The monthly flight deal tracker analyzes millions of flight searches on KAYAK to identify the lowest average round-trip economy fares from major US airports for travel in the upcoming month. The data below updates monthly and highlights where travelers are seeing the strongest airfare value right now.
By the numbers.
Cheapest domestic route
Atlanta to 🇺🇸 Raleigh, NC: $61.
Cheapest international route
Los Angeles to 🇨🇦 Vancouver: $174.
Largest month-over-month price drop
Cincinnati to 🇺🇸 Punta Gorda, FL: down 50%.
Average airfares in May 2026, round-trip, economy class.
Cheap flights from Northeastern US.
This month’s stand out deal: from Boston to 🇧🇧 Bridgetown, Barbados, $358, down 34% compared to last month.
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Cheap flight from Midwestern US.
This month’s stand out deal: from Cincinnati to 🇺🇸 Punta Gorda, FL, $168, down 50% compared to last month.
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Cheap flights from Southern US.
This month’s stand out deal: from Miami to 🇩🇴 La Romana, Dominican Republic, $411, down 34% compared to last month.
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Cheap flights from Western US.
This month’s stand out deal: from San Diego to 🇨🇦 Calgary, Canada $274, down 22% compared to last month.
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Methodology
The presented insights are based on flight searches made on KAYAK in the last 90 days accessed on the 20th of each month for traveling in the upcoming month from the defined US airports. Prices were then compared to flight searches from the same search period for traveling in the previous month and in the following five months to estimate the price differences in percentage. Searches within 10 days of departure are not considered for the analysis.
KAYAK’s cheapest routes are based on the averages of our cheapest (featured as cheapest on KAYAK) round-trip flight prices on economy class.
Prices may vary, percentages for changes in prices are approximate. Route exclusions may have been applied in cases of insufficient data or according to the official travel advisory at the time when the data analysis is conducted.
