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Air Force Aircraft Cost Rates
(As of May 2001)

Note: Below are Air Force estimates on what it computes to fly an aircraft per hour. These are "reembursable rates" that the Air Force would charge other agencies to fly an Air Force aircraft in support of that agency:

MDS

DOD

OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY/ FMS

PUBLIC

A-10A $2,906.37 $2,960.00 $3,078.40
AC-130H $7,366.83 $7,876.25 $8,191.30
AC-130U $5,305.51 $5,814.94 $6,047.53
AT-38B $672.69 $753.13 $783.26
B-1B $20,557.05 $20,771.59 $21,602.45
B-2A $8,924.90 $9,032.17 $9,393.46
B-52H $11,807.48 $12,075.65 $12,558.68
C-12C $4,387.62 $4,494.89 $4,674.68
C-12F $810.95 $918.22 $954.95
C-12J $1,063.61 $1,170.88 $1,217.71
C-130E $2,749.65 $3,017.78 $3,138.49
C-130H $2,393.01 $2,607.52 $2,711.82
C-130J $1,742.56 $1,890.03 $1,965.63
C-135B $3,580.16 $3,875.09 $4,030.10
C-135C $3,121.09 $3,630.53 $3,775.75
C-135E $5,169.63 $5,464.56 $5,683.15
C-137C $2,622.54 $3,131.97 $3,257.25
C-141B $4,932.79 $5,200.92 $5,408.96
C-141C $3,885.03 $4,153.15 $4,319.28
C-17A $3,263.28 $3,397.35 $3,533.25
C-20A $4,270.13 $4,457.82 $4,636.13
C-20B $2,589.57 $2,777.25 $2,888.34
C-20C $2,196.35 $2,384.04 $2,479.40
C-20H $1,670.66 $1,858.35 $1,932.68
C-21A $770.82 $878.09 $913.21
C-22B $1,494.33 $1,708.82 $1,777.17
C-26B $746.50 $907.40 $943.69
C-32A $9,856.45 $10,204.99 $10,613.19
C-37A* $3,790.00 $3,977.69 $4,136.79
C-38A $1,698.13 $1,832.20 $1,905.49
C-5A $13,356.15 $13,597.45 $14,141.34
C-5B $12,991.54 $13,206.03 $13,734.28
C-5C $12,418.38 $12,632.88 $13,138.19
C-9A $3,182.46 $3,504.22 $3,644.39
C-9C $6,946.94 $7,215.04 $7,503.64
CT-43A $5,728.89 $5,943.38 $6,181.12
E-3B $7,582.95 $8,494.55 $8,834.33
E-3C $6,374.39 $7,285.99 $7,577.43
E-4B $35,888.49 $36,773.17 $38,244.09
E-8C $8,340.13 $9,090.89 $9,454.53
EC-130E $1,822.97 $2,412.84 $2,509.35
EC-130H $8,235.78 $8,691.57 $9,039.23
EC-135N $2,306.28 $2,601.22 $2,705.26
F-117A $15,829.30 $15,882.93 $16,518.25
F-15A $8,812.43 $8,866.07 $9,220.71
F-15B $8,175.94 $8,229.58 $8,558.76
F-15C $10,843.42 $10,897.06 $11,332.94
F-15D $10,214.75 $10,268.38 $10,679.12
F-15E $12,067.52 $12,174.79 $12,661.78
F-16A $4,662.63 $4,716.26 $4,904.91
F-16B $4,618.99 $4,672.62 $4,859.53
F-16C $5,051.53 $5,105.17 $5,309.37
F-16D $4,953.96 $5,007.59 $5,207.89
F-22A $0.00 $53.63 $55.78
HC-130N $3,344.16 $3,692.71 $3,840.41
HC-130P $3,538.22 $3,886.76 $4,042.23
HH-60G $2,430.38 $2,644.87 $2,750.67
KC-10A $5,906.97 $6,067.85 $6,310.56
KC-135E $4,886.88 $5,074.59 $5,277.57
KC-135R $3,759.39 $3,947.10 $4,104.98
KC-135R Assoc $2,392.61 $2,580.32 $2,683.53
KC-135T $2,786.63 $2,974.34 $3,093.31
LC-130H $2,113.15 $2,327.67 $2,420.77
MC-130E $5,155.72 $5,557.92 $5,780.24
MC-130H $5,818.39 $6,140.15 $6,385.76
MC-130P $3,443.32 $3,765.08 $3,915.69
MH-53J $5,120.05 $5,334.54 $5,547.92
OA-10A $2,751.74 $2,805.37 $2,917.59
OC-135B $2,413.78 $2,842.78 $2,956.49
RC-135S $4,439.99 $5,083.51 $5,286.85
RC-135U $4,439.71 $5,378.18 $5,593.31
RC-135V $6,130.40 $7,068.76 $7,351.51
RC-135W $7,257.83 $8,196.19 $8,524.03
T-1A $448.22 $555.49 $577.71
T-37B $449.15 $502.78 $522.89
T-38A $1,065.18 $1,118.82 $1,163.57
T-41D $11.70 $92.14 $95.83
T-43A $2,670.97 $2,831.87 $2,945.15
TC-135S $3,877.30 $4,091.84 $4,255.51
TC-135W $3,876.44 $4,037.35 $4,198.84
TG-7A $4.37 $84.81 $88.21
TH-53A $2,060.99 $2,275.48 $2,366.50
UH-1N $647.62 $781.69 $812.96
UV-18B $63.05 $143.49 $149.23
WC-130H $2,368.36 $2,636.51 $2,741.97
WC-130J $1,578.33 $1,846.48 $1,920.34

Information Courtesy of U.S. Air Force

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