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About david
Canadian 650-hour instrument-rated private pilot, owner of a Piper Warrior II, and founder of OurAirports.
Web site: http://www.megginson.com/blogs/lahso/.

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The airport currently pays the government $1,000 per visit for customs services. It owes $95,000 to the federal government in back fees and is unable or unwilling to pay:
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2008/05/15/qc-tremblantairport0515.html
I think this is the only FBO at Capital City Airport. They've blocked comments on AirNav, but here's what I got from a phone call today for a light piston aircraft:
Facility fee: $25.00 (waived with 5 gallon fuel purchase).
Ramp fee: $15.00
Landing fee: $8.00 (she wasn't sure about the exact amount)
It doesn't make sense for a quick fuel or lunch stop. Nearby Harrisburg International (KMDT) also has the landing fee, but not the ramp fee at the FBO.
The airport has an $8 landing fee for light piston aircraft, but the FBO has reasonably good gas prices ($5.20/gallon on 12 May 2008).
I came to Dulles for the first time as pilot yesterday. The ADIZ was a total non-issue when I was IFR (just like any IFR flight). Potomoc approach and Dulles tower were friendly and co-operative, fitting me into the jet traffic in bad weather without any delays and giving me the runway I asked for. It was about a 3-minute taxi to Signature. They had a follow-me van waiting on their apron, and then a shuttle to take me about 50 meters to the FBO (in the rain). I waited 8 minutes for a Washington Flyer taxi to arrive from the terminal. All prices as quoted in a previous message -- cheap for a big airport (except for the fuel, of course).
Fees and costs from Atlantic Aviation (phone 607-644-1062) for a single-engine piston aircraft, 2008-05-11:
Landing fee: $0
Ramp fee: $10 (waived with fuel purchase)
Parking: $10/night
Hangar: $75/night
100LL: $6.12/gallon
Binghamton is a Customs User Fee airport. I haven't called to find out what the fee is, but you can clear in Syracuse, Watertown, or Alexandria Bay for free coming from Canada.
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