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Regional Fuel Prices
Are you looking for the best bargain on fuel? Search AOPA’s Airport Directory Online to quickly locate area airports with the lowest reported fuel prices near your planned destination. Updated
Fuel prices provided by 100LL.com
| Region | Jet | 100LL |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska | $ 4.57 | $ 4.96 |
| California | $ 4.51 | $ 4.78 |
| Central | $ 4.21 | $ 4.47 |
| Eastern | $ 4.20 | $ 4.55 |
| Florida | $ 4.41 | $ 4.60 |
| Great Lakes | $ 4.14 | $ 4.42 |
| Hawaii | $ 4.66 | $ 5.81 |
| Midatlantic | $ 4.29 | $ 4.45 |
| Midwest | $ 3.97 | $ 4.29 |
| Northeast | $ 4.58 | $ 4.75 |
| Northwest | $ 4.08 | $ 4.57 |
| Southeast | $ 4.10 | $ 4.44 |
| Southwest | $ 4.08 | $ 4.36 |
| Western | $ 4.20 | $ 4.59 |
Answers for Pilots: The tax man cometh
The aviation industry has been hard hit with the economic storm over the past year. But there may be some light in the gray clouds at tax time for those who purchased aircraft to use for business purposes. Here are some of the details - but remember that it is critical to have a qualified financial professional review your specific situation.
Popular Flight Planning Links
- Intercept procedures card
- Airport taxiway diagrams
- Runway flash cards
- Airspace flash cards
- Flight planner form
- Pilot report (pirep) form
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Airspace access a pillar of NextGen plan
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Haiti relief: Trading chocolate for rice
John Arnold was enjoying the Hershey Chocolatefest with his family in Pennsylvania Jan. 17 when he got the message - an urgent need to transport supplies from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to Haiti. Less than eight hours later, he and fellow pilot Jim Adair landed a Pilatus PC-12 NG in Florida.
Calling all members: Tell us about your pilot, airport group
Are you a member of an airport or pilot group at your home base? AOPA is compiling information on airport and pilot groups nationwide in order to build up grassroots advocacy efforts and engage pilots when their airport is under attack.
User fees on pause
For the past year, AOPA and the general aviation community have made it clear that user fees are not the best way to fund the nation's aviation system. The budget proposal released Feb. 1 makes it evident that our voices were heard.
FAA should work with users on navaid decommissioning plan
The scheduled decommissioning of many ground-based navaids starting this year puts GPS on course to supplant long-range navigation (loran) and VOR equipment in general aviation cockpits.
Banyan holds first Bahamas Day
Banyan Air Service at the Fort Lauderdale Executive airport is holding Bahamas Day on Feb. 20 for pilots to learn about the benefits of flying to the Bahamas and how to make it happen.
Olympic TFR affects U.S., Canadian airports
Even though the 2010 Winter Olympic Games are in Canada, pilots flying in the Northwest United States will have to work around a temporary flight restriction in place from Jan. 29 through March 24.
TFR in place for Super Bowl XLIV
Planning to fly to South Florida to watch the New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts battle for the championship in Super Bowl XLIV?
