Call them ramp fees, facility charges or handling fees. When you pull up to manyFBOs there's a good chance you'll be billed a flat-rate charge just for taking spaceon the ramp. In general, the larger the aircraft, the more you'll pay. Most facilitiesthat collect facility fees will waive them if you oblige by buying a specific amountof fuel, which of course always works out to be more than the fee. But what if you only want to park the airplane without any help from line services, and simply walk to the other side of the airport fence? Should you still have to pay for taking space on the ramp?
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/flight-safety/fbo/fbo-price-gouging-should-the-faa-get-involved