It’s July, so it’s time for our annual Airport Affordability Index. These rankings are based on the searches on our site for the month of June, 2012. We took the 101 most searched airports and averaged the prices our users found on flights to the most popular domestic and international destinations, from Miami to Honolulu and London to Cancun.
Look below to see where your favorite airports rank and how they fared versus last year. You might even find that an airport across town from where you live or where you are planning to travel might be a low cost alternative. As always, we suggest doing your homework so you know where to look and what to expect so you know a deal when you see it and are ready to act.
Number | Airport | Average Airfare | Last year’s rank |
1 | Bob Hope Airport, CA (BUR) | $221 | 2 |
2 | Long Beach (Daugherty Field), CA (LGB) | $250 | 1 |
3 | Fresno Air Terminal, CA (FAT) | $290 | 26 |
4 | Harrisburg International, PA (MDT) | $304 | N/A |
5 | Lehigh Valley, PA (ABE) | $307 | 4 |
6 | John Wayne/Orange County, CA (SNA) | $316 | 5 |
7 | White Plains, NY (HPN) | $324 | N/A |
8 | Metropolitan Oakland International, CA (OAK) | $330 | 9 |
9 | Chicago Midway, IL (MDW) | $339 | 40 |
10 | Bellingham International, WA (BLI) | $342 | 10 |
11 | Akron-Canton Regional, OH (CAK) | $349 | 14 |
12 | McGhee Tyson, TN (TYS) | $350 | 35 |
13 | San Jose International, CA (SJC) | $350 | 22 |
14 | Syracuse Hancock International, NY (SYR) | $351 | 44 |
15 | General Mitchell International, WI (MKE) | $351 | 3 |
16 | Memphis International, TN (MEM) | $367 | 19 |
17 | James M. Cox Dayton International, OH (DAY) | $373 | 17 |
18 | Tucson International, AZ (TUS) | $375 | 37 |
19 | Greater Rochester International, NY (ROC) | $377 | 12 |
20 | Manchester, NH (MHT) | $380 | 59 |
21 | Portland Intl Jetport, ME (PWM) | $385 | 49 |
22 | Piedmont Triad International, NC (GSO) | $386 | 52 |
23 | La Guardia, NY (LGA) | $396 | 29 |
24 | Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International, FL (FLL) | $401 | 15 |
25 | Ontario International, CA (ONT) | $405 | 11 |
26 | Wichita Mid-Continent, KS (ICT) | $409 | 25 |
27 | Palm Beach International, FL (PBI) | $409 | 23 |
28 | Burlington International, VT (BTV) | $416 | 53 |
29 | Buffalo Niagara International, NY (BUF) | $419 | 32 |
30 | William P. Hobby, TX (HOU) | $422 | 6 |
31 | Bradley International, CT (BDL) | $426 | 28 |
32 | Dallas/Fort Worth International, TX (DFW) | $432 | 42 |
33 | Theodore Francis Green State, RI (PVD) | $435 | 39 |
34 | Eppley Airfield, NE (OMA) | $435 | 16 |
35 | New Orleans International, LA (MSY) | $440 | 24 |
36 | Des Moines International, IA (DSM) | $440 | 71 |
37 | Reagan National (DCA) | $444 | 41 |
38 | San Antonio International, TX (SAT) | $454 | 30 |
39 | Richmond International, VA (RIC) | $454 | 27 |
40 | Albuquerque International, NM (ABQ) | $458 | 69 |
41 | Albany International, NY (ALB) | $463 | 82 |
42 | Myrtle Beach Jetport, SC (MYR) | $467 | N/A |
43 | Port Columbus International, OH (CMH) | $471 | 31 |
44 | Lambert-St Louis International, MO (STL) | $472 | 43 |
45 | Atlanta International, GA (ATL) | $477 | 65 |
46 | Pittsburgh International, PA (PIT) | $490 | 21 |
47 | Southwest Florida International, FL (RSW) | $492 | 56 |
48 | Charlotte/Douglas International, NC (CLT) | $492 | 50 |
49 | Orlando International, FL (MCO) | $496 | 67 |
50 | Tampa International, FL (TPA) | $498 | 36 |
51 | Bishop International, MI (FNT) | $498 | 8 |
52 | Spokane International, WA (GEG) | $502 | 61 |
53 | Nashville International, TN (BNA) | $503 | 45 |
54 | Standiford Field, KY (SDF) | $505 | 87 |
55 | Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, OH (CVG) | $508 | 90 |
56 | Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, MI (DTW) | $510 | 38 |
57 | Pensacola Regional, FL (PNS) | $511 | 33 |
58 | El Paso International, TX (ELP) | $523 | 64 |
59 | Los Angeles International, CA (LAX) | $531 | 88 |
60 | Austin-Bergstrom International, TX (AUS) | $532 | 54 |
61 | Minneapolis-St Paul International, MN (MSP) | $533 | 47 |
62 | Chicago-O’Hare International, IL (ORD) | $537 | 85 |
63 | Oklahoma, OK (OKC) | $542 | 72 |
64 | Indianapolis International, IN (IND) | $543 | 34 |
65 | Gerald R. Ford International, MI (GRR) | $544 | 62 |
66 | Dallas Love Field, TX (DAL) | $544 | 13 |
67 | McCarran International, NV (LAS) | $552 | 79 |
68 | Newark International, NJ (EWR) | $552 | 77 |
69 | Logan International, MA (BOS) | $553 | 86 |
70 | Reno-Tahoe International, NV (RNO) | $556 | 46 |
71 | Philadelphia International, PA (PHL) | $556 | 74 |
72 | Sacramento International Airport, CA (SMF) | $557 | 68 |
73 | Adams Field, AR (LIT) | $558 | 93 |
74 | Kansas City International, MO (MCI) | $565 | 18 |
75 | San Diego Intl-Lindbergh Field, CA (SAN) | $567 | 78 |
76 | Tulsa International, OK (TUL) | $567 | 79 |
77 | Phoenix Sky Harbor International, AZ (PHX) | $569 | 73 |
78 | Miami International, FL (MIA) | $572 | 91 |
79 | Blue Grass, KY (LEX) | $573 | N/A |
80 | Raleigh-Durham International, NC (RDU) | $574 | 55 |
81 | Denver International, CO (DEN) | $582 | 58 |
82 | Savannah/Hilton Head International, GA (SAV) | $587 | 89 |
83 | George Bush Intercontinental, TX (IAH) | $589 | 84 |
84 | Salt Lake City International, UT (SLC) | $597 | 57 |
85 | Jacksonville International, FL (JAX) | $599 | 76 |
86 | Portland International, OR (PDX) | $599 | 92 |
87 | Norfolk International, VA (ORF) | $621 | 75 |
88 | Greenville-Spartanburg, SC (GSP) | $623 | 51 |
89 | Baltimore/Washington International, MD (BWI) | $623 | 81 |
90 | San Francisco International, CA (SFO) | $624 | 96 |
91 | Seattle – Tacoma International, WA (SEA) | $626 | 83 |
92 | Colorado Springs Municipal, CO (COS) | $649 | 60 |
93 | Cleveland-Hopkins International, OH (CLE) | $650 | 63 |
94 | Boise Air Terminal (Gowen Field), ID (BOI) | $660 | 70 |
95 | Washington Dulles International (IAD) | $662 | 97 |
96 | Birmingham International, AL (BHM) | $667 | 95 |
97 | John F. Kennedy International, NY (JFK) | $678 | 99 |
98 | Kahului, HI (OGG) | $712 | N/A |
99 | Charleston International, SC (CHS) | $717 | 66 |
100 | Honolulu International, HI (HNL) | $854 | 101 |
101 | Anchorage International, AK (ANC) | $964 | 100 |