How much to rent a private jet?

Answer 1

Typically the cost varies on several factors including: number of passengers, aircraft size, trip distance, length of stay, and aircraft availability.

Of course, the longer the trip and larger the aircraft will increase the overall cost of charter, as do larger airports and services required for fuel. As Private Jet Advisors, we often try to use an airport nearby to a major airport to help keep the cost down.

Despite these variables, the typical costs for different types of private jet aircraft can be calculated based on an hourly basis, (which is referred to an estimate, or soft quote). The average hourly rates for some aircraft are shown below.

To get the most up to date, hard quote with all factors contributed, please email, call, or request a quote online.

Average Hourly Rental Prices⇒ Helicopter $900/hr up to $5,000/hr

⇒ Prop $600/hr up to $1,000/hr

⇒ Jet Prop $1,200/hr up to $1,700/hr

⇒ Very Light Jet $1,900/hr up to $2,300/hr

⇒ Light Jet $2,200/hr up to $2,800/hr

⇒ Mid Jet $2,900/hr up to $3,300/hr

⇒ Super Mid Jet $3,800/hr up to $4,400/hr

⇒ Heavy Jet $5,000/hr up to $8,000/hr

⇒ Regional Business Jet $8,000/hr up to $12,000/hr

⇒ Big Business Jet $10,000/hr up to $23,000/hr

Example of Actual Private Jet Charter PricingFlights can be a one-way, round trip, or multi-leg trip.

- For one-way flights, the private jet takes you to your destination and then returns to its home base empty. This serves as an inefficient and expensive way to charter because you are stuck paying for the jet to return empty when you aren't flying on it.

- For round trip flights, you only pay for the jet when it is actually operating. However, there are overnight fees for both the crew and the airplane to sit. These fees are increased for international overnights. Sometimes, if the stay is long enough, FlightOn Jet will use two one way flights to help offset the higher cost of overnight fees.

- For multi-leg trips, the private jet stays with you as long as you need. If there are several day stays at one destination, it is possible to utilize multiple one ways to help with costs.

When you're trying to calculate an approximate charter jet cost for an itinerary like this, there's a few factors you'll have to consider:

1.) What size jet / model of jet do you need? For your itinerary, you're going to need a jet that can do the trip without requiring refueling - 3,500 miles. You're looking at a Heavy or Long Range jet, that will run between $5,000 - $8,500 depending on the model.

2.) Other costs - on top of the hourly rate of the jet, you'll want to consider the cost for fuel surcharge - probably another $1,000 per hour for a jet of this size. There will also be taxes, landing fees, segment fees and other costs that can add on as much as another 10% conservatively.

Based on these factors, if you choose one of the smaller or more economical jets in the Heavy category, you are probably looking at $90,000 - $100,000 for a round-trip flight.

You can find way more affordable rates than that if you look for "empty leg" flights. Many private jet broker companies offer private flights that don't cost more than a business class ticket, if you can be a little flexible with your schedual. You can find out how to find these flights on the related link I have added.