It's cheaper to park an airplane at an airport than a car
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[quote=http://www.news.com.au/travel/news/official-its-cheaper-to-park-a-plane-than-a-car-at-our-airports/story-e6frfq80-1226389139362]SKYROCKETING parking costs at our airports mean it can now be twice as expensive to park a car than a plane.
Travellers leaving their cars at Adelaide Airport’s short-term parking station have to fork out $30 for a day, but if they flew in on a private light plane it would cost them a fixed parking fee of just $15.34.
At Brisbane Airport it is even worse for drivers, with a spot in the domestic short-term car park setting them back $50 a day. Light planes at the airport are charged according to their maximum take-off weight (MTOW), starting at $33 for up to 5000kg.
As a bonus, the first two hours are also free for light planes at Adelaide and Brisbane airports – perfect for a quick visit or a lunchtime meeting.
Meanwhile, Perth Airport charges $38 for short-term car parking, slightly more than the $36.27 flat fee for a bay to house a light plane.
At Darwin Airport short term car parking fees cost $20 a day. A light plane parking fee there is calculated at just $2.85 per tonne MTOW. Using the example of a Piper PA-28 Cherokee jet with a MTOW of 975kg, this ends up costing just $2.75.
It is only when you add the other airport fees that it starts to make flying into these airports more expensive.
Brisbane Airport charges a minimum $60 landing fee plus a $1.13 security fee; Adelaide Airport has a minimum general aviation fee of $41.15 depending on the MTOW.
Darwin Airport charges a landing fee of $21.63 per tonne MTOW plus GST. Using the Cherokee jet example above means a fee of $21. Perth Airport charges $9.146 per tonne of MTOW so that equals $8.91 using the same example.
There are also fees for landing during peak periods at some airports, for example Brisbane Airport charges $150 between 7am and 10am and 4pm and 7pm.
Sydney, Melbourne and Hobart airports are the most expensive for light planes.
At Sydney Airport there is a flat fee of $110 per day for light plane parking, compared to $56 at the domestic car park. A runway charge of $4.88 per day also applies.
Car parking at Sydney’s Bankstown Airport is free, while planes paying $15.12 per tonne MTOW per day.
At Melbourne Airport a plane parking charge of $40 per 15 minutes applies after the first 90 minutes, compared to the $55 a day it costs to park in the short term car park. There is also a landing fee of $250.
Travellers get 12 hours free parking for their light planes at Hobart Airport, and after that a fee of $20 for that same day applies, compared to the car park fee of $15. There is also a landing fee of a minimum $40, or $16 per tonne of MTOW.
The ACCC monitors the prices of certain services provided by Australia’s major airports but this doesn’t restrict them from increasing their fees.
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Surprising, though they thought a Cherokee was a jet...
It's not a carport, it's an airport.
[editline]7th June 2012[/editline]
Don't kill me or re-outlaw puns for this please.
The thing is, where else can you park a plane? There are plenty of other places to park a car. Surely most people get a taxi or a lift to and from the airport anyway, because I'd never leave my car in a car park for 2 weeks regardless of the cost.
[QUOTE=selby3962;36244067]The thing is, where else can you park a plane? There are plenty of other places to park a car. Surely most people get a taxi or a lift to and from the airport anyway, because I'd never leave my car in a car park for 2 weeks regardless of the cost.[/QUOTE]
nice wide open field is always a nice place
It's an airport, not a parking garage?
[QUOTE=Greenen72;36244225]It's an airport, not a parking garage?[/QUOTE]
Despite the fact there are huge multiplexes with nothing but car parking space....
[QUOTE=Superwafflez;36244249]Despite the fact there are huge multiplexes with nothing but car parking space....[/QUOTE]
To accommodate the thousands of people who leave on a trip for a week and leave their car
The $30 is the thing that gets people to carpool/have a friend drive them to the airport.
[QUOTE=selby3962;36244067]The thing is, where else can you park a plane? There are plenty of other places to park a car. Surely most people get a taxi or a lift to and from the airport anyway, because I'd never leave my car in a car park for 2 weeks regardless of the cost.[/QUOTE]
Mum left her car in an airport car park (external company also offering a shuttle service from the car park to the terminal) for a small fee of £25 which really ain't that bad
It costs a shit ton of money to land a commercial plane at an airport. This is a really stupid comparison.
[QUOTE=faze;36248077]It costs a shit ton of money to land a commercial plane at an airport. This is a really stupid comparison.[/QUOTE]
not to mention the muuuuch higher maintenance costs and fuel costs
it's cheaper to *park* but it's way more expensive in the end.
[QUOTE=faze;36248077]It costs a shit ton of money to land a commercial plane at an airport. This is a really stupid comparison.[/QUOTE]
Not really. Its comparing the parking fees of parking your private car, and your private jet.
Also it is really stupid parking your car while you go on holiday...I have been to loads of countries and it is always more convenient to book a taxi which most likely has a lot more space and saves you tons of money.
Who takes a car to the airport? You have to be pretty dumb. You get somebody to drop you off or take a taxi.
[QUOTE=W00tbeer1;36249789]Who takes a car to the airport? You have to be pretty dumb. You get somebody to drop you off or take a taxi.[/QUOTE]
You're stupid. Most people drive and park in long term parking for $6-$8 bucks a day.
It's probably expensive because they have security patrols to stop the cars from being broken into
well, that's what gatwick airport has.
[QUOTE=Cushie;36249771]Not really. Its comparing the parking fees of parking your private car, and your private jet.
Also it is really stupid parking your car while you go on holiday...I have been to loads of countries and it is always more convenient to book a taxi which most likely has a lot more space and saves you tons of money.[/QUOTE]
Parking a jet also comes with tons of other fees. Get it now? Stupid comparison. I don't have to pay $10,000 to drive my car to the airport.
Yeah I imagine it must be pretty expensive (and hard) to fit an airplane inside a car
[QUOTE=Superwafflez;36244249]Despite the fact there are huge multiplexes with nothing but car parking space....[/QUOTE]
Oh fuck, I though those were for planes, That would explain why I lost my job as a pilot.
[QUOTE=faze;36248077]It costs a shit ton of money to land a commercial plane at an airport. This is a really stupid comparison.[/QUOTE]
But they're not talking about commercial planes, mate! They're mostly talkin' small, single- or duo-engine prop aircraft. Those are actually pretty dang inexpensive to operate and maintain! Depending on where you live, you can rent them for as little as $75/hour, and they don't actually cost much more to maintain than a standard auto. The gas is a bit more expensive, and you need a lot more of it (though it takes you much farther, so it could be argued that it's still a bargain over fueling a gas-guzzling SUV), but many places include gas in the cost of the aircraft's hourly rate, and if you own your own plane the costs to keep it fueled will hardly drive you bankrupt.
Heh, if you had a decent-sized private jet with all the household commodities in it, you could pretty much live & sleep in your plane whilst parked in a cool airport and it'd be cheaper than any hotel/ larger apartments/ etc.
[QUOTE=SCopE5000;36253105]Heh, if you had a decent-sized private jet with all the household commodities in it, you could pretty much live & sleep in your plane whilst parked in a cool airport and it'd be cheaper than any hotel/ larger apartments/ etc.[/QUOTE]
I'm sure people do that. If I had a jet license and a jet, I would do that. I fucking love airports.
[QUOTE=UberMunchkin;36253148]What if you own a Rolls Royce?
[sp]Bad joke, Rolls Royce manufacture cars and aeroplane parts[/sp][/QUOTE]
They don't make planes, just engines.
[QUOTE=faze;36253142]I'm sure people do that. If I had a jet license and a jet, I would do that. I fucking love airports.[/QUOTE]
[video=youtube;XMwxA3BWYvg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMwxA3BWYvg[/video]
[sp]holy shit it's impossible to find the actual movie version of this[/sp]
As a student pilot: sucks to be all you!
...But then we pay for it in Avgas prices. Damn $6.20/gal
[QUOTE=latin_geek;36254153]
[sp]holy shit it's impossible to find the actual movie version of this[/sp][/QUOTE]
Just watched the Terminal a few days ago actually. Really good movie.
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