Avgas is cheap

In the US it is common for FBOs to mark up fuel $1-2 and sometimes even more
at the large airports.

Mike
MU-2

"Julian Scarfe" wrote in message
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"Mike Rapoport" wrote in message
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How much of that $4.55 is the FBO making? Here in the US, the FBO
markup
is
much larger than the refining margin.

I don't know. I imagine it's not much. But either way, the point is
simply
that the much smaller aviation market here for Avgas drives up prices.

Julian

"Mike Rapoport" wrote in message
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In the US it is common for FBOs to mark up fuel $1-2 and sometimes even
more
at the large airports.

Kinder like other merchants in high-rent district.

Look at AirNav sometime when you do a search for "Fuel prices in the
Area" -- within 50 miles of one airport, fuel can go from $1.80 a gallon all
the way to $3.50. Denver area, for example -- DIA to FTG is only 5 miles but
fuel is nearly double. Of course, the rent at DIA is _substantially higher_
(and APA as well) than FTG.

At my airport they are currently at $2.20

My understanding/guess is:
Avgas bulk price: 1.55
Fixed cost of tank/pumps 0.15
Mark up 0.50
Total 2.20

When they buy new gas, I expect the price will go up accordingly.

BTW, they've been talking about charging 50 cents/gal flow fee for my
5 gal autofuel cans.

Mitch


"Mike Rapoport" wrote in message
In the US it is common for FBOs to mark up fuel $1-2 and sometimes even more
at the large airports.

Mike
MU-2

"N7155A" wrote in message
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At my airport they are currently at $2.20

My understanding/guess is:
Avgas bulk price: 1.55
Fixed cost of tank/pumps 0.15
Mark up 0.50
Total 2.20

When they buy new gas, I expect the price will go up accordingly.

If the price is going up, they have to build a cash reserve ahead of time,
so expect the price to go up for fuel that is already in the tank.