How much does it cost to charter a private jet?

Roughly $3,200–$4,800 per flight hour on a light jet, $6,000–$8,500 on a super-midsize, $8,000–$11,500 on a heavy jet and $12,000–$18,000 on an ultra-long-range aircraft, plus ground handling at both ends. A short European hop such as London to Nice typically lands between $14,000 and $25,000; Dubai to London on a heavy jet is usually $65,000 to $105,000. Prices move with where the aircraft happens to be that week, which is why we quote a real number per request rather than a rate card.

How much luggage can I take?

Baggage is limited by volume, not by piece count — around 50 cubic feet on a light jet and 115 on a heavy jet. Skis, golf bags and oversized cases are fine but must be declared when you request the quote, because they can change which aircraft works. Weight matters on long legs: a full cabin plus heavy baggage can shorten range enough to add a fuel stop.

How far in advance do I need to book?

Four to six hours is usually enough for a domestic or intra-European leg if an aircraft is already positioned nearby. Intercontinental flights need longer for crew duty time, overflight and landing permits. The genuine constraints are seasonal: Nice and Ibiza in July, Geneva in ski season, and Riyadh at any time because of permit lead times.

How do you check that an operator is safe?

Every flight is operated by a company holding a valid air operator certificate in its own jurisdiction. We check that certificate, the operator’s insurance cover, and its third-party safety rating — ARGUS, Wyvern or IS-BAO — before offering the aircraft, and we show you the operator name and rating before you pay so you can verify it yourself.

Aircraft

Super-midsize jets

In short

What is a super-midsize jet?

A super-midsize jet carries eight to ten passengers about 3,300 nautical miles at 470 knots, for $6,000 to $8,500 per flight hour. It is the first class in which an average adult can stand upright — six feet of cabin height — and the cabin is 7.2 feet wide, so seats do not face each other across a narrow aisle. It reaches from Europe to the Gulf, and from the US east coast to almost anywhere in the Americas.

8–10: passengers
3,300 nm: typical range
470 kt: long-range cruise
$6,000+: per flight hour

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69 ft long · 69 ft wingspan · 4,800 ft minimum runwayOutline drawn to scale from a representative aircraft of the class.

01Strengths

What it is good at

The comfort threshold. Standing up changes a long flight more than any other single specification, and this is where it starts. The cabin is quiet enough to work in and wide enough for a proper club-four configuration with room to pass. Range of around 2,800 usable nautical miles covers London to Dubai westbound with favourable winds, all of Europe to North Africa, and the Gulf to most of India and South East Asia.

02Limits

Where it stops working

Not quite intercontinental. Europe to the US east coast is beyond it once the cabin is full, and Dubai to London is marginal rather than routine — a heavy jet does that leg without thinking about it. Baggage at 106 cubic feet is generous but the compartment shape suits soft luggage far better than rigid cases. It also needs about 4,800 feet of runway, which rules out some of the small fields a light jet enjoys.

03Inside

The cabin

An average adult stands upright in this cabin, which changes a long flight more than any other single specification. The cross-section below is drawn to scale against a person of average height.

Super-midsize jets
6 ft high · 7.2 ft wide
Stand upright

Passengers	8–10
Typical range	3,300 nm (3,600 nm maximum)
Long-range cruise	470 knots
Cabin height	6 ft
Cabin width	7.2 ft
Cabin length	25.2 ft
Baggage	106 cu ft
Minimum runway	4,800 ft
Indicative rate	$6,000–$8,500 per flight hour
Minimum charge	2 block hours

04In service

Routes this class flies

Every route we price that this class can operate, with its own price on each. Where a class is absent from a route, it is because the leg is beyond its usable range or the runway at one end is too short — not because we would rather sell you something else.

London → Nice
580 nm · 1 h 50 min
$17,500–$37,000
London → Geneva
423 nm · 1 h 25 min
$18,000–$37,000
Paris → Nice
375 nm · 1 h 20 min
$17,500–$35,000
London → Ibiza
784 nm · 2 h 15 min
$19,000–$43,000
Dubai → Geneva
2,662 nm · 6 h 30 min
$47,500–$89,000
Dubai → Riyadh
461 nm · 1 h 30 min
$17,500–$30,000
London → Milan
543 nm · 1 h 45 min
$17,500–$34,000
Dubai → Maldives
1,634 nm · 4 h 10 min
$32,000–$59,000
Istanbul → Dubai
1,642 nm · 4 h 10 min
$31,000–$50,000

05Against the rest

How it compares

Against a heavy jet, you save roughly a quarter per hour and give up around 700 nautical miles of range and two feet of cabin length. If the leg is under five hours, the super-midsize is very hard to beat on value.

← One class smaller: Midsize jets One class larger: Heavy jets →

06Before you pay

What you are told before any invoice

A class is a starting point, not an aircraft. What you actually receive is a named operator and a specific tail number, and here is what comes with them.

What we commit to

Nothing is charged before the aircraft is confirmed.
You receive the operating carrier’s legal name, its AOC number and the aircraft registration in writing before any invoice or wallet address is issued. If those three things are not in front of you, you have not been asked to pay yet.
One commission, inside the price you were quoted.
Our margin is already in the number you agreed to. There is no second invoice, no booking fee added at the end, and no separate charge for arranging the flight. If the total moves after you have accepted it, the reason is a change you asked for.
If the operator cancels, you choose the remedy — not us.
Aircraft go technical and operators occasionally fail. When that happens before departure you are offered a replacement aircraft on equivalent terms or a full refund, and the choice between them is yours. We do not get to decide that a substitute was good enough.

These form part of our terms of business. If any of them changes, the change is dated there rather than made quietly here.

07Get a price

Tell us the trip

You do not have to pick the class. Send the route, the date and the passenger count and we will tell you which aircraft actually suits it — including when something cheaper than this one would do.

Questions

How much does it cost to charter a private jet?: Roughly $3,200–$4,800 per flight hour on a light jet, $6,000–$8,500 on a super-midsize, $8,000–$11,500 on a heavy jet and $12,000–$18,000 on an ultra-long-range aircraft, plus ground handling at both ends. A short European hop such as London to Nice typically lands between $14,000 and $25,000; Dubai to London on a heavy jet is usually $65,000 to $105,000. Prices move with where the aircraft happens to be that week, which is why we quote a real number per request rather than a rate card.
How much luggage can I take?: Baggage is limited by volume, not by piece count — around 50 cubic feet on a light jet and 115 on a heavy jet. Skis, golf bags and oversized cases are fine but must be declared when you request the quote, because they can change which aircraft works. Weight matters on long legs: a full cabin plus heavy baggage can shorten range enough to add a fuel stop.
How far in advance do I need to book?: Four to six hours is usually enough for a domestic or intra-European leg if an aircraft is already positioned nearby. Intercontinental flights need longer for crew duty time, overflight and landing permits. The genuine constraints are seasonal: Nice and Ibiza in July, Geneva in ski season, and Riyadh at any time because of permit lead times.
How do you check that an operator is safe?: Every flight is operated by a company holding a valid air operator certificate in its own jurisdiction. We check that certificate, the operator’s insurance cover, and its third-party safety rating — ARGUS, Wyvern or IS-BAO — before offering the aircraft, and we show you the operator name and rating before you pay so you can verify it yourself.