1. International flights
1.1 Landing charges
Landing charges are divided into two categories, and differ from one aerodrome to another. The categories include aircraft with a MTOM of up to 1500 kg, and aircraft with a MTOM of more than 1500 kg, calculated for each additional 1000 kg thereof. The MTOM calculated is based on information supplied by the aircraft owner or operator, which must submit officially approved documents, such as a copy of the aircraft’s Certificate of Airworthiness (C. of A.) or any similarly relevant document.
1.2 Method of payment
1.2.1 Scheduled and Non-Scheduled (charter) operators:
Commercial operators (except non-scheduled operators which perform a single flight) are charged according to agreements signed between the operator or his designated handling agency and the IAA (ref. GEN 1.2 for details).
1.2.2 Other operators:
Other operators (including non-scheduled operators which perform a single flight) and aircraft owners shall pay all the required fees and charges prior to take-off through the relevant airport administration.
1.2.3 Charges payment period:
The fees and charges pursuant to this procedure shall be paid to the IAA by the aircraft owner or operator not later than 15 days from submission of payment demand.
1.2.4 Payment of interest:
In case an aircraft owner or air operator failed to submit the payment pursuant to this procedure at the times prescribed in Para 1.2.3, an interest shall be added to the debt.
2. Domestic flights
2.1 Landing charges
Landing charges are divided into three categories, up to 1500 kg MTOM, from 1501 to 3000 kg MTOM and more than 3000 kg MTOM, the latter calculated for each additional 1000 kg or part thereof.
2.2 Test and training flights
An owner or an air operator shall be charged for landings performed during test and training flights the fee required for one single landing, regardless of the number of landings performed provided the flight did not exceed sixty minutes.
An air operator shall be charged for intermediate landings of a scheduled commercial flight, the fee required for one single landing.
3. List of fees and charges
The following fees and charges are collected from aircraft owners and air operators:
- Landing charges.
- Mooring and/or parking charges.
- Passenger baggage handling (porterage) charges.
- Cargo handling charges.
- Incoming Passenger charges.
- Air-Traffic Control (ATC) charges.
- Aircraft cleaning service charges.
- Departing Passenger airport tax.
- Overflight charges
- Tarmac charges.
3.1 Landing charges
Refer to Para. 1 and 2 above.
3.2 Mooring and/or parking charges
3.2.1 International flights:
An aircraft owner/operator is exempt from parking charges if the aircraft was parked less than three hours. For parking time over three hours a fee of 25% of the landing fee calculated from the time of arrival to the time of departure for each 24 hours of parking or part thereof shall be charged.
3.2.2 Domestic flights
3.2.2.1 General aviation aircraft owner/operator shall be charged an annual consolidated fee for the year commencing April 1st, for domestic landing and parking fees based on the aircraft’s MTOM.
3.2.2.2 Should such an aircraft stay at an Israeli aerodrome less than twelve months during that same year, the owner/operator shall be charged for each month or part thereof one-twelfth part of the annual consolidated fee as required by Para. 3.2.2.1 above.
3.2.2.3 Should such an aircraft stay at an Israeli aerodrome less than seven days during the same month, the owner/operator shall be charged 25% of the annual consolidated fee which is payable in respect of a month as defined in Para. 3.2.2. above. For this purpose, an aircraft shall be deemed to have stayed in Israel for less than seven days during that same month, even if the duration of the said stay ends in the month following the one wherein the counting commenced.
3.3 Passenger baggage handling (porterage) charges
The passenger baggage handling charges include transferring passenger baggage:
- From the aircraft to the terminal building or the Customs house;
- From the terminal building or the Customs house onto the aircraft.
A peak-hour surcharge will be levied between 0400-0800 UTC for each departing passenger on an international flight. An air operator is exempt from this fee for any passenger who declares that no baggage is in his or her possession provided the airport administration has been notified in writing at least 48 hours in advance.
3.4 Cargo handling charges
The cargo handling charges include the following services:
- Unloading of cargo from the aircraft, and its transfer to the Customs house or the terminal building.
- Transfer of cargo from the Customs house or the terminal building to a vehicle parked nearby and its loading onto that vehicle.
- Unloading of cargo from the aircraft and its loading onto a vehicle parked nearby the Customs house or the terminal building.
- Unloading of cargo from a vehicle parked nearby the Customs house or the terminal building onto the aircraft.
- Transfer of cargo from the Customs house or the terminal building to the aircraft and its loading onto the aircraft.
- Unloading of cargo from a vehicle parked nearby the Customs house or the terminal building, its transfer to an aircraft and its loading onto the aircraft.
3.5 Incoming passenger charges
An aircraft owner/operator shall be charged for each incoming passenger arriving on that aircraft on an international flight.
3.6 Air Traffic Control (ATC) charges
An aircraft arriving from a place outside Israel shall be charged an ATC fee as per the aircraft’s MTOW. A detailed scale of fees per weight is provided further in this procedure.
3.7 Aircraft cleaning service charges
Upon request for the provision of cleaning services, an aircraft owner and/or operator shall be charged a fee as per the aircraft’s MTOM. An aircraft in transit shall be charged 60% of the fee.
3.8 Departing passenger airport tax
3.8.1 A passenger departing on an international flight from the airports of Tel-Aviv/Ben-Gurion and Tel-Aviv/Sde-Dov shall be charged with a fee as specified in this procedure..
3.8.2 A passenger departing on an international flight from Haifa, Eilat, Eilat Ilan and Asaf Ramon and Ovda, airports, shall be charged a reduced fee as specified in this procedure.
3.8.3 A passenger departing any Israeli aerodrome to the Arab Republic of Egypt, shall be charged a reduced fee as specified in this procedure.
3.9 Overflight charges
3.9.1 An aircraft overflying Tel-Aviv FIR inbound to, or outbound from Amman F.I.R. on an international flight, shall be charged overflight fees as per the aircraft’s MTOM, as specified in this procedure.
3.10 Tarmac charges
Passengers embarking/disembarking an international flight shall be bussed between the terminal building and the aircraft parking stand and vice-versa. For this service a fee will be collected based on the aircraft’s seating capacity.
4. Reporting of flight statistics
For the purpose of the collection of charges, and recording of statistics, an aircraft owner/operator shall submit in writing either by electronic means or hand-written forms the complete data relating to aircraft, passengers, cargo and mail passing through the airport of the previous day. This information shall reach the IAA not later than 0600 UTC each day. For further details concerning means of information transfer the IAA’s Income & Revenue Department should be contacted.
5. Exemption from the payment of fees and charges
5.1 The following types of flights are exempt from fees and charges, (aircraft cleaning charges excluded):
5.1.1 Engineless aircraft;
5.1.2 Aircraft used for non-commercial purposes by one of the following organizations:
- Foreign state diplomatic aircraft;
- United-Nations (UNO) or its special agencies;
- The International Red Cross (ICRC);
- The United-Nations Multi-National Peace Keeping Forces (MFO);
- The Israeli Police.
5.1.3 Aircraft engaged in Search and Rescue (SAR) operations.
5.1.4 Aircraft force-landing due to emergency at an aerodrome not designated as its aerodrome of final destination.
5.2 The following persons are exempt form departing passenger airport tax:
5.2.1 A passenger leaving Israel aboard an aircraft whose owner/operator is exempt from charges as per Para 5.1 above, and who holds a valid diplomatic passport, or documents identifying him as a member of the UNO or its special agencies, the ICRC, MFO or Israeli policemen on duty;
5.2.2 A passenger in transit;
5.2.3 A passenger who is an inspector of the Civil Aviation Administration on duty;
5.2.4 A crew member in possession of a valid crew member license or certificate;
5.2.5 Passengers who are under two years of age;
6. Reduced fees at Tel-Aviv/Ben-Gurion International Airport
Operators at Tel-Aviv/Ben-Gurion airport might be subjected to reduced fees in case where the IAA has calculated that income from that operator amounts to a certain percentage of its total income at that airport, as per Para 6.3 below.
At the end of each month, the IAA will calculate the total amount charged from the operator, and in case where it has reached the aforementioned percentage, an invoice will be issued to the operator reflecting the reduced fees.
The scale of reduction percentage is as follows:
| Operator’s Percentage of the IAA’s total Income | Reduction Percentage |
|---|
| A | B |
|---|
| Between 10 - 20% | 5% |
| Between 20 - 25% | 10% |
| Between 25 - 30% | 15% |
| 30% and over | 20% |
Operators failing to pay for fees as per the invoice issued to them within 15 days following the period charged will be required to pay full fees and the reduced fees scheme shall not apply to them.