Cost Per Flight Hour (Airplane)

This is a quote cost flight per hour from the United States of America. 

Here’s a sample of what it costs to keep these Air Force aircraft airborne for one hour last year (the so-called “ownership” cost-per-flight-hour, which includes modifications):

A-10C Warthog Attack Plane — $17,716

AC-130U Spooky Gunship — $45,986

B-1B Lancer Bomber — $57,807

B-2A Spirit Stealth Bomber — $169,313

B-52H Stratofortress Bomber — $69,708

C-130J Hercules Cargo Plane — $14,014

C-17 Globemaster Cargo Plane — $23,811

C-20B VIP Plane (Senior Pentagon Officials) — $32,212

C-32A VIP Plane (Vice President, Cabinet Officers) — $42,936

C-5B Galaxy Cargo Plane — $78,817

CV-22B Osprey Tilt-Rotor — $83,256

E-3B Sentry AWACS Radar Plane — $39,587

E-4B Flying Headquarters — $163,485

F-15C Eagle Fighter — $41,921

F-16C Viper Fighter — $22,514

F-22A Raptor Fighter — $68,362

HH-60G Pave Hawk Helicopter — $24,475

KC-10A Extender Tanker — $21,170

MC-130H Combat Talon II Special Operations Plane — $32,752

MQ-1B Predator Drone — $3,679

MQ-9A Reaper Drone — $4,762

RQ-4B Global Hawk Drone — $49,089

T-38C Talon Jet Trainer — $9,355

T-6A Texan II Turboprop Trainer — $2,235

U-2 Dragon Lady Spy Plane — $30,813

UH-1N Huey Helicopter — $13,634

VC-25A Air Force One — $161,591