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United States Airline fares in U.S. city average, all urban consumers, not seasonally adjusted

315.95

index September 2026

Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index

Change, September 2025 to September 2026

+57.92 (+22.45%)

Changes over time

Airline fares in U.S. city average, all urban consumers, not seasonally adjusted in the United States rose 22.45% from September 2025

index · December 1963 to September 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index American Default Research · americandefault.org/affordability/
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Available history

Airline fares in U.S. city average, all urban consumers, not seasonally adjusted
Data periodUnited States (index)
Sep 2026315.948
Aug 2026309.736
Jul 2026311.176
Jun 2026323.758
May 2026329.824
Apr 2026308.527
Mar 2026290.226
Feb 2026280.621
Jan 2026271.19
Dec 2025253.714
Nov 2025254.924
Sep 2025258.027
Aug 2025250.982
Jul 2025247.859
Jun 2025255.852
May 2025260.319
Apr 2025255.592
Mar 2025252.62
Feb 2025262.136
Jan 2025265.273
Dec 2024262.556
Nov 2024269.336
Oct 2024265.939
Sep 2024250.03
Aug 2024243.011
Jul 2024246.222
Jun 2024265.061
May 2024280.958
Apr 2024277.45
Mar 2024266.481
Feb 2024263.952
Jan 2024247.606
Dec 2023243.348
Nov 2023257.222
Oct 2023255.48
Sep 2023246.151
Aug 2023246.185
Jul 2023253.345
Jun 2023279.224
May 2023298.489
Apr 2023294.55
Mar 2023286.814
Feb 2023281.216
Jan 2023264.629
Dec 2022268.519
Nov 2022292.656
Oct 2022294.34
Sep 2022284.313
Aug 2022283.911
Jul 2022311.205
Jun 2022344.101
May 2022344.853
Apr 2022297.143
Mar 2022243.689
Feb 2022222.227
Jan 2022210.762
Dec 2021208.954
Nov 2021215.159
Oct 2021205.994
Sep 2021198.975
Aug 2021212.882
Jul 2021243.613
Jun 2021256.684
May 2021250.209
Apr 2021222.953
Mar 2021197.134
Feb 2021197.204
Jan 2021200.825
Dec 2020205.983
Nov 2020223.36
Oct 2020215.993
Sep 2020197.424
Aug 2020199.496
Jul 2020204.785
Jun 2020206.066
May 2020201.649
Apr 2020203.342
Mar 2020232.113
Feb 2020265.142
Jan 2020255.2
Dec 2019252.411
Nov 2019268.994
Oct 2019269.871
Sep 2019263.149
Aug 2019259.849
Jul 2019268.314
Jun 2019283.001
May 2019283.275
Apr 2019268.767
Mar 2019259.698
Feb 2019259.049
Jan 2019248.433
Dec 2018248.29
Nov 2018263.809
Oct 2018265.93
Sep 2018258.196
Aug 2018255.877
Jul 2018264.994
Jun 2018278.937
May 2018280.804
Apr 2018273.817
Mar 2018267.482
Feb 2018265.272
Jan 2018255.496
Dec 2017254.947
Nov 2017267.97
Oct 2017267.297
Sep 2017259.143
Aug 2017259.359
Jul 2017276.308
Jun 2017296.384
May 2017300.609
Apr 2017294.034
Mar 2017283.583
Feb 2017280.517
Jan 2017269.241
Dec 2016265.436
Nov 2016274.761
Oct 2016270.922
Sep 2016267.457
Aug 2016268.04
Jul 2016283.501
Jun 2016309.679
May 2016309.54
Apr 2016295.909
Mar 2016283.584
Feb 2016283.52
Jan 2016278.334
Dec 2015278.658
Nov 2015294.143
Oct 2015285.837
Sep 2015274.897
Aug 2015277.768
Jul 2015297.324
Jun 2015324.953
May 2015319.401
Apr 2015294.603
Mar 2015287.362
Feb 2015288.626
Jan 2015283.152
Dec 2014287.175
Nov 2014305.885
Oct 2014301.466
Sep 2014292.397
Aug 2014295.609
Jul 2014315.012
Jun 2014342.697
May 2014341.947
Apr 2014318.331
Mar 2014302.464
Feb 2014297.679
Jan 2014291.836
Dec 2013301.357
Nov 2013318.197
Oct 2013310.012
Sep 2013301.476
Aug 2013303.848
Jul 2013315.789
Jun 2013325.321
May 2013326.5
Apr 2013318.815
Mar 2013315.303
Feb 2013309.283
Jan 2013306.603
Dec 2012305.733
Nov 2012305.354
Oct 2012302.533
Sep 2012299.228
Aug 2012299.284
Jul 2012305.689
Jun 2012313.92
May 2012317.066
Apr 2012312.845
Mar 2012303.843
Feb 2012298.477
Jan 2012295.429
Dec 2011299.315
Nov 2011302.635
Oct 2011304.031
Sep 2011307.065
Aug 2011308.67
Jul 2011307.798
Jun 2011307.804
May 2011307.31
Apr 2011309.087
Mar 2011306.256
Feb 2011298.099
Jan 2011290.243
Dec 2010286.438
Nov 2010282.695
Oct 2010277.344
Sep 2010278.828
Aug 2010281.93
Jul 2010285.979
Jun 2010288.517
May 2010281.74
Apr 2010275.696
Mar 2010269.377
Feb 2010265.358
Jan 2010264.331
Dec 2009270.667
Nov 2009270.069
Oct 2009265.696
Sep 2009262.848
Aug 2009259.351
Jul 2009259.585
Jun 2009252.803
May 2009247.675
Apr 2009248.943
Mar 2009250.561
Feb 2009251.829
Jan 2009255.621
Dec 2008259.566
Nov 2008268.452
Oct 2008284.166
Sep 2008297.228
Aug 2008308.309
Jul 2008311.244
Jun 2008304.81
May 2008285.607
Apr 2008274.02
Mar 2008271.514
Feb 2008261.017
Jan 2008258.046
Dec 2007255.873
Nov 2007258.116
Oct 2007257.409
Sep 2007252.919
Aug 2007255.105
Jul 2007259.543
Jun 2007256.723
May 2007249.76
Apr 2007248.807
Mar 2007246.331
Feb 2007242.627
Jan 2007237.021
Dec 2006231.4
Nov 2006237
Oct 2006248.9
Sep 2006252.4
Aug 2006258.4
Jul 2006263.3
Jun 2006260
May 2006252.3
Apr 2006245.8
Mar 2006242
Feb 2006239.3
Jan 2006236.5
Dec 2005233.8
Nov 2005240.7
Oct 2005244.3
Sep 2005240.8
Aug 2005244.2
Jul 2005249.7
Jun 2005245.6
May 2005240
Apr 2005234.9
Mar 2005226.8
Feb 2005220.9
Jan 2005217.7
Dec 2004219.7
Nov 2004226.2
Oct 2004224
Sep 2004221
Aug 2004224.7
Jul 2004233.3
Jun 2004232.2
May 2004230.5
Apr 2004232.4
Mar 2004230
Feb 2004227.6
Jan 2004224.9
Dec 2003223.1
Nov 2003227.5
Oct 2003233.6
Sep 2003233.7
Aug 2003237.9
Jul 2003241.7
Jun 2003238
May 2003233.3
Apr 2003231
Mar 2003228.9
Feb 2003224.7
Jan 2003222.1
Dec 2002223.4
Nov 2002222.6
Oct 2002224.4
Sep 2002230
Aug 2002235
Jul 2002235.1
Jun 2002238.1
May 2002239.6
Apr 2002235.4
Mar 2002233.2
Feb 2002232.1
Jan 2002229.9
Dec 2001229
Nov 2001230
Oct 2001236.4
Sep 2001242.5
Aug 2001244.3
Jul 2001248.8
Jun 2001249.3
May 2001237.5
Apr 2001235.5
Mar 2001238.6
Feb 2001242
Jan 2001239
Dec 2000238.2
Nov 2000238
Oct 2000236.3
Sep 2000244.9
Aug 2000250.4
Jul 2000246.8
Jun 2000245
May 2000241.3
Apr 2000239.5
Mar 2000240.7
Feb 2000230.2
Jan 2000221.8
Dec 1999224.9
Nov 1999226.4
Oct 1999224.9
Sep 1999213.6
Aug 1999217.2
Jul 1999223.3
Jun 1999209.7
May 1999220.2
Apr 1999225.8
Mar 1999221.3
Feb 1999211.4
Jan 1999206.4
Dec 1998202.8
Nov 1998200.8
Oct 1998205.2
Sep 1998206
Aug 1998207.8
Jul 1998207.3
Jun 1998200.9
May 1998205
Apr 1998210.1
Mar 1998210.7
Feb 1998206.6
Jan 1998200.1
Dec 1997194.8
Nov 1997197.5
Oct 1997205.5
Sep 1997198
Aug 1997194
Jul 1997203.6
Jun 1997199.1
May 1997201.5
Apr 1997204.1
Mar 1997201.6
Feb 1997192.9
Jan 1997198.1
Dec 1996204.7
Nov 1996200.1
Oct 1996200.1
Sep 1996196
Aug 1996190.9
Jul 1996192.9
Jun 1996192.1
May 1996189.2
Apr 1996187.7
Mar 1996187.9
Feb 1996188.4
Jan 1996179.4
Dec 1995178.4
Nov 1995191.5
Oct 1995193.7
Sep 1995189.7
Aug 1995191.6
Jul 1995199.2
Jun 1995200.4
May 1995191.2
Apr 1995191.2
Mar 1995188.5
Feb 1995181.4
Jan 1995179.5
Dec 1994175.3
Nov 1994177.8
Oct 1994179.9
Sep 1994185.2
Aug 1994187.4
Jul 1994184.7
Jun 1994182.3
May 1994182.1
Apr 1994192.3
Mar 1994195.5
Feb 1994191.8
Jan 1994191.5
Dec 1993193.8
Nov 1993188.3
Oct 1993180.8
Sep 1993180.8
Aug 1993179.8
Jul 1993179.6
Jun 1993174.7
May 1993176.3
Apr 1993172.1
Mar 1993173.4
Feb 1993174.4
Jan 1993170.7
Dec 1992165.7
Nov 1992164.5
Oct 1992157.6
Sep 1992146.1
Aug 1992147.8
Jul 1992150.1
Jun 1992145.4
May 1992155.5
Apr 1992160.7
Mar 1992158.8
Feb 1992154.7
Jan 1992156
Dec 1991155.4
Nov 1991150.9
Oct 1991147.6
Sep 1991150.6
Aug 1991152.8
Jul 1991151.5
Jun 1991152
May 1991151.1
Apr 1991153.1
Mar 1991163.2
Feb 1991167.4
Jan 1991166.5
Dec 1990165.4
Nov 1990159.2
Oct 1990153.6
Sep 1990149.6
Aug 1990146.8
Jul 1990146.6
Jun 1990146.8
May 1990146.3
Apr 1990145.6
Mar 1990143.8
Feb 1990140
Jan 1990136.6
Dec 1989134.8
Nov 1989134.2
Oct 1989132.8
Sep 1989131.8
Aug 1989131.7
Jul 1989131.6
Jun 1989131.6
May 1989130.8
Apr 1989130.6
Mar 1989130.4
Feb 1989130.1
Jan 1989129.3
Dec 1988128
Nov 1988126.4
Oct 1988125
Sep 1988124.7
Aug 1988124.2
Jul 1988124.2
Jun 1988124
May 1988123.4
Apr 1988123.9
Mar 1988122.3
Feb 1988121.5
Jan 1988123.2
Dec 1987123.9
Nov 1987123.9
Oct 1987122.6
Sep 1987123.9
Aug 1987123.1
Jul 1987121.3
Jun 1987121.4
May 1987122.3
Apr 1987122.9
Mar 1987123.4
Feb 1987122.7
Jan 1987122.4
Dec 1986122
Nov 1986119
Oct 1986117.3
Sep 1986117.2
Aug 1986117
Jul 1986117.3
Jun 1986116.8
May 1986116.1
Apr 1986115.4
Mar 1986115
Feb 1986115.8
Jan 1986116.3
Dec 1985115.9
Nov 1985116.1
Oct 1985115.6
Sep 1985113.9
Aug 1985111.9
Jul 1985111.8
Jun 1985111.8
May 1985111.5
Apr 1985111.4
Mar 1985110.9
Feb 1985109.6
Jan 1985109.6
Dec 1984109
Nov 1984108.8
Oct 1984108.3
Sep 1984107.5
Aug 1984108.5
Jul 1984107.5
Jun 1984105.6
May 1984104.1
Apr 1984102.7
Mar 1984102.5
Feb 1984102.6
Jan 1984102.8
Dec 1983102.4
Nov 1983103.1
Oct 1983101.9
Sep 1983101.1
Aug 1983100.5
Jul 1983100
Jun 198399.2
May 198398.2
Apr 198399.7
Mar 198396.2
Feb 198396.9
Jan 198398.5
Dec 198297.7
Nov 198298.3
Oct 198298.8
Sep 198297.8
Aug 198295
Jul 198294.9
Jun 198294.6
May 198292.9
Apr 198291.4
Mar 198290.5
Feb 198290.6
Jan 198289.7
Dec 198189.5
Nov 198189.5
Oct 198188.9
Sep 198189
Aug 198188.7
Jul 198187.7
Jun 198186.2
May 198183.3
Apr 198183.3
Mar 198182.1
Feb 198179.8
Jan 198179.3
Dec 198078.2
Nov 198076.9
Oct 198075.2
Sep 198074.1
Aug 198069.2
Jul 198066.1
Jun 198065.8
May 198064.5
Apr 198063.1
Mar 198062.1
Feb 198061
Jan 198060
Dec 197958.6
Nov 197955.4
Oct 197952.7
Sep 197951.1
Aug 197949
Jul 197947.4
Jun 197946.4
May 197946.3
Apr 197946
Mar 197945.8
Feb 197945.7
Jan 197945.3
Dec 197845.1
Nov 197845.4
Oct 197845.3
Sep 197845.3
Aug 197845.3
Jul 197845.4
Jun 197845.7
May 197845.8
Apr 197845.9
Mar 197845.8
Feb 197845.7
Jan 197845.7
Dec 197745.5
Nov 197744
Oct 197744
Sep 197744
Aug 197743.3
Jul 197743.3
Jun 197743.3
May 197743.2
Apr 197743.2
Mar 197743.2
Feb 197742.5
Jan 197742.5
Dec 197642.5
Nov 197642.5
Oct 197642.5
Sep 197642.4
Aug 197641.4
Jul 197641.4
Jun 197641.4
May 197640.2
Apr 197640.2
Mar 197640.2
Feb 197639.6
Jan 197639.6
Dec 197539.6
Nov 197538.7
Oct 197538.7
Sep 197538.7
Aug 197538.6
Jul 197538.6
Jun 197538.6
May 197536.9
Apr 197536.9
Mar 197536.9
Feb 197536.8
Jan 197536.8
Dec 197436.8
Nov 197435.4
Oct 197435.4
Sep 197435.4
Aug 197435.4
Jul 197435.4
Jun 197435.4
May 197433.8
Apr 197433.8
Mar 197433.8
Feb 197433.8
Jan 197433.8
Dec 197333.8
Nov 197332.8
Oct 197332.8
Sep 197332.8
Aug 197332.1
Jul 197332.1
Jun 197332.1
May 197331.6
Apr 197331.6
Mar 197331.6
Feb 197331.6
Jan 197331.6
Dec 197231.6
Nov 197231.5
Oct 197231.5
Sep 197231.5
Aug 197230.9
Jul 197230.9
Jun 197230.9
May 197231
Apr 197231
Mar 197231
Feb 197231
Jan 197231
Dec 197131
Nov 197131
Oct 197131
Sep 197131
Aug 197131
Jul 197131
Jun 197131
May 197129.6
Apr 197129.6
Mar 197129.6
Feb 197129.1
Jan 197129.1
Dec 197029.1
Nov 197029
Oct 197029
Sep 197029
Aug 197027.9
Jul 197027.9
Jun 197027.9
May 197027.9
Apr 197027.9
Mar 197027.9
Feb 197027.8
Jan 197027.8
Dec 196927.8
Nov 196926.4
Oct 196926.4
Sep 196926.4
Aug 196926.6
Jul 196926.6
Jun 196926.6
May 196926.2
Apr 196926.2
Mar 196926.2
Feb 196924.5
Jan 196924.5
Dec 196824.5
Sep 196824.5
Jun 196824.5
Mar 196824.3
Dec 196724
Sep 196723.9
Jun 196723.9
Mar 196723.8
Dec 196623.8
Sep 196623.8
Jun 196623.8
Mar 196623.9
Dec 196523.9
Jun 196523.8
Dec 196423.7
Jun 196423.6
Dec 196323.7

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price IndexDownload data (CSV)

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