How much per hour does it cost $$ to operate a modern fighter?

I was thinking about this the other day, and I have no clue, and was hoping someone could provide some insight?

So does anyone know how much does it cost per hour on average to operate a modern fighter exluding the actual cost of the aircraft, cost of crew, and support payroll, weapons expended etc..?

I'm talking just fuel + maitainence costs???

I am guessing tens of thousands of dollars per hour, but hopeful someone with more knowledge will chime in.

[edit on 10-9-2004 by boosted]

[edit on 10-9-2004 by boosted]

I don't know about a fighter but the big Hercules Transport aircraft is about $10,000 an hour so I expect its a little less than that.Thats probably puplic knowledge so you can most likely find it in Goverment web pages.

"Although operating costs and maintenance typically make up 65 percent of an airplane's lifetime cost,..."

the article can be found here

it doesnt give exact figures... i hope this helps you some...