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What's up with fuel prices lately ???
Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 10:25 am
by Wicked Stick
I used to tell people that 100LL avgas was about $1.00 more than premium auto gas. But recently it's been shooting up almost $2.00 more.
What gives ?? Auto gas has come down lately a little, and the avgas..she just a keeps climbing.
Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 10:33 am
by weezbad
unkonwn to me but i cant help but think they are charging us for what they think gonna have to pay in the future..which is horse crap but its a win win for them,
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 8:51 am
by Spike
It has dropped slightly here over the past few weeks. Its down to $5.04 or something like that. *sigh*
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 10:51 am
by RobDob
In good 'ole Blighty we're paying around $2.20 a LITRE of car petrol and AVGAS is around $3.00 a LITRE!!!!! Makes me cry every time I have to fill up!!!
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 11:24 am
by Speed3Guy
Although 100LL is over $5.00 / gallon here in Albuquerque , I flew 45 minutes with a friend in his 7a last week to KSJN. We paid $3.55 / gallon there. It basically makes it a free flight for us to fly to AZ to buy gas!
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 3:24 pm
by cjensen
Our price changes with each load...goes up and down just like car gas. Price changes about every two weeks or so. How often does your airport get a load? That's what determines the price, at least for us. If you are getting a load once a month or so, you may have two increases in a row, while car gas is all over the place during that time period. Depends on how much it costs to buy at the time of order.
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 3:45 pm
by captain_john
How it works is like this.
They refine 100LL once per year based upon a usage estimate. The cost is pretty much fixed for the the next 12 months barring the cost of transportation. You will see changes in cost as a result of this.
Soooo, with the transportation costs coming down, you MAY see a decrease at the fuel island.
CJ
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 4:41 pm
by cjensen
captain_john wrote:They refine 100LL once per year based upon a usage estimate. The cost is pretty much fixed for the the next 12 months barring the cost of transportation. You will see changes in cost as a result of this.
You got it!
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 11:46 pm
by JohnR
According to AirNav, KAWG has 100LL for 3.69. I haven't been there but I know several of the guys in our EAA chapter fly there to get fuel. Gives them a place to go.
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 12:15 am
by Wicked Stick
JohnR wrote:According to AirNav, KAWG has 100LL for 3.69. I haven't been there but I know several of the guys in our EAA chapter fly there to get fuel. Gives them a place to go.
Ok, now try KBED in AirNav and see what you get...LOL..
How about KEWB, or KMVY.... I bet if you did an average price for the New England area...it's way more than that. Sucks to buy fuel around here...
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 12:58 am
by JohnR
Looks like there might be an advantage to living in fly over country when it comes to av gas purchases.
KAWG consistently has the lowest prices in the area I'm told. I rent wet so just gas up at the club when I get back.
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 9:25 pm
by captain_john
Wicked Stick wrote:JohnR wrote:According to AirNav, KAWG has 100LL for 3.69. I haven't been there but I know several of the guys in our EAA chapter fly there to get fuel. Gives them a place to go.
Ok, now try KBED in AirNav and see what you get...LOL..
How about KEWB, or KMVY.... I bet if you did an average price for the New England area...it's way more than that. Sucks to buy fuel around here...
Dave, don't forget the Massport fees for the honor of landing in KBED!
CJ