How much fuel does general aviation consume?
With over 200,000 airplanes flying over 40,000,000 hours annually, general aviation consumes just 8/10 of 1 percent of all the fuel used in transportation annually. That’s just 2 tablespoons out of every gallon of gasoline and enough fuel to transport millions of people and mountains of cargo every year. Despite this good report, general aviation is constantly developing newer and better ways to maximize fuel efficiency. A typical general aviation training aircraft consumes around ten gallons per hour while traveling at speeds of approximately 100 miles per hour. Larger general aviation aircraft are even more energy and time efficient. All pilots are taught the best ways to get the most out of a gallon of gas. General aviation…using so little fuel to do so much.
