(Missourinet, AP) – Missourians can expect about 51-million Americans on the roads, railways and in the air during this Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

AAA spokesman Mike Right said that’s more than a three-percent increase compared to last year.

“Ninety percent of all travelers will be traveling by motor vehicle and that’s up 3.2 percent from last year,” Right said. “So it’ll be a busy Thanksgiving holiday period, in fact, we haven’t seen these kinds of numbers for at least the last decade.”

AAA expects most drivers will pay the highest Thanksgiving gas prices since 2014 with the national average for a gallon of regular being $2.56, up from $2.16 a year ago. Those flying will pay the lowest average in five years for a round-trip flight for the top 40 domestic routes.