ROMULUS, Mich. – While people start planning summer vacations, local travelers shouldn’t expect to find the best deals when looking for flights out of Detroit Metro Airport.
That’s because Detroit Metro Airport is among the most expensive airports to fly out of domestically, according to data from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Average domestic travel costs at Detroit Metro Airport
Detroit Metro Airport is the 20th largest airport in the country in terms of passenger volume.
In the third quarter of 2024, domestic airfare out of Detroit was $403.80, landing a spot among the most expensive busy airports to fly from.
Flights from other Michigan airports
Flying out of Grand Rapids was pretty similar to leaving out of Detroit Metro Airport, with the average at $401.36, but flying domestically out of Flint was an average of $238.22.
While Lansing provides another airport option for local travelers, the average airfare for domestic flights was $439.47.
Average airfare at Detroit Metro Airport over last few years
The average airfare for U.S. airports was $365.65 for the third quarter of 2024.
During the same period in 2023 average airfare at Detroit Metro Airport was at $402.23 and $432.99 in 2022.
To view more airfare data for Detroit Metro Airport, visit here.
Most expensive airports in US
Of the 50 busiest airports in the United States, these are the most expensive based on average domestic airfare:
- Washington, D.C. (IAD) - $472.61
- Santa Ana (SNA) - $427.82
- San Francisco (SFO) - $424.68
- Salt Lake City (SLC) - $410.70
- Detroit (DTW) - $403.80
- Newark (EWR) - $402.85
- Charlotte (CLT) - $398.64
- New York (JFK) - $397.44
- Atlanta (ATL) - $396.12
- Dallas (DFW) - $392.31
On the other hand, the average airfare for flying out of places including Ft. Lauderdale and Orlando in Florida, Las Vegas and Chicago (MDW) was among the cheapest.
Click here to view the average fare for airports across the country according to the transportation department’s third-quarter data for 2024.
