kevinw Posted March 22, 2017 Report Posted March 22, 2017 I was just wondering if any of you receive a discount on fuel at your home airport. No one at my airport receives anything and I was curious if this is the norm. 100LL is currently $4.80. Thanks Quote
RLCarter Posted March 22, 2017 Report Posted March 22, 2017 0.20 off of 3.70 for airboss members at Weslaco Tx (T65), every little bit helps on fuel Quote
GaryP1007 Posted March 22, 2017 Report Posted March 22, 2017 .20 discount Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
cnoe Posted March 22, 2017 Report Posted March 22, 2017 Tenants here at Texas Gulf Coast Regional get $.25 off the full-service truck price every-day (currently $4.01). It's a dime off on weekends for everybody pumping self-service (currently $3.61). That's $3.76 FS or $3.51 SS (weekends). Not the cheapest around but fairly competitive. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote
EricJ Posted March 23, 2017 Report Posted March 23, 2017 2 hours ago, peevee said: nope. only game in town is signature What do they charge at your place? The Arrow I rent is somehow an indentured servant to Signature on the home field and I pay around $7.50 a gallon. On cross-countries (which is about all I do anymore), I fill it up on the last leg. Quote
peevee Posted March 23, 2017 Report Posted March 23, 2017 22 minutes ago, EricJ said: What do they charge at your place? The Arrow I rent is somehow an indentured servant to Signature on the home field and I pay around $7.50 a gallon. On cross-countries (which is about all I do anymore), I fill it up on the last leg. 4.60 self serve. Quote
Robert C. Posted March 23, 2017 Report Posted March 23, 2017 At our FBO I get a 15c discount on the listed price, same as the flying club that is also stationed at this FBO. Quote
kevinw Posted March 23, 2017 Author Report Posted March 23, 2017 Thanks for the input guys. Weird situation. The FBO operator is a good guy and customer of mine but fuel elsewhere is anywhere from $.50 to $1.05 less; and within 20-40 miles. Anyway, I had heard from a few other pilots that most FBO's at smaller airports give locals a discount. He use to give us a nickel and recently took that away. I'm going to avoid an awkward conversation and start buying fuel elsewhere. He will notice and jump me this summer about it I'm sure. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
BKlott Posted March 23, 2017 Report Posted March 23, 2017 (edited) My home field offers .20 per gallon discount for hangar rental customers. At that price they are still significantly higher than I can find during my regular $100 hamburger flights. Down here in Florida, there are a number of fields with restaurants and self serve fuel at very competitive prices. Barton (KBOW) and Williston (X60) are a couple that come to mind. Other airports that routinely have good prices without the food option include Marion County / Dunellon (X35) and Zephyrhills (KZPH). One source I like to check is 100LL.com. It will provide you with recent fuel prices for all the airports in whatever area you wish to search. Per the website, you may purchase 100LL at Rockwell City Municipal for $3.90 per gallon full serve and that is only 25 nm away. If you enjoy flying to other airports, top off where the fuel is cheap. Buy at your home field when you need full tanks for maximum range. Edited March 23, 2017 by BKlott 2 Quote
chrisk Posted March 23, 2017 Report Posted March 23, 2017 No discount at my home airport. But the fuel is also priced well at $3.40, so I'm not looking for a discount. 1 Quote
Mooneymite Posted March 23, 2017 Report Posted March 23, 2017 (edited) I used to buy 300-500 gallons at a time for my fuel tank at my hangar. The local fuel guy always priced it a little below what the local airports were selling it for. However, after the fuel company went through a couple of changes of ownership, it prices it ABOVE the local airports. There is no competition, so when you add in the cost of maintaining a fuel storage tank (filters, evaporation, hoses, etc) there is absolutely no monetary advantage for my own supply tank. However, the flexibility/convenience of having my own supply is hard to beat. Edited March 23, 2017 by Mooneymite Quote
BradB Posted March 24, 2017 Report Posted March 24, 2017 .60 discount at home. I did also sign up for the air boss card from airnav which does get discounts at some fields, as long as they are not your home field. Quote
Browncbr1 Posted March 24, 2017 Report Posted March 24, 2017 I saw delighted to see my home field (controlled) started discounting for rent payers. regular price is $4.77 and I recently topped off at $4.15. but, if I'm out flying around for fun, I'll still drop in another field for $3.65 Quote
Oldguy Posted March 24, 2017 Report Posted March 24, 2017 Self serve is $4.00 for anyone, but hangar renters get $0.10 off a gallon. And you can have it billed monthly. Quote
Danb Posted March 24, 2017 Report Posted March 24, 2017 Flyadvanced is giving .50 cents to tenants at KILG Wilmington De Quote
jaylw314 Posted April 7, 2017 Report Posted April 7, 2017 I'm at KSLE Salem OR, but do most of my fueling at Independence 7S5 which is only a few miles away. The FBO there gives a 7% discount for prepaying on a gas card. Only works at his pump, but he has the one of the cheapest prices in the region, $3.99 last week. Quote
peevee Posted April 7, 2017 Report Posted April 7, 2017 Used to fly into 7s5 a lot in the 90s when I lived in mmv. Nice place. Quote
Sean S Posted April 8, 2017 Report Posted April 8, 2017 KFYE, no discount, currently $4.00 gallon Quote
smccray Posted April 8, 2017 Report Posted April 8, 2017 No discounts at Addison. Fuel is currently $6.73 or $7.09 depending on which FBO you choose to screw you. In 4 years I've only bought fuel at my home base once. 35 miles north LL is $3.20 per gallon. Quote
neilpilot Posted April 8, 2017 Report Posted April 8, 2017 5 hours ago, Bayern Speed said: KFYE, no discount, currently $4.00 gallon Recent re-branding to Phillips 66 has KAWM at $3.37 SS. Full service is discounted $0.20 off of $4.49. 1 Quote
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