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Private jet charter cost · Rental rates

How much does a private jet cost?

To charter (rent) one: about $7.5k–$9.5k an hour for a light jet, $9.5k–$10.5k for a midsize jet, $12k–$13k for a super-midsize jet, and $14.5k–$16.5k for a large jet. New York to Miami is about $24.5k–$27k one way.

Rates checked October 2, 2026 · By Israel Slodowitz, Founder & CEO, CRAFT

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Fuel, crew and the 7.5% federal excise tax are in those estimates; repositioning, airport fees and peak days come on top.

Pick where you're flying from and to for every jet size, every jet card that publishes its rate and our own Fleet Jet Card: 214 cities, 45,340 routes, 16 companies' published rates, checked October 2, 2026. Then get the real number from the operator.

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Private jet charter cost by jet size

The hourly rate is the middle half of what 16 companies publish for each size, on one basis (the 7.5% FET added where a company says tax is extra or doesn't say, and an estimated fuel surcharge where one applies but isn't published). A charter quote starts from the same hourly economics, then adds repositioning, airport fees and taxes for your dates.

Private jet charter cost per hour and for a 2-hour flight, seats and nonstop range by jet size
Jet sizePer hour, est.2-hour flightSeatsNonstop range
Light jete.g. Phenom 300$7.5k–$9.5k/hr$15k–$19k61,960 mi
Midsize jete.g. Citation XLS$9.5k–$10.5k/hr$19k–$21k72,300 mi
Super-midsize jete.g. Challenger 350$12k–$13k/hr$24k–$26k83,450 mi
Large jete.g. Challenger 605$14.5k–$16.5k/hr$29k–$33k104,600 mi

Estimates, not quotes: before minimums, peak days, airport fees and repositioning. CRAFT flies super-midsize Challengers: the Fleet Jet Card is $12,950 an hour on 25 hours, fuel and FET included, and charter is quoted per trip. By flight time, 1 to 5 hours: private jet cost per hour. Any two cities: the charter cost calculator.

Live fuel price

Jet A is $4.40 a gallon wholesale (Sep 29, 2026, EIA) and about $7.66 at an FBO by our estimate. Fuel is the part of an hourly rate that moves with the market:

Light
$1,432/hr
187 gal an hour
Midsize
$1,923/hr
251 gal an hour
Super-midsize
$2,229/hr
291 gal an hour
Large
$2,520/hr
329 gal an hour

Fuel at the FBO price times the median burn of the models we cover in each size. Published hourly rates either include fuel or add a surcharge for it. Jet fuel price today

What moves the price

  • Where the aircraft is. Flying empty to reach you, or home afterwards, is billed too.
  • Minimums. Short hops bill a minimum per leg or per day.
  • Dates. Peak days and short notice cost more.
  • Airports and borders. Landing, handling and international fees.

Every factor in a charter price

One way, round trip, empty leg or jet card

The same trip prices differently depending on how you buy it. New York to Miami in a midsize jet, as an example, from the same published rates as the rest of this page.

Private jet cost by way of buying: one-way charter, round trip, empty leg and jet card, New York to Miami
How you buyNew York to Miami, est.The trade-off
One-way charter$24.5k–$27k one wayYou set the schedule. The quote can add the aircraft's flight to reach you or to get home.
Round trip, different days$48.5k–$54k round tripAbout twice the one way. If the aircraft waits with you, crew expenses and parking replace an empty flight.
Empty legNo published priceUsually below a one-way charter, but it runs on another customer's schedule and can move or be cancelled.
Jet card$12,950/hr on CRAFT's 25-hour cardA fixed hourly rate bought ahead (ours is fuel and FET included). Compare cards within one jet size.

How empty legs work, and the catch: empty leg flights explained. Every program's card rate: jet cards compared.

Private jet charter cost on popular routes

One-way estimates on the jet size each trip usually calls for. Open a route for every option, the airports and the fine print.

Private jet destinations

What it costs to fly in from every city we price, which jets make it nonstop, and the airports. Searched as a region? Start there.

The question everyone asks first: how much is a 2-hour private jet flight? About $19k–$21k in a midsize jet. Private jet cost per hour.

Private jet charter by city

Pick a city for every route out of it and into it, with flight time, nonstop range and estimated cost by jet size.

Northeast

Mid-Atlantic

Southeast

Florida

Midwest

Texas and Oklahoma

Mountain West

Southwest

West Coast

Hawaii and Alaska

Bahamas, Caribbean and Bermuda

Mexico

Central America

Canada

Private jet cost by jet card provider

Each company that publishes an hourly rate, applied to the routes people fly most; and the programs that don't publish one, with what they do. All jet card providers

How the estimates work

  1. 1Distance and flight timeThe great circle between each city's main private-jet airport, divided by a typical block speed for each jet size, plus 0.3 hours a leg for taxi, climb and descent. Beyond a size's practical range, add a fuel stop.
  2. 2Published ratesHourly rates as each company publishes them on its own website, checked October 2, 2026, with the 7.5% federal excise tax added only where it says tax is extra. No licensed or third-party pricing data. The range for a jet size is the middle half of what those rates come to.
  3. 3Our own card, on its own termsCRAFT's Fleet Jet Card is costed with its published terms: the 25-hour rate, fuel and FET included, and the 2-hour daily minimum. It sits where its estimate falls.
  4. 4Then a real priceEstimates leave out minimums, peak days, airport fees and repositioning. The quote form on every route gets you a firm number for your trip.

Every published rate, by company and cabin: the jet card rate board.

Our speed and range assumptions
Jet sizeBlock speedPractical range
Turboprope.g. Pilatus PC-12270 kt1,200 nm
Very light jete.g. Citation M2340 kt1,000 nm
Light jete.g. Phenom 300390 kt1,700 nm
Midsize jete.g. Citation XLS420 kt2,000 nm
Super-midsize jete.g. Challenger 350430 kt3,000 nm
Large jete.g. Challenger 605450 kt4,000 nm
Ultra-long-range jete.g. Global 6000470 kt6,500 nm

Editorial assumptions, set conservatively; not manufacturer figures. Payload, winds, runway length and temperature can all change the real flight time and whether a stop is needed.

Private jet charter cost: questions

How much does a private jet cost?

To charter (rent) one, about $7,500 to $9,500 an hour for a light jet, $9,500 to $10,500 an hour for a midsize jet, $12,000 to $13,000 an hour for a super-midsize jet, $14,500 to $16,500 an hour for a large jet, by the middle half of published rates with fuel and the 7.5% federal excise tax on one basis. The aircraft and crew are in the hourly rate; repositioning, airport fees and peak days come on top. For example, New York to Miami is about 2h 35m and $24,500 to $27,000 one way in a midsize jet. Buying a jet is a different number: see private jet prices, model by model.

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How much does it cost to rent or charter a private jet?

About $7,500 to $9,500 an hour for a light jet, $9,500 to $10,500 an hour for a midsize jet, $12,000 to $13,000 an hour for a super-midsize jet, $14,500 to $16,500 an hour for a large jet, by the middle half of published rates. A trip is roughly that times the flight time: New York to Miami is about 2h 35m and $24,500 to $27,000 one way in a midsize jet. Renting a private jet and chartering one are the same thing: the whole aircraft and crew for your trip. A quote from the operator replaces the estimate with a firm number for your dates.

How much is a 2-hour flight on a private jet?

About $15,000 to $19,000 in a light jet, $19,000 to $21,000 in a midsize jet, $24,000 to $26,000 in a super-midsize jet, $29,000 to $33,000 in a large jet: two hours times the published hourly rates, before minimums and fees.

Private jet cost per hour →

How much does it cost to rent a private jet for a day?

Charter is billed by flight time, not by the day. A day trip is the hours flown, out and back, times the hourly rate, with minimums on short hops (published programs bill 48 to 120 minutes a leg; CRAFT's card bills at least 2 hours a day). If the aircraft and crew wait with you overnight, the quote adds crew expenses and parking instead of a second empty flight.

How much is a private jet per person?

Divide the trip by the seats you fill: the price is for the aircraft, not the seat. A 2-hour midsize jet flight at about $19,000 to $21,000 comes to roughly $2,710 to $3,000 a person with all 7 seats taken. Seat-by-seat programs exist on fixed routes, on their own schedules.

What is the lowest-cost way to fly private?

Fly the smallest jet that makes the trip nonstop, avoid peak days, fill the seats, and compare one-way pricing with a round trip. Empty legs (an aircraft repositioning without passengers) can price well below a normal charter, but they run on someone else's schedule. If you fly 25 hours or more a year, a jet card fixes the hourly rate ahead of time.

Empty legs explained →

Are taxes and fuel included in a private jet charter price?

It varies. Domestic charter carries the 7.5% federal excise tax plus per-passenger segment fees; some companies include fuel in their hourly rate and others add a surcharge that moves with the price of Jet A. Our estimates put every company on one basis (tax added where it is extra, fuel estimated where it is not published). CRAFT's Fleet Jet Card rates are fuel and FET included: $12,950 an hour on 25 hours.

How much does a private jet cost to buy?

That is a different number from what it costs to fly one: about $3.5 million (Cirrus Vision Jet) to $85 million (Global 8000) new, and from under $1 million used. New and used prices for 90 models, what each costs a year to own, and where owning beats chartering are on how much is a private jet; this page covers chartering.

How much is a private jet: prices for 90 models →

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