Flying to Chicago? Instead of flying into O'Hare International (ORD), where airfares are an average of $413, opt for Chicago Midway (MDW), where average airfares are just $269.
Cheapflights.com just came out with its fifth annual Airport Affordability Index, which ranks popular airports with the most affordable round-trip airfares, including tax.
This year, Charleston International Airport (CHS) emerged as the most affordable airport to fly into, with average airfares of $191. This is a huge jump for the international airport, which came in at number 30 last year.
Long Beach (LGB), Harrisburg International (MDT), and Dallas Love Field (DAL) all took top spots on this list.
At the bottom of the list were major international hubs, like New York's JFK and Newark International (EWR). Honolulu International is the most expensive airport to fly into, with average fares of $842.
Check out the full list below:
| Rank | Airport | Average Airfare |
| 1 | Charleston International, SC (CHS) | $191 |
| 2 | Long Beach (Daugherty Field), CA (LGB) | $200 |
| 3 | Harrisburg International, PA (MDT) | $236 |
| 4 | Dallas Love Field, TX (DAL) | $266 |
| 5 | Joe Foss Field, SD (FSD) | $267 |
| 6 | Chicago Midway, IL (MDW) | $269 |
| 7 | Bob Hope Airport, CA (BUR) | $274 |
| 8 | San Jose International, CA (SJC) | $277 |
| 9 | Myrtle Beach Jetport, SC (MYR) | $287 |
| 10 | Bradley International, CT (BDL) | $295 |
| 11 | Wichita Mid-Continent, KS (ICT) | $306 |
| 12 | Metropolitan Oakland International, CA (OAK) | $306 |
| 13 | Portland Intl Jetport, ME (PWM) | $308 |
| 14 | Charles B. Wheeler Downtown, MO (MKC) | $309 |
| 15 | Akron-Canton Regional, OH (CAK) | $312 |
| 16 | Manchester, NH (MHT) | $313 |
| 17 | Theodore Francis Green State, RI (PVD) | $314 |
| 18 | Eppley Airfield, NE (OMA) | $319 |
| 19 | Fresno Air Terminal, CA (FAT) | $331 |
| 20 | Denver International, CO (DEN) | $332 |
| 21 | Bellingham International, WA (BLI) | $334 |
| 22 | Reagan National (DCA) | $335 |
| 23 | Palm Beach International, FL (PBI) | $335 |
| 24 | Richmond International, VA (RIC) | $341 |
| 25 | Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, MI (DTW) | $341 |
| 26 | General Mitchell International, WI (MKE) | $341 |
| 27 | Memphis International, TN (MEM) | $342 |
| 28 | Greater Rochester International, NY (ROC) | $346 |
| 29 | Orlando International, FL (MCO) | $352 |
| 30 | Syracuse Hancock International, NY (SYR) | $354 |
| 31 | La Guardia, NY (LGA) | $355 |
| 32 | Burlington International, VT (BTV) | $359 |
| 33 | Kansas City International, MO (MCI) | $359 |
| 34 | Tucson International, AZ (TUS) | $362 |
| 35 | Minneapolis-St Paul International, MN (MSP) | $364 |
| 36 | McCarran International, NV (LAS) | $364 |
| 37 | Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International, FL (FLL) | $366 |
| 38 | Indianapolis International, IN (IND) | $367 |
| 39 | Buffalo Niagara International, NY (BUF) | $368 |
| 40 | James M. Cox Dayton International, OH (DAY) | $370 |
| 41 | Albuquerque International, NM (ABQ) | $371 |
| 42 | William P. Hobby, TX (HOU) | $371 |
| 43 | Lovell Field, TN (CHA) | $372 |
| 44 | Dallas/Fort Worth International, TX (DFW) | $372 |
| 45 | Tampa International, FL (TPA) | $381 |
| 46 | Oklahoma, OK (OKC) | $382 |
| 47 | Des Moines International, IA (DSM) | $384 |
| 48 | Philadelphia International, PA (PHL) | $386 |
| 49 | Ontario International, CA (ONT) | $388 |
| 50 | Bishop International, MI (FNT) | $391 |
| 51 | Baltimore/Washington International, MD (BWI) | $391 |
| 52 | Reno-Tahoe International, NV (RNO) | $396 |
| 53 | Pensacola Regional, FL (PNS) | $396 |
| 54 | Austin-Bergstrom International, TX (AUS) | $399 |
| 55 | Lambert-St Louis International, MO (STL) | $400 |
| 56 | Los Angeles International, CA (LAX) | $403 |
| 57 | Gerald R. Ford International, MI (GRR) | $404 |
| 58 | Pittsburgh International, PA (PIT) | $405 |
| 59 | Jacksonville International, FL (JAX) | $408 |
| 60 | Raleigh-Durham International, NC (RDU) | $409 |
| 61 | Seattle – Tacoma International, WA (SEA) | $409 |
| 62 | Greenville-Spartanburg, SC (GSP) | $409 |
| 63 | George Bush Intercontinental, TX (IAH) | $410 |
| 64 | Phoenix Sky Harbor International, AZ (PHX) | $413 |
| 65 | Chicago-O’Hare International, IL (ORD) | $413 |
| 66 | Cleveland-Hopkins International, OH (CLE) | $413 |
| 67 | John Wayne/Orange County, CA (SNA) | $414 |
| 68 | Mahlon Sweet Field, OR (EUG) | $414 |
| 69 | Albany International, NY (ALB) | $416 |
| 70 | New Orleans International, LA (MSY) | $417 |
| 71 | Nashville International, TN (BNA) | $417 |
| 72 | Salt Lake City International, UT (SLC) | $423 |
| 73 | Atlanta International, GA (ATL) | $426 |
| 74 | Adams Field, AR (LIT) | $428 |
| 75 | Sacramento International Airport, CA (SMF) | $429 |
| 76 | Logan International, MA (BOS) | $430 |
| 77 | Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, OH (CVG) | $437 |
| 78 | San Diego Intl-Lindbergh Field, CA (SAN) | $443 |
| 79 | Portland International, OR (PDX) | $448 |
| 80 | Miami International, FL (MIA) | $451 |
| 81 | San Francisco International, CA (SFO) | $453 |
| 82 | Piedmont Triad International, NC (GSO) | $459 |
| 83 | San Antonio International, TX (SAT) | $470 |
| 84 | Washington Dulles International (IAD) | $479 |
| 85 | Norfolk International, VA (ORF) | $480 |
| 86 | Spokane International, WA (GEG) | $481 |
| 87 | Birmingham International, AL (BHM) | $484 |
| 88 | Charlotte/Douglas International, NC (CLT) | $484 |
| 89 | Standiford Field, KY (SDF) | $485 |
| 90 | Dane County Rgnl-Truax Field, WI (MSN) | $485 |
| 91 | McGhee Tyson, TN (TYS) | $500 |
| 92 | Northwest Arkansas Regional, AR (XNA) | $513 |
| 93 | Anchorage International, AK (ANC) | $521 |
| 94 | Port Columbus International, OH (CMH) | $524 |
| 95 | Boise Air Terminal (Gowen Field), ID (BOI) | $536 |
| 96 | Southwest Florida International, FL (RSW) | $562 |
| 97 | El Paso International, TX (ELP) | $568 |
| 98 | John F. Kennedy International, NY (JFK) | $581 |
| 99 | Tulsa International, OK (TUL) | $596 |
| 100 | Newark International, NJ (EWR) | $694 |
| 101 | Honolulu International, HI (HNL) | $842 |
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