BTS Data

BTS Releases November Airline Fuel Cost and Consumption Data


The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), a part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), today updated its Airline Fuel Cost and Consumption web page with preliminary November data.

Cost per gallon for U.S. airlines’ scheduled services:

November 2010 $2.24

October 2011 $2.79

November 2011 $2.84
The page provides scheduled service cost and consumption numbers. Use the “Select a Service” dropdown to see all services or non-scheduled.

The Fuel Cost and Consumption page.

Preliminary fuel cost and consumption numbers are industry summaries only. Airline fuel costs may be affected by hedging. The next monthly web update is scheduled for Feb. 14.

Individual airline numbers are available through September on the BTS website. Individual airline numbers for October and November will be available with the BTS fourth-quarter financial release scheduled for May 10.