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- Casino.ca listed the most expensive airports in North America based on the cost of a beer, parking and one hotel night.
- One Florida airport ranked in the top 10 as the most expensive.
The cost of your Thanksgiving meal may be going down — if you’re cooking it yourself — but if you’re heading to the airport don’t forget your wallet, and that’s not even counting the cost of your ticket.
To help travelers determine how much they may spend, Casino.ca analyzed 50 of the busiest North American airports using the average price for a beer, and a night at a hotel and one night of parking.
➤ The 10 most and least affordable airports in North America
One Florida airport ranked in the top 10 as the most expensive.
Here are the most and least affordable airports in North America.
Florida airport among top 10 most expensive in North America
Casino.ca listed the most expensive airports based on the total average cost of one pint of beer, one night of parking and one hotel night:
- LaGuardia Airport in New York, New York: $381.41, which includes:
- average hotel rate of $332 per night
- parking of $37
- beers priced at $12.41
- Denver International Airport in Denver, Colorado: $351.41
- Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts: $335.91
- Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in Dallas, Texas: $325.05
- John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, New York: $309.55
- San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, California: $301.58
- San Diego International Airport in San Diego, California: $282.13
- Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida: $272.90
- average hotel rate of $225 per night
- parking of $41
- beers priced at $6.90
- Calgary International Airport in Calgary, Canada: $259.07
- Midway International Airport in Chicago, Illinois: $258.10
Are any Florida airports listed among least-expensive airports in North America?
No Florida airports were listed among the cheapest in North America by Casino.ca. Compare the breakdown of prices for a hotel, beer and parking between the most expensive and the least expense airports in the U.S.:
- Tijuana International Airport in Tijuana, Mexico: $105.80
- William P. Hobby Airport in Houston, Texas: $122.95, which includes:
- average hotel rate of $101 ($332 per night at LaGuardia)
- parking of $14 ($37 at LaGuardia)
- beers priced at $7.95 ($12.41 at LaGuardia)
- Cancun International Airport in Cancun, Mexico: $128.06
- Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in New Orleans, Louisiana: $142.53
- Guadalajara International Airport in Guadalajara, Mexico: $143.59
- Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, Arizona: $146.41
- Monterrey International Airport in Monterrey, Mexico: $153.28
- Mexico City International Airport in Mexico City, Mexico: $156.19
- Raleigh-Durham International Airport in Raleigh, North Carolina: $160.21
- Salt Lake City International Airport in Salt Lake City, Utah: $165.43
See most and least expensive airport hotel in U.S.
“When it comes to nearby hotels, the average cost for one night across all 50 airports is $179.89.
- Most expensive in U.S.: LaGuardia Airport$332 per night
- Least expensive in U.S.: William P. Hobby, $101 per night
See where you’ll pay the most, least for airport parking in U.S., North America. Florida airport ranks near top
The average cost for parking across all 50 airports is $26.51, according to Casino.ca.
- Most expensive in U.S.: Nashville International, $42
- closely followed by Miami International, $41
- Least expensive in U.S.: William P. Hobby Airport, $14
On the flip side, William P. Hobby Airport offers the cheapest parking at just $14. Cancún is second at $15.14, followed by Tampa International and Raleigh-Durham at $16 each.
See where you’ll pay the most, least for a beer at airports in U.S.
The average cost of a beer across North America’s 50 airports analyzed is $8.02.
- Most expensive in U.S.: LaGuardia, $12.41
- Least expensive in U.S.: Portland International, $4.41
Methodology in determining airport expenses
Casino.ca said it used Wikipedia’s list of the 50 busiest airports in North America. Data was collected in June.
- “Prices for beer were gathered from three different drink menus offered by each airport, these were then averaged together. A 20oz Budweiser was used as standard.
- “For airport hotels, we used Booking.com. Hotels were filtered by their ‘distance from the airport’ and we averaged the prices of the three closest in proximity.
- “Airport parking pricing was gathered from each airport website, where available – economy parking was selected.”
