FLORIDA — The Highest State Jet Fuel Tax in the Nation(Selected state excise taxes on jet fuel. *States with sales/use tax on jet fuel equivalent basedon Jan-Jun, 2001 average domestic fuel cost of 80.4 cents per gallon as reported to U.S. DOT)

Florida – 6.9 cents per gallon

New York – 5.6 cents per gallon
(Tax applies only to fuel consumed in NY state)

Illinois – 5.025 cents per gallon*
(State 6.25% sales tax. Does not include local Chicago 1.0% + 5 cents per gallon excise tax)

Massachusetts – 5 cents per gallon

California – 4.824 cents per gallon*
(State 6% sales tax. Does not include add-on local taxes up to 2%)

Arizona – 4 cents per gallon

New Jersey – 4 cents per gallon
(Tax applies only to fuel consumed in NJ)

Missouri – 3.397 cents per gallon
(State law caps tax revenues for high volume users)

Nevada – 1 cent per gallon
(Does not include local LAS 2 cents per gallon excise tax)

Ohio – No tax on airline fuel

Texas – No tax on airline fuel

Footnote: Texas is the nation’s #1 state for airline employment, nearly 80,000 workers in January, 2001. Florida has 40,000 airline employees.