NEW YORK (AP) — The 50 busiest airports in the U.S. collected more than $183 million last year from travelers using taxis, shuttle buses or other forms of ground transportation, according to Associated Press calculations from data obtained through dozens of public records requests.
Fees ranged widely from airport to airport. They were only paid — directly or indirectly — by those who used these services. Passengers picked up by friends or family generally didn't pay the fees. And in many cases, they were split by groups traveling together, such as three fliers sharing a taxi.
Below are the total fees, per originating passenger for 2015, ranked from highest to lowest:
Las Vegas McCarran International: $0.84
Washington Dulles International: $0.80
Ronald Reagan Washington National: $0.79
Dallas/Fort Worth International: $0.67
Seattle/Tacoma International: $0.54
Denver International: $0.54
Boston Logan International: $0.50
Detroit Metro Wayne County: $0.47
Houston William P. Hobby: $0.46
Minneapolis-St Paul International: $0.44
Orlando International: $0.44
Metropolitan Oakland International: $0.43
Houston George Bush Intercontinental: $0.43
Phoenix Sky Harbor International: $0.41
Nashville International: $0.41
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International: $0.37
San Diego International: $0.36
Pittsburgh International: $0.36
John Wayne Airport-Orange County: $0.35
Lambert-St. Louis International: $0.34
Los Angeles International: $0.33
Kansas City International: $0.33
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport: $0.32
San Francisco International: $0.31
Philadelphia International: $0.30
Miami International: $0.29
Salt Lake City International: $0.28
Dallas Love Field: $0.27
Honolulu International: $0.25
San Antonio International: $0.22
Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International: $0.21
Indianapolis International: $0.21
Sacramento International: $0.15
Raleigh-Durham International: $0.15
Port Columbus International: $0.13
Tampa International: $0.12
Portland International: $0.12
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International: $0.11
Palm Beach International: $0.10
Charlotte Douglas International: $0.09
New York LaGuardia, JFK and Newark Liberty International: $0.09
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International: $0.09
Southwest Florida International: $0.09
General Mitchell International, Milwaukee: $0.09
Austin-Bergstrom International: $0.08
Cleveland-Hopkins International: $0.03
Chicago O'Hare International: $0.02
Chicago Midway International: $0.02
– by AP Reporter Scott Mayerowitz
