Does it cost money to park an airplane at an airport, not in a hangar?

Question

Just wondering, haven't got my pilot's license yet

Answer 1

It depends on the airport. If it is a small regional one, maybe not. If a larger one, definetly.

Answer 2

Airplane Parking

Answer 3

As has already been mentioned, most airports charge a tie-down fee if you don't buy fuel and park overnight. Some airports charge a fee even if you empty the fuel truck and are there for only 2 hours (like my dear friends at Palo Alto, California.)
Some airports charge a landing fee also but generally only for aircraft over 12,500 lbs. although some (another nameless Bay Area airport) will charge you regardless. A friend landed his Cirrus there and was charged $150.00!!!
Most airports are pretty reasonable though; most overnight tie downs usually only run $3-5.

Answer 4

no rely how severe you bounce, you will on no account be waiting to capture an plane. whether you have a mitt great sufficient. Sorry, could no longer stand up to. maximum inexpensive is LOT C, on Sepulveda. merely persist with the indications once you get there. every time you bypass to LAX, you're able to permit approximately 2 extra hours for parking, protection, and boarding. So enable for the further time. So park in Lot C, take the trip, and you will have no issues. warning signs are elementary to stay with. There are additionally extremely some parking lots on Century Blvd, like Wally Park, that assist you to park for approximately $10-$15 in keeping with day, and that they have shuttles to the airport.

Answer 5

That depends on a number of variables.

Typically, the FBO's will waive a night's parking if you take more than 20 gallons of fuel.

A lot of times, they'll waive a tie down charge if you take 20 gallons and beat them up over it.

Dodging a hangar charge can be done, but it's best to only do that at an FBO you never plan on going back to. One bastard cost me a raise by managing to dodge 40-something nights of nightly hangar charge.

Some places, on the other hand, will charge you just for taxiing on to their ramp. Signature at KDAL ordered a friend of mine to shut down his engine after he dropped off an employee of Signature, because they wanted a ramp fee.

Some airports are municipal, but controlled by the FBO's that lease the space. They'll charge you just for putting your wheels on their runway.

Check out www.airnav.com to get a better idea about any airport you plan on visiting.

Good luck,
Fly the Friendly Skies!
JT

Answer 6

Yes and No... Most airports will give you at least one night for free if you buy fuel. If you stay more than one night they may charge you a small fee for tie-down depending on the size of the airport and number of available tie-downs.

Answer 7

There are a lot of crappy answers here. The answer is "it depends". Many places have tiedown fees that are waived with fuel purchase. Many FBO's in fact, will waive a few weeks of tiedown if you're friendly and buy gas often. Check www.airnav.com before going to see if they have have a tiedown fee and what folks have said about it.

Remember, though, that one of the great things about GA is that you don't have to go to KDAL, you can go much closer to where you want to be. For example, my grandma lives a few miles from west houston, which is much more convenient then Hobby or Bush.

Answer 8

Yes, my friend has his own plane. But he got a deal at the airport near me. Fill up with fuel and got 3 days free parking.

Answer 9

I am not a pilot, but I bet it does cost to park an airplane! I know I have to pay to park my darn car everywhere!

Answer 10

We charge $7/night at our airport.

Answer 11

Yes. They charge a 'tie down' fee.

The plane's wings and tail are anchored to the ground so high winds won't flip it over.