Light GA unwelcome at Spanish Airports since Jan 1st
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Light GA unwelcome at Spanish Airports since Jan 1st
On Dec 22nd, the new Spanish State budgets have been approved for 2011.
As a result, effective Jan 1st, there has been an overall lowering of landing fees for AENA airports (basically most airports is Spain), except for aircraft under 20 tons:
The landing fee per ton used to be in increasing MTOW incremental steps at 10 and 100 tons. The new per-ton-fee is the same for every MTOW, with the result of lowering the fees for heavier aircraft.
However, (and this is a BIG HOWEVER), a new 'minimum fee per movement' has been implemented. This fee is inclusive of the landing fee, so you pay the higher of:
1) Your MTOW weight in tons (or fractions thereof) times the per-ton-fee
and
2) The "minimum-per-movement fee"
This new fee ranges from 10.24EUR at small or GA airports like Cuatro Vientos to 151EUR at Madrid-Barajas.
Of course this 'minimum fee' scheme only affects light aircraft.
As an example, in LEAL Alicante, a typical 1.5 ton aircraft used to pay 10.78EUR plus VAT in 2010, but 94.65 in 2011. This is an increase of 778% or well over an eight-fold increase!!
Additionally if you are liable for VAT, it has been increased from 16% to 18% since mid 2010.
On average, the (exclusive of VAT) landing fee increase/decrease at all AENA airports has been:
MTOW =1.5 tons: +255%
MTOW>20tons: -26%
MTOW>100tons -34%
Big death blow for light GA at Spanish airports.
See new and old fees ('tarifas') here in Spanish I still havent found the 2011 English version.
See relevant thread posted at 'Private Flying'
As a result, effective Jan 1st, there has been an overall lowering of landing fees for AENA airports (basically most airports is Spain), except for aircraft under 20 tons:
The landing fee per ton used to be in increasing MTOW incremental steps at 10 and 100 tons. The new per-ton-fee is the same for every MTOW, with the result of lowering the fees for heavier aircraft.
However, (and this is a BIG HOWEVER), a new 'minimum fee per movement' has been implemented. This fee is inclusive of the landing fee, so you pay the higher of:
1) Your MTOW weight in tons (or fractions thereof) times the per-ton-fee
and
2) The "minimum-per-movement fee"
This new fee ranges from 10.24EUR at small or GA airports like Cuatro Vientos to 151EUR at Madrid-Barajas.
Of course this 'minimum fee' scheme only affects light aircraft.
As an example, in LEAL Alicante, a typical 1.5 ton aircraft used to pay 10.78EUR plus VAT in 2010, but 94.65 in 2011. This is an increase of 778% or well over an eight-fold increase!!
Additionally if you are liable for VAT, it has been increased from 16% to 18% since mid 2010. On average, the (exclusive of VAT) landing fee increase/decrease at all AENA airports has been:
MTOW =1.5 tons: +255%
MTOW>20tons: -26%
MTOW>100tons -34%
Big death blow for light GA at Spanish airports.
See new and old fees ('tarifas') here in Spanish I still havent found the 2011 English version.
See relevant thread posted at 'Private Flying'
Last edited by blackboard; 9th Jan 2011 at 10:07.
