I have been very inquisitive about air travel lately. This took me on a journey to actually find out how much it costs to fuel planes.

In this article, we would be using a Boeing 747 as reference and data (cost of aviation fuel) provided by IATA (International Air Transport Association).

We would be calculating how much fuel would be consumed on a flight from Lagos (MMA) to London (Heathrow). First, let’s get some parameters right

Distance between the two airports :-

Approx. 5,006 Km

Time taken for the journey :-

6 hours 35 mins , which is equal to 395 mins

Cost of aviation fuel :-

According to IATA, it costs 211.23 cts/gal
cts/gal is a term used in aviation,it means cents per gallon.
Lets convert this figure to ₦/litre
Lets use 360 per $
One dollar is 100 cents
211.23 cents = 2.11 dollars
To Naira = ₦759.6
This figure is per gallon
1 Gallon is approx. 3.79 litres
That means its costs ₦759.6 per 3.79 litres
That gives us ₦200.42 per litre

Quantity of fuel used for the journey :-

The Boeing 747 uses about 12 litres per kilometre. Remember we are travelling 5,006 Km. That’s 60,072 litres consumed from Lagos to London. Let’s covert that to Naira. Remember it costs ₦200.42 per litre. That brings the total cost of fuel to travel from Lagos to London to ₦12,039,630.24!!

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Odikwa too much o

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with a seating capacity of 314 to 396 depending on the configuration of the boeing 747, and an average of $500 for ticket to london 314 * $500 = $157000 to N56,598,500, ... 396 * $500 = $198000 N71,379,000.... .... This is excluding the real money spinner in airline business , ; the firstclass and business class which averages $10,000 and $5000 respectively per head

iammo:


with a seating capacity of 314 to 396 depending on the configuration of the boeing 747, and an average of $500 for ticket to london 314 * $500 = $157000 to N56,598,500, ... 396 * $500 = $198000 N71,379,000.... .... This is excluding the real money spinner in airline business , ; the firstclass and business class which averages $10,000 and $5000 respectively per head

There is money in transportation biz.

joinnow:

There is money in transportation biz.

honestly

Aviation fuel doesn't come cheap.


It cost a lot of money to run local flights as well.

nawa oo.. which one is aviation fuel again?? is it not Diesel an aircraft uses again?

mohd001:
nawa oo.. which one is aviation fuel again?? is it not Diesel an aircraft uses again?

No, its solar

mohd001:
nawa oo.. which one is aviation fuel again?? is it not Diesel an aircraft uses again?

did you say diesel?


it's not diesel o

PurestBoy:

No, its solar

PurestBoy:

No, its solar

VulgarLee:
Odikwa too much o

the aviation industry is a lucrative business, so no matter the expenses they will surely make excess profit.

I don’t believe this

lols....you think is that easy, maintainane fees,landing fees, fuel,crew,pilots e.t.c... they too are struggling to survive