.82 -0.51
88 Portland, ME 437.47 351.49 397.89 363.55 360.68 -17.55 -0.79
89 Milwaukee, WI 363.48 301.37 323.43 331.17 327.47 -9.91 -1.12
90 St. Louis, MO 351.85 312.98 311.84 312.49 308.57 -12.30 -1.26
91 Oakland, CA 243.11 235.83 249.66 261.19 257.48 5.91 -1.42
92 Greensboro/High Point, NC 348.36 316.80 366.26 386.44 377.99 8.51 -2.19
93 Birmingham, AL 306.43 309.84 320.46 339.86 331.99 8.34 -2.32
94 San Francisco, CA 455.96 391.99 414.11 438.21 427.58 -6.23 -2.43
95 Knoxville TN 419.60 361.37 410.93 440.49 425.10 1.31 -3.49
96 Columbus, OH 313.16 296.01 312.24 294.90 281.44 -10.13 -4.56
97 Memphis, TN 376.68 364.27 393.86 394.15 373.69 -0.79 -5.19
98 Wichita, KS 418.99 324.46 380.15 373.75 348.79 -16.76 -6.68
99 White Plains, NY 551.54 401.09 423.30 325.91 290.59 -47.31 -10.84
100 Charleston, SC 431.23 372.50 408.69 460.31 375.24 -12.98 -18.48
  Metropolitan areas ranked by percent change in average domestic itinerary fare from 4Q 2006 to 4Q 2007              
1 Metro Houston Area 338.08 319.55 311.57 308.06 343.79 1.69 11.60
2 Metro Boston Area 376.39 287.94 308.01 319.68 350.63 -6.84 9.68
3 Metro WashingtonDC Area 344.42 293.35 303.72 311.51 340.11 -1.25 9.18
4 Metro Chicago Area 348.37 277.01 286.87 283.43 303.64 -12.84 7.13
5 Metro New York Area 406.75 309.82 327.29 334.47 351.29 -13.63 5.03
6 Metro Los Angeles Area 327.39 290.45 311.84 325.22 340.36 3.96 4.65
7 Metro Dallas/Ft Worth Area 383.69 320.72 337.54 323.46 326.19 -14.99 0.84
8 Metro San Francisco Area 361.59 300.89 318.68 331.71 332.47 -8.05 0.23

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, Stewart, 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
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