Common questions when booking a Private Jet — Private Jet Charter

Common questions when booking a Private Jet

What is a Empty Leg Flight? In the Aviation world you may have come across the term Dead Head or Dead Leg amongst other terminology. A 'Dead Head' flight is where a client has booked a one way trip except the aircraft is empty going back to its originally airport. The reason people are always interested in the cost of Dead Head (Dead Leg) flights is because they are run at a much cheaper rate than a regular flight (mainly because most of the cost has been covered by the original client). For an up to date list of Dead Head (Dead Leg, Empty Leg) flights available for charter go to our Empty Leg Page I need to take a lot of Passengers, what is the best size aircraft for a large amount of people? Private Jet Charter® can lease private aircraft with capacities from 1 to 100+ passengers. If you were to charter a super mid sized jet such as a Gulfstream 200, you could take up to 10 passengers at a range of 3120 miles.The cost to charter a Gulfstream 200 from Los Angeles to Teterboro, New Jersey would be an estimated cost of $34,979.00 USD (variable dependant) "How many passengers could a large, long range Jet hold?" If you were to rent a Falcon 900 or lease a Gulfstream G450 you would be able to take up to 14/15 passengers over a range of around 5000 miles.The cost to charter a Gulfstream G450 from Washington D.C. (IAD) Airport to Aspen-Pitkin Airport would be an estimated cost of $38,838.00 USD (variable dependant)  "I have a wedding and need an aircraft to take more than 40 people, what type of jet do I need?" For such a large amount of passengers you would need to charter a VIP Airliner / Commercial size aircraft. If you were to charter a Boeing Business Jet (BBJ Aircraft) you could take between 16 to 50 passengers in a luxury private aircraft. The Boeing Business Jet can travel around 6000 nautical miles which is essentially half way around the world in flying distance. The benefit of chartering a BBJ is that it can be equipped with boardroom, cinema, dining area, bar, bedroom and bathroom facilities.The cost to charter a Boeing Business Jet from Palm Beach Florida Airport to Las Vegas Airport would be an estimated cost of $60,570.00 USD (variable dependant)  "I need to charter an aircraft that can take 100 passengers for my wedding, what aircraft would I need?" Private Jet Charter® can offer you a Boeing 767 VIP Airliner. The Boeing 767 VIP can take 102 passengers all in First Class VIP seating arrangements. A Boeing 767 VIP can travel a range of 3640 miles, which could comfortably fly from New York to Los Angeles. The cost to charter a Boeing Business Jet from Opa-Locka Miami to Los Angeles for 100 people would be an estimated cost of $65,620.00 USD (variable dependant)