Alaska Administrative Code
Title 17 - Transportation and Public Facilities
Chapter 45 - Rural Airports
Article 1 - Rural Airports Generally
17 AAC 45.127 - Rental and fee rates
Current through August 30, 2024
(a) Except as otherwise specified in this section, 17 AAC 45.205, or another applicable provision of this chapter, the department will charge and an airport user shall pay, the following annual rental rates in United States dollars, for the stated use of airport land:
Airport Type |
Rate Per Square Foot |
|
Aeronautical Land Uses |
Non-aeronautical Land Uses |
|
Airports where the longest runway is under 5,000 feet long between thresholds and is |
||
unpaved and unlighted |
$0,066 |
$0,079 |
unpaved and lighted |
0.085 |
0.103 |
paved and unlighted |
0.085 |
0.103 |
paved and lighted |
0.098 |
0.119 |
Airports where the longest runway is 5,000 feet or longer between thresholds and is |
||
unpaved and unlighted |
$0,098 |
$0,119 |
unpaved and lighted |
0.128 |
0.155 |
paved and unlighted |
0.128 |
0.155 |
paved and lighted |
0.148 |
0.178 |
Airport Type |
Rate Per Square Foot |
|
Aeronautical Land Uses |
Non-aeronautical Land Uses |
|
Airports where the longest runway is under 5,000 feet long between thresholds and is |
||
unpaved and unlighted |
$0,073 |
$0,087 |
unpaved and lighted |
0.094 |
0.113 |
paved and unlighted |
0.094 |
0.113 |
paved and lighted |
0.108 |
0.131 |
Airports where the longest runway is 5,000 feet or longer between thresholds and is |
||
unpaved and unlighted |
$0,108 |
$0,131 |
unpaved and lighted |
0.141 |
0.171 |
paved and unlighted |
0.141 |
0.171 |
paved and lighted |
0.163 |
0.196 |
Airport Type |
Rate Per Square Foot |
|
Aeronautical Land Uses |
Non-aeronautical Land Uses |
|
Airports where the longest runway is under 5,000 feet long between thresholds and is |
||
unpaved and unlighted |
$0,080 |
$0,096 |
unpaved and lighted |
0.103 |
0.124 |
paved and unlighted |
0.103 |
0.124 |
paved and lighted |
0.119 |
0.144 |
Airports where the longest runway is 5,000 feet or longer between thresholds and is |
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unpaved and unlighted |
$0,119 |
$0,144 |
unpaved and lighted |
0.155 |
0.188 |
paved and unlighted |
0.155 |
0.188 |
paved and lighted |
0.179 |
0.216 |
Airport Type |
Rate Per Square Foot |
|
Aeronautical Land Uses |
Non-aeronautical Land Uses |
|
Airports where the longest runway is under 5,000 feet long between thresholds and is |
||
unpaved and unlighted |
$0,088 |
$0,106 |
unpaved and lighted |
0.113 |
0.136 |
paved and unlighted |
0.113 |
0.136 |
paved and lighted |
0.131 |
0.158 |
Airports where the longest runway is 5,000 feet or longer between thresholds and is |
||
unpaved and unlighted |
$0,131 |
$0,158 |
unpaved and lighted |
0.171 |
0.207 |
paved and unlighted |
0.171 |
0.207 |
paved and lighted |
0.197 |
0.238 |
Airport Type |
Rate Per Square Foot |
|
Aeronautical Land Uses |
Non-aeronautical Land Uses |
|
Airports where the longest runway is under 5,000 feet long between thresholds and is |
||
unpaved and unlighted |
$0,097 |
$0,113 |
unpaved and lighted |
0.124 |
0.147 |
paved and unlighted |
0.124 |
0.147 |
paved and lighted |
0.144 |
0.169 |
Airports where the longest runway is 5,000 feet or longer between thresholds and is |
||
unpaved and unlighted |
$0,144 |
$0,169 |
unpaved and lighted |
0.188 |
0.220 |
paved and unlighted |
0.188 |
0.220 |
paved and lighted |
0.217 |
0.253 |
(b) Except as otherwise specified under (c) - (t) of this section, 17 AAC 45.205, or another applicable provision of this chapter, the department will charge and an airport user shall pay, the following annual rental rates in United States dollars for the use of land at the listed airports:
Airport Location |
Rate Per Square Foot |
|
Aeronautical Land Uses |
Non-Aeronautical Land Uses |
|
Aniak |
$0,140 |
$0,110 |
Bethel |
0.148 |
0.256 |
Bettles, including Bettles VOR Lake |
0.052 |
0.048 |
Big Lake |
0.078 |
0.050 |
Birchwood |
0.098 |
0.119 |
Cold Bay |
0.096 |
0.058 |
Cordova (Merle K. "Mudhole" Smith) |
0.148 |
0.131 |
Cordova Municipal |
0.066 |
None |
Dillingham |
0.148 |
0.125 |
Fort Yukon |
0.090 |
0.060 |
Galena (Edward G. Pitka Sr.) |
0.096 |
0.062 |
Gulkana |
0.089 |
0.037 |
Gustavus |
0.148 |
0.120 |
Haines |
0.104 |
0.119 |
Homer, including Beluga Lake |
0.148 |
0.156 |
Iliamna |
0.085 |
0.080 |
King Salmon, excluding Naknek River frontage land |
0.148 |
0.120 |
King Salmon, Naknek River frontage |
0.148 |
0.174 |
land |
||
Klawock |
0.148 |
0.178 |
Kodiak |
0.148 |
0.256 |
Kotzebue (Ralph Wien Memorial) |
0.148 |
0.256 |
Nome, excluding Nome City Field |
0.148 |
0.168 |
Nome City Field |
0.066 |
None |
Northway |
0.120 |
0.120 |
Petersburg (James A. Johnson), filled land |
0.148 |
0.250 |
Petersburg (James A. Johnson), unfilled land |
None |
0.130 |
St. Mary's |
0.114 |
0.068 |
Sitka (Rocky Gutierrez) |
0.148 |
0.256 |
Talkeetna |
0.098 |
0.119 |
Tok Junction |
0.082 |
0.030 |
Unalaska, including revetment lots |
0.098 |
0.170 |
Utqiagvik (Barrow) (Wiley Post/Will |
0.148 |
0.256 |
Rogers Memorial) |
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Valdez |
0.148 |
0.040 |
Willow |
0.078 |
0.050 |
Wrangell, filled land |
0.148 |
None |
Wrangell, unfilled land |
None |
0.120 |
Yakutat |
0.148 |
0.178 |
Airport Location |
Rate Per Square Foot |
|
Aeronautical Land Uses |
Non-Aeronautical Land Uses |
|
Aniak |
$0,140 |
$0,110 |
Bethel |
0.163 |
0.282 |
Settles, including Settles VOR Lake |
0.057 |
0.053 |
Big Lake |
0.086 |
0.055 |
Birchwood |
0.108 |
0.131 |
Cold Bay |
0.106 |
0.060 |
Cordova (Merle K. "Mudhole" Smith) |
0.163 |
0.144 |
Cordova Municipal |
0.073 |
None |
Dillingham |
0.163 |
0.138 |
Fort Yukon |
0.090 |
0.060 |
Galena (Edward G. Pitka Sr.) |
0.106 |
0.068 |
Gulkana |
0.098 |
0.041 |
Gustavus |
0.163 |
0.132 |
Haines |
0.114 |
0.131 |
Homer, including Beluga Lake |
0.163 |
0.172 |
Iliamna |
0.094 |
0.080 |
King Salmon, excluding Naknek River |
0.163 |
0.120 |
frontage land |
||
King Salmon, Naknek River frontage |
0.163 |
0.191 |
land |
||
Klawock |
0.163 |
0.196 |
Kodiak |
0.163 |
0.282 |
Kotzebue (Ralph Wien Memorial) |
0.163 |
0.282 |
Nome, excluding Nome City Field |
0.163 |
0.185 |
Nome City Field |
0.073 |
None |
Northway |
0.132 |
0.132 |
Petersburg (James A. Johnson), filled |
0.163 |
0.275 |
land |
||
Petersburg (James A. Johnson), unfilled |
None |
0.130 |
land |
||
St. Mary's |
0.125 |
0.075 |
Sitka (Rocky Gutierrez) |
0.163 |
0.282 |
Talkeetna |
0.108 |
0.131 |
Tok Junction |
0.090 |
0.030 |
Unalaska, including revetment lots |
0.108 |
0.187 |
Utqiagvik (Barrow) (Wiley Post/Will Rogers Memorial) |
0.163 |
0.282 |
Valdez |
0.160 |
0.040 |
Willow |
0.086 |
0.055 |
Wrangell, filled land |
0.163 |
None |
Wrangell, unfilled land |
None |
0.120 |
Yakutat |
0.163 |
0.180 |
Airport Location |
Rate Per Square Foot |
|
Aeronautical Land Uses |
Non-Aeronautical Land Uses |
|
Aniak |
$0,140 |
$0,110 |
Bethel |
0.179 |
0.310 |
Settles, including Settles VOR Lake |
0.063 |
0.058 |
Big Lake |
0.095 |
0.061 |
Birchwood |
0.119 |
0.144 |
Cold Bay |
0.117 |
0.060 |
Cordova (Merle K. "Mudhole" Smith) |
0.179 |
0.158 |
Cordova Municipal |
0.080 |
None |
Dillingham |
0.179 |
0.152 |
Fort Yukon |
0.090 |
0.060 |
Galena (Edward G. Pitka Sr.) |
0.117 |
0.075 |
Gulkana |
0.108 |
0.045 |
Gustavus |
0.179 |
0.145 |
Haines |
0.125 |
0.140 |
Homer, including Beluga Lake |
0.179 |
0.189 |
Iliamna |
0.103 |
0.080 |
King Salmon, excluding Naknek River |
0.179 |
0.120 |
frontage land |
||
King Salmon, Naknek River frontage land |
0.179 |
0.210 |
Klawock |
0.179 |
0.200 |
Kodiak |
0.179 |
0.310 |
Kotzebue (Ralph Wien Memorial) |
0.179 |
0.310 |
Nome, excluding Nome City Field |
0.179 |
0.204 |
Nome City Field |
0.080 |
None |
North way |
0.145 |
0.145 |
Petersburg (James A. Johnson), filled land |
0.179 |
0.303 |
Petersburg (James A. Johnson), unfilled |
None |
0.130 |
land |
||
St. Mary's |
0.138 |
0.083 |
Sitka (Rocky Gutierrez) |
0.179 |
0.310 |
Talkeetna |
0.119 |
0.144 |
Tok Junction |
0.090 |
0.030 |
Unalaska (including revetment lots) |
0.119 |
0.206 |
Utqiagvik (Barrow) (Wiley Post/Will |
0.179 |
0.310 |
Rogers Memorial) |
||
Valdez |
0.160 |
0.040 |
Willow |
0.095 |
0.061 |
Wrangell, filled land |
0.179 |
None |
Wrangell, unfilled land |
None |
0.120 |
Yakutat |
0.179 |
0.180 |
Airport Location |
Rate Per Square Foot |
|
Aeronautical Land Uses |
Non-Aeronautical Land Uses |
|
Aniak |
$0,140 |
$0,110 |
Bethel |
0.197 |
0.341 |
Bettles, including Bettles VOR Lake |
0.069 |
0.064 |
Big Lake |
0.105 |
0.067 |
Birchwood |
0.131 |
0.158 |
Cold Bay |
0.120 |
0.060 |
Cordova (Merle K. "Mudhole" Smith) |
0.197 |
0.174 |
Cordova Municipal |
0.088 |
None |
Dillingham |
0.197 |
0.167 |
Fort Yukon |
0.090 |
0.060 |
Galena (Edward G. Pitka Sr.) |
0.129 |
0.083 |
Gulkana |
0.119 |
0.050 |
Gustavus |
0.197 |
0.160 |
Haines |
0.138 |
0.140 |
Homer, including Beluga Lake |
0.197 |
0.208 |
Iliamna |
0.113 |
0.080 |
King Salmon, excluding Naknek River frontage land |
0.197 |
0.120 |
King Salmon, Naknek River frontage land |
0.197 |
0.231 |
Klawock |
0.197 |
0.200 |
Kodiak |
0.197 |
0.341 |
Kotzebue (Ralph Wien Memorial) |
0.197 |
0.341 |
Nome, excluding Nome City Field |
0.197 |
0.224 |
Nome City Field |
0.088 |
None |
Northway |
0.160 |
0.160 |
Petersburg (James A. Johnson), filled land |
0.197 |
0.333 |
Petersburg (James A. Johnson), unfilled land |
None |
0.130 |
St. Mary's |
0.152 |
0.091 |
Sitka (Rocky Gutierrez) |
0.197 |
0.341 |
Talkeetna |
0.131 |
0.158 |
Tok Junction |
0.090 |
0.030 |
Unalaska, including revetment lots |
0.131 |
0.227 |
Utqiagvik (Barrow) (Wiley Post/Will |
0.197 |
0.341 |
Rogers Memorial) |
||
Valdez |
0.160 |
0.040 |
Willow |
0.105 |
0.067 |
Wrangell, filled land |
0.197 |
None |
Wrangell, unfilled land |
None |
0.120 |
Yakutat |
0.197 |
0.180 |
Airport Location |
Rate Per Square Foot |
|
Aeronautical Land Uses |
Non-Aeronautical Land Uses |
|
Aniak |
$0,140 |
$0,110 |
Bethel |
0.217 |
0.375 |
Bettles, including Bettles VOR Lake |
0.076 |
0.070 |
Big Lake |
0.116 |
0.074 |
Birchwood |
0.144 |
0.174 |
Cold Bay |
0.120 |
0.060 |
Cordova (Merle K. "Mudhole" Smith) |
0.217 |
0.180 |
Cordova Municipal |
0.097 |
None |
Dillingham |
0.217 |
0.184 |
Fort Yukon |
0.090 |
0.060 |
Galena (Edward G. Pitka Sr.) |
0.142 |
0.091 |
Gulkana |
0.131 |
0.055 |
Gustavus |
0.217 |
0.176 |
Haines |
0.152 |
0.140 |
Homer, including Beluga Lake |
0.217 |
0.229 |
Iliamna |
0.124 |
0.080 |
King Salmon, excluding Naknek River frontage land |
0.217 |
0.120 |
King Salmon, Naknek River frontage land |
0.217 |
0.254 |
Klawock |
0.217 |
0.200 |
Kodiak |
0.217 |
0.375 |
Kotzebue (Ralph Wien Memorial) |
0.217 |
0.375 |
Nome, excluding Nome City Field |
0.217 |
0.246 |
Nome City Field |
0.097 |
None |
Northway |
0.176 |
0.176 |
Petersburg (James A. Johnson), filled land |
0.217 |
0.340 |
Petersburg (James A. Johnson), unfilled land |
None |
0.130 |
St. Mary's |
0.167 |
0.100 |
Sitka (Rocky Gutierrez) |
0.217 |
0.375 |
Talkeetna |
0.144 |
0.174 |
Tok Junction |
0.090 |
0.030 |
Unalaska, including revetment lots |
0.144 |
0.250 |
Utqiagvik (Barrow) (Wiley Post/Will Rogers Memorial) |
0.217 |
0.375 |
Valdez |
0.160 |
0.040 |
Willow |
0.116 |
0.074 |
Wrangell, filled land |
0.217 |
None |
Wrangell, unfilled land |
None |
0.120 |
Yakutat |
0.217 |
0.180 |
(c) The following annual rental rates apply to land at the Deadhorse Airport:
(d) If the department determines in writing that any of the conditions described in this subsection apply to a premises under a lease, permit, or concession, the department will reduce the rental rate established for the premises under (a), (b), or (c) of this section by the amount indicated for each of the conditions that applies. The conditions that will justify a rental rate reduction under this subsection, and the rental rate reductions allowed for each condition are as follows:
(e) A rent reduction applied to a lease, permit, or concession under (d)(1) of this section does not apply to a successive lease, permit, or concession having substantially the same premises.
(f) If within the previous three years the department has accepted an appraisal of a premises under 17 AAC 45.205(d) or 17 AAC 45.297, in place of the rental rate determined under (a) - (c) of this section, the department will charge fair market rent, as determined by the appraisal, for use of the appraised premises, unless improvements to the airport made after the appraisal have upgraded the airport to a higher type under (a) of this section. If the department enters into a successive lease or a new lease for substantially the same uses on a premises for which the fair market rental rate is established by appraisal under this subsection, the appraisal-based rate remains in effect for three years from the date that rental rate took effect, unless the department determines by a more recent appraisal that the appraisal is no longer the best estimate of fair market rent.
(g) At department-owned seaplane floats and turnaround facilities, excluding assigned space designated by the department for float-equipped aircraft under 17 AAC 45.500 - 17 AAC 45.590, the department will charge fair market rent for the use of land, tideland, dock frontage, and float space.
(h) In addition to the rent payable under this section for any land leased with the building, the department may establish the rent charged for use of, or use of space in, a department-owned building on an airport by
(i) In addition to the rental rate of any premises used, the department may charge a concession fee for the value of the department's authorization to conduct a non-aeronautical business opportunity on airport premises. Except as limited by any existing contract right, the department will require any lease or permit authorizing the sale on a department-operated airport of food and non-alcoholic beverages, alcoholic beverages, goods, or lodging to include an obligation to pay a concession fee calculated as a percentage of the gross sales of the authorized business in addition to land rent, building rent, or a business activity permit fee under this section. The concession fee on all sales of alcoholic beverages under the lease or permit is 12 percent of gross sales. The concession fees on gross combined sales of food and non-alcoholic beverages, goods, and lodging in excess of $50,000 in a calendar year, or in excess of a proportional amount for any partial calendar year at the beginning or end of the concession, are the following percentages:
(j) The department will charge the following annual rent for the agricultural use of airport land if the department allows the use after considering airport planning, operation, and management issues, including any potentially associated bird or wildlife hazard and other safety and security matters:
(k) Except where a different fee is specified in this chapter, such as for an airport boundary crossing permit fee under (l) of this section, a commercial passenger vehicle permit fee under 17 AAC 45.095(k), and a business activity permit fee under (p) of this section, the minimum charge for all rents and fees assessed under this section, including any concession fee, is
(l) Subject to (m) and (n) of this section, the department will charge and a permittee must pay each year the greater of $150 or the applicable land rental rate for the square footage area of any right-of-way used for access across airport land between the airport boundary and a public road or aircraft operation area on the airport, plus an annual fee, in United States dollars, for an airport boundary crossing permit issued under 17 AAC 45.285 based on the following schedules:
Tvpe of Airport |
Personal Use Permit Fee |
Commercial Use Permit Fee |
Airport where the longest runway is under 5,000 feet long between thresholds and is |
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unpaved and unlighted |
$330 |
$660 |
unpaved and lighted |
432 |
858 |
paved and unlighted |
432 |
858 |
paved and lighted |
498 |
990 |
Airport where the longest runway is 5,000 feet or longer between thresholds and is |
||
unpaved and unlighted |
$498 |
$990 |
unpaved and lighted |
648 |
1,290 |
paved and unlighted |
648 |
1,290 |
paved and lighted |
750 |
1,488 |
Type of Airport |
Personal Use Permit Fee |
Commercial Use Permit Fee |
Airport where the longest runway is under 5,000 feet long between thresholds and is |
||
unpaved and unlighted |
$363 |
$726 |
unpaved and lighted |
475 |
944 |
paved and unlighted |
475 |
944 |
paved and lighted |
548 |
1,089 |
Airport where the longest runway is 5,000 feet or longer between thresholds and is |
||
unpaved and unlighted |
$548 |
$1,089 |
unpaved and lighted |
713 |
1,419 |
paved and unlighted |
713 |
1,419 |
paved and lighted |
825 |
1,637 |
Type of Airport |
Personal Use Permit Fee |
Commercial Use Permit Fee |
Airport where the longest runway is under 5,000 feet long between thresholds and is |
||
unpaved and unlighted |
$399 |
$799 |
unpaved and lighted |
522 |
1,038 |
paved and unlighted |
522 |
1,038 |
paved and lighted |
602 |
1,198 |
Airport where the longest runway is 5,000 feet or longer between thresholds and is |
||
unpaved and unlighted |
$602 |
$1,198 |
unpaved and lighted |
783 |
1,561 |
paved and unlighted |
783 |
1,561 |
paved and lighted |
906 |
1,801 |
Type of Airport |
Personal Use Permit Fee |
Commercial Use Permit Fee |
Airport where the longest runway is under 5,000 feet long between thresholds and is |
||
unpaved and unlighted |
$399 |
$879 |
unpaved and lighted |
522 |
1,142 |
paved and unlighted |
522 |
1,142 |
paved and lighted |
602 |
1,318 |
Airport where the longest runway is 5,000 feet or longer between thresholds and is |
||
unpaved and unlighted |
$602 |
$1,318 |
unpaved and lighted |
783 |
1,717 |
paved and unlighted |
783 |
1,717 |
paved and lighted |
906 |
1,981 |
Type of Airport |
Personal Use Permit Fee |
Commercial Use Permit Fee |
Airport where the longest runway is under 5,000 feet long between thresholds and is |
||
unpaved and unlighted |
$399 |
$897 |
unpaved and lighted |
522 |
1,165 |
paved and unlighted |
522 |
1,165 |
paved and lighted |
602 |
1,345 |
Airport where the longest runway is 5,000 feet or longer between thresholds and is |
||
unpaved and unlighted |
$602 |
$1,345 |
unpaved and lighted |
783 |
1,752 |
paved and unlighted |
783 |
1,752 |
paved and lighted |
906 |
2,021 |
Effective Period |
Personal Use Permit Fee |
Commercial Use Permit Fee |
Beginning July 1, 2017 and ending December 31, 2018 |
$498 |
$990 |
Beginning January 1, 2019 and ending December 31, 2019 |
548 |
1,089 |
Beginning January 1, 2020 and ending December 31, 2022 |
603 |
1,198 |
Beginning January 1, 2023 and ending December 31, 2023 |
663 |
1,318 |
Beginning January 1, 2024 |
675 |
1,450 |
(m) A personal-use airport boundary crossing permit fee will be assessed under (l) of this section if the use of the boundary crossing is solely for a personal or a non-governmental not-for-profit purpose. A commercial use airport boundary crossing permit fee will be assessed if the use of the boundary crossing is for or in connection with a for-profit business activity or a government agency function.
(n) The department may perform an appraisal to determine the fee to be charged for an airport boundary crossing permit. If the fee based on an appraisal is higher than the fee charged under (l) of this section, the department will charge the annual fee for an airport boundary crossing permit based on the appraisal.
(o) A person who holds a lease, permit, or concession that authorizes operation of a commercial fueling service at an airport must pay to the department a fuel flowage fee in addition to the rent or other fee charged in the person's lease, permit, or concession. The fuel flowage fee is 5.0 cents per gallon of fuel sold, dispensed, or delivered by or on behalf of the person or otherwise under the person's authorization at the airport. The fuel flowage fee applies only once on a gallon of fuel at an airport. Unless the lease, permit, or concession provides otherwise, the following are exempt from the fuel flowage fee:
(p) A person required to hold a business activity permit under 17 AAC 45.105 on an airport shall pay a non-refundable annual permit fee of $625.
(q) An appraisal for purposes of this section must be performed by a person who is certified under AS 08.87 as a general real estate appraiser. The department may establish written instructions for the appraiser that are reasonable and consistent with generally accepted real estate appraisal practices.
(r) Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, all fees, including an application fee for a lease, permit, or concession under this chapter, are non-refundable.
(s) The department may charge an applicant, bidder, or proposer under this chapter a reasonable amount calculated to cover the cost of reproduction, printing, mailing, and distribution of relevant contract and solicitation documents.
(t) The rental rate for any portion of an area specifically designated under 17 AAC 45.020(c), 17 AAC 45.135, 17 AAC 45.140, or 17 AAC 45.145 for aeronautical or non-aeronautical land use may not be lower than the rate applicable to the class of use for which the land is designated. The provisions of this subsection apply regardless of authorized or actual use under the lease, unless, when aeronautical use land is not available, the department approves aeronautical use for land designated for non-aeronautical use. In these circumstances, the department may charge the rental rate for aeronautical use even if lower than the rental rate for the designated use.
(u) For purposes of this section, "public utility" means an entity that provides sewer, water, or electrical services that are available to all persons located within the area in which those services are provided.
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AS 44.42.020