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GAO Identifies Gaps in Online FBO Fee Transparency
Operators can still call FBOs to confirm fees
GAO illustration of fuel vs fees at FBOs
© GAO Illustration | GAO-26-108578

While business and general aviation operators generally can find accurate fuel prices online, FBO fees are much less reliable, according to a new U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report.

GAO investigators posed as recreational pilots and made calls to 45 FBOs at 40 airports between January and May, then compared what they were told with information on FBO websites, AirNav, AOPA’s airport directory, and ForeFlight. Fuel prices matched across all four online sources for 14 FBOs and matched at least some sources for another 20. Prices differed at 11 FBOs, though most discrepancies were 50 cents or less per gallon.