On Apr 17, 10:04 am, Denny wrote:
So, do the fees collected by the commercial airlines through their
fares and then paid to various agencies completely cover the costs of
building and operating airports and the air traffic control system?

Nope..

denny

Nor should they have to.
They are part of a transportation system, just like roads and
highways.
Roads and highways get subsidized; the people using them may not pay
for them, and people who don't drive may pay quite a bit for them.
We build roads and interchanges to allow traffic to get to businesses
big enough to warrant them (Bass Pro got megamillions from San Antonio
and some city in PHX area; subsidized fishing anyone?)
Since roads get built with sales taxes, property taxes, and other
taxes in addition to gas taxes, it is obvious that transportation
systems all get subsidized. Transportation systems are enablers of
other businesses and such.