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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