Of the 530,000 expected to travel 50 or more miles from home, 460,300 are predicted to drive (a 2.6-percent decline from last year), while 62,500 will fly (a 10-percent increase).
“AAA is projecting a slight decline in the total number of Independence Day travelers mainly due to fuel prices being a bit less than $1 per gallon higher than last year,” said Chuck Mai, spokesman for AAA Oklahoma.
 
Three percent fewer Americans are expected to drive over the holiday than in 2010, a total of 32.8 million, but 9 percent more Americans will fly, a little more than 3 million. Overall, American travel is expected to be down by 2.5 percent.