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How much fuel does a plane burn during take off?

Take-off and climb do burn the the most fuel for a given time or distance in aircraft. In terms of time, it is somewhat more fuel, typically about 30-40% more. My own aircraft will burn around 60 liters per hour on take-off from a sea level airport, as that is 100% of the power it can produce.



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A plane like a Boeing 747 uses approximately 1 gallon (about 4 liters) of fuel every second. Over the course of a 10-hour flight, it might burn 36,000 gallons (150,000 liters). The 747 burns approximately 5 gallons of fuel per mile (12 liters of fuel per kilometer).

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Based on 450 annual owner-operated hours and $6.00-per-gallon fuel cost, the BOEING 737-700 has total variable costs of $2,996,910.00, total fixed costs of $357,370.00, and an annual budget of $3,354,280.00. This breaks down to $7,453.96 per hour.

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With today's fuel prices, it costs about $450,000 to fill up a Boeing 747, depending on your market. By contrast, the Gulfstream G280, a popular business aviation aircraft, costs around $8,000 to fill.

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A modern Boeing 747 can fly about 15,000 km (9,500 miles) when it's flying at 900 kmh (550 mph). This means it can fly non stop for almost 16 hours!

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US Carriers Jet Fuel Cost and Consumption - March 2022 US carriers reported an average fuel cost of $3.04 per gallon during March 2022. Spot prices have continued to increase, reaching $5.07 on April 28, 2022 and averaged $3.91 for the month of April.

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Boeing 747 fuel consumption If an Airbus A321neo burns 0.683 litre per second, Boeing 747 uses approximately 4 litres every second, which translates to 240 litres per minute and 14,400 litre per hour.

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Airlines are in business to make money and even though they may be on the receiving end of government bailouts from time to time, the bulk of their revenue comes from travelers. Aside from the cost of tickets themselves, airlines can also collect fees from passengers that help to add to their profit margins.

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The Boeing 777-200LR holds the world record for the longest non-stop flight without refueling with a flight distance of 11,664 nautical miles (21,601.7 km). The 777-300ER, which is the most popular variant, has a range of 14,490 kilometers (7,825 nautical miles).

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By contrast, aircraft are almost never fully fulled. Only in very rare cases is the tank full.

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Currently, the bragging rights for the longest flight in the world belong to Singapore Airlines' New York City to Singapore route. Its longest flight path, which connects Singapore's Changi Airport with New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, 9,585 miles away, takes 18 hours and 40 minutes.

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The maximum height that a commercial airplane is allowed to reach when they fly is 42,000 feet, as this is the universally approved maximum altitude. This max altitude for airplanes is known as the “service ceiling.” Most commercial air jets fly at such a high altitude because it is known to optimize efficiency.

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This is because landing can place additional strain on a jet. When a plane lands heavily, it can hit the ground too hard and damage itself. During an emergency, a jet may be forced to land earlier than anticipated. This is where fuel dumping comes into play.

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Airlines get an average of just under $189 of revenue for each passenger they fly, which include the base fare, ancillaries such as bag fees, fuel surcharges, and revenue for any cargo carried.

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The most common is by referring to a generic “operating cost per flight hour” figure. Most of the (extremely) generic references I've seen using that metric for a Boeing 747–400 are in the US$25,000 per hour range.

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