Federal Aviation Administration

Overflight Fees

Updated: 10:39 am ET September 23, 2005

Fees in U.S.-Controlled Airspace

The FAA charges overflight fees to operators of aircraft that fly in U.S.-controlled airspace, but neither take off nor land in the United States. There are two types of fees:

  • Enroute – $33.72 per 100 nautical miles (nm), Great Circle Distance (GCD), from point of entry into to point of exit from U.S.-controlled airspace
  • Oceanic – $15.94 per 100 nm, GCD
Map of U.S.-Controlled Airspace

For illustrative purposes only.


10:39 am ET September 23, 2005