Aviation fuel pricing in the U.S. climbed again in October, marking the fourth consecutive month of increases, according to the latest report from iFlightPlanner.
The price of full-service jet-A rose by 30 cents last month, reaching a national average of $8.66 a gallon, up 3.6% from September and more than a dollar higher per gallon since June, it said. Alaska and Hawaii had the highest prices at nearly $10 per gallon. In the contiguous 48 states, the average jet-A per-gallon price reached $8.60, up 29 cents (3.5%), with prices highest in New England ($9.11) and the Eastern region ($9.03).
For avgas, the national average for full-service 100LL in October was $7.85 per gallon, a 10-cent increase from September. The per-gallon price was more than $8 in the Eastern, New England, Northwest Mountain, and Western-Pacific regions, while in Hawaii and Alaska it climbed to $12.35 and $11.25, respectively. Month over month, self-service 100LL rose by 15 cents to an average of $6.82 per gallon.
The iFlightPlanner data was compiled from pricing at more than 3,300 FBOs and fuel service providers across the U.S.