U.S. Airlines’ August 2025 Aviation Fuel Consumption down 4.7%, and Fuel Cost per Gallon down 1.8% from July 2025
BTS 60-25
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The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released U.S. airlines’ August 2025 fuel cost and consumption numbers indicating U.S. scheduled service airlines used 1.677 billion gallons of fuel, 4.7% less fuel than in July 2025 (1.760 billion gallons) and 0.5% less fuel than August 2024 (1.686 billion gallons). The cost per gallon of fuel in August 2025 ($2.30) was down 4 cents (1.8%) from July 2025 ($2.34) and down 17 cents (7.1%) from August 2024. Total August 2025 fuel expenditure ($3.85B) was down 6.4% from July 2025 ($4.12B) and down 7.5% from August 2024 ($4.16B).
| Fuel consumed by U.S. airlines (total) scheduled service: | |
|---|---|
| August 2024 | 1.68 billion gallons |
| July 2025 | 1.76 billion gallons |
| August 2025 | 1.68 billion gallons |
| Fuel cost per gallon for U.S. airlines (total) scheduled service: | |
|---|---|
| August 2024 | $2.47 |
| July 2025 | $2.34 |
| August 2025 | $2.30 |
| Total fuel cost for U.S. airlines (total) scheduled service: | |
|---|---|
| August 2024 | 4.16 billion |
| July 2025 | 4.12 billion |
| August 2025 | 3.85 billion |
Fuel Cost and Consumption data from January 2000 to the present can be found at https://www.transtats.bts.gov/fuel.asp. Summaries by month are also available.
Airline fuel costs may be affected by hedging, contracts that allow airlines to limit exposure to future price changes. None of the cost numbers are adjusted for inflation. The month-to-month numbers are not seasonally adjusted.
Individual airline numbers through June 2025 are available on the BTS website.
Please Note:
The information provided within BTS statistical releases may not be based on 100% of the carriers required to report. Generally, data is released per schedule if reports have been received from at least 90% of the carriers, along with data from all the major carriers. Regarding this release, the following carrier remains pending: Scott Aviation, LLC (3EQ). Also, within text, percent change results may not be exact due to rounding.
Silver Airways (3M) has ceased operations as of June 11, 2025.
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