Separate tool · not an assessment
AVIX-180 aircraft operating cost model.
A reproducible cost calculation for one aircraft type on one sector. It is arithmetic, not an assessment: anyone can rerun it and get the same answer, which is exactly why it is not a benchmark and is not sold as one. It is kept here as a public tool.
Reference case
7.67¢
US cents per available seat-kilometre · Airbus A320neo, 180 seats, 1,500 km sector, 85% load factor
$17,604per sector
$115per seat
2.05hblock time
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Component split
Every input, and where it comes from
| Input | Value | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jet fuel spot price, US Gulf Coast | 4.56 USD/gal | pub | EIA, Kerosene-Type Jet Fuel Spot Price FOB (series EER_EPJK_PF4_RGC_DPG)observed 2026-10-14 |
| Jet A-1 density | 3.04 kg/gal | asm | Standard Jet A-1 density of 0.80 kg/L at 15 Cobserved physical constant |
| A320neo cruise fuel burn | 2300 kg/block hour | pub | Published A320neo comparison, 2,200-2,400 kg/hr cruise bandobserved 2025 |
| Seats installed | 180 seats | pub | A320neo typical two-class layout, 150-180 seatsobserved 2025 |
| Maximum take-off weight | 79 tonnes | pub | Airbus A320neo published MTOWobserved 2026 |
| Cruise true airspeed | 833 km/h | pub | A320neo cruise Mach 0.78, approximately 833 km/hobserved 2026 |
| En-route unit rate, route-blended | 85 EUR per service unit | asm | Blended across Eurocontrol member states. The published Belgium/Luxembourg 2026 rate is EUR 116.65, one of the highest in the systemobserved 2026 |
| EUR/USD | 1.08 USD per EUR | asm | Working assumption for the reference caseobserved 2026-10-19 |
| Sector length | 1500 km | asm | Short-haul European reference sectorobserved reference case |
| Load factor | 0.85 share of seats sold | asm | European short-haul working assumptionobserved reference case |
| Taxi and ground running | 0.25 hours | asm | Two-airport taxi allowanceobserved reference case |
| Landing fee per sector | 1300 USD | asm | Mid-size European airport, published tariff bands range widely; this is a working assumptionobserved reference case |
| Passenger charge per departing passenger | 13 USD/pax | asm | Mid-size European airport, working assumptionobserved reference case |
| Flight crew | 2 pilots | asm | Two-pilot operationobserved reference case |
| Cabin crew | 4 attendants | asm | Four cabin crew for 180 seatsobserved reference case |
| Pilot cost per block hour | 250 USD/block hour | asm | Fully loaded crew cost, European narrowbodyobserved reference case |
| Cabin crew cost per block hour | 80 USD/block hour | asm | Fully loaded crew cost, European narrowbodyobserved reference case |
| Maintenance and overhaul reserve | 700 USD/block hour | asm | Airframe, engine and component reserves for a mature narrowbodyobserved reference case |
| Monthly lease rent | 350000 USD/month | asm | A320neo mid-life lease, working assumptionobserved reference case |
| Monthly utilisation | 300 block hours/month | asm | European short-haul utilisationobserved reference case |