By rahmat hidayat

Monday, April 7, 2025

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page.   U.S. Airlines' February 2025 Fuel Cost per Gallon up 1.1% from January 2025; Aviation Fuel Consumption up 2.0% from Pre-Pandemic February 2020 Monday, April 7, 2025 BTS 18-25   The Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released U.S. airlines' February 2025 fuel cost and consumption numbers indicating U.S. scheduled service airlines used 1.356 billion gallons of fuel, 6.7% less fuel than in January 2025 (1.453 billion gallons) and 2.0% more than in pre-pandemic February 2020. The cost per gallon of fuel in February 2025 ($2.45) was up 3 cents (1.1%) from January 2025 ($2.42) and up $0.64 (35.4%) from February 2020. Total February 2025 fuel expenditure ($3.32B) was down 5.6% from January 2025 ($3.52B) and up 38.1% from pre-pandemic February 2020. Year-over-year changes in fuel consumption and cost for February 2025 includes a 2.1% decrease in domestic fuel consumption, an 16.2% decrease in domestic fuel cost, and a 14.4% decrease in cost per gallon. Domestic fuel consumption decreased 4.7% from January 2025 to February 2025, while decreasing 1.4% from February 2020. The increase in fuel consumption reflects growth in airline passenger travel over the same period.     Fuel consumed by U.S. airlines (total) scheduled service: February 2020   1.33 billion gallons   February 2024 1.39 billion gallons January 2025 1.45 billion gallons February 2025 1.36 billion gallons     Fuel cost per gallon for U.S. airlines (total) scheduled service: February 2020   $1.81   February 2024 $2.83 January 2025 $2.42 February 2025 $2.45   Total fuel cost for U.S. airlines (total) scheduled service: February 2020   $2.40 billion   February 2024 $3.94 billion January 2025 $3.52 billion February 2025 $3.32 billion   Fuel Cost and Consumption data from January 2000 to the present can be found at https://www.transtats.bts.gov/fuel.asp. Summaries by month are also available. 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 numbers through September 2024 are available on the BTS website.  Please Note: The information provided within BTS statistical releases may not be based on 100% of the carriers required to report. Generally, data is 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. To receive updates from BTS directly to your email, please consider subscribing to our GovDelivery service. ### You are subscribed to email updates from the USDOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Subscriber Services: Manage Preferences Questions for BTS? Contact BTS  STAY CONNECTED             U.S. Department of Transportation | 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE | Washington DC 20590 | 855-368-4200

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