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Private Jet Charter
Private jet charter is on-demand air travel: you book a whole aircraft for a specific route and date, with no membership, no share purchase, and no long-term commitment.
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About private jet charter
You pay per trip, the aircraft flies when you want it to, and the schedule bends around you rather than the other way round. Our clients are mostly executives flying multi-city weeks, families heading to second homes, and event or production teams that need to move on dates airlines cannot serve. The aircraft category determines cost and capability. A light jet such as an Embraer Phenom 300 seats 6 to 8 passengers and covers roughly 2,000 nautical miles, enough for most regional city pairs.
A super-midsize jet like the Challenger 350 stretches that to around 3,200 nautical miles with a stand-up cabin. At the top, ultra-long-range aircraft such as the Gulfstream G650 or Bombardier Global 7500 fly 7,000 nautical miles or more nonstop, which puts London to Tokyo or New York to Dubai within reach of a single sector. We quote across all of these categories and recommend the smallest aircraft that flies the mission comfortably, because cabin size you do not use is money spent on nothing.
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How it works
Every flight we arrange operates under a certified air carrier: FAA Part 135 in the United States, an EASA Air Operator Certificate in Europe, or the local equivalent elsewhere. We check the operator's safety history through third-party audit programs, ARGUS and Wyvern being the two we rely on most, before any aircraft is offered. Crew duty times, maintenance status, and insurance are the operator's legal responsibility and part of what those audits verify. The booking process is short.
Send a route and date, receive firm options with all-in pricing, approve one, and fly. Departures work through FBOs, the private terminals at each airport, so arriving 15 to 20 minutes before wheels-up is normal. Identity and manifest checks still apply, and international sectors clear customs like any other flight, but there are no queues.
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What to expect
If you fly under about 25 hours a year, per-trip private jet charter is almost always the right structure. Above that, a jet card fixes your hourly rate, and above roughly 50 hours fractional ownership starts to make financial sense. Empty leg flights are the budget route: one-way repositioning sectors at steep discounts for travelers with flexible dates. We arrange all four, so the recommendation you get reflects your flying pattern, not what we happen to sell.
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What’s included
- —Aircraft from 6-seat light jets to 19-seat ultra-long-range cabins
- —Nonstop range up to 7,700 nautical miles on Global 7500 category aircraft
- —Every operator certified under FAA Part 135, EASA AOC, or local equivalent
- —ARGUS and Wyvern third-party safety audit checks before any aircraft is offered
- —Firm all-in quotes returned in minutes, not days
- —FBO departures with 15-20 minute check-in instead of airline queues
- —Pay per trip with no membership fee and no minimum hours
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Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about our services.
Private jet charter is priced per flight hour, and the rate depends primarily on the aircraft category you choose. As an indicative guide, light jets sit at the lower end of the market, midsize jets in the middle, and heavy or ultra-long-range jets at the top — hourly rates can range from a few thousand dollars to well over ten thousand. Beyond the hourly rate, your final quote reflects routing, positioning of the aircraft, airport and handling fees, crew overnights, catering, and de-icing where relevant. Empty leg flights can reduce the cost substantially if your dates are flexible. Because every trip is different, the only accurate answer is a firm quote for your specific route and dates — our team returns those in minutes, with no membership or upfront commitment required.
No — on most private charter flights you do not pass through standard TSA-style security lines. Private flights depart from fixed-base operators (FBOs), which are dedicated private terminals separate from the main airport building. You typically arrive 15–20 minutes before departure, drive directly to the FBO, and walk or are driven to the aircraft. Identity checks still happen: the operator verifies every passenger against the manifest, and international flights clear customs and immigration like any other border crossing. What disappears is the queueing — no removing shoes, no liquid limits in most jurisdictions, no waiting at the gate. This door-to-door efficiency is one of the biggest practical advantages of flying private, often saving two hours or more per journey compared with scheduled airlines.
Ready to fly?
Send us your route, dates and passenger count. We come back with a quote from vetted operators, usually within the hour.