New Study Shows Which Airports Offer The Best Deals

Donald Wood
by Donald Wood
Last updated: 11:45 AM ET, Fri July 22, 2016

In a new study revealed by Cheapflights.com, the website ranked 101 of the most-searched airports for 2016, the average airfare at each facility and then compared them to where they ranked last year.

Dubbed the 2016 Airport Affordability Index, the study looks to help airline customers plan smarter trips and save more money in the long run. This is the seventh-consecutive year Cheapflights.com has released the report to waiting travelers.

At the top of the list of most affordable airports is Long Beach Airport in California, and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport finishing in second. Rounding out the top five is LaGuardia Airport in New York, General Mitchell International Airport in Wisconsin and Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport in Minnesota, respectively.

One of the most interesting findings for travelers looking to save money is the overall dip in average airfare prices.

Cheapflights.com reported that even the most expensive ticket price averages on the list are still $150 less than 2015.

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Another piece of advice presented in the 2016 Airport Affordability Index is to check other airports in the area before booking flights. Instead of booking a trip to or from Los Angeles International Airport-ranked No. 32 overall-check out the possibility of traveling through No. 1-ranked Long Beach Airport just 20 miles away.

The 2016 Airport Affordability Index, via Cheapflights.com:

Rank

Airport

Ave Airfare

2015 Rank

1

Long Beach (Daugherty Field), CA (LGB)

$202

7

2

Dallas/Fort Worth International, TX (DFW)

$203

29

3

LaGuardia, NY (LGA)

$215

4

4

General Mitchell International, WI (MKE)

$230

66

5

Minneapolis-St Paul International, MN (MSP)

$237

22

6

Denver International, CO (DEN)

$242

13

7

Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International, FL (FLL)

$245

17

8

Chicago-O'Hare International, IL (ORD)

$246

5

9

Atlanta International, GA (ATL)

$249

2

10

Philadelphia International, PA (PHL)

$253

6

11

William P. Hobby, TX (HOU)

$254

32

12

Lehigh Valley International, PA (ABE)

$258

73

13

Indianapolis International, IN (IND)

$259

39

14

Pittsburgh International, PA (PIT)

$259

80

15

Kansas City International, MO (MCI)

$261

18

16

Metropolitan Oakland International, CA (OAK)

$262

10

17

Orlando International, FL (MCO)

$263

9

18

Cleveland-Hopkins International, OH (CLE)

$264

8

19

Miami International, FL (MIA)

$265

21

20

McCarran International, NV (LAS)

$265

12

21

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, OH (CVG)

$269

1

22

Port Columbus International, OH (CMH)

$272

68

23

Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, LA (MSY)

$273

30

24

Nashville International, TN (BNA)

$273

79

25

Lambert-St Louis International, MO (STL)

$282

20

26

George Bush Intercontinental, TX (IAH)

$286

41

27

Seattle - Tacoma International, WA (SEA)

$287

54

28

Memphis International, TN (MEM)

$287

46

29

Charles B. Wheeler Downtown, MO (MKC)

$290

51

30

Bishop International, MI (FNT)

$290

N/A

31

John Wayne/Orange County, CA (SNA)

$291

34

32

Los Angeles International, CA (LAX)

$293

19

33

Austin-Bergstrom International, TX (AUS)

$295

16

34

Logan International, MA (BOS)

$297

53

35

San Diego Intl-Lindbergh Field, CA (SAN)

$299

43

36

Salt Lake City International, UT (SLC)

$302

44

37

Phoenix Sky Harbor International, AZ (PHX)

$302

45

38

Tampa International, FL (TPA)

$302

28

39

Colorado Springs Municipal, CO (COS)

$303

N/A

40

Raleigh-Durham International, NC (RDU)

$306

31

41

Reagan National (DCA)

$309

14

42

Bob Hope Airport, CA (BUR)

$311

15

43

San Francisco International, CA (SFO)

$311

52

44

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, MI (DTW)

$312

25

45

San Jose International, CA (SJC)

$314

11

46

Charlotte/Douglas International, NC (CLT)

$314

59

47

Akron-Canton Regional, OH (CAK)

$318

40

48

Dallas Love Field, TX (DAL)

$319

3

49

Newark Liberty International, NJ (EWR)

$319

24

50

Baltimore/Washington International, MD (BWI)

$321

26

51

Gerald R. Ford International, MI (GRR)

$322

72

52

Manchester, NH (MHT)

$322

47

53

Charleston International, SC (CHS)

$322

37

54

Bradley International, CT (BDL)

$328

23

55

Portland International, OR (PDX)

$328

50

56

San Antonio International, TX (SAT)

$332

71

57

Eppley Airfield, NE (OMA)

$336

56

58

Piedmont Triad International, NC (GSO)

$336

69

59

Palm Beach International, FL (PBI)

$337

61

60

Myrtle Beach International, SC (MYR)

$337

9

61

Washington Dulles International (IAD)

$344

65

62

Sioux Falls Regional, SD (FSD)

$346

N/A

63

Columbia Metropolitan, SC (CAE)

$354

N/A

64

Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport, KS (ICT)

$355

87

65

Reno-Tahoe International, NV (RNO)

$361

70

66

Buffalo Niagara International, NY (BUF)

$361

35

67

Richmond International, VA (RIC)

$363

48

68

El Paso International, TX (ELP)

$364

95

69

Des Moines International, IA (DSM)

$365

82

70

Theodore Francis Green State, RI (PVD)

$366

27

71

Ontario International, CA (ONT)

$369

55

72

Jacksonville International, FL (JAX)

$369

63

73

Tucson International, AZ (TUS)

$378

74

74

Portland Int'l Jetport, ME (PWM)

$385

92

75

Spokane International, WA (GEG)

$397

84

76

Boise Air Terminal (Gowen Field), ID (BOI)

$400

85

77

Syracuse Hancock International, NY (SYR)

$401

62

78

Albany International, NY (ALB)

$405

86

79

Greater Rochester International, NY (ROC)

$405

49

80

Southwest Florida International, FL (RSW)

$408

67

81

Greenville-Spartanburg International, SC (GSP)

$408

98

82

Birmingham International, AL (BHM)

$414

81

83

Fresno Air Terminal, CA (FAT)

$415

78

84

Standiford Field, KY (SDF)

$417

90

85

Blue Grass, KY (LEX)

$420

N/A

86

Harrisburg International, PA (MDT)

$421

N/A

87

Tulsa International, OK (TUL)

$429

77

88

Albuquerque International, NM (ABQ)

$429

75

89

Norfolk International, VA (ORF)

$432

76

90

Adams Field, AR (LIT)

$436

91

91

Will Rogers, OK (OKC)

$437

88

92

James M. Cox Dayton International, OH (DAY)

$439

97

93

Kahului, HI (OGG)

$444

33

94

Yeager, WV (CRW)

$454

100

95

John F. Kennedy International, NY (JFK)

$454

64

96

Anchorage International, AK (ANC)

$492

96

97

Sacramento International Airport, CA (SMF)

$493

42

98

Pensacola Regional, FL (PNS)

$498

93

99

Northwest Arkansas Regional, AR (XNA)

$536

99

100

McGhee Tyson, TN (TYS)

$543

94

101

Honolulu International, HI (HNL)

$641

101


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