Analysis ofFees and Fares Survey

Results 2014(Medium - Hub Airports)

Compiled by Sareema Koirala Phillips

Under Direction of Ray A. Mundy, Ph.D.

Survey Facts

Medium-Hub US AirportsTed Stevens Anchorage Int. Airport (ANC) Port Oakland International Airport (OAK)

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) Omaha Eppley Airfield (OMA)

Bradley International Airport (BDL) Palm Beach International Airport (PBI)

Nashville International Airport (BNA) Portland International Airport (PDX)

Port Columbus International Airport (CMH) Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)

Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Int. Airport (CVG) Ft. Myers Southwest Int. Airport (RSW)

Dallas Love Field (DAL) San Antonio International Airport (SAT)

Houston William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) San Jose International Airport (SJC)

Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) Sacramento International Airport (SMF)

Kansas City International Airport (MCI) John Wayne Airport (SNA)

General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) Saint Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)

New Orleans International Airport (MSY)

Note:Large Airports: >= ≥7,984,074 Boardings

Medium Airports: 1,862,325-7,076,936 BoardingsSmall Airports: ≤1,836,260 Boardings

Source: Federal Aviation Administrationhttp://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/

This report is broken into three categories which contain summaries of the actual response data.

Section 1 – Ground Transportation Fees Paid to Airport

Section 2 – Airport Taxi Fees and Fares

Section 3 – Airport Hotel/Motel Courtesy Vehicle Fees

Survey Results

Section 1 – Ground Transportation Fees Paid to Airport

Survey Results

Ground Transportation Vehicle Fees Paid

On – Airport Rental Car Fee  84% of respondents charge this type of fee (21 airports) 

42.86% (9 airports from 21 airports) base this fee strictly on a percentage of gross.

Range: 7%-10% Median: 10% Average: 9.67%

9.52 % (from 21 airports) base this fee on a percentage of gross or MAG

33.33 % (from 21 airports) base this fee on a combination of percentage of gross or MAG and/or per trip fee, counter space fee and per parking space fee.

 

On-Airport Rental Car Fee

Ground Transportation Vehicle Fees Paid

Off – Airport Rental Car Fee 

     

5% (1 airport) base this fee strictly on higher of MAG or gross receipts 5% base this fee on percentage of gross and AVI fees

80% of respondents charge this type of fee (20 airports) 

40% (8 airports from 57 airports) base this fee strictly on a percentage of gross.

    Range: 6% - 10% Average 8.75%

    35% base this fee on a

Combination of percentage of gross, per trip fee, vehicle fee, permit fee and/or others (such as per contract, and monthly payment).

5% base this fee on per trip fee

    Amount $2

Off-Airport Rental Car Fee

Ground Transportation Vehicle Fees PaidOff-Airport Parking

   

84% of respondents charge this type of fee (21 airports).

 

   

42.86% (9 airports from 21 airports) base this fee strictly on a percentage of gross.

4.76% (1 airport) base this fee on a per trip basis

 

Range: 6% - 10% Range: $6.5-$6.75 Average 9%

 

9.52% (2 airports) base this fee on an annual basis

33.33% base this fee on combination of gross percentage, per trip fee, annual fee, and/or others (AVI, parking space rent fee, etc).

   

Range: $55-$500 Average $277.5     

Off-Airport Parking Fee

Ground Transportation Vehicle Fees Paid

Charter Bus Fee

 

   

76% of respondents (19 airports) charge this type of fee

 

   

47.37% (9 airports from 19 airports) base this fee on a per trip basis.

10.83% (2 airports) charge this fee base on annual basis.

 

Range: $2.25 - $75 Range: $50 - $550 Average $28.02 Average: $360

 

5.26% charge this fee on a daily basis

 31.58% charge this fee on other basis (various combinations of annual fee, per trip fee, security deposit, transponder fee, registration fee, AVI fee, application fee)

    

Charter Bus Fees

Ground Transportation Vehicle Fees Paid Limo Fee

 

      

96% of respondents charge this type of fee (24 airports).

  

16.67% base this fee on an annual basis

  

37.5% charge this fee on other basis (various combinations of annual fee, per trip fee, security deposit, transponder fee, registration fee, AVI fee, application fee).

 

33.33% (8 airports from 24 airports) base this fee on a per trip basis

 

Range: $1.75 – $6 Range: $30 - $550

Average $3.05 Average $268.57

  12.5% of airports charge both annual and per trip fee

   

      

Limo Fees

Ground Transportation Vehicle Fees Paid Shared Ride Vans Fee

 

      

80% of respondents (20 airports) charge this type of fee.

  

  10% base this fee on both annual and per trip basis.

  

  10% (2 airports) charge a minimum annual guarantee (MAG)

 

20% (4 airports from 20 airports) base this fee on a per trip basis.

 

Range: $1.75 - $2.25 Range: $126,000 – $266,000

Average $2 Average $196,000

 

  10% base this fee on MAG or percentage of gross, whichever is greater

 35% charge this fee on other basis (combinations of monthly, percentage of gross, annual, per trip fee, security deposit etc.)

47.37% have a single Shared Ride Van company

42.11% have multiple Shared Ride Van companies

10.52% have single & multiple Shared Ride Van companies

      

Survey Results

Section 2 – Airport Taxi Fees and Fares

Airport Taxi Fees and Fares

Taxicab Gate Fee 

   

64% of respondents charge this type of fee (16 airports).

 

   

87.50% (14 airports from 16 airports) charge this fee on a per trip basis.

6.25% (1 airport from 16 airports) charge this fee on per trip basis with a monthly payment option as well

    Range: $1 – $3.25 Average $2.13

Taxicab Gate Fees

Airport Taxi Fees and Fares

Taxicab Annual Fee  52.38% of respondents charge this type of fee (11 airports). 

81.82% (9 airports from 11 airports) charge this fee on a yearly basis

  Range: $35 - $660 Average $295.56

  9% (1 airport from 38 airports) charge

this fee every 2 years  Amount $150

Taxicab Annual Fees

Airport Taxi Fees and Fares

Taxicab Concession Fee   Taxicab entry     

31.82% of respondents charge this type of fee (7 airports).

50% have an open taxicab entry system (12 airports).

50% of respondents havea closed taxicab entry system (12 airports). Airports charge this fee on a

variety of basis: Per trip or percentage of gross

revenue whichever is higher MAG MAG or per deplaned

passenger whichever is higher Per trip plus annual permit Annual fee plus per deplaned

passenger

     

 

 

  

   

Automatic Vehicle Identification (AVI)

56% of respondents use AVI (14 airports)

 

Survey Results

Section 3 – Airport Hotel/Motel Courtesy Vehicle Fees

Airport Hotel/Motel Courtesy Vehicles

Access Fee Permit Fee Per Trip Fee     

42.86% of respondents charge this type of fee (9 airports from 21 airports). 

 

91.67% of respondents charge this type of fee (22 airports from 24 airports).

75% of respondents charge usage on a per trip fee (18 airports from 24 airports)

   

59.09% 13 airports from 22 airports charge this fee on an annual per vehicle basis.  

Range: $30 - $600 Range: $0.20 - $3 Average $236.79 Average $1.82  Dwell Time

25% (6 airports from 24 airports) charge for usage through dwell time fees. 

Range: 5 - 60minutes

Exclusion Avg. 23.75 minutes     

Hotel Courtesy Permit Fees

Hotel Courtesy Per Trip Fee

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