Since 1999, an Airport Fee (or landing fee) is charged to partially cover the costs of building and removing our airport. The fee is a sliding scale, with the minimum well below actual costs. Please contribute more if you can afford to do so. This option is also available for donations from non-pilots.

We’re past the deadline for pre-payment and we’ll be happy to collect your contributions when you arrive at Burning Man.

“Based aircraft”, where the pilot is a burning man participant, must pay a minimum of $40. Our average costs per based plane are well over $100, so please donate more if you can.

We also request a minimum of $10 from each person arriving on a charter flight, or driving in and camping at the Airport as a theme camp fee. These fees and donations will be collected on the playa.

Your contributions go to pay for items such as:

• Runway Preparation and Markings
• Shade for the Terminal Building and the Phoenix Bar & Lounge
• Windsock frames and poles (we get free windsocks from Nevada DoT)
• Batteries
• Generator
• UNICOM services and other radios
• Fuel for volunteers to attend meetings and vehicles used on site
• Pancake Breakfast (Thursday morning during the event, be there)
• Satellite phone rental
• Office Supplies
• Baggage wagons
• Internet expenses
• Wristbands
• Decorations for the Terminal and Bar
• Ice water for volunteers on shifts
• Tools

and much, much more