A Bad Time to Travel

Flights, gas and roads, from federal data.

Good Is now a bad time to fly?
Go for it. October on-time arrivals average 83.0% (rank 1 of 12 months), and Monday is the 4th-quietest day of the week at TSA checkpoints.Bad Is now a bad time to fill up?
Wait if you can. The latest weekly U.S. average is $4.284/gal (week of 2026-10-19), higher than 79% of the past 52 weeks (range $2.779–$4.500).Meh Is now a bad time to drive?
It's fine, not great. In October, Americans drive +3.1% miles per day vs. the yearly average (FHWA, 4 recent years).