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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MESA,
ARIZONA ADOPTING NEW AND MODIFYING FEES AND
CHARGES FOR THE FALCON FIELD AIRPORT.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MESA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: The fees and charges for services provided by Falcon Field Airport, true and
correct copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits A and B and made a part hereof and
incorporated herein by reference, are approved and hereby adopted to be effective on May 1,
2026. Deletions are shown as strikeouts: Abc. Additions to the text are shown in bold and
capital letters: ABC. New or increased fee amounts are shown in bold: $10.00.
Section 2: All fees and charges for services provided by the Falcon Field Airport
previously approved and adopted and not amended or increased by this Resolution remain in
effect.
Section 3: Authorization to Delay Implementation. To implement the new landing fees,
Falcon Field Airport will go through the procurement process to contract with a third-party to
track aircraft takeoffs and landings at the airport. If the third-party vendor is not in place and
prepared to track aircraft takeoffs and landings on May, 1 2026 (the date the landing fees go
into effect), the Airport Director, in the Airport Director’s discretion, may delay the
implementation date of the landing fees in Exhibit A to a date when the third-party flight
tracking system is in place, not to exceed 90 days. If the Airport Director delays the
implementation of the landing fees pursuant to this Section 3, the Airport Director shall provide
notice (e.g., notice on the Falcon Field Airport website) of the delay and the date the landing
fees will be implemented.
Section 4: The various City officers and employees are hereby authorized and directed
to perform all acts necessary to give effect to this Resolution.
Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Mesa this 23rd day of March,
2026.
APPROVED:
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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Schedule of Fees & Charges
Exhibit A – Landing Fee
Department: Falcon Field Airport
Description of Service
Fee/Charge
(Effective 5/1/2026)
LANDING FEES1, 2, 3
BASED FIXED WING AIRCRAFT ≤ 6,000 LBS. MLW
$20.35 PER LANDING
BASED FIXED WING AIRCRAFT > 6,000 LBS. MLW
$3.40 PER 1,000 LBS.
ITINERANT FIXED WING AIRCRAFT ≤ 6,000 LBS. MLW
$24.35 PER LANDING
ITINERANT FIXED WING AIRCRAFT > 6,000 LBS. MLW
$4.10 PER 1,000 LBS.
BASED ROTORCRAFT, DRONES AND EVTOL
$12.60 PER LANDING
ITINERANT ROTORCRAFT, DRONES AND EVTOL
$17.60 PER LANDING
1 Adjustments to Landing Fees. The adopted landing fees were based on an estimated reduction of aircraft operations of ten percent. If the average
number of aircraft operations at Falcon Field decreases by twenty percent or more from the year-over-year numbers by month (i.e., a reduction that is 10%
or more from the expected 10% reduction) for three consecutive months, then the City Manager or designee, in City Manager’s or designee’s discretion,
not more than once and within eighteen months after initial adoption of landing fees, may increase landing fees by an amount equal to the average
percentage decrease for the three months in the amount that is greater than 10%. The increase is to fund full recovery of Airfield Cost Center costs and
shall not exceed the amounts noticed in the Notice of Proposed Fees – Falcon Field Airport Fees posted on December 10, 2025 at mesaaaz.gov. By way
of example, if the aircraft operations are reduced for three consecutive months by an average of twenty-one percent, the City Manager or designee may
increase the landing fees by 11%. Prior to any such increase in fees, the City Manager or designee shall provide a sixty-day notice of the increase in fees
before they go into effect.
2 Landing Fee Exemptions. The following are exempt from landing fees:
a.
The first ten landings each month by an aircraft based at Falcon Field.
b.
Rotorcraft, drones and eVTOL landing on exclusive use ramps.
c.
Emergency landings in which a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Alert I, II, or III is declared.
d.
All but one of the landings performed in a continuous session for training and testing purposes during which a rotorcraft is: hovering and landing
in a fixed location; moving in the rotorcraft training/testing traffic pattern; moving back and forth between the Echo ramp and a private ramp; or
performing any combination of the foregoing.
e.
Aircraft (including rotorcraft, eVTOL, and drones) owned by federal, state, local government and government agencies, political subdivisions of the
state, and federally approved foreign governments (“Government Agency”).
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f.
Aircraft (including rotorcraft, eVTOL, and drones) under contract for sale to a Government Agency through a Department of Defense process or
with the oversight of the Defense Contract Management Agency, or to a foreign government under a Direct Commercial Sales contract, when
operating in furtherance of such United States or foreign government contract.
g.
Aircraft (including rotorcraft eVTOL, and drones) owned by based tenants landing at Falcon Field as part of production flight testing prior to delivery
to an end-use customer.
h.
Flights conducted in support of government functions, including public safety, search and rescue, disaster response, infrastructure protection, and
emergency operations.
i.
Special events sponsored by the City of Mesa and flights for medical purposes (transporting patients, blood, or organs) and animal rescue
purposes. Does not include flights intended to promote, market, or increase interest or education in aviation.
3 Policies and Procedures for Implementation. The City Manager or designee, in City Manager’s or designee’s discretion, may adopt policies and
procedures, including definitions, as needed for the implementation and administration of the landing fees in a commercially reasonable manner similar to
other comparable general aviation airports.
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Schedule of Fees & Charges
Exhibit B – Falcon Field
Department: Falcon Field Airport
Description of Service
Fee/Charge
(Effective 5/1/2026)
Tie Downs
Small Single Engine Aircraft
Small Twin Engine Aircraft
Large Propeller Aircraft (> 12,500 lbs. MCTW)
Jet Aircraft
Helicopter
OPEN TIE DOWN
$68.00 Month
Covered Tie Down
$168.00 Month
Tie Down Transfer Fee
$100.00 Per Transfer
TIE DOWN SECURITY DEPOSIT (MAY BE REFUNDABLE; COLLECTED AT SIGNING
OF AGREEMENT)
OPEN TIE DOWN
$136.00 TIE DOWN
COVERED TIE DOWN
$336.00 TIE DOWN
HANGARS
Regular T-Hangar
$339.00 Month
Large T-Hangar
$512.00 Month
Small Executive Hangar
$796.00 Month
Large Executive Hangar
$1,610.00 Month
HANGAR SECURITY DEPOSIT (MAY BE REFUNDABLE; COLLECTED AT SIGNING
OF AGREEMENT)
Regular T-Hangar
$678.00 Hangar
Large T-Hangar
$1,024.00 Hangar
Small Executive Hangar
$1,592.00 Hangar
Large Executive Hangar
$3,220.00 Hangar
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Description of Service
Fee/Charge
(Effective 5/1/2026)
STORAGE ROOMS
Small
$112.00 Month
Large
$224.00 Month
STORAGE ROOM SECURITY DEPOSIT (MAY BE REFUNDABLE; COLLECTED AT
SIGNING OF AGREEMENT)
Small
$224.00 Each
Large
$448.00 Each
FACILITY APPLICATION FEE
Open Tie Down Small Single Engine Aircraft
Open Tie Down Small Twin Engine Aircraft
Open Tie Down Large Propeller Aircraft (>12,500 lbs. MCTW)
Open Tie Down Jet Aircraft
Open Tie Down Helicopter
OPEN TIE DOWN
$100.00 Tie Down
Late Payment Fee (Hangars, Tie Downs, Storage Rooms)
20% of Account Balance Due Month
FUEL FLOWAGE FEE
100LL AVGAS & Alternative Fuels
$0.15 Per Gallon
DOCUMENT TRANSACTION FEE
$500.00 Each
RENTAL CAR CONCESSIONS
Rental Car Parking Space - Car
$30.00 MONTH
TERMINAL ADVERTISING BOARD DISPLAY
$100.00 MONTH