Data obtained under access to information laws shows the Hornets performed fly-bys for sporting events 11 times in 2015, at an average cost of $177,420 per event.

Those events — mostly football games — amounted to 32.5 hours in the air for the CF-18s, a total cost of $1,951,625.



It costs $60,050 per hour to fly a CF-18, according to a military costing guide that accompanied the data. That figure includes fuel, maintenance, crew, and more.

One of the most expensive events was the Grey Cup. It cost $336,280 for two CF-18s to fly by the football field in Winnipeg.

The jets were in the air for more than 5 hours combined that night in November. They came from CFB Cold Lake, one of two Canadian bases the CF-18s call home.