Characteristics of the FBO Industry 2018-2019 (2020) / Chapter Skim
Currently Skimming:
Pages 66-73
The Chapter Skim interface presents what we've algorithmically identified as the most significant single chunk of text within every page in the chapter.
Select key terms on the right to highlight them within pages of the chapter.
From page 66... ...
66 Sources of Data on FBOs Information about FBOs operating in the United States is available from multiple sources with many caveats. Unlike commercial air service and airport activity where the FAA requires regular reporting, many GA airports have no air traffic control tower; they estimate aircraft operations and based aircraft, and generally report financial activities to local airport sponsors based on locally determined reporting requirements.
|
From page 67... ...
Name Core Businesses Scope Audience Website Reference AC-U-KWIK Airport and FBO directories, advertising revenue Airports with hardsurfaced runways over 3,000 feet Corporate pilots, charter brokers, flight departments, fuel service buyers, dispatchers and schedulers, etc. https://acukwik.com/ AirNav Fuel pricing, airport information, FBO listings FAA Form 5010-1, Airport Master Record data, self-reporting fuel prices, FBOs, and specialized service providers Pilots, airports, and analysts http://www.airnav.com/ AOPA Education and training, advocacy, insurance, flight information and tools Airport directory, FAA Form 5010-1, Airport Master Record data, self-reported FBO and fuel and fee data Pilots, primarily small aircraft https://www.aopa.org/travel/flight-tools/airports-directory Corporate Aircraft Association Part 91 operator organization -- fuel and vendor savings CAA-preferred FBOs CAA members, must own turbine/diesel aircraft https://www.corpaa.us/fbo-list-contact-info FAA Form 50101, Airport Master Records Database of all public and private airports/generic service information Airport ownership, location, contact information, use, runways, lighting and approach aids, obstructions, services, facilities, based aircraft, operations Airports and airport users https://www.faa.gov/airports/airport_safety/airportdata_5010/ FBODatabase and Airplane Manager Software solutions for aircraft management and flight planning Daily scheduling, flight planning, discounts at preferred FBO network, discounts off retail fuel price, FBO service listing Private jet operators http://www.fbodatabase.com/ and https://airplanemanager.com/ Table 49.
|
From page 68... ...
Name Core Businesses Scope Audience Website Reference FlightAware Flight tracking Over 4,000 self- Private and https://flightaware.com/commercial/data/fbos reported FBO listings commercial air traffic ForeFlight Software solutions for aircraft management and flight planning Weather, destination information, route planning, electronic charts and maps, fuel and FBO information Pilots and flight departments https://foreflight.com/about/foreflight/ Garmin Pilot Interactive mapping and weather information, navigation, flight plans, logbook Full-featured navigation software Pilots and flight departments https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/115856 GlobalAir.com Airport, fuel, FBOs, aircraft resale, and weather data aggregator 934 FBO listings, fuel cards, fuelers, ground handlers, international, fuel prices Research tool for owners, operators, and flight departments looking for up-to-date fuel prices and airport information https://www.globalair.com/directories/FBO-13.html Table 49. (Continued)
|
From page 69... ...
Overview of FBO and Airport Data 69 Managing and Analyzing the Data The objective of this synthesis was to investigate FBO locations, ownership patterns, and service offerings. No single data source provided a comprehensive and verified set of information about FBOs.
|
From page 70... ...
70 Characteristics of the FBO Industry 2018–2019 The other key factor to understanding the scope of 5010 facilities is the breakdown of landing facilities by type. This includes airports, balloonports, gliderports, heliport, seaplane base, and ultralight.
|
From page 71... ...
Overview of FBO and Airport Data 71 Source: Compiled from FAA Form 5010-1, Airport Master Records, as of December 5, 2018. Airports, 13,096 Balloonports and Gliderports, 49 Heliport, 5,864 Seaplane Base, 501 Ultralight, 112 Figure 31.
|
From page 72... ...
72 Characteristics of the FBO Industry 2018–2019 more enplaned passengers are considered primary airports and grouped as large-, medium-, small-, and nonhub airports. Nonprimary airports include commercial service airports (with between 2,500 and 9,999 enplaned passengers per year)
|
From page 73... ...
Overview of FBO and Airport Data 73 higher-paying customers can post their own service descriptions, resulting in some records that are easy to compare; other records are more free-form. As of December 2018, AirNav had listings for 3,661 FBO locations at public-use airports and 57 FBO locations at private-use airports.
|
Key Terms
This material may be derived from roughly machine-read images, and so is provided only to facilitate research.
More
information on Chapter Skim is available.