After weeks of rumors and speculation, the Mesa City Council voted on March 23 to approve the integration of landing fees at Falcon Field (KFFZ), leaving flight schools and pilots based at the airport in a state of flux as the measure could drastically discourage operations at one of Arizona’s most active facilities for training.
Beginning on May 1 flight operations involving fixed-wing aircraft at or under 6,000 pounds based at the airport will pay $20.35 per landing, and itinerant fixed-wing aircraft at or under 6,000 pounds will pay $24.35 per landing. Aircraft based at the airport are exempt from fees pertaining to their first 10 landings, as are government aircraft and flights supporting government operations.
The pending start date could be delayed up to 90 days while the airport searches for a contractor to track landings…