September 26, 20187 yr Hi all, here is a question I have since I want to enter some calculations into my virtual flight planning. What is the unit used for jet fuel prices? I checked out the current Jet A price at KSFO and it says it's $8.38. But per what? Gallon, Liter, Kilogram?
September 26, 20187 yr This is an interesting topic. I'd also like to see if someone knows any website with current prices for jet A1 worldwide. I'd like to build a statistic for my flights.
September 26, 20187 yr This is very useful for planning flights using PFPX, where you can specify the cost of fuel by gal,kg, ton, etc. Thanks for sharing! Glenn Wilkinson SpoilerMy specs: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X @ 3.7 GHz, 32 GB 3200MHz DDR4, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB, 2TB SAMSUNG EVO Plus SSD M2, 2TB WD Black Gaming SSD M2, 8TB WD Black Gaming HDD, 4TB WD Black Gaming Ext HDD, Windows 10, X-Plane 12 + large quantity of 3rd party addons scenery & aircraft. Honeycomb Alpha & Bravo, Thrustmaster TFRP. It's an older machine but gets the job done quite nicely - smooth with no stutters!
September 27, 20187 yr Thank you. I suppose there isn't any open website with the quotes per airport..? (I know that the prices will be negotiated on a airline/supplier so they will differ even within the same airport, but I'd like a more depth ideia of the figures than at world region level)
September 27, 20187 yr All I found was this, but I can't verify the accuracy of it. http://aeroportos.weebly.com/fuel-prices.html#.W6zlq2hKiUk Captain Kevin Air Kevin 124 heavy, wind calm, runway 4 left, cleared for take-off. Live streams of my flights here.
September 27, 20187 yr $8.38/gal for Jet A??!! Wow. Guess I'll have to wait a while more before I pull the trigger on that new Gulfstream G-650. 🙂 Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
September 27, 20187 yr 9 minutes ago, w6kd said: $8.38/gal for Jet A??!! Wow. Guess I'll have to wait a while more before I pull the trigger on that new Gulfstream G-650. 🙂 Looks like that price would be more for general aviation. http://airnav.com/fuel/local.html Captain Kevin Air Kevin 124 heavy, wind calm, runway 4 left, cleared for take-off. Live streams of my flights here.
September 27, 20187 yr 4 hours ago, Captain Kevin said: Looks like that price would be more for general aviation. http://airnav.com/fuel/local.html Yes, the airlines do not pay anywhere close to retail price for their fuel. Even at smaller airports where regional carriers may be fueled by the local FBO fuel trucks, the airline often owns a percentage of the fuel stored in the airport fuel farm (purchased slightly above wholesale), and only pay a per-gallon service fee to the FBO for each refueling. The posted fuel prices for any given locality apply primarily to private and commercial general aviation aircraft. If you’re emulating GA or Part 135 charter ops, the posted prices definitely come into play! Jim BarrettLicensed Airframe & Powerplant Mechanic, Avionics, Electrical & Air Data Systems Specialist. Qualified on: Falcon 900, CRJ-200, Dornier 328-100, Hawker 850XP and 1000, Lear 35, 45, 55 and 60, Gulfstream IV and 550, Embraer 135, Beech Premiere and 400A, MD-80.
October 1, 20187 yr No one heres even mentioned fuel hedging... Buying a fixed amount of fuel (and alot of it) over a certain time at a fixed price knowing that the market price can equally go up in price or down. Its just whacked Ryanair because they didnt hedge for winter at a low price, and now the price has gone up loads recently so they are going to get battered with high prices until it goes down again. In the real world a clever or not so clever hedge can ruin your airline, its huge gambles. I know and heard of people that have messed up a hedge and then never worked in the industry again, notably this happened in 2008 when the financal crash happened the fuel price tanked to a low and airlines had hedged high for a year's worth of fuel On the flip side to that coin Ive also heard of people who have made a really good large hedge when fuel prices have gone up and have been considered hero's.
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