{"id":509,"date":"2016-05-03T00:43:19","date_gmt":"2016-05-03T04:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/?p=509"},"modified":"2016-05-03T00:43:46","modified_gmt":"2016-05-03T04:43:46","slug":"most-expensive-atc-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/most-expensive-atc-in-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Most expensive ATC in Europe?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let’s say you have a flight heading to Europe tomorrow, and\u00a0you’re routing it eastbound via:\u00a0Shanwick (EGGX), Shannon (EISN), and London (EGTT) FIR’s into Amsterdam.<\/span><\/p>\n

Do you have any idea what it \u00a0costs to talk to each controller<\/strong>, on an hourly basis?<\/p>\n

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The answer might surprise you. We’ll assume you’re crossing in a B737, weighing around 80 tons (or 175,000 lbs). For an hour’s worth of ATC on the Ocean, it’s\u00a050 bucks<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Next up, you’ll talk to Shannon – and this will cost you about $<\/strong>300\u00a0<\/strong>an hour in your B737. As soon as you enter London’s airspace – same service – that rate goes up to about $1000\u00a0<\/strong>an hour.<\/p>\n

For the above example, you’ll have paid these charges, in USD:<\/p>\n