U.S. Airlines’ September 2024 Fuel Cost per Gallon down 5.6% from August 2024; Aviation Fuel Consumption up 3.7% from Pre-Pandemic September 2019

U.S. Airlines' September 2024 Fuel Cost per Gallon down 5.6% from August 2024; Aviation Fuel Consumption up 3.7% from Pre-Pandemic September 2019

Tuesday, November 5, 2024

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The Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released U.S. airlines' September 2024 fuel cost and consumption numbers indicating U.S. scheduled service airlines used 1.532 billion gallons of fuel, 9.2% less fuel than in August 2024 (1.686 billion gallons) and 3.7% more than in pre-pandemic September 2019. The cost per gallon of fuel in September 2024 ($2.33) was down 14 cents (5.6%) from August 2024 ($2.47) and up $0.37 (18.8%) from September 2019. Total September 2024 fuel expenditure ($3.56B) was down 14.3% from August 2024 ($4.16B) and up 23.3% from pre-pandemic September 2019.

Year-over-year changes in fuel consumption and cost for September 2024 includes a 0.4% increase in domestic fuel consumption, an 26.6% decrease in domestic fuel cost, and a 26.9% decrease in cost per gallon. Domestic fuel consumption decreased 8.8% from August 2024 to September 2024, while increasing 4.8% from September 2019. Increased fuel consumption reflects an increase in airline passenger travel over the same period.

Fuel consumed by U.S. airlines (total) scheduled service:

September 2019	1.48 billion gallons
September 2023	1.52 billion gallons
August 2024	1.69 billion gallons
September 2024	1.53 billion gallons

Fuel cost per gallon for U.S. airlines (total) scheduled service:

September 2019	$1.96
September 2023	$3.14
August 2024	$2.47
September 2024	$2.33

Total fuel cost for U.S. airlines (total) scheduled service:

September 2019	$2.89 billion
September 2023	$4.78 billion
August 2024	$4.16 billion
September 2024	$3.56 billion

Fuel Cost and Consumption data from January 2000 to the present can be found athttps://www.transtats.bts.gov/fuel.asp. Summaries by month are alsoavailable.

Airline fuel costs may be affected by hedging, contracts that allow airlines to limit exposure to future price changes. None of the cost numbers are adjusted for inflation. The month-to-month numbers are not seasonally adjusted.

Individual airline numbersthrough June 2024 are available on theBTS website.

Please Note:

The information provided within BTS statistical releases may not be based on 100% of reporting carriers. Generally, data are released per schedule if reports have been received from at least 90% of the carriers, along with data from all the major carriers. Also, within text, percent change results may not be exact due to rounding.

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