Baltimore Business Journal-- BWI airfare drops 7.5% in last year, remains below U.S. average

Nov 7, 2013, 6:58am EST  /  by Ryan Sharrow

Flights out of Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport dropped 7.5 percent during the last year and stayed below the national average.

Roundtrip domestic flights from BWI averaged $315.42 in the second quarter, down from $341.15 in the year-ago period, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics. BWI ranked No. 86 among the nation’s top 100 airports.

By comparison, the U.S. average in the second quarter was $377.56, marking a 3.6 percent declined from the same period last year.

Flights from Huntsville, Ala., in the second quarter averaged $547.49, good for highest in the U.S. Atlantic City, N.J., was last at $159.41.

Washington Dulles ranks fourth-highest in the U.S., with flights averaging $479.81. Reagan National flights averaged $367.24, ranking No. 67.

Going back to the second quarter of 2000, flights at BWI have dropped nearly 18 percent from $384.38.

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