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Estimated planning range updated to $19,500–$36,500 for Teterboro (TEB) to Miami-Opa locka (OPF), Light Jet, 6 passengers, one way.
Estimated trip total
$19,500–$36,500
Whole aircraft · 6 passengers · one way
Distance
949.1 nm
Block time
2 hr 30 min–3 hr
Aircraft type
Light
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Reviewed city pair
TEBOPF
Teterboro (TEB) to Miami-Opa locka (OPF)
Light Jet
Recommended2 hr 30 min–3 hr estimated block time · Citation CJ3+ or Phenom 300E
Visual planning aid only. Exact aircraft, route, payload, stops, airport suitability, and availability require written confirmation.
Hourly rates by cabin class
Indicative USD per billable hour · whole aircraft
Light Jet
Citation CJ3+, Phenom 300E
$6,800–$9,900
Midsize Jet
Citation XLS+, Learjet 75
$7,750–$10,800
Super Midsize Jet
Challenger 3500, Gulfstream G280
$9,500–$13,000
Heavy / Long Range Jet
Gulfstream G550, Global 6000
$11,500–$16,700
Ultra Long Range Jet
Gulfstream G650, Global 7500
$15,200–$18,500
Rates use a two-hour billable minimum. See the methodology and sources.
Sample trip prices
Savannah (SAV) to Teterboro (TEB)
6 passengers · 626.4 nm · 2–2.25 hr
$16,000–$28,500
Teterboro (TEB) to Miami-Opa locka (OPF)
6 passengers · 949.1 nm · 2.5–3 hr
$19,500–$36,500
Van Nuys (VNY) to Las Vegas (LAS)
6 passengers · 198.8 nm · 0.75–0.92 hr
$16,000–$26,000
Teterboro (TEB) to Van Nuys (VNY)
6 passengers · 2,129.4 nm · 5.5–6.5 hr
$57,500–$95,500
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Miami-Opa locka (OPF) to Nassau (NAS)
6 passengers · 161.1 nm · 0.75–1 hr
$17,500–$29,000
Atlanta (PDK) to Teterboro (TEB)
6 passengers · 642.7 nm · 2–2.25 hr
$16,000–$28,500
Dallas (DAL) to Aspen (ASE)
7 passengers · 618.5 nm · 1.75–2 hr
$18,000–$28,000
Hanscom Field (BED) to Palm Beach (DJT)
6 passengers · 1,041.6 nm · 3–3.5 hr
$23,500–$42,000
Houston (HOU) to Cancún (CUN)
8 passengers · 688.5 nm · 2–2.25 hr
$19,500–$33,500
Teterboro (TEB) to Farnborough (FAB)
10 passengers · 2,985.8 nm · 7–8 hr
$114,500–$166,500
Examples assume a nearby aircraft. Browse the complete private jet route directory for additional corridors.
Pricing details and sources
How a charter price adds up
Start with the aircraft charge, add the trip allowances, then apply the relevant taxes. This example shows how the same planning model behind the calculator produces a whole-aircraft budget.
Teterboro (TEB) to Miami-Opa locka (OPF)One way · whole-aircraft planning estimate$19,500–$36,500
Teterboro (TEB) to Miami-Opa locka (OPF)
One way · Light Jet · 6 passengers · 2.5–3 hours of estimated block time. Assumes an aircraft near the departure airport.
Aircraft calculation: 2.5–3 billable hours × $6,800–$9,900 per hour.
- Aircraft and standard crew
- $17,000.00–$29,700.00
- 2.50–3.00 billable hours at the selected cabin range.
- Selected positioning allowance
- $0.00
- Assumes an aircraft is positioned near the departure airport.
- Estimated airport, handling, and ordinary trip fees
- $1,500.00–$4,000.00
- A disclosed planning allowance for ordinary landing, handling, and trip-related operator charges; it is not a universal airport tariff.
- Federal Excise Tax
- $1,387.50–$2,527.50
- Modeled at 7.5% of the aircraft, positioning, and ordinary taxable trip-charge estimate.
- Domestic passenger segment tax
- $31.80
- $5.30 × 6 passengers × 1 segment.
- Sum before display rounding
- $19,919.30–$36,259.30
- Indicative whole-aircraft total
- $19,500–$36,500
- The range rounds outward to $500.00. This is an illustration, not a live quote or an aircraft reservation.
Is private jet charter priced per person?
These prices cover the whole aircraft. Dividing this example's $19,500–$36,500 by 6 travelers gives about $3,250–$6,084 per traveler for budgeting, rounded outward to whole dollars. That is a cost allocation; individual seats are not offered for sale. Changing the passenger count can also change taxes, baggage capacity, and the aircraft needed, so the trip total is not necessarily unchanged.
Review the New York to Miami route assumptions or change the airports and passengers in the private jet cost calculator.
What changes the price
An hourly rate alone cannot tell you what a trip will cost. The aircraft must fit the passengers, baggage, airports, and schedule, and the quote must account for where that aircraft starts and finishes.
- Billable minimums
- A short flight may be billed at a minimum time rather than its actual duration. Ask whether a quote applies a minimum per flight, per day, or across the itinerary, especially when the aircraft waits for you.
- For VNY–LAS, the reviewed block time is 0.75–0.92 hours, but this calculator applies the 2-hour light jet minimum before fees and taxes.
- Aircraft positioning
- The aircraft may need to fly empty to reach your departure airport or leave after drop-off. Those movements can affect your quote even though you are not on board. A nearby suitable aircraft can change the economics.
- Cabin and mission fit
- Passenger and baggage load, runway limits, wind, and fuel reserves affect aircraft choice. Compare the complete journey: a lower hourly rate may lose its advantage if a fuel stop adds time and fees.
- Dates and airport costs
- A holiday or major event can change aircraft availability. Airport handling, parking, deicing, permits, and customs depend on the mission. Confirm which charges are fixed, estimated, or billed only if incurred.
Is a round trip cheaper than two one-way charters?
It depends on the aircraft's schedule. For a same-day return, ask whether the same aircraft can wait and whether that avoids extra positioning. For a stay across several days, compare keeping the aircraft and crew nearby with separately sourced outbound and return flights. Waiting can add minimums, parking, and crew expenses; separate flights have their own availability and positioning costs.
The calculator's round-trip option mirrors the outbound flight assumptions for the return. It does not price actual return routing, waiting time, layover charges, or a crew schedule. Give both departure and return dates and times when requesting a written comparison.
NATA's Chartering an Aircraft consumer guide (2012) explains the waiting, overnight, and repositioning questions behind this comparison. Its examples provide background, not current rates.
What a charter quote includes
- Aircraft and standard crew using the selected cabin range
- Billable flight time, including the stated two-hour minimum
- The positioning allowance selected by the user
- A disclosed airport, handling, and ordinary trip-fee allowance
- Modeled domestic FET and passenger taxes, or the international facilities tax path
- The exact aircraft, direct air carrier, availability, and mission fit
- Actual aircraft positioning, route, stops, airports, and crew plan
- Final tax treatment plus landing, FBO, handling, permit, and customs charges
- Deicing, catering, Wi-Fi, ground transport, special requests, or crew overnights
- Price validity, payment, cancellation, change, substitution, and recovery terms
Taxes and fees
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| Charge | Amount | When it applies | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. domestic Federal Excise Tax | 7.5% of the taxable transportation amount | Applicable U.S. domestic passenger transportation, including taxable deadhead or positioning charges. | IRS Publication 510 |
| 2026 domestic segment tax | $5.30 per passenger, per taxable segment | Each applicable takeoff-and-landing segment; rural-airport and other statutory exceptions can apply. | IRS Revenue Procedure 2025-32 |
| 2026 U.S. international facilities tax | $23.40 per passenger | Each qualifying international arrival to or departure from the United States. | IRS Revenue Procedure 2025-32 |
| Passenger Facility Charge | Up to $4.50 per eligible passenger, per segment | Only when the airport and flight are eligible; it is not automatically applied to every charter. | FAA Passenger Facility Charge program |
| Airport, FBO, ramp, and handling | Variable | Airport, aircraft weight, parking, schedule, services, and local handling determine the actual amount. | FAA charter-buyer guidance |
| Deicing, crew overnight, permits, catering, Wi-Fi, and ground transport | Conditional | Added only when the itinerary, weather, services, or operating plan require them. | Stratos Jets pricing factors |
Compare quotes with confidence
Send every provider the same itinerary and compare the written total and conditions. Use these questions to resolve differences before selecting an option.
- Same trip? Confirm exact airports, local dates and times, passenger and baggage requirements, and any planned stops.
- Same aircraft scope? Identify the proposed aircraft, cabin configuration, direct air carrier, and whether a substitution changes the price or terms.
- Same total? Ask for the currency, taxes, positioning, minimums, airport charges, and broker or third-party charges, including anything payable separately.
- What can still change? Separate included services from conditional charges. Check quote validity, payment dates, cancellation, schedule changes, and the process and cost if the proposed aircraft becomes unavailable.
Use the charter provider comparison guide to review service models, then check Jet Partners' charter safety guidance and NBAA's air charter brokering guide for further questions to ask.
Ways to fly
Price is built for your mission. You choose the dates, airports, passenger needs, and suitable cabin; live position and availability determine the final aircraft and total.
Estimate an on-demand tripA repositioning aircraft may be offered for a particular route and timing window. The economics can be attractive, but the schedule is less flexible and the opportunity can change if the underlying mission changes. Compare the listing-specific price—there is no universal savings percentage.
See current U.S. empty legsA Jet Card exchanges upfront commitment for a written program structure. Current 25-hour totals including 7.5% FET range from $174,687.50 for Light to $335,937.50 for Heavy. Pricing schedule reviewed August 25, 2026. The current written agreement controls funding, access, trip charges, availability, and other program terms.
Compare Jet Card pricing and termsCompare Jet Card hourly rates and 25-hour totals
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| Jet Card cabin | Base hourly | Hourly including FET | 25-hour total including FET |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light | $6,500 | $6,987.50 | $174,687.50 |
| Mid | $7,750 | $8,331.25 | $208,281.25 |
| Super-Mid | $9,500 | $10,212.50 | $255,312.50 |
| Heavy | $12,500 | $13,437.50 | $335,937.50 |
Light
- Base hourly
- $6,500
- Including FET
- $6,987.50
- 25-hour total including FET
- $174,687.50
Mid
- Base hourly
- $7,750
- Including FET
- $8,331.25
- 25-hour total including FET
- $208,281.25
Super-Mid
- Base hourly
- $9,500
- Including FET
- $10,212.50
- 25-hour total including FET
- $255,312.50
Heavy
- Base hourly
- $12,500
- Including FET
- $13,437.50
- 25-hour total including FET
- $335,937.50
Find better value
The useful comparison is the total cost of a suitable trip. Give the broker room to compare options where your plans allow it.
Offer a realistic departure window.
Ask for alternatives within the dates and times you can actually use. A different window may match an aircraft’s existing schedule.
Compare suitable nearby airports.
Include ground travel, operating hours, handling, and aircraft access in the comparison. The closest airport is not always the lowest total cost.
Choose the cabin your mission needs.
State passenger count, luggage, pets, accessibility needs, and cabin preferences up front. Compare suitable aircraft before paying for extra cabin space or range.
Price the return with the outbound.
Even if you are considering separate flights, share the full schedule so waiting and repositioning options can be compared.
If your plans are flexible, also compare an available empty leg with the on-demand quote. Check its exact route, timing, and cancellation conditions. None of these choices guarantees a discount.
Pricing terms, explained
These are the terms most likely to change how you read an estimate or a written proposal.
Read the six essential pricing terms
- Block time
- The trip time from departure movement to arrival parking, including taxi time; it differs from time spent airborne.
- Billable hours
- The time used for the aircraft charge after the quoted billing rules and minimums are applied.
- Positioning or deadhead
- An aircraft movement without your party on board, such as a flight to reach your departure airport.
- FBO
- A fixed-base operator: the airport service facility that may handle the aircraft, passengers, and associated ground services.
- Whole-aircraft price
- The price for chartering the aircraft for the specified trip. It is not a ticket price for an individual seat.
- Indicative estimate
- A planning calculation based on disclosed assumptions. A written quote confirms available aircraft, actual charges, and trip terms.
How we estimate your trip
Sources and rate review details
Jet Partners category and quote-planning engine
First-party jet-category lower hourly anchors and the two-hour billable minimum used by current planning results; the $11,465 Heavy input is rounded to $11,500 for display.
Stratos Jets published hourly estimates
Current market upper-bound check by cabin class; rounded to avoid false precision.
IRS Publication 510
Taxable passenger transportation, deadhead treatment, and Federal Excise Tax guidance.
IRS Revenue Procedure 2025-32
Inflation-adjusted 2026 segment and international facilities tax amounts.
These are modeled planning ranges, not averages from completed bookings or a survey of every available aircraft. The hourly inputs were reviewed on August 29, 2026 and are valid through November 30, 2026. The page update date records changes to this guide; it does not extend the pricing policy.
Why the final quote can differ. Live aircraft location, exact tail and cabin, date, demand, airport constraints, payload, fuel stops, crew duty, weather, permits, services, and operator terms are not fully knowable from a planning table. The written mission-specific proposal is the firm price before booking.
Have the dates, airports, passengers, baggage, and cabin needs ready to turn a planning range into a trip-specific proposal.
Request a trip-specific proposal
Buyer FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to rent a private jet?
Indicative on-demand charter ranges in this guide run from $6,800 to $18,500 per billable flight hour across the published jet cabin classes. A whole-trip total also depends on billable time, aircraft position, airports, taxes, crew planning, demand, and requested services. The calculator provides a planning range; the written mission-specific proposal is the firm price before booking.
What is the private jet rental cost per hour?
The reviewed 2026 planning ranges are $6,800–$9,900 for light jets, $7,750–$10,800 for midsize jets, $9,500–$13,000 for super-midsize jets, $11,500–$16,700 for heavy or long-range jets, and $15,200–$18,500 for ultra-long-range jets. These are whole-aircraft category ranges, not exact-aircraft quotes.
Does the private jet charter cost calculator give a firm quote?
No. It gives an itemized, indicative range using reviewed hourly bands, block-time assumptions, a two-hour minimum, selected positioning, ordinary fee allowances, and the applicable domestic or international tax path. Live availability, the exact aircraft and carrier, operating constraints, and final written terms are confirmed in a firm quote.
Can the calculator estimate any private jet route?
It can estimate a custom route when both selected airports have complete supported planning data. Ten City Pairs retain separately reviewed route assumptions. Custom results use airport coordinates and disclosed category-level assumptions; they do not confirm runway suitability, payload, fuel stops, operator acceptance, availability, tax treatment, or a firm price. A written mission-specific proposal controls.
Can I choose an aircraft type in the calculator?
Yes. You can compare the five published jet cabin categories. The selection changes the planning rate band, but it is a category preference—not confirmation of a specific aircraft, tail, nonstop capability, or availability. The written proposal identifies the proposed aircraft and direct air carrier.
Is Federal Excise Tax included in the estimate?
For the modeled U.S. domestic samples, the calculator adds 7.5% FET to its taxable aircraft, positioning, and ordinary trip-charge estimate, plus the 2026 domestic segment tax. It does not automatically apply domestic FET to the direct international samples; the written quote confirms itinerary-specific tax treatment.
Are empty legs always cheaper than on-demand charter?
An empty leg can have attractive listing-specific economics because an aircraft already needs to reposition, but it has a fixed route and timing window and may change with the underlying mission. There is no universal discount. Compare the actual listing price and flexibility with an on-demand quote for the trip you need.
When can a Jet Card be more economical?
A Jet Card may fit travelers who expect recurring hours and value a written program structure enough to make an upfront commitment. Compare the current 25-hour purchase total, FET, service area, callout, peak-day, aircraft, cancellation, and additional-charge terms with on-demand quotes for your actual route pattern.
How much does a private jet cost per person?
On-demand charter prices cover the whole aircraft. Divide the trip total by the number of travelers to allocate a group budget; that calculation is not a seat price or an offer to sell individual seats. Adding travelers can change the suitable aircraft, baggage capacity, taxes, and final quote.
Why can a one-hour private flight cost more than one hourly rate?
Billable time may exceed time in the air. This calculator applies its published cabin minimum before adding any selected positioning, ordinary fee allowances, and applicable taxes. An operator's actual minimum and billing terms must be confirmed in the written quote.
Is a round-trip private jet charter cheaper than two one-way flights?
It depends on the aircraft and itinerary. Waiting may suit a short visit; a longer stay can require crew overnights, parking, minimums, or additional positioning. Ask for both options for the same dates. This calculator models two flight legs using the same route assumptions; it does not optimize the return aircraft or price a layover.
Do I pay for an empty flight to position the aircraft?
Positioning can be included in a charter quote when the aircraft must move before or after your occupied flight. Whether it is charged separately or included in the total depends on the proposal. The calculator's positioning control is an assumption, not a check of actual aircraft location.
How can I reduce the cost of a private jet charter?
Ask for suitable cabin options, compare practical nearby airports, and share any flexibility in departure time or date. An available aircraft closer to your departure can reduce positioning. Consider an empty leg only if its route, timing, and change conditions work for you. Compare complete written totals rather than hourly rates alone.
What information is needed for an accurate charter quote?
Provide departure and arrival airports, travel dates and local times, return or additional legs, passenger count, baggage, pets, and cabin or accessibility needs. The proposal should identify the aircraft and direct air carrier and set out the total, included and conditional charges, taxes, payment, cancellation, and change terms.
