From Cirium:
Top line:
- Bookings for United States domestic travel are down by -1.6%
- Average US domestic economy airfares increased 30.8% year over year in August 2026
By Destination Analysis
Please note: The destinations are ranked by the number of bookings, from highest to lowest, with the percentage change from last year shown alongside.
| TOP 10 DECREASES | |
| Airport code | YoY change |
| JFK | -3.2% |
| SFO | -11.7% |
| ORD | -7.9% |
| ATL | -6.4% |
| SEA | -15.3% |
| DEN | -11.7% |
| DFW | -12.6% |
| EWR | -24.6% |
| MIA | -13.2% |
| DTW | -9.0% |
| TOP 10 INCREASES | |
| Airport code | YoY change |
| LAS | +4.9% |
| BOS | +3.0% |
| LGA | +2.5% |
| FLL | +17.1% |
| AUS | +11.3% |
| BNA | +9.6% |
| BWI | +23.3% |
| SJC | +19.5% |
| MSY | +8.4% |
| IND | +12.9% |
Additionally, we’ve analyzed US domestic airfare data by month since January 2025 for the US domestic market, to August 31, 2026 the latest data available. These are average fares, economy class, not including taxes and fees, and not adjusted for inflation. Roughly double the number for roundtrip fares. We note that fares jumped significantly from Q4 2025 to Q1 2026.
Year over year for August, fares were up 30.8%.
For citation: According to Cirium, the aviation analytics company