Indicative estimate · whole aircraft
Private Jet
Cost Calculator
Choose where from, where to, how many passengers and whether it is one-way or return. You get the estimated flying time and the estimated one-way charter price for each suitable aircraft category, worked out from the same rates as every other figure on this site.
Calculate a
private jet cost
No contact details needed. Whole aircraft. Subject to date, availability and positioning. Final quotation confirms aircraft, seating, baggage and all applicable charges.
What happens next?
Send the trip
Route, dates, passengers and baggage are enough to start.
Pilot review
Ben checks route practicality, airport suitability, range, payload and the aircraft category.
Aircraft and operator check
Availability and pricing are obtained from appropriately certificated third-party operators.
Receive the quotation
The quotation identifies the operating carrier, the aircraft and the costs included.
Confirm and fly
Contract, payment, passenger details, handling and flight coordination follow confirmation.
Cancellation and amendment terms are supplied with the operator quotation or charter agreement. Enquiries usually get a reply the same day.
Worked examples
What the aircraft
does to the cost
The same two routes priced across the aircraft categories. Estimated one-way charter price, whole aircraft, subject to date, availability and positioning.
| Aircraft | Representative rate | Seats | London–Nice | Manchester–Ibiza |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TurbopropPilatus PC-12 / King Air 350 | £4,350 / hr | 8 | £9,5002 hr 10 min | £14,0003 hr 15 min |
| Light or super-light jetPhenom 300, Citation CJ3+ / Learjet 75 | £7,250–£8,250 / hr | 7–8 | £12,000–£13,0001 hr 40 min | £17,500–£19,0002 hr 25 min |
| Midsize jetCitation XLS+ / Learjet 60 | £9,300 / hr | 8 | £14,5001 hr 35 min | £21,5002 hr 20 min |
| Citation X (super-midsize)Cessna Citation X (CE-750) | £11,500 / hr | 9 | £16,5001 hr 25 min | £24,5002 hr 05 min |
| Heavy or long-range jetChallenger 605, Falcon 900 / Global 6000, G650 | £15,000–£23,850 / hr | 12–14 | £23,500–£34,5001 hr 35 min | £34,000–£50,5002 hr 15 min |
Times use each category's planning cruise speed plus its climb and descent allowance; prices use each category's representative hourly rate. A category is shown as beyond range where a fuel stop would normally be needed.
How the calculator works
It measures the great-circle distance between the two airports, converts it to airborne time at each aircraft category's planning speed with an allowance for climb and descent, and multiplies by that category's indicative hourly rate. A return doubles the flying. Every figure is for the whole aircraft.
That is the honest part of a charter price you can calculate without knowing where an aircraft is on the day. The rest of the quotation depends on things a calculator cannot see, which is why the result is labelled as an indicative estimate and not as a quote. How private jet prices work sets out the method in full.
The likely extras, explained
Repositioning. If the aircraft is not already at your departure airport, flying it there and back home is chargeable. On a one-way trip, or a long stay at a busy airport where the aircraft cannot park, this is often the largest extra.
Landing, handling and parking. Charged by each airport and handling agent, and very different between airports serving the same city.
Catering. Ordered to your taste and charged at cost.
De-icing. Needed on cold mornings in winter and charged per application by the handling agent.
Crew overnight costs. On a trip where the aircraft waits for you, the crew's hotel and allowances are added.
Taxes. Passenger duties and taxes apply on some departures and are passed through as charged.
The estimate covers
- The aircraft and two pilots
- Fuel for the sectors flown
- Standard aircraft insurance
- Routine flight planning
Confirmed in the final quotation
- Positioning the aircraft to your departure airport and home again
- Landing, handling and parking charges
- Passenger taxes and duties where applicable
- Catering and ground transport
- De-icing in winter
- Crew overnight costs on multi-day trips
- Permits
Your enquiry is handled directly by a commercial pilot. Flights are sourced from certificated operators, whose identity is provided with the quotation.
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Common questions
Calculator
questions
How accurate is the private jet cost calculator?
It gives an estimated one-way charter price for the route: great-circle distance, an allowance for climb and descent, and each aircraft category's representative hourly rate from the same central data used everywhere on this site. It is a planning figure, not a quotation. The final price also depends on positioning, airports, dates, passengers and baggage.
Is the calculator result a quotation I can book?
No. It is an indicative estimate you can use to compare routes and aircraft. A bookable price is the operator's quotation for a named aircraft, which a pilot sources for you once you send the details.
Why does a return cost roughly double a one-way?
Because the calculator shows the estimated price for both sectors. In practice a one-way often carries positioning costs to get the aircraft home, so a one-way quotation can be closer to a return than the estimate suggests.
What does the final quotation confirm?
The aircraft, seating and baggage allowance, plus positioning, landing, handling and parking charges, passenger taxes where applicable, catering, de-icing in winter, crew overnight costs on multi-day trips and permits. These vary by airport, season and trip length.
Is the price per seat?
No. Every figure is for the whole aircraft. The per-passenger figure is simply the total divided by the number of passengers.
Which aircraft does the calculator use?
The headline figure uses the Citation X / super-midsize rate, the reference aircraft for this site. The results then list each suitable aircraft category for your route and passengers with its own time and estimated price, best match first.
Book direct with a pilot
Turn the estimate
into a quote
Tell me the dates, the passengers and the baggage. Your enquiry is handled directly by a commercial pilot. Flights are sourced from certificated operators, whose identity is provided with the quotation.