FAA to raise rates for US Airspace

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Due to the increased volume of US overflights that don't originate or land at a US airport, the FAA is increasing the rates.

Per Aviation Week:

New FAA Overflight Charges Could Be Contentious

The FAA is proposing a hefty rate hike on the fees that it charges operators of flights that transit U.S.-controlled airspace but do not takeoff from land in the U.S. The action is causing friction with a rulemaking committee that requested a lesser increase. Operators of so-called "overflights" today are charged $56.86 for each 100 nm flown in en route airspace, and $21.63 per 100 nm in oceanic airspace, in accordance with rates the FAA set in 2011.

Per the Federal Register:

https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2015/08/28/2015-21293/update-of-overflight-fee-rates

Table 1—Proposed Rate Increases for Enroute and Oceanic Overflights.

Rates are per 100Nm.

                          Enroute rate  Oceanic rate
Current Rate       $56.86       $21.63
October 1, 2015   58.45        23.15
October 1, 2016   60.07        24.77
October 1, 2017   61.75        26.51