Airports: Online Information Is Widely Available for General Aviation Fuel Prices but Not for Required Fees
What GAO Found Fixed base operators (FBO) offer services at airports—such as fueling, parking, and maintenance—for general aviation pilots and other users. These users often seek information about fuel prices and fees for FBO services before taking a trip. Stakeholders that GAO interviewed said pilots obtain information from multiple sources, including websites and calls to FBOs, depending on the purpose of their trip. GAO compared information about fuel prices and fees that it obtained through covert phone calls to 45 FBOs with information that it obtained through online sources. GAO found that fuel prices were readily available online and generally matched the information obtained through.
Reported by Maria LopezAirports: Online Information Is Widely Available for General Aviation Fuel Prices but Not for Required Fees.
The item is dated Tue, 11 Aug 2026 07:10:04 -0400.
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What GAO Found Fixed base operators (FBO) offer services at airports—such as fueling, parking, and maintenance—for general aviation pilots and other users.
These users often seek information about fuel prices and fees for FBO services before taking a trip.
Stakeholders that GAO interviewed said pilots obtain information from multiple sources, including websites and calls to FBOs, depending on the purpose of their trip.
GAO compared information about fuel prices and fees that it obtained through covert phone calls to 45 FBOs with information that it obtained through online sources.
GAO found that fuel prices were readily available online and generally matched the information obtained through…
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