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Sentient Jet from Chicago to Aspen

About $24,400 one way on a midsize jet (SJ25+), estimated from Sentient Jet's published $9,434 an hour, plus the 7.5% tax it says is added, for about 2h 25m of flying.

An estimate from Sentient Jet's rate as published on its own website, checked October 2, 2026. Not a quote or an offer from Sentient Jet: see how it's built.

Estimate
$24,400
one way, midsize
Flight time
2h 25m
nonstop
Distance
1,018 mi
884 nm
Published rate
$9,434
an hour, plus tax

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CRAFT Fleet Jet Card

Our program

A Challenger 300 or 350, guaranteed, flown by CRAFT crews. Card rate $12,950/hr on the 25-hour card, fuel and FET included.

CRAFT card estimate, Chicago to Aspen, one way

$30,400

About 2h 20m billed on a Challenger 350 at $12,950/hr, fuel and FET included. Also an estimate; the quote is firm.

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  • No ferry or repositioning fees anywhere in the lower 48
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Card terms behind this figure

25-hour Fleet Jet Card, Planner (5-day) rate: $12,950 per hour ($323,750 prepaid). Includes fuel within the published index band and 7.5% federal excise tax on domestic legs. Not included: federal segment tax ($5.30/passenger/segment); international taxes and handling; repositioning to and from the Caribbean, Mexico and Canada at $4,000/hr. Priority/Express callout, peak-day, under-48-hour, international and Pacific surcharges apply. 2-hour daily minimum, with no per-leg minimum.

Sentient Jet · Chicago to Aspen

Sentient Jet's estimate by jet size

Each row is Sentient Jet's published hourly rate for that size × our flight-time estimate for Chicago to Aspen, with the 7.5% federal excise tax added where its terms say tax is extra. Before minimums, fees and surcharges.

Estimated cost of Sentient Jet from Chicago to Aspen by jet size, from its published hourly rates
Jet sizeProgramPublished rateIn the rateFlight timeOne wayRound trip
LightSJ25$7,324/hrTax added on topFuel added on top2h 35m$20,200$40,400
MidsizeSJ25+$9,434/hrTax added on topFuel added on top2h 25m$24,400$48,800
Super-midsizeSJ25+$11,529/hrTax added on topFuel added on top2h 20m$29,200$58,400
LargeSJ25+$13,640/hrTax added on topFuel added on top2h 15m$33,200$66,400
  • Light

    $20,200

    SJ25

    $7,324/hrTax added on topFuel added on top2h 35mRound trip $40,400

  • Midsize

    $24,400

    SJ25+

    $9,434/hrTax added on topFuel added on top2h 25mRound trip $48,800

  • Super-midsize

    $29,200

    SJ25+

    $11,529/hrTax added on topFuel added on top2h 20mRound trip $58,400

  • Large

    $33,200

    SJ25+

    $13,640/hrTax added on topFuel added on top2h 15mRound trip $66,400

Rates at the entry purchase level as published, checked October 2, 2026; bigger purchases can lower them. Sentient Jet's terms: A fuel surcharge and the 7.5% tax are added to the published rate; the surcharge amount isn't posted. Hours never expire, and qualifying round trips get up to 15% off. Midsize and larger cards include guaranteed Wi-Fi.

Same route, every published rate

Midsize jet from Chicago to Aspen, by program

Among 15 published midsize jet figures on this route, Sentient Jet's SJ25+ estimate is the 12th lowest, 4% above the route's median of $23,400. The spread runs from $18,800 to $28,600. CRAFT's Fleet Jet Card flies a super-midsize Challenger 350; on this route it comes to about $30,400 one way (fuel and FET included).

  1. 1Silverhawk AviationJet Card · Citation Excel, XLS · round trip $4,925$18,800as published
  2. 2Concord Private JetJet Card · e.g. Hawker 800XP$20,300incl. 7.5% tax
  3. 3JettlyCategory rate$20,300as published
  4. 4Amalfi JetsAmalfi One$22,900as published
  5. 5Northern Jet ManagementPrivate Advantage · Lear 45XR/75, Citation XLS+$22,900incl. 7.5% tax
  6. 6Fly AllianceMembership Jet Card · Hawker 800XP, Lear 60, XLS$23,000incl. 7.5% tax
  7. 7Vault AviationMAX Jet Card · 7 seats$23,100as published
  8. 8JetviaElite Jet Card · Learjet 60, plus $8,500 a day$23,400incl. 7.5% tax
  9. 9Fly AllianceThe Reserve (with Thrive) · Citation XLS+$23,900as published
  10. 10Outlier JetsJet Card$23,900as published
  11. 11Surf Air MobilityJet Card$24,200incl. 7.5% tax
  12. 12Sentient JetThis pageSJ25+$24,400incl. 7.5% tax
  13. 13Stratos JetsSOAR HIGHER · e.g. Hawker 800XP, G150$24,700as published
  14. 14Solairus AviationAltitude$25,300as published
  15. 15Fly AllianceThe Reserve (with Thrive) · Citation Latitude$28,600as published

One-way estimates, lowest first: each company's published rate for a midsize jet × about 2h 25m, tax added only where the company says it's extra, before minimums and fees. CRAFT publishes this page and sells the Fleet Jet Card; it sits where its estimate falls. Sources for every rate are on the jet card rate board.

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Chicago to Aspen, priced on a real aircraft.

Sentient Jet's figure is an estimate from its published rate. Tell us the date and how many are flying, and CRAFT's desk prices the trip on a Challenger 300 or 350 against crew duty and the fees at both airports, then sends one firm number.

  • A Part 135 operator flying its own Challenger 300s and 350s
  • One firm price for the trip, not a range
  • Fleet Jet Card members fly at the card rate, fuel and FET included

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2h 21m flying2 paxChallenger 350

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Sentient Jet, Chicago to Aspen: questions

How much does Sentient Jet cost from Chicago to Aspen?

About $24,400 one way, or $48,800 round trip, on a midsize jet (SJ25+), estimated as about 2h 25m of flying × Sentient Jet's published $9,434 an hour, plus the 7.5% tax it says is added. Light jet: about $20,200. Super-midsize jet: about $29,200. Large jet: about $33,200. These are estimates, not quotes from Sentient Jet.

How does Sentient Jet compare with other jet cards from Chicago to Aspen?

Among 15 published midsize jet figures on this route, Sentient Jet's SJ25+ estimate is the 12th lowest, 4% above the route's median of $23,400. The spread runs from $18,800 to $28,600. CRAFT's Fleet Jet Card flies a super-midsize Challenger 350; on this route it comes to about $30,400 one way (fuel and FET included). Estimates use each company's own published rate as of the date shown, before minimums, fees and surcharges.

Does the Sentient Jet estimate include tax and fuel?

Per Sentient Jet's published terms, tax is added on top of the rate, and a fuel surcharge is added on top. We add the 7.5% federal excise tax only where the company says it's extra, and nothing for fuel. Airport fees, the segment tax, peak days and repositioning can add to any of these figures.

How long is a private flight from Chicago to Aspen?

About 2h 25m on a midsize jet, nonstop, for 1,018 miles great-circle, by our speed and range assumptions. Winds and routing move the real time.