SECTION 04 · RUNWAY RECOVERY · COST IMPACT ANALYSIS

The RUNWAY
Incident Calculator.

Four inputs. Real numbers.
Math your finance director can understand.
A number you can use to make your case to invest in a PlaneSkate.

Reference benchmark
$100.76
per aircraft-minute · US passenger carriers
A4A · 2024 Cost of Aircraft Delay
01Your Airport
4 Inputs · ~45 Seconds
All figures derived from published public sources. See methodology below.
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02The Contrast
Per Single Incident
◉ Status Quo4 hrs without recovery equipment on field
WHAT IT COSTS TO WAIT
At your airport, a typical runway closure costs:
$0
Flights affected~0
Avg. delay per flight45 min
Delay cost rate$75.00/min
Diversions includedNo
◉ With PlaneSkate17 min recovery WITH Recovery Tools
THE 17-MINUTE RECOVERY
The same incident, cleared in 17 minutes:
$0
Time to clear17 min
Contractor waitNone
Tire removalNone
Jacking requiredNone
◤ Runway ClearDelta ◥◣ 2026Per Incident ◢
Your Savings · Per Incident
$0
Model 15K starts at $5,995. Model 100K at $67,995. Do the math on how many incidents it takes to pay for itself.
◉ Reference Customer · Minneapolis-Saint Paul International (MSP)Metropolitan Airports Commission
JH
“The 100K PlaneSkate paid for itself the first time we used it. It is now an essential piece of equipment in our inventory.”
Joe Harris — Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport
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◉ Where Our Numbers Come From+
A4A · Cost of Aircraft Delay
$100.76/min · US passenger carriers 2024
airlines.org
FAA · Benefit-Cost Analysis Guidance
Passenger value of time · includes a separate general aviation category
faa.gov
ACRP Synthesis 36 · Expediting Aircraft Recovery at Airports
TRB / National Academies (2012) · recovery duration varies by severity, from minutes to days · closed runways accounted for 4.19% of national aviation system delays
trb.org
EUROCONTROL · Standard Inputs for Economic Analyses
Cost of diversion, Table 17.1 · ~$13K regional / $30K narrow-body, excl. EC261 compensation
ansperformance.eu& Co.
These are directional estimates based on published industry averages. Actual costs at your airport vary based on aircraft mix, time of day, weather conditions, and contractual obligations. We’re happy to walk through the math with you directly.