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The US Airports With The Cheapest Average Airfare

Jennifer Polland   

The US Airports With The Cheapest Average Airfare
Transportation2 min read

Charleston International Airport

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Charleston International Airport is the most affordable airport to fly into in the US..

Flying to Chicago? Instead of flying into O'Hare International (ORD), where airfares are an average of $413, opt for Chicago Midway (MDW), where average airfares are just $269.

Cheapflights.com just came out with its fifth annual Airport Affordability Index, which ranks popular airports with the most affordable round-trip airfares, including tax.

This year, Charleston International Airport (CHS) emerged as the most affordable airport to fly into, with average airfares of $191. This is a huge jump for the international airport, which came in at number 30 last year.

Long Beach (LGB), Harrisburg International (MDT), and Dallas Love Field (DAL) all took top spots on this list.

At the bottom of the list were major international hubs, like New York's JFK and Newark International (EWR). Honolulu International is the most expensive airport to fly into, with average fares of $842.

Check out the full list below:

Rank Airport Average Airfare
1 Charleston International, SC (CHS) $191
2 Long Beach (Daugherty Field), CA (LGB) $200
3 Harrisburg International, PA (MDT) $236
4 Dallas Love Field, TX (DAL) $266
5 Joe Foss Field, SD (FSD) $267
6 Chicago Midway, IL (MDW) $269
7 Bob Hope Airport, CA (BUR) $274
8 San Jose International, CA (SJC) $277
9 Myrtle Beach Jetport, SC (MYR) $287
10 Bradley International, CT (BDL) $295
11 Wichita Mid-Continent, KS (ICT) $306
12 Metropolitan Oakland International, CA (OAK) $306
13 Portland Intl Jetport, ME (PWM) $308
14 Charles B. Wheeler Downtown, MO (MKC) $309
15 Akron-Canton Regional, OH (CAK) $312
16 Manchester, NH (MHT) $313
17 Theodore Francis Green State, RI (PVD) $314
18 Eppley Airfield, NE (OMA) $319
19 Fresno Air Terminal, CA (FAT) $331
20 Denver International, CO (DEN) $332
21 Bellingham International, WA (BLI) $334
22 Reagan National (DCA) $335
23 Palm Beach International, FL (PBI) $335
24 Richmond International, VA (RIC) $341
25 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, MI (DTW) $341
26 General Mitchell International, WI (MKE) $341
27 Memphis International, TN (MEM) $342
28 Greater Rochester International, NY (ROC) $346
29 Orlando International, FL (MCO) $352
30 Syracuse Hancock International, NY (SYR) $354
31 La Guardia, NY (LGA) $355
32 Burlington International, VT (BTV) $359
33 Kansas City International, MO (MCI) $359
34 Tucson International, AZ (TUS) $362
35 Minneapolis-St Paul International, MN (MSP) $364
36 McCarran International, NV (LAS) $364
37 Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International, FL (FLL) $366
38 Indianapolis International, IN (IND) $367
39 Buffalo Niagara International, NY (BUF) $368
40 James M. Cox Dayton International, OH (DAY) $370
41 Albuquerque International, NM (ABQ) $371
42 William P. Hobby, TX (HOU) $371
43 Lovell Field, TN (CHA) $372
44 Dallas/Fort Worth International, TX (DFW) $372
45 Tampa International, FL (TPA) $381
46 Oklahoma, OK (OKC) $382
47 Des Moines International, IA (DSM) $384
48 Philadelphia International, PA (PHL) $386
49 Ontario International, CA (ONT) $388
50 Bishop International, MI (FNT) $391
51 Baltimore/Washington International, MD (BWI) $391
52 Reno-Tahoe International, NV (RNO) $396
53 Pensacola Regional, FL (PNS) $396
54 Austin-Bergstrom International, TX (AUS) $399
55 Lambert-St Louis International, MO (STL) $400
56 Los Angeles International, CA (LAX) $403
57 Gerald R. Ford International, MI (GRR) $404
58 Pittsburgh International, PA (PIT) $405
59 Jacksonville International, FL (JAX) $408
60 Raleigh-Durham International, NC (RDU) $409
61 Seattle - Tacoma International, WA (SEA) $409
62 Greenville-Spartanburg, SC (GSP) $409
63 George Bush Intercontinental, TX (IAH) $410
64 Phoenix Sky Harbor International, AZ (PHX) $413
65 Chicago-O'Hare International, IL (ORD) $413
66 Cleveland-Hopkins International, OH (CLE) $413
67 John Wayne/Orange County, CA (SNA) $414
68 Mahlon Sweet Field, OR (EUG) $414
69 Albany International, NY (ALB) $416
70 New Orleans International, LA (MSY) $417
71 Nashville International, TN (BNA) $417
72 Salt Lake City International, UT (SLC) $423
73 Atlanta International, GA (ATL) $426
74 Adams Field, AR (LIT) $428
75 Sacramento International Airport, CA (SMF) $429
76 Logan International, MA (BOS) $430
77 Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, OH (CVG) $437
78 San Diego Intl-Lindbergh Field, CA (SAN) $443
79 Portland International, OR (PDX) $448
80 Miami International, FL (MIA) $451
81 San Francisco International, CA (SFO) $453
82 Piedmont Triad International, NC (GSO) $459
83 San Antonio International, TX (SAT) $470
84 Washington Dulles International (IAD) $479
85 Norfolk International, VA (ORF) $480
86 Spokane International, WA (GEG) $481
87 Birmingham International, AL (BHM) $484
88 Charlotte/Douglas International, NC (CLT) $484
89 Standiford Field, KY (SDF) $485
90 Dane County Rgnl-Truax Field, WI (MSN) $485
91 McGhee Tyson, TN (TYS) $500
92 Northwest Arkansas Regional, AR (XNA) $513
93 Anchorage International, AK (ANC) $521
94 Port Columbus International, OH (CMH) $524
95 Boise Air Terminal (Gowen Field), ID (BOI) $536
96 Southwest Florida International, FL (RSW) $562
97 El Paso International, TX (ELP) $568
98 John F. Kennedy International, NY (JFK) $581
99 Tulsa International, OK (TUL) $596
100 Newark International, NJ (EWR) $694
101 Honolulu International, HI (HNL) $842

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