Biggest year-over-year changes

Routes whose average fare moved most between 2025 Q1 and 2026 Q1, among routes that appear in both quarters. Computed from the two rows.

Largest rises

Route	2025 Q1	2026 Q1	Change
Miami, FL (Metropolitan Area) → Tallahassee, FL	$217	$328	+$111 (51.0%)
Las Vegas, NV → Philadelphia, PA	$285	$391	+$106 (37.1%)
Detroit, MI → Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN	$275	$379	+$104 (37.7%)
Atlanta, GA (Metropolitan Area) → Louisville, KY	$267	$367	+$99 (37.2%)
Jacksonville, FL → Miami, FL (Metropolitan Area)	$215	$313	+$98 (45.6%)
San Francisco, CA (Metropolitan Area) → St. Louis, MO	$280	$376	+$96 (34.2%)
Charlotte, NC → San Francisco, CA (Metropolitan Area)	$345	$432	+$87 (25.2%)
Knoxville, TN → New York City, NY (Metropolitan Area)	$205	$291	+$86 (42.2%)
Atlanta, GA (Metropolitan Area) → Memphis, TN	$270	$354	+$84 (31.3%)
Birmingham, AL → Miami, FL (Metropolitan Area)	$236	$319	+$83 (35.2%)
Louisville, KY → New York City, NY (Metropolitan Area)	$203	$286	+$83 (40.7%)
Charlotte, NC → Las Vegas, NV	$336	$418	+$82 (24.4%)
Charlotte, NC → San Diego, CA	$302	$384	+$82 (27.1%)
Cincinnati, OH → New York City, NY (Metropolitan Area)	$192	$273	+$81 (42.4%)
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN → New York City, NY (Metropolitan Area)	$262	$342	+$81 (30.8%)
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX → Detroit, MI	$232	$310	+$78 (33.7%)
Atlanta, GA (Metropolitan Area) → Milwaukee, WI	$264	$342	+$78 (29.5%)
Atlanta, GA (Metropolitan Area) → Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN	$318	$393	+$74 (23.3%)
Buffalo, NY → Fort Myers, FL	$192	$265	+$74 (38.5%)
Boston, MA (Metropolitan Area) → Seattle, WA	$252	$325	+$72 (28.7%)
Boston, MA (Metropolitan Area) → Charlotte, NC	$224	$295	+$71 (31.9%)
Fort Myers, FL → Pittsburgh, PA	$194	$263	+$70 (35.9%)
Memphis, TN → Phoenix, AZ	$277	$346	+$69 (25.0%)
Atlanta, GA (Metropolitan Area) → Richmond, VA	$256	$324	+$68 (26.6%)
Atlanta, GA (Metropolitan Area) → Sarasota/Bradenton, FL	$221	$289	+$68 (30.7%)

Largest falls

Route	2025 Q1	2026 Q1	Change
Chicago, IL → San Diego, CA	$307	$226	−$81 (26.5%)
Aspen, CO → New York City, NY (Metropolitan Area)	$642	$570	−$72 (11.2%)
Austin, TX → Sacramento, CA	$288	$220	−$68 (23.7%)
New Orleans, LA → Philadelphia, PA	$341	$278	−$63 (18.5%)
Austin, TX → Miami, FL (Metropolitan Area)	$265	$206	−$59 (22.2%)
Kansas City, MO → New Orleans, LA	$315	$270	−$45 (14.4%)
Austin, TX → Columbus, OH	$297	$252	−$45 (15.1%)
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX → Pittsburgh, PA	$325	$282	−$43 (13.4%)
Louisville, KY → Phoenix, AZ	$346	$304	−$42 (12.2%)
Milwaukee, WI → Phoenix, AZ	$294	$252	−$42 (14.2%)
Atlanta, GA (Metropolitan Area) → Buffalo, NY	$255	$216	−$38 (15.0%)
Madison, WI → New York City, NY (Metropolitan Area)	$325	$290	−$35 (10.8%)
Houston, TX → Raleigh/Durham, NC	$303	$269	−$34 (11.3%)
Aspen, CO → Los Angeles, CA (Metropolitan Area)	$373	$339	−$34 (9.1%)
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX → Norfolk, VA (Metropolitan Area)	$323	$290	−$33 (10.2%)
Miami, FL (Metropolitan Area) → Norfolk, VA (Metropolitan Area)	$231	$199	−$33 (14.1%)
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX → Reno, NV	$351	$318	−$32 (9.2%)
Phoenix, AZ → St. Louis, MO	$297	$266	−$31 (10.5%)
Eagle, CO → New York City, NY (Metropolitan Area)	$558	$528	−$30 (5.4%)
Miami, FL (Metropolitan Area) → Pensacola, FL	$237	$207	−$29 (12.4%)
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX → Savannah, GA	$309	$280	−$28 (9.2%)
Houston, TX → Jacksonville, FL	$330	$302	−$28 (8.5%)
Birmingham, AL → New York City, NY (Metropolitan Area)	$353	$326	−$27 (7.7%)
Phoenix, AZ → San Diego, CA	$187	$162	−$25 (13.5%)
Everett, WA → Las Vegas, NV	$204	$179	−$25 (12.3%)

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Consumer Airfare Report Table 1, 2026 Q1. Fetched 2026-09-27T00:40:04Z. Source data.