Jet a Cost

It does not cover the supply of petrol. Currently there is no European levy on aircraft kerosene. Boeing 747-400 jet aircraft that fly from London to New York consume around 70,000 kg of petrol. Nozzle propellant has an approximately S. G. of 0.85 (the measurement of its density), which corresponds to 82,300 liters.

The cost of the kerosene needed to travel from London to New York is therefore approximately £25,500 (?32,500). Actual fares paid by carriers for their fuels vary considerably according to where they have "hedged" them. When you hedge, you stipulate a fixed cost for your petrol for a certain amount of it.

One example would be to secure 200 cent per gal of petrol for 2 years. While it can be beneficial, carriers can suffer losses if prices fall.

How much is 1 gal of kerosene?

So this will depend on where you buy it and myriad other determinants, but eliminating flow charges and tax and considering kerosene alongside petrol and gas oil, which is obtained in the same circumstances, kerosene, generally known as "Jet-A", should cost only slightly less than gas oil, since it is a more lightweight release, chemical, of the same thing.

This varies depending on the price of the product and the sales system at your airport. As there is far more need for car fuels than for kerosene, dealers will ask for a bonus to bring Jet-A to their area. There are more wanting car fuels than AvGas or Jet-A, therefore it is cheaper to make large quantities of car fuels than aircraft fuels, unless you are a distributor for large regional airport in the region.

The AvGas is only containing slag. It' easily produceable, but all automobiles nowadays have to use gasoline without unlead for ecological reasons. However, the requirement for lead-free AvGas is greater than 100LL (Low Lead). Also there is a higher, less commonly used Pb containing natural gas that is still in production, 130 Pb containing natural gas on the market (it is 100LL instead of 100LL blue).

Now, in urban areas with good acces to petrol refineries, you can count on paying over 1/3 above the cost of a gallon of LPG. In addition, the aircraft propellant is subject to strict QC controls. However, my home base is KSDL; the current jet A jet oil cost is $8.26 per gram.

So I have an air travel application that gives me some up to date gas rates, and it seems the best rate in my immediate area is $4.00.