This NYC airport has the most expensive beer in the US nearly as much as the price of a whole case
At these airports, IPA stands for “Insanely Pricey Ale.”Craving a cold one before your flight? You might want to avoid these New York airports, which are among the most expensive of any in America when it comes to buying a beer.A new study by Finance Buzz analyzed “regular-sized domestic” macrobrews — such as Budweiser and Coors — at the 50 busiest US airports to determine which ones charge the most.
This study comes as the average price of an airport beer has skyrocketed by 21%, hopping up from $7.42 in 2023 to $8.97 today due to inflation.The newly-revamped LaGuardia International Airport topped the list with a regular domestic beer costing $13.83 — 54% higher than the national airport average.Beer drinkers won’t be buzzed to know that they could almost buy an entire case of beer for that price.
A 24-pack of Bud Light and Miller Lite beers cost an average of $16.72 in New York state, according to a separate 2024 study — less than $3 more than the price of a single ale at LaGuardia.In 2021, the company that operates restaurants and stores at the airport was busted selling a Sam Adams Summer Ale for $27.85.Meanwhile, the Finance Buzz report revealed that San Francisco International Airport ($12.61) and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport ($11.99) had the second and third most expensively priced beers respectively.
John F.Kennedy International Airport came in fourth with an average beer price of $11.82, per the survey.
Rounding out the top five was Hawaii’s Honolulu International Airport, where airport bar hounds shell out an average of $11.21 for a glass of mainstream malt.Newark Liberty International Airport placed 9th with $10.41 beers, making NYC the only city serviced by multiple airports that ranked in the top ten.The 10 airports with the most expensive domestic beer:In general, beer tends to be more expensive at the busiest airports.Eight out of the 10 airports where beer is the priciest also rank in the top 15 for passenger vol...