Data Highlights

$1.49M September 2026, +0K from September 2025
$629B Q4 2026, +$24B from Q4 2025
$16.1B September 2026, +$6M from September 2025
1.11M September 2026, +5K from September 2025
2.51B July 2026, -12M from July 2025
320M August 2026, +2M from August 2025

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U.S. Airlines’ September 2026 Aviation Fuel Cost down 4.3%, Consumption down 7.8%, and Fuel Cost per Gallon up 3.7% from August 2026

The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) released U.S. airlines’ September 2026 fuel cost and consumption numbers indicating total fuel expenditure ($5.90B) of U.S. scheduled service airlines was down 4.3% from August 2026 ($6.17B) and up 69.2% from September 2025 ($3.49B).