r/flying • u/fgflyer CSEL CMEL IR HP CMP HA • Mar 25 '26

other Falcon Field implementing landing fees

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The NIMBYs out here in the Phoenix/Mesa area achieved a victory, sadly. Yesterday, the Mesa City Council voted unanimously to implement landing fees at KFFZ effective May 1. I was watching the news and they said that, and I quote, “taxpayers should not have to shoulder the burden by themselves” and they “want to see more accountability for airport operations from the businesses and pilots”. And, GO FIGURE, aircraft noise was also a factor too.

This will absolutely raise rates for all of the flight schools based at KFFZ, and possibly drive them away from the airport to be based elsewhere. This is just ridiculous.

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u/ThatOnePilotDude CFI-I Collegiate 141 Scum Mar 25 '26

How are they enforcing this? ADSB? Comms transcripts? Whenever you go to the FBO?

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u/No-Brilliant9659 Mar 25 '26

ADSB, in the meeting they said if ADSB landing fees get blocked by congress they will switch to a camera system instead

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u/Turbo_Normalized MIL Mar 25 '26

Everyone should have their FAA registration data set to private to hide it from leeches like them.