Analysis of Fees and Fares Survey Results 2014 Compiled by Kartika D. Fransiska Under Direction of Ray A. Mundy, Ph.D.
Jan 02, 2016
Analysis ofFees and Fares Survey
Results 2014
Compiled by Kartika D. Fransiska
Under Direction of Ray A. Mundy, Ph.D.
Survey FactsRecipients 103
Respondents 77
Response Rate 74.76%
Large Airports 23 29.87%
Medium Airports 25 32.4.7%
Small Airports 20 25.97%
Non-Hub Airports 3 3.90%
AGTA Members 42 54.55%
Non AGTA Members 35 45.45%
US Airports 71 92.21%
Canadian Airports 6 7.79%
Large-Hub US AirportsHartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) Orlando International Airport (MCO)
Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI) Miami Dade Aviation Department (MIA)
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) Minneapolis-St. Paul Int. Airport (MSP)
Denver International Airport (DEN) Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD)
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)
Newark International Airport (EWR) Phoenix Sky Harbor Int'l Airport (PHX)
Fort Lauderdale International Airport (FLL) San Diego International Airport (SAN)
Metro Washington Airport Authority Dulles Airport (IAD) Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)
Houston Airport System/Intercontinental Airport (IAH) San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)
McCarran International Airport (LAS) Tampa International Airport (TPA)
La Guardia Airport (LGA)
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/
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/
Small-Hub US Airports
Non-Hub US AirportsAsheville Regional Airport (AVL)
Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB)
Tallahassee Regional Airport (TLH)
Albany International Airport (ALB) Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT)
Bellingham International Airport (BLI) Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers Int. Airport (JAN)
Boise Air Terminal (BOI) Little Rock National Airport (LIT)
Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) Will Rogers World Airport (OKC)
Charleston International Airport (CHS) Norfolk Airport Authority (ORF)
Dayton International Airport (DAY) T. F. Green Airport (PVD)
Grand Rapids Gerald R Ford Int. Airport (GRR) Richmond International Airport (RIC)
Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) Tulsa International Airport (TUL)
Greenville-Spartanburg Int. Airport (GSP) Tucson International Airport (TUS)
Huntsville International Airport (HSV) McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS)
Source: Federal Aviation Administrationhttp://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/
Canadian Airports
John C Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM)
Halifax International Airport (YHZ)
Ottawa International Airport (YOW)
Vancouver International Authority (YVR)
Calgary International Airport (YYC)
Toronto-Lester B. Pearson International Airport (YYZ)
This report is broken into four categories – similar to the survey questionnaire. The first three sections contain summaries of the actual response data. Section 4 is a comparison of fees and fares between the fiscal years 2008 and 2014.
Section 1 – Ground Transportation Fees Paid to Airport
Section 2 – Airport Taxi Fees and Fares
Section 3 – Airport Hotel/Motel Courtesy Vehicle Fees
Section 4 – Comparison of Ground Transportation Fees
Survey Results
Section 1 – Ground Transportation Fees Paid to Airport
Survey Results
Ground Transportation Vehicle Fees Paid
On – Airport Rental Car Fee 90.78% of respondents charge this type of fee (69 airports)
56.52% (from 69 airports) base this fee strictly on a percentage of gross.
Range: 4.5% - 14% Median: 10%
13.04 % (from 69 airports) base this fee on a percentage of gross in addition to a rent fee foot.
2.9 % (from 69 airports) base this fee on a percentage of gross in addition to per trip fee.
On-Airport Rental Car Fee
7% and less 7.1-9% 9.1-11% More than 11%0
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Ground Transportation Vehicle Fees Paid
Off – Airport Rental Car Fee
74.02% of respondents charge this type of fee (57 airports)
49.12% (from 57 airports) base this fee strictly on a percentage of gross.
5.26% base this fee strictly on a
per trip fee. Range: 4% - 14% Range: 75¢ – $13.26 Average 8.74% Average $3.16
21.5% base this fee strictly on a
per vehicle charge. 31.57% base this fee on a Combination
of percentage of gross, per trip fee, vehicle fee, and/or others (such as per contract, dwell fee, and monthly payment).
Range: $100 - $600/year Average $230.83
Off-Airport Rental Car Fee
7% and less 7.1-9% 9.1-11% More than 11%0
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Off-Airport Rental Car Fee
less than $1 $1 - 2 $2.1 - 4 $4.1 - 6 More than $60
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Ground Transportation Vehicle Fees PaidOff-Airport Parking
76.62% of respondents charge this type of fee (59 airports).
44.06% (from 59 airports) base this fee strictly on a percentage of gross.
11.86% base this fee on an strictly annual basis
Range: 4% - 25% Range: $25 - $7288 Average 9.21% Average $990.70
a 8.47% base this fee strictly on a per trip basis
32.20% base this fee on combination of gross percentage, per trip fee, annual fee, and/or others (AVI, dwell fees, parking space rent fee, etc).
Range: 70¢- $6.58 Average $3.03
Off-Airport Parking Fee
7% and less 7.1-9% 9.1-11% More than 11%0
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Off-Airport Parking Fee
less than $1 $1 - 2 $2.1 - 4 $4.1 - 6 More than $60
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Off-Airport Parking Fee
$25-100 $101-200 $201-400 $401-600 $601-1000 $1001-3000 More than $3000
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Ground Transportation Vehicle Fees Paid
Charter Bus Fee
74.03% of respondents (57 airports) charge this type of fee
52.63% (from 57 airports) base this fee on a per trip basis.
31.58% charge this fee base on annual basis.
Range: $0.96 - $93 Range: $50 - $6,000 Average $15.32 Median: $596.033
5.26% charge this fee on a gross percentage basis (only 3 airports) ( Data: 5%, 12%, 50%
22.80% charge this fee on other basis (monthly, daily, per seat, dwell fees)
Charter Bus Fees
$50-100 $101-300 $301-500 $501-700 More than $7000
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Charter Bus Fees
less than $2 $2 - 4 $4.1 - 6 $6.1 - 10 $10.1 - 20 $20.1 - 40 More than $400
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Ground Transportation Vehicle Fees Paid Limo Fee
85.71% of respondents charge this type of fee (66 airports).
62.12% (from 66 airports) base this fee on a per trip basis.
6.06% base this fee on a percentage of gross.
28.78% charge this fee on other basis (daily, monthly, transponder fee, dwell fee).
Range: $0.96 – $40 Range: 3% - 10%
Average $5.68 Average 7.75%
a 54.54% charge this fee on an annual per vehicle basis.
Range: $30- $16,000
Average $1060.52
Phoenix Int: 12K-16K per
veh/year
Limo Fees
3 8 100
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Limo Fees
$2 and less $2.1 - 3 $3.1 - 5 $5.1 - 8 $8.1 - 12 $12.1 - $25 more than $250
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Limo Fees
$100 and less $101-300 $301-600 $601-1000 More than $10000
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Phoenix International: 12K-16K/veh/yearToronto International: 7,400/veh/year
Ground Transportation Vehicle Fees Paid Shared Ride Vans Fee
70.12% of respondents charge this type of fee.
a 46.30% base this fee on a per trip basis.
a 25.92% base this fee on a percentage of gross.
a 27.78% charge a minimum annual guarantee
Range: $.70 - $22.00 Range: 2% - 20% Range: $750 – $783,000
Average $5.10 Average 8.06% Average $272,296
a 24.07% charge this fee on an annual per vehicle basis.
a16.67% charge this fee on a permit basis.
36.84% have a single Shared Ride Van company
56.14% have multiple Shared Ride Van companies
7.01% have single & multiple Shared Ride Van companies
Range: $100 - $5,028 Range: $35 - $660
Average $937,308 Average $200.56
Shared Ride Van Fees
5% and less 5.1-7% 7.1-9% 9.1-11% More than 11%0
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Shared Ride Van Fees
$2 and less $2.1 - 3 $3.1 - 5 $5.1 - 8 $8.1 - 12 $12.1 - $250
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Shared Ride Van Fees
$200 and less
$201-500 $501-1000 $1001-5028
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$100 and less
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$100K and less
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Survey Results
Section 2 – Airport Taxi Fees and Fares
Airport Taxi Fees and Fares
Taxicab Gate Fee
59.74% of respondents charge this type of fee (total: 46 Airports).
93.48% from 46 Airports charge this fee on a per trip basis.
8.69% from 46 airports charge this feeon other bases (monthly and weekly)
Range: 96¢ – $5.44 Average $2.67
Taxicab Gate Fees
$1 and less $1.1 - 2 $2.1 - 4 $4.1 - 7 More than $70
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Airport Taxi Fees and Fares
Taxicab Annual Fee 49.35% of respondents charge this type of fee (38 airports).
81.57% from 38 airports charge this fee on a per vehicle basis.
Range: $20 - $4,104 Average $626.48
15.78% from 38 airports charge this fee
on a per contract basis. Range: $12,000 - $174,000 Average $58,294
Taxicab Annual Fees
$20-100 $101-300 $301-700 $700-1500
$1500-3000
More than
$3000
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Airport Taxi Fees and Fares
Taxicab Concession Fee Taxicab entry
20.77% of respondents charge this type of fee (16 airports). 51.95% have an open taxicab
entry system (40 airports).
a 25% from 16 airports base this fee on a per trip basis.
42.86% of respondents havea closed taxicab entry system (33 airports).
Range: $1- $2.65
Average $1.83
a 62.5% from 16 airports base this fee on an annual basis.
Range: $131 - $3,600,000
Average $635,180.2
Taxicab Concession Fees
$2 and less More than $20
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Taxicab Concession Fees
$131 $200 $1601-38010
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$27K $30K $266K $423K $2000K $3600K0
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Automatic Vehicle Identification (AVI)
54.55% of respondents use AVI (total 42 airports):
83.33% from 42 airports use AVI for taxis. 73.81% use AVI for vans. 71.43% use AVI for limos. 64.29% use AVI for buses. 83.33% use AVI for parking shuttles. 83.33% use AVI for hotel shuttles. 47.62% use AVI for car rental shuttles. 33.33% use AVI for others (e.g., tenants
&commuter veh., employee, special privilege parking, parcel couriers, luggage delivery, etc).
Survey Results
Section 3 – Airport Hotel/Motel Courtesy Vehicle Fees
Airport Hotel/Motel Courtesy Vehicles
Access Fee Permit Fee Per Trip Fee
24.67% of respondents charge this type of fee (19 airports).
72.72% of respondents charge this type of fee (56 airports).
40.25% of respondents charge usage on a per trip fee (31 airports)
21.05% from 19 airports charge this fee on a per trip basis.
85.71% from 56 airports charge this fee on an annual per vehicle basis.
Range: $2 - $5 Range: $30 - $2,575 Range: 25¢ - $20 Average $2.78 Average $457.96 Average $2.87 Dwell Time 15.79% from 19 airports
charge this fee on an annual per vehicle basis.
23.38% charge for usage through dwell time fees.
Range: $100 - $2500 Range: 5 - 60mins
Average $962.5 Exclusion Avg. 21.05 mins
Hotel Courtesy Access Fees
$2 $2.1 - 3 More than $30
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$600 $650 $100-25000
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Hotel Courtesy Permit Fees
$30-100 $101-250 $250-500 $500-750 $750-1000 $1000-25750
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Hotel Courtesy Per Trip Fees
$1 and less $1.1 - 3 $3.1 - 5 $5.1 - 7 $7.1 - 9 More than $90
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Hotel Courtesy Dwell Time
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Survey Results
Section 4 – Comparison of Ground Transportation Fees
On-Airport Rental Car Comparison
Fee Type 2008 Avg. 2010 Avg. 2012 Avg. 2014 Avg.% Change from
2012
On – Airport Rental Car % of gross 9.76% 9.88% 9.90% 10.00% 1.01%
2008 2010 2012 20149.60%
9.65%
9.70%
9.75%
9.80%
9.85%
9.90%
9.95%
10.00%
10.05%
On-Airport Rental Car (Gross)
Fiscal Year
% G
ross
Off-Airport Rental Car Comparison
Fee Type 2008 Avg. 2010 Avg. 2012 Avg. 2014 Avg.% Change from
2012
Off – Airport Rental Car % of gross 8.38% 8.36% 8.49% 8.74% 2.94%per vehicle $638 $586 $511.96 $230.83 -121.79%
trip fee $2.09 $1.49 $4.13 $3.16 -30.70%
2008 2010 2012 20148.10%
8.20%
8.30%
8.40%
8.50%
8.60%
8.70%
8.80%
% Gross
2008 2010 2012 2014$0
$100
$200
$300
$400
$500
$600
$700
Per Vehicle
2008 2010 2012 2014 $-
$0.50
$1.00
$1.50
$2.00
$2.50
$3.00
$3.50
$4.00
$4.50
Trip Fee
Tampa decreased $2,600 / vehicle (2012) to $100/ vehicle (2014)
Fee Type 2008 Avg. 2010 Avg. 2012 Avg. 2014 Avg.% Change from
2012
Off – Airport Parking % of gross 7.74% 8.28% 9.09% 9.21% 1.32%
annual basis $233 $208 $3,871 $990.62 -472.84%
Off-Airport Parking Comparison
2008 2010 2012 20147.00%
7.50%
8.00%
8.50%
9.00%
9.50%
% of Gross
2008 2010 2012 2014 $-
$500.00
$1,000.00
$1,500.00
$2,000.00
$2,500.00
$3,000.00
$3,500.00
$4,000.00
$4,500.00
% Annual Basis
Charter Buses Comparison
Fee Type 2008 Avg. 2010 Avg. 2012 Avg. 2014 Avg.% Change from
2012
Charter Buses per trip basis $9.76 $10.91 $10.05 $15.32 52.44%annual basis $290 $274 $404.19 $596.03 47.46%
2008 2010 2012 2014 $-
$2.00
$4.00
$6.00
$8.00
$10.00
$12.00
$14.00
$16.00
$18.00
Per Trip Basis
2008 2010 2012 2014 $-
$100.00
$200.00
$300.00
$400.00
$500.00
$600.00
$700.00
% Annual Basis
Limos Comparison
Fee Type 2008 Avg. 2010 Avg. 2012 Avg. 2014 Avg.% Change from
2012
Limos per trip basis $2.86 $2.94 $3.21 $5.68 76.95%
per vehicle per year basis $804 $436.48 $559.96 $1,060.52 89.39%% of gross 6% 6.25% 9.25% 7.75% -19.35%
2008 2010 2012 2014 $-
$1.00
$2.00
$3.00
$4.00
$5.00
$6.00
Per Trip Basis
2008 2010 2012 20140.00%
1.00%
2.00%
3.00%
4.00%
5.00%
6.00%
7.00%
8.00%
9.00%
10.00%
% of Gross
2008 2010 2012 2014 $-
$200.00
$400.00
$600.00
$800.00
$1,000.00
$1,200.00
Per Vehicle/Year Basis
Shared Van Rides Comparison
Fee Type 2008 Avg. 2010 Avg. 2012 Avg. 2014 Avg.% Change from
2012
Shared Van Rides per trip basis $2.07 $2.39 $3.82 $5.10 33.51%% of gross 7.24% 7.48% 7.99% 8.06% 0.93%
2008 2010 2012 2014 $-
$1.00
$2.00
$3.00
$4.00
$5.00
$6.00 Per Trip Basis
2008 2010 2012 20146.80%
7.00%
7.20%
7.40%
7.60%
7.80%
8.00%
8.20%
% of Gross
Taxicab Gate Fee Comparison
Fee Type2008 Avg. 2010 Avg. 2012 Avg. 2014 Avg. % Change
from 2012
Taxicab Gate Fee per trip basis $1.98 $1.82 $2.22 $2.67 20.27%
2008 2010 2012 2014 $-
$0.50
$1.00
$1.50
$2.00
$2.50
$3.00
Per Trip Basis
Taxicab Annual Comparison
Fee Type2008 Avg. 2010 Avg. 2012 Avg. 2014 Avg. % Change
from 2012
Taxicab Annual Fee per vehicle per year basis $755 $648.58 $693.97 $626.48 -10.77%
2008 2010 2012 2014 $-
$100.00
$200.00
$300.00
$400.00
$500.00
$600.00
$700.00
$800.00
Per Vehicle/Year Basis
Fee Type2008 Avg. 2010 Avg. 2012 Avg. 2014 Avg. % Change
from 2012
Taxicab Concession Fee per trip basis $1.98 $2.03 $2.10 $1.83 -14.75%
Taxicab Concession Fee Comparison
2008 2010 2012 2014 $1.65
$1.70
$1.75
$1.80
$1.85
$1.90
$1.95
$2.00
$2.05
$2.10
$2.15
Per Trip Basis
Fee Type2008 Avg. 2010 Avg. 2012 Avg. 2014 Avg. % Change
from 2012
AVI installed and using 64.86% 59.46% 62.50% 83.33% 33.33%
not using AVI 35.14% 40.54% 37.50% 16.67% -124.96%
Taxicab AVI Using Comparison
2008 2010 2012 20140.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
70.00%
80.00%
90.00%
AVI Usage
Using AVI
Not Using AVI
Hotel/Motel Courtesy Comparison
Fee Type
2008 Avg. 2010 Avg. 2012 Avg. 2014 Avg. % Change from 2012
Permit Fee (annual) $630.00 $503.40 $416.31 $457.96 10.00%
2008 2010 2012 2014 $-
$100.00
$200.00
$300.00
$400.00
$500.00
$600.00
$700.00
Permit Fee (Annual)
Hotel/Motel Courtesy Comparison
Fee Type
2008 Avg. 2010 Avg. 2012 Avg. 2014 Avg. % Change from 2012
Per Trip Fee $1.81 $2.17 $2.15 $2.87 33.49%Dwell Time (exclusion avg.) 15.08 mins. 19 mins. 16.11 mins 21.05 mins 30.66%
2008 2010 2012 2014 $-
$0.50
$1.00
$1.50
$2.00
$2.50
$3.00
$3.50
Per Trip Fee
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