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Aviation

Passengers Boarded at the Top 50 U.S. Airports

The 2015 and 2024 totals for the top 50 airports may not sum from the individual airports because some top 50 airports in 2025 were not in the top 50 in earlier years.

b All U.S. airports consists of 1,258 airports as of 2025 and includes Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and U.S. Pacific Trust Territories and Possessions.

 

2010 Report of Passengers Denied Confirmed Space, 3rd Quarter

1a Number of passengers who were denied boarding involuntarily who qualified for denied boarding compensation and were given alternate transportation within the meaning of section 250.5

1b were not given such alternate transportation

2 Number of passengers denied boarding involuntarily who did not qualify for denied boarding compensation due to:

2a accommodation on another flight that arrived within 1 hour after the scheduled arrival time of the original flight

2b substitution of smaller capacity equipment

2c failure of passenger to comply with...

Fares at Airports Grouped by Originating Passengers

BTS reports average fares 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 fees for optional services, such as baggage fees. Averages do not include frequent-flyer or “zero fares.”  

Unadjusted Average Domestic Airline Fares by Quarter

BTS reports average fares 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 fees for optional services, such as baggage fees. Averages do not include frequent-flyer or “zero fares.”  

Unadjusted 3rd Quarter Average Fares, 1995-2016

BTS reports average fares 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 fees for optional services, such as baggage fees. Averages do not include frequent-flyer or “zero fares.”  

Inflation-Adjusted Average Domestic Airline Fares by Quarter

BTS reports average fares 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 fees for optional services, such as baggage fees. Averages do not include frequent-flyer or “zero fares.”  

Percent Changes to 2016 in Average Domestic Average Fares by Year Since 1995

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”.