Prices last verified: Apr 2019
AIRPORT 24-HR MINIMUM APR-2019 RWY REMARKS
CHARGE PARKING FBO FEE TOTAL CAPAC
CHARGE inc.VAT UTIL
Alderney 10.46 12.88 * 0 10.46
Coventry 10 7.57 0 (Aero Club) 21.08
Dundee 10.81 6.98 0 21.35
Jersey 8.48 12.72 * 10 (Aero Club) 21.20
St. Mary’s 13.25 6.63 0 23.86
Guernsey 12.50 12.89 * 10 (ASG) 22.50
HIAL ** 18.04 2.42 0 24.55
Carlisle 10.98 10 0 25.17
Derry City 14.60 10.25 0 29.82
Humberside 24.95 0 0 29.94 Subtract £4.99 if VFR
Blackpool 20.50 6.50 0 32.40
Cardiff 17 10 0 (Aeros Club) 32.40
Gloucester 13.33 14.50 0 33.40
Hawarden 18.33 10 0 33.99
Lydd 20 11 0 (Aero Club) 37.20
Newquay 30 2 0 (Fly Newquay) 38.40
Durham Tees 10 7.5 15 (Consort) 39.00 Self-handling not permitted
Isle of Man 20.70 4.15 12 (IOM Flight) 44.22 Self-handling not permitted
Southend 28 9.30 0 44.76
Exeter 26.06 11.31 0 (Aviation SW) 44.84
Cambridge 25 15 0 (Aero Club) 48.00
Brighton City27.50 13.33 0 48.99
Inverness 18.04 2.42 20.83 (Highland) 49.55 Self-handling not permitted
Norwich 22.80 7.75 10.80 (SaxonAir) 49.62 Self-handling not permitted
Don Sheff 18 10 15 (Consort) 51.60 Self-handling not permitted
Prestwick 20 25 0 (Flight Centre)54.00
Cranfield 30 17 0 56.40 Subtract £19.20 if VFR
Oxford 33 17 0 60.00 Subtract £19.20 if VFR
Belfast Intl 34.11 18.24 0 (WoodAir) 62.82 Self-handling not permitted
East Mid 36 8.64 11 (DonAir) 66.76 Self-handling not permitted
Biggin Hill 41 16 0 68.40
Southampton 19.44 7.96 30.90 (Airport) 69.96 Self-handling not permitted
Leeds Brad 15.84 5.12 35 (Multiflight) 70.75 Self-handling not permitted
Birmingham 16.25 6.82 40 (XLR) 75.68 Self-handling not permitted
Belfast City 31.50 7.55 25 (AVflight) 76.86 Self-handling not permitted
Glasgow 44 6.91 10 (Aero Club) 79.09 40% Self-handling not permitted
Bournemouth 24.73 19.99 25.27 (Bliss) 83.99 Self-handling not permitted
Liverpool 35 6.2 35 (Ravenair) 91.44 Self-handling not permitted
Newcastle 27.81 6.8 46.35 (Samson) 97.15 Self-handling not permitted
Bristol Intl 54 19.77 20.83 (Aero Club)113 Self-handling not permitted
Aberdeen 40 8 180 (Signature) 283 40% Self-handling not permitted
Edinburgh 64 7.2 329 (Signature) 421 50% Self-handling not permitted
Stansted 160.20 120 120 (Inflite) 480 50% Self-handling not permitted
Manchester 45.24 13.76 430 (Premiere) 586 50% Self-handling not permitted
Farnborough 520 23.25 Incl. (TAG) 652 60% Self-handling not permitted
Luton 543 53.28 282 (Signature) 1054 50% Self-handling not permitted
Gatwick 547.92 504 625 (Signature) 2012 95% Self-handling not permitted
London City Single Engine/Personal use NOT PERMITTED. 40%
Heathrow Single Engine/Personal use NOT PERMITTED. 99%
* Parking charge is not applied on first night of parking.
** HIAL = Highlands and Islands Airports. Includes: Barra, Benbecula, Campbeltown, Islay, Kirkwall, Stornoway, Sumburgh, Tiree and Wick.
Prices will be re-checked and updated in Apr 2020.
Keynotes:
AIRPORT CHARGE – The Airport Charge includes all charges levied by the aerodrome from inbound approach to outbound departure for a 2-seater SEP aircraft (MTOW 757kg) operated non-commercially during standard, non-peak operating hours.
Includes: Any landing fees, instrument approach fees, navigation service charges, runway movement and departure fees levied for visiting (non-based) aircraft.
Excludes: VAT, parking, discounts, training rates, package deals, rebates or any other promotional offers.
24HR PARKING CHARGE – Parking Charge is for up to 24hrs after any initial free period of parking (typically 2 hours at most airports).
Excludes: VAT.
MINIMUM FBO FEE – FBO Fee obtained by contacting several based handling agents and flying schools on-site and noting the cheapest on offer.
Includes : Security fees and passes, slot fees
Excludes: VAT and any extra passenger fees.
GRAND TOTAL – Total to land, park for a night and take off the following day within a 24hr period.
Includes: VAT where applicable.
Main changes in 2019
+ Isle of Man handling fees significantly reduced.
- Signature have stopped doing cheap handling at Aberdeen, sending prices up 10x, but there is no other GA handling agent.
- Southampton and Inverness have introduced mandatory handling fees.
- Significantly above average inflation rises at Aberdeen, Southampton, Inverness, Liverpool, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Manchester, Bristol and Biggin Hill. Mainly due to mandatory handling fees becoming rather ridiculous.
- Otherwise, charges have risen in-line with inflation.
This is really great, thanks for putting it together.
Do FBOs in the UK waive the ramp fee (or part thereof) if you uplift a certain quantity of fuel? That’s the norm here, even the Signature robber barons are doing it.
Almost always no.
In fact some of the most expensive places don’t even stock AVGAS.
Gosh! The UK is really expensive.
The “Self-handling not permitted” bit is interesting as there is a EU regulation that is explicit that you can self handle.
That might not help you much, though. Stockholm/Arlanda used to ban self-handling. After AOPA-Sweden complained to the Swedish CAA, they had to change that, but
1) you have to have a written self-handling agreement in advance and
2) you still have to arrange transportation to and from the apron. If you don’t have a car and driver with an airside permit you have to buy the service from the airport and that is NOT cheap.
OTOH, locals could possibly benefit from this.
On the third hand, with a Brexit that point will be moot.
Sorry, off topic, but IIRC, the all the Swedavia airports are now approx. 60 Euros for a single landing/takeoff (except those few which are even more!).
So, in comparison, the vast majority of these UK airports are less expensive.
there is a EU regulation that is explicit that you can self handle
Unfortunately every airport which wants to force handling has found a way around this. In most cases they ignore any correspondence on the topic, so if you really want to fly there, you have to take what is on offer.
Inevitably, that price table is applicable selectively. For example, Jersey is now around £200 (via the outrageously priced GAMA) – unless you want to take advantage of the aeroclub’s most generous offer to bend your prop on their dodgy sloping grass parking. I don’t go there anymore and neither does anybody I know who used to. One can manage it if there are at least 2 strong people available, to move the plane manually.
Also I don’t think the prices were recently checked – see e.g. this.
boscomantico wrote:
Sorry, off topic, but IIRC, the all the Swedavia airports are now approx. 60 Euros for a single landing/takeoff (except those few which are even more!).
Sure, but most licensed airports in Sweden are not Swedavia airports. Swedavia made a very large price increase for light aircraft this year by raising the minimum charge.
Also, visitors can buy a weekly season card from Swedavia which pays for itself if you make more than two landings. (Or actually sooner as parking is included.)
Thanks James for sharing that list, gosh I almost landed in Manchester one day until they told me the total 
Peter wrote:
Also I don’t think the prices were recently checked
I can assure you that all prices were recently checked in the past 14 days, however I do welcome corrections and it’s entirely possible I have received an incorrect quotation. Handling Agents do not often publish charges on a website in the same way Airports do.
