Fuel flowage fee.
Charlotte City Code § 4-37
in effectSec. 4-37. - Fuel flowage fee.
(a) Imposed. A fuel flowage fee is hereby imposed upon each gallon of aviation fuel delivered at the airport into any aircraft that is not being operated by a commercial operator at the time of the delivery.
(b) Payment. The holders of permits issued pursuant to section 4-34 shall be responsible for the collection and remittance of the fuel flowage fee imposed by this section. Payment shall be made to the aviation director no later than the 15th day of the month following the month during which the delivery or activity giving rise to the fee occurred.
(c) Amount. The aviation director for each fiscal year shall determine the fuel flowage fee for each gallon unless changed by the city council, based upon the following formula:
(1) A contribution to the cost of providing the public aircraft facility (P.A.F.) consisting of:
a. Fifty percent of total operations at the airport by general aviation aircraft during the previous fiscal period, July 1 through July 30 (taken from Federal Aviation Administration Form 7230-1 "Airport Traffic Record," compiled by the Federal Aviation Administration Air Traffic Control Tower at the airport or successor documents maintained by the Federal Aviation Administration to record a compilation of aircraft operations at the airport); multiplied by
b. The then-applicable fee per 1,000 pounds as established pursuant to the standard agreement; multiplied by
c. An assumed average landing weight for general aviation aircraft of 8,694 pounds, subject to the discretion of the aviation director to adjust such assumed average landing weight based upon periodic surveys indicating a material change in the mix of general aviation aircraft using the airport; plus
(2) A contribution to the cost of providing public general aviation facilities consisting of:
a. A return to the city sufficient to amortize the city's cost of providing public general aviation facilities over 20 years at ten percent, including an amount attributable to land value equal to the then fair rental of the acreage within the general aviation cost center as such may be designated from time to time pursuant to the provisions of the standard agreement; plus
b. That part of the cost incurred during the previous fiscal period of maintaining and operating the city's public general aviation facilities that is not otherwise recouped by the city from users; plus
c. That part of the cost during the previous fiscal period of providing airport services, as that term is defined in the standard agreement, attributed to the general aviation cost center as that area is designated from time to time pursuant to the terms of the standard agreement.
(3) Divided by the total number of gallons of aviation fuel with respect to which a fuel flowage fee was paid during the previous fiscal period.
(d) Records sufficient to determine fee. Each holder of a permit issued under this article shall be responsible for maintaining records sufficient to determine the correct amount of fuel flowage fees that should be collected and remitted to the aviation director. The records shall be maintained and submitted in a form described in the aviation fueling permit
(Code 1985, § 4-24)
Source: City of Charlotte, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nc/charlotte/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH4AV_ARTIILAAIFE_S4-37FUFLFEFetched: 10/27/2026