Uber and Lyft add airport rates on each trip from airports to comply with local regulations. These rates are comparable to the rates applied to traditional taxi companies. There isn’t a standard rate charged by Uber and Lyft because the rates are dependent on local regulations. By looking at a few examples, you can find out the airport rates charged at destinations around the United States.
The airport fee applied to trips starting from Boston’s Logan International Airport is $3.25 per ride. In Orlando, Florida, the airport fee for Sanford International Airport is $1.00 per trip, while the Orlando International Airport requires a $5.80 fee per trip. The airport fee for Milwaukee’s Mitchell International Airport is $3.00 per trip. Travelers riding to and from Salt Lake City International Airport are charged $1.05 airport fees.
This range of airport fees comes from an ongoing debate over how Lyft and Uber should be treated by regulators. The discussion of Alaska’s airport fee shows that these fees are likely to continue evolving over time. State regulators originally proposed a $3 per ride fee to airports in Anchorage and Fairbanks. Lyft and Uber representatives countered that the rate should be much lower since comparable airports in Oklahoma City and Santa Barbara don’t charge fees. The fee was established at $2.50 per ride in February 2019.