Landing Fees

Vector Airport Systems manages the billing and payments for the landing fee program on behalf of Torrance Municipal Airport – Zamperini Field.

Effective February 1, 2024, a landing fee shall be charged to any individual or entity landing an aircraft at Torrance Airport.

Landing Fee of $3.00 per 1,000 pounds, for all aircraft weights, with a minimum charge of $6.00 per landing (as of February 1, 2024) of maximum certificated landing weight (MLW), rounded to the nearest thousand pounds. Military, public safety, and medical operations shall be exempt from landing fees.
Landings on private helipads that are operated and maintained by a leaseholder pursuant to a lease with the City of Torrance shall be exempt from landing fees. A private helipad is a helipad that has been authorized by the City of Torrance and is operated and maintained by a leaseholder on their leasehold. A private helipad is not operated or maintained by the City of Torrance nor supported by funds from the City of Torrance.

Aircraft shall include both fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft for purposes of assessing landing fees.

The Airport Manager shall determine in each case whether or not a landing has taken place that qualifies for being charged a landing fee within the meaning of this Section. 51.2.31 IMPLEMENTATION OF LANDING FEES Any landing at the Airport, as defined in Section 51.2.30, shall pay to the City for each such landing a fee. This fee amount shall be established by City Council resolution.
For the Full Ordinance click here: Landing Fee Ordinance(PDF, 1MB) (PDF)

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