U.S. airlines’ February 2026 aviation fuel cost down 4.7%

The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released U.S. airlines’ February 2026 fuel cost and consumption numbers indicating total fuel expenditure ($3.23B) of U.S. scheduled service airlines was down 4.7% from January 2026 ($3.39B) and down 2.8% from February 2025 ($3.32B). The airlines used 1.352 billion gallons of fuel, 6.2% less fuel than in January 2026 (1.441 billion gallons) and 0.5% less fuel than February 2025 (1.358 billion gallons). The cost per gallon of fuel in February 2026 ($2.39) was up 4 cents (1.6%) from January 2026 ($2.35) and down 6 cents (2.3%) from February 2025 ($2.45).