Originally Posted by
Inop2
The cost to carry 500 lbs of extra fuel on board is 3.9 gallons (26lbs) or $7.21 at $1.85 a gal?
At out stations it can be quite pricey. Upwards of $7/gal at some of the places I would go on the East Coast when regular jetA was around $2.50.
So an extra 500 lbs is 75 gallons, at $3.50/gal that is $260 on just that one flight.
That was how it was explained to me at least.