US Air Travel
Affordability Index:
Major Airports
1998: 3rd Quarter

Rank City Daily Passengers Average Trip Length (Miles) Fare per Passenger Mile Rank Affordabillity Index: Distance Adjusted Fare per Passenger Mile
1 RENO, NV 10,829 615 $0.142 11 $0.109
2 SPOKANE, WA 5,123 485 $0.170 25 $0.121
3 OAKLAND, CA 20,494 568 $0.166 22 $0.127
4 ONTARIO, CA 12,029 629 $0.163 19 $0.128
5 BURBANK, CA 11,161 380 $0.200 38 $0.132
6 LAS VEGAS, NV 47,756 961 $0.117 1 $0.134
7 SACRAMENTO, CA 14,798 674 $0.155 16 $0.138
8 PROVIDENCE, RI 7,761 963 $0.129 3 $0.148
9 SAN JOSE, CA 22,624 785 $0.163 20 $0.153
10 NEW ORLEANS, LA 13,899 790 $0.163 21 $0.153
11 FT. LAUDERDALE, FL 19,922 977 $0.132 5 $0.154
12 ORLANDO, FL 41,912 1,028 $0.127 2 $0.154
13 PHOENIX, AZ 39,322 917 $0.144 12 $0.157
14 TAMPA, FL 22,719 916 $0.146 13 $0.158
15 KANSAS CITY, MO 20,137 802 $0.169 24 $0.159
16 ALBUQUERQUE, NM 10,243 816 $0.163 18 $0.160
17 JACKSONVILLE, FL 6,284 625 $0.209 40 $0.161
18 SAN DIEGO, CA 30,117 973 $0.138 9 $0.161
19 WEST PALM BEACH, FL 6,905 1,023 $0.134 6 $0.162
20 BALTIMORE, MD 29,737 1,046 $0.134 7 $0.165
21 SAN ANTONIO, TX 10,513 761 $0.177 27 $0.166
22 PORTLAND, OR 21,258 997 $0.139 10 $0.167
23 SALT LAKE CITY, UT 18,403 867 $0.158 17 $0.171
24 OMAHA, NE 5,404 832 $0.173 26 $0.173
25 AUSTIN, TX 9,875 783 $0.188 33 $0.176
26 NASHVILLE, TN 12,280 765 $0.190 35 $0.178
27 SEATTLE, WA 40,266 1,216 $0.131 4 $0.180
28 COLUMBUS, OH 11,123 895 $0.168 23 $0.183
29 SANTA ANA, CA 14,744 802 $0.196 36 $0.184
30 CLEVELAND, OH 16,039 785 $0.197 37 $0.185
31 LOS ANGELES, CA 71,480 1,284 $0.135 8 $0.186
32 DETROIT, MI 28,454 835 $0.189 34 $0.191
33 INDIANAPOLIS, IN 11,373 875 $0.178 28 $0.193
34 HOUSTON, TX 37,821 799 $0.207 39 $0.194
35 ATLANTA, GA 59,516 763 $0.213 42 $0.200
36 ST. LOUIS, MO 22,388 748 $0.213 44 $0.200
37 MIAMI, FL 15,113 1,167 $0.149 14 $0.205
38 SAN FRANCISCO, CA 49,421 1,381 $0.151 15 $0.207
39 CHICAGO, IL 88,977 835 $0.212 41 $0.214
40 MILWAUKEE, WI 7,133 1,007 $0.181 31 $0.219
41 DALLAS, TX 57,698 771 $0.241 47 $0.226
42 WASHINGTON, DC 40,296 919 $0.216 46 $0.235
43 RALEIGH/DURHAM, NC 8,527 700 $0.262 49 $0.243
44 HARTFORD, CT 8,351 1,103 $0.181 30 $0.244
45 BOSTON, MA 41,489 1,114 $0.178 29 $0.244
46 PITTSBURGH, PA 9,888 791 $0.263 50 $0.247
47 NEW YORK, NY 107,641 1,139 $0.185 32 $0.254
48 DENVER, CO 36,619 991 $0.213 43 $0.256
49 PHILADELPHIA, PA 24,395 1,003 $0.214 45 $0.257
50 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 22,901 922 $0.250 48 $0.271
51 CINCINNATI, OH 6,723 827 $0.292 51 $0.292
52 CHARLOTTE, NC 9,785 726 $0.325 52 $0.305
Calculated from US Department of Transportation Domestic Airline Fares Consumer Report, 1998: 3rd Quarter. Affordability Index involves an adjustment for average trip length, based upon an analysis of fare yields by airline market distances (shorter distances generally have higher fares per passenger mile).


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