Those $8+ prices are from big city FBO's that cater to jets, have expensive fancy facilities, lots of staff and don't want GA piston aircraft that take relatively small amounts of fuel taking up ramp space. A lot of them have ramp fees north of $65.
The almost $13 price is in Alaska. Why are we surprised? Transportation costs must be ridiculous. I've paid $12/gallon in CYYT - Newfoundland. Same deal.
The almost $13 price is in Alaska. Why are we surprised? Transportation costs must be ridiculous. I've paid $12/gallon in CYYT - Newfoundland. Same deal.
You're not paying $13 for the gas, you're paying 13 for "shipping"
Just like KLAS gas, you're paying for the luxury.
The bigger scandal to me regards the lines where the average cost for a region is $5.xx, but the high for the region is $9.xx. Some FBO somewhere is is just *gouging* unwary pilots that don't/can't shop around on fuel prices.
The bigger scandal to me regards the lines where the average cost for a region is $5.xx, but the high for the region is $9.xx. Some FBO somewhere is is just *gouging* unwary pilots that don't/can't shop around on fuel prices.
The sky isn't falling.
I doubt it'll get that bad, if it did they would have a hard time selling the stuff, and if they can't sell it they gotta lower the prices.
I wonder if in many cases it's "...big city FBO's that have to pay a lot of rent to be where they are." I've always wondered how FBO numbers work.