To deliver the world’s leading transportation system, serving the American people and economy through the safe, efficient, sustainable, and equitable movement of people and goods.

To deliver the world’s leading transportation system, serving the American people and economy through the safe, efficient, sustainable, and equitable movement of people and goods.

To deliver the world’s leading transportation system, serving the American people and economy through the safe, efficient, sustainable, and equitable movement of people and goods.

DOT by the Numbers

The 2023 annual average domestic air fare of was $382. This is a decrease of 3.1% from the 2022, with an inflation-adjusted average fare of $394. The 2023 average was down 36.4% from the all-time high average of $600 in the year 2000. 2023 was also a decrease of 34.7% from the $584 average in 1995. (1995 was the first year Bureau of Transportation Statistics began compiling and reporting the average fare)