The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released U.S. airlines’ September 2025 fuel cost and consumption numbers indicating U.S. scheduled service airlines used 1.514 billion gallons of fuel, 9.7% less fuel than in August 2025 (1.677 billion gallons) and 1.2% less fuel than September 2024 (1.532 billion gallons). The cost per gallon of fuel in September 2025 ($2.304) was up 0.8 cent (0.3%) from August 2025 ($2.296) and down 2.3 cents (1.0%) from September 2024 ($2.327). Total September 2025 fuel expenditure ($3.49B) was down 9.4% from August 2025 ($3.85B) and down 2.2% from September 2024 ($3.56B).
| Fuel consumed by U.S. airlines (total) scheduled service: | |
|---|---|
| September 2024 | 1.53 billion gallons |
| August 2025 | 1.68 billion gallons |
| September 2025 | 1.51 billion gallons |
| Fuel cost per gallon for U.S. airlines (total) scheduled service: | |
|---|---|
| September 2024 | $2.33 |
| August 2025 | $2.30 |
| September 2025 | $2.30 |
| Total fuel cost for U.S. airlines (total) scheduled service: | |
|---|---|
| September 2024 | 3.56 billion |
| August 2025 | 3.85 billion |
| September 2025 | 3.49 billion |
