IATA LIST OF TICKET AND AIRPORT TAXES AND FEES

12-Mar-2002
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UNITED STATES
PASSENGER FACILITY CHARGES (PFCs)
General Information
The following information is applicable to all U.S. Passenger Facility Charges approved by the
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) described in the publication.
DEFINITION: Charge for FAA approved airport planning and development projects to:
a) preserve or enhance safety, security or capacity of the national air transportation system:
b) reduce noise or mitigate noise impacts resulting from an airport; or,
c) furnish opportunities for enhanced competition among or between carriers.
EXEMPTIONS:
a) Passenger on a flight to an eligible point on an air carrier receiving essential air service
compensation on that route;
b) Passenger enplaning on a carrier which is not required by the public agency to collect PFCs;
c) Passenger already charged for PFCs at the first two airports on one-way trip or for four PFCs
(first two and last two) on a round trip;
d) Passenger holding a ticket issued outside the U.S. that includes travel outside the U.S. and
the airport is not a gateway airport; and,
e) Non-revenue passenger.
COLLECTION:
The ticketing code to be used for the PFCs (as assigned by IATA Passenger Services
Conference Resolution 728) is XF.
a) On tickets issued in the U.S.:
1. for each one-way trip, PFCs are collected for the first two airports where PFCs are
imposed.
2. for each round trip, PFCs are collected for the first two enplaning airports and the
last two enplaning airports where PFCs are imposed.
b) On tickets issued outside the U.S., carriers may use one of the following three options:
1. follow same procedure as for tickets issued in the U.S. as described in a) above;
2. collect at the time of ticket issuance the PFC only for the last airport at which the
passenger is enplaned prior to departure from the U.S.; or,
3. collect at the time of departure the PFC only for the last airport at which the
passenger is enplaned prior to departure from the U.S. (NB: Carriers choosing this
option must inspect the tickets of all departing passengers, including those issued by
other airlines, and collect the PFC from those passengers that have not paid the PFC
for the last airport of enplanement at the time of ticket issuance.)
REMITTANCE: PFCs for each airport approved to impose them must be remitted monthly
to each applicable administering authority no later than the last day of the following calendar
month. Collecting carriers are entitled to retain $0.12 of each PFC remitted on or before
28 June 1994 and thereafter carriers are entitled to retain $0.08 of each PFC remitted.