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Revised Landing Fees at Falcon Field Still Raise Ire

The city of Mesa, Arizona, will review a new fee schedule in December

Falcon Field Airport in Mesa, Arizona — While the Mesa, Arizona, city council has issued a new proposed landing fee schedule for Falcon Field, stakeholders at the airport-a hive of flight instruction-are still up in arms. © City of Mesa, Arizona

By Curt Epstein • Business Aviation Services Editor

October 14, 2026

Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) continues to champion objections to the revised landing fee proposal from the city of Mesa, Arizona, for general aviation aircraft at Falcon Field (KFFZ), even after the issuance of a new fee schedule.

In March, the city council approved the imposition of landing fees—which it claims are necessary to bridge a funding gap at KFFZ—with a proposal that based aircraft weighing 6,000 pounds or less would pay $20.35 per landing after their first 10 landings each month, and transient aircraft of the same size would pay $24.35 per landing. Those fees, originally set to take effect May 1, were delayed several times, most recently to late October.

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