You'd Be Surprised At How Expensive It Is Just To Land Your Private Plane!
The thought of owning your own private jet seems pretty awesome, right? You can hop on whenever you feel like being adventurous, and you can bring your buddies along too! But owning your own plane comes with a long list of expenses that most people don’t think about.
Combined with JFK International Airport and the Newark Liberty International, La Guardia makes up the largest network in the New York City metropolitan area airport system. Between number of passengers and total flight operations, it’s the largest network in the world. For now it will cost you about $3,950 to land here. La Guardia is about to undergo a much needed $4 billion makeover, so we’re sure that means these fees will climb even higher.
This is the busiest airport in all of Ireland, and one of two that permits United States pre-clearance services. There is talk of expanding the airport and developing a 350 acre land reserve that will include retail, hotel, and conference facilities. This isn’t likely to happen until 2028, so the current $4,100 in fees to park at this already highly populated location are bound to skyrocket once that expansion is complete. Enjoy the “low cost” while it lasts!
This is currently one of the busiest airports in the entire UK. Previously, aircrafts had to park on the apron and it required a long walk, or even a bus ride to the flights. Thankfully, in 2010, a walkway had been added to connect the pre-boarding zones. It was probably much cheaper to land here back in the day, but today the landing fee is $4,400.
Since this airport is currently the only one in Darwin and it has to share runways with the Royal Australian Air Force, this airport is insanely overpopulated all the time. Because of this, it’s necessary for them to charge a lot more for landing. So you’re looking at $4,600 to park.
This is the largest and busiest airport in the country, and was named after the 14th Prime Minister of Canada, Lester B. Pearson, who was also a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. It’s located right between Toronto and Mississauga, and has over 75 airlines operating on it currently. Other than JFK, this is the only other airport that provides direct flights to all six continents of the globe. If you want to stop by, it’s going to cost you $5,200.
Being the main international airport of the Tokyo area also means being one of the most important ways of connecting Japan to the rest of the world. This airport is the ninth busiest in the world, and the landing fee here is an outrageous $5,600.
This airport has four runways and offers non-stop flights to 25 cities in 17 countries. It has also been named by Forbes as the most punctual airport several times because 94% of their flights depart on time and 88% arrive on time. You can’t ask for better odds than that! If you would like to land here, you’re looking to pay the most expensive landing fee in the world; a whopping $6,850!
If you ever get to pursue your dreams of becoming a private jet owner, at least you’ll be well informed of the most cost friendly places to land, and which places to avoid. Although, if your income allows you to purchase a private plan in the first place then the sky’s the limit!