# Airfares rose 8% since 2019 while prices rose 24%

Published 2026-11-07 · By Pushbuild · Data: [Airline Fares API – US Domestic Airfares by Route and Airline](https://pushbuild.com/apis/airline-fares.html)

**8%**Airfares rose · as of 2026-11-07

**On the median route with 40,000+ passengers, the average fare in the four quarters to mid-2025 was 8.4% above 2019. Consumer prices rose 24.3% over the same span.** After inflation, flying got cheaper on most routes. Nonstop fares averaged $217 and connecting $317 in 2024-25.

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## Where fares fell most

| Route | 2019 fare | Last 4 quarters | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MAF–AUS | $263 | $119 | -54.8% |
| BDL–ORF | $223 | $106 | -52.5% |
| PVD–CHS | $212 | $116 | -45.3% |
| CHS–PVD | $215 | $118 | -45.1% |
| BOS–AVL | $253 | $140 | -44.7% |
| ORF–PVD | $201 | $113 | -43.8% |
| MCO–SWF | $203 | $115 | -43.3% |
| PVD–ORF | $204 | $116 | -43.1% |
| DSM–BNA | $230 | $131 | -43.0% |
| TPA–CHS | $263 | $152 | -42.2% |

## Caveats

DOT DB1B 10% ticket sample, passenger-weighted average fare per origin-destination; 40 routes shown in the CSV are the extremes. Not adjusted for distance flown or cabin.

## Sources

- [Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Airline Origin and Destination Survey (DB1B)](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/DatabaseInfo.asp?QO_VQ=EFI), read through the Pushbuild [Airline Fares API](https://pushbuild.com/apis/airline-fares.html) on 2026-11-07

Data as of 2026-11-07. Every figure in this post is in the table above and the CSV below.

Download the data behind this post: [b3-fares-change-2019-vs-last-4q.csv](https://pushbuild.com/apis/analysis/data/b3-fares-change-2019-vs-last-4q.csv)

## Get this data

Every number in this post comes from the [Airline Fares API – US Domestic Airfares by Route and Airline](https://pushbuild.com/apis/airline-fares.html). $0.0008 per row returned; every key gets $1 of free usage each month.

```
curl -X POST https://api.pushbuild.com/airline-fares/run \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"origins": ["BOS"], "maxItems": 20}'
```

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As of 2026-11-07. Source: https://pushbuild.com/apis/analysis/airfares-vs-inflation-since-2019/