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 bear.

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 volume, per the study.

Of course, not every traveler has to go bankrupt hitting up a traveler’s taphouse as many flight hubs serve more reasonably-priced brewskis.

At the 10 airports with the least expensive beers, passengers can expect to pay a full dollar less than the national average of $8.97.

Frugal boozehounds would do well hitting up Salt Lake City International Airport in Salt Lake City, Utah, which serves the least expensive beer at just $6.41 — less than half of what a glass costs at LaGuardia.

The average beer price at the Utah airfield is 29% lower than the national average.

The next most affordable airports in terms of ale are Oregon’s Portland International Airport ($6.81), Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Meyers, Florida ($7.29) and Louisiana’s New Orleans International Airport ($7.31).

Bush Continental Airport in Houston, Texas rounded out the top five ($7.36).

“This is great news for partiers looking for a little hair of the dog before heading home (or those looking to get the party started as soon as they land),” FinanceBuzz writes.