Price to park a jet at airport?

Answer 1

It depends on the airport. There are actually TWO fees you need to worry about: landing fees and parking fees. A landing fee is a charge to use the airport's runways and taxiways, which belong to the airport authority. Not all airports have them, and the ones who do charge per 1000 pounds of aircraft weight. At JFK, they charge $5.35 per 1000 pounds--hence, if you bring a Pilatus PC-12, which has a maximum weight of 10,000 pounds, you will pay $53.50 to use the airport. Parking fees, if you are NOT a scheduled airline, are paid to the Fixed Base Operator--think of it as a gas station for aircraft. Each FBO has its own fee, and many of them waive the fee if you buy fuel. If you're a scheduled airline you need gates, which also implies you need baggage handling, ticket counters and all the rest. Those fees are negotiated with the airport authority, and they're substantial.