These taxes are periodically reauthorized by Congress. At times they have expired without reauthorization. For example, the taxes were not in effect January 1-August 26, 1996 or January 1-March 7, 1997. The international departure and arrival taxes were legislated to increase annually with the CPI beginning January 1, 1999, rounded up to the nearest dime. Congress reauthorized the taxes in August 1997 for a 10-year period beginning October 1, 1997.
| EFFECTIVE DATE |
DEPARTURE TAX ($) |
ARRIVAL TAX ($) |
| July 1, 1970 |
3.00 |
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| July 1, 1980 |
0.00 |
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| September 1, 1982 |
3.00 |
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| January 1, 1990 |
6.00 |
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| October 1, 1997 |
12.00 |
12.00 |
| January 1, 1999 |
12.20 |
12.20 |
| January 1, 2000 |
12.40 |
12.40 |
| January 1, 2001 |
12.80 |
12.80 |
| January 1, 2002 |
13.20 |
13.20 |
| January 1, 2003 |
13.40 |
13.40 |
| January 1, 2004 |
13.70 |
13.70 |
| January 1, 2005 |
14.10 |
14.10 |
| January 1, 2006 |
14.50 |
14.50 |
| January 1, 2007 |
15.10 |
15.10 |
| January 1, 2008 |
15.40 |
15.40 |
Note: Effective, January 1, 2008, the rate for flights to/from Alaska/Hawaii is $7.70.