Tuesday, October 28, 2025
LOCATION: Tokyo & Yokosuka, Japan; Gyeongju & Busan, South Korea (APEC Summit travel)
$213,412 for 36 Minutes: Trump's Air Force One Flight Cost $177,843 Per Hour
TOTAL TAXPAYER COST
$590,412.00
Oct 28, 2025: Trump’s transfer from Tokyo to the APEC summit in Korea, Air Force One leg, security, and support cost taxpayers ≈$590,000.
ACTIVITY BREAKDOWN
VC-25A (Air Force One) international flight Tokyo→Busan (partial leg in window, ~0.6 flight-hr, 1 support factor)
$213,412.00
Air Force One flight segment departing Tokyo Haneda to Busan Gimhae on Oct 28, 2025: ~0.6 hrs at $177,843/hr × 2 for international support.
VC-25A (Air Force One)
Secret Service & staff (peak off-site, Japan/South Korea)
$300,000.00
Full international security posture for APEC summit and troop visit, with motorcade and transfer operations.
Secret Service & staff (peak off-site)
Incidentals (motorcade, ground advance/logistics, capped)
$77,000.00
Logistical and motorcade incidentals for non-U.S. site operations, capped at 15% of travel + security as per global benchmarks.
Incidentals
CLASSIFICATION TAGS
apec-summit
air-force-one
tokyo
busan
gyeongju
presidential-travel
international