1. 38th Annual Pennsylvania Aviation Conference Aviation Funding Sources
A look at Pennsylvania and other States
Prepared by: Anthony J. McCloskey, P.E.
Director, Bureau of Aviation Multimodal Transportation

2. Pennsylvania State Funding Sources: $5.5M Guaranteed
Jet A Fuel Tax: $0.018/Gallon
Rolls into Aviation Restricted Account
Currently $5.5M
Aviation Gasoline: $0.0576/Gallon
Rolls into Local Real Estate Tax Rebate Program
Approximately $250k
Capital Budget: Typically $10M annually
MMTA: $6M annually (updated every 2 years based on CPI)
MTF: $5M annually for all modes

3. Other State Funding Sources
Survey sent to NASAO
Questions asked:
Source(s) of Revenue
Annual Dollar Amount per Revenue Source
Required by Legislation – Y/N
20 state responses (40% response rate)

4. Jet A Fuel –Neighboring States
Jet A Fuel Tax (cents/gallon)
Number of Public Use Airports PA
$0.018
128 NY
$0.111 93 NJ
$0.020 43 OH
$0.0575
151 WV
$0.142 37 MD
$0.07 35

5. Jet A Fuel –Block Grant States
Jet A Fuel Tax (cents/gallon)
Number of Public Use Airports PA
$0.018
128 MI
$0.090
236 MO $
123 GA
$0.04
104 TN
$0.045 74 NH
$0.02 25 TX -
292 WI
$0.06 98 IL
$0.0655 79 NC
$0.0475 72

6. Other Sources of Revenue
Aircraft Registration Fees
MASS, Ohio, MN, ID, ND, MON, NH
Legislation Based
Range from $49,000 to $3.5M annually
What may it look like in PA?
6942 aircrafts based in PA (FAA 2017 Registry)
Different rates applied based on:
Aircraft Type
Age

7. Other Sources of Revenue
Airline Flight Property Tax
MN; $8M annually on average
Legislation Based
Applies to commercial aircrafts having maximum takeoff weight greater than 30,000 pounds

8. Other Sources of Revenue
Airline Flight Property Tax
Flight property assessed annually by Commissioner of Revenue
An airline company or any other entity engaged in the business of air commerce in Minnesota (either passenger or freight service) must file and pay the airline flight property tax.​
Commission determines levy tax
Formula based and guarantees that revenues are generated to match various airport appropriations

9. Other Sources of Revenue
Multimodal Aviation Funding
Miss - $3.4M (compared to $6M in PA)
Airport Leasing Revenue
Al - $5.5M
Lease property to the general public at rural airports owned by the State of Alaska
Transportation Equity Fund (Tenn)
4.5% sales tax is imposed on aviation fuel

10. Thank You
Introduce – Staff Present – Please stand up