Thanks for all of the information everyone! Truly appreciated.
Yeager wrote:
THIS LINK IS GOLD! Many thanks.
That’s for sure! They used what looks like a King Air to describe how to get the 9 euro handling fee. I guess this would help make the case to anyone that even smaller aircraft should get the lower fee. It’s great to see a local AOPA doing what we need.
Whatever you don’t check in advance will be charged – that’s the standard across whole Europe. Unfortunately it’s harder and harder to find airports where someone doesn’t try to screw you. After 15 years of cross country flying across Europe, I’m still learning how innovative airports can be in charging fictional services.
I can’t say whether it’s “easy” because I actually speak Spanish. I am actually prepared to argue for the basic handling but at some place like Salamanca we didn’t even mention it and were billed correctly. So it looks like it works.
However speaking of Salamanca they charged I think 50€ handling fee for the fuel truck.
Still it’s not a thing to complain about.
This was particularly frustrating when we were with a microlight to Asturias, was about the same handling fee for refuel for in total 21 litres (!!) of AVGAS. It was 100 Euros for these 5. Something gallons. Still remember the woman holding the huge tube coming from a huge AVGAS truck, from right above over the wing, that is made for several hundred litres per minute, to spit out 10 litres each side. We really were joking and laughing all together about it.
we needed every litre due to bad weather enroute that we flew on top with a 50 knots tailwind. Long story, cool flight.
UdoR wrote:
Contrary to @172driver s input actually the biggest airports have become surprisingly cheap. Check out the Spanish AOPA success in establishing basic handling fees.
Wow! I stand – happily! – corrected! I do remember reading about these changes here, but IIRC it was difficult actually obtaining the reduced charges. If this has become easy, then that’s really great news for flying in Spain!
OK that would explain it.
How old is that list? I have always paid way more in Spain.
Anyway, 2024 for another Spanish fly-in! 
@boscomantico yes that is the list, thanks for sharing! The minimum fee worked out for us already several times. You only add parking. For refuelling there may also be a separate charge.
Marcel wrote:
Marcel30-Dec-23 08:2907
The link to AOPA Spain refers to the procedure, probably using Google Translator or similar might help…http://www.aopa-spain.org/index.php/es/defensa-de-la-ag/handling
THIS LINK IS GOLD! Many thanks.
UdoR wrote:
Contrary to @172driver s input actually the biggest airports have become surprisingly cheap.
boscomantico wrote:
Well, the first three rows are expensive either way, due to AENA fees alone. The other rows are the cheap ones.
Thank you Gentlemen for you updated info on this – good to know!
I wanted to add a Tech Fuel Stop, at Teruel Airport, as an opportunity to the equation simply because it´s been effective in my experience (multiple times), while travelling from Portugal to South of France (or Empuriebrava (LEAP) in NE Spain).
LETL (Teruel Airport) with landing fee for MTOW 1050kgs at around 12,00.- Euro.
It´s an uncontrolled airfield, primarily used for tempo (or so!) aircraft long storage, with metar/taf available. The airport itself is otherwise nothing special and it feels very weird to be at such a “large” airport with nothing going on. I´ve never seen a single traffic movement there.
The city/town of Teruel itself is actually quit nice, and probably mostly “off chart” for most foreign tourists, but it´s a 20-25min (30 euro) trip from the airport, and you can expect little English spoken with the ground staff. You´ll find nice local hotels and ditto bars/restaurants, again very limited English, but not to worry.
Contact AirBP and the airport a day in advance and advise your ETA/ETD. AirBP accepts credit cards as well.
As a bonus info, last time I fueled in Teruel I paid 2.21.- Euro/L in total for AvGas with the AirBP card (company name, not Spanish). Sep 2023.
