_y <br />- <br /> <br />Section 6 <br />Airfares <br />This section of the report illustrates airfares paid by air travelers. Airfares paid by the survey travelers are <br />~~ not available from MIDT information. However, airfare information is available on a quarterly basis from <br />_. the U.S. DOT. This information does not relate directly to MIDT survey data and thus cannot be directly <br />~ correlated to the survey data in this report. <br />U.S. DOT reported airfares <br />Table 6.1 shows one-way actual domestic airfares (excluding taxes and passenger facility charges) paid <br />_ by all air travelers originating and/or destined for Eugene Airport and Portland International Airport for the <br />{ top 25 domestic survey destinations. Eugene Airport's average fare for all domestic destinations was <br />-; $168.16. Eugene Airport domestic average fares are $27.92 higher than Portland International Airport. <br />... <br />Eugene Airport average fares in seven of the top 25 catchment area markets are $40.00 or higher than <br />Portland International Airport. There were no markets in which Eugene Airport average airfares were <br />_~ cheaper than Portland International Airport. Compared to the 2004 Passenger Demand Analysis, the <br />domestic average fare disparity between Eugene Airport and Portland International Airport has decreased <br />by $0.65. <br />, .d <br />Table 6.1 U.S. DOT average one-way fares <br />,u w~,..v ,~,.~~,,-..M~.M.~~~, <br />J Rank Destination Eugene PortlandDifference <br />i ~ 1 Los Angeles, CA ~ $132.00 $122 65 $9.35 <br />2 Las Vegas, NV $120.07 $99.181 $20.891 <br />M ,~~.~_, W~., <br />San Franrisr~. CA $116.84 $111.03 $5.811 <br />w- . ~~..~ <br />~- ~3 Phoenix, AZ $137.23 $114.08 $23.15 <br />5 San Diego. CA $145.85. $130.85 $15.00 <br />I fi - .....,w....~,,.,,~.~,,. <br />_. ~ 6 Chicago O'H~~rr~, IL $221.39 $201 08, $20.31 ~ <br />a, ,.~.~ <br />7 Denver, CO $170.90 $130 61.1 $40.29 <br />r €~ 8 SeattleiTacorl~a, WA $156.32 $115 02 x$41.30 <br />9 Orlando, FL $189.18 $150.89~~ $38.29 <br />r~ ~10 Orange County CA $135.07 $13445 $Q62~ <br />11 Honolulu, HI ~ $260.54 $231 221 $29y32~ <br />12 New Orleans LA $203.34 $145.440~~~ $57.90 <br />13 Kahului. HI $239.39 $239.02 _$0.37 <br />~~ 14 Minneapolis, MN $199.02 $181.971 ~~$17.05 <br />15 Atlanta, GA $259.89, $221.52~~W~~$38.37~ <br />r _~ 16 Salt Lake City, UT $122.96 $102.60 ~,„ ~$20.36~ <br />17 Dallas/Fi Worth, TX $259.30; $205.91. ~ ~~ $53.39. <br />~. ,..~..A.,._,-,. <br />18 Washington Dulles. DC $293.17. $252.77 $40.40 <br />19 Sacramento.. ~;A $120.17. $68.47 $51.70 <br />~~- <br />i ~ 20 San Jose, CA $118.68 $84.98 $_3_3,7 <br />21 Ontario, CA $147.84% $125.49 $22.35 <br />-~. <br />,~ 22 New York Newark, NJ .$215.49 $196.22 _ $19.27 <br />. ,mom <br />23 Boston, MA $239.77 $235.50 $4.27 <br />,; 24 Palm Springs, CA $153.31 $129.13 $24.181 <br />25 Baltimore, MD $197.84 $155.57 ~$42.27~ <br />_,w <br />r ~~ Ave. fare for all domestic markets $168.16 $140.24 $27.92 <br />_ , .~.v,,- n M.~,,~~ <br />Note: The above fares do not include taxes or passenger facility charges. <br />Source: Data Base Products, Inc. -year ended September 30, 2004; MIDT survey data -calendar year 2004 <br />1, . <br />EUGENE <br />AIRPORT Page 26 <br />i.~ <br />