Airports
Mesa City Council Approves Falcon Field Landing Fees
Some believe new fees are motivated by noise complaints
Falcon Field
© Falcon Field

The city council in Mesa, Arizona, approved the implementation of landing fees at Falcon Field Airport (KFFZ) this week, a move airport stakeholders allege was conducted “without meaningful collaboration with the operators, schools, and businesses most affected.”

In addition to its normal general aviation activity, KFFZ is a hive of flight training with more than a dozen providers calling it home. Counting VFR piston aircraft traffic, the airport is the busiest general aviation facility in the country, logging nearly 480,000 operations last year.

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