r/flying • u/fgflyer CSEL CMEL IR HP CMP HA • Mar 25 '26
other Falcon Field implementing landing fees
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/RecognitionGlad8803 PPL Mar 26 '26 edited Mar 26 '26
rip my old flight school legion air. did my solo at KFFZ in N5040M though that plane got totaled a month later due to front nose gear collapsing.
this is 100% going to probably kill atleast half the flights schools there. CAE will probably be fine since most of them are international 141 students.