Jet card comparison · Published rates
Jetvia vs Wheels Up
They publish rates for different jet sizes, so the route figures below compare different cabins.
Rates as each company publishes them on its own website, checked October 2, 2026. Route figures are estimates (flight time × rate), not quotes.
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CRAFT Fleet Jet Card
Our programA Challenger 300 or 350, guaranteed, flown by CRAFT crews. Card rate $12,950/hr on the 25-hour card, fuel and FET included.
Weighing Jetvia and Wheels Up? CRAFT's card flies its own Challenger 300s and 350s at one published rate, fuel and FET included.
- Starlink Wi-Fi on every aircraft
- No ferry or repositioning fees anywhere in the lower 48
- No membership or annual fees
- A rate locked for 12 months (24 months at 50 hours and up)
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.
Rate against rate
Published rates by jet size
Each company's entry rate in each size, as published. Badges show what its page says the rate includes; a dash means it doesn't publish that size.
| Jet size | Jetvia | Wheels Up |
|---|---|---|
| Lighte.g. Phenom 300 | — | $9,295/hrSignature Fixed · Phenom 300Tax not statedFuel not stated |
| Midsizee.g. Citation XLS | $5,500/hr + $8,500/dayElite Jet Card · Learjet 60, plus $8,500 a dayTax added on topFuel included | — |
| Super-midsizee.g. Challenger 350 | — | $13,495/hrSignature Fixed · Challenger 300Tax not statedFuel not stated |
Estimated, one way
Ten popular routes, both programs
Flight time × each company's published rate, in the size the route usually calls for where both publish it (or the nearest shared size), tax added only where a company says it's extra.
| Route | Jetvia | Wheels Up |
|---|---|---|
| New York to MiamiDifferent sizes | $24,300Midsize · Elite Jet Card, incl. tax | $26,500Super-midsize · Signature Dynamic (avg) |
| New York to Palm BeachDifferent sizes | $23,600Midsize · Elite Jet Card, incl. tax | $25,400Super-midsize · Signature Dynamic (avg) |
| New York to Los AngelesDifferent sizes | $42,700Midsize · Elite Jet Card, incl. tax | $55,500Super-midsize · Signature Dynamic (avg) |
| Los Angeles to MiamiDifferent sizes | $41,300Midsize · Elite Jet Card, incl. tax | $53,200Super-midsize · Signature Dynamic (avg) |
| Los Angeles to Las VegasDifferent sizes · short hop, minimums apply | $13,700Midsize · Elite Jet Card, incl. tax | $7,400Light · Signature Dynamic (avg) |
| New York to AspenDifferent sizes | $32,100Midsize · Elite Jet Card, incl. tax | $40,100Super-midsize · Signature Dynamic (avg) |
| New York to BostonDifferent sizes · short hop, minimums apply | $13,100Midsize · Elite Jet Card, incl. tax | $6,400Light · Signature Dynamic (avg) |
| Miami to NassauDifferent sizes · short hop, minimums apply | $13,200Midsize · Elite Jet Card, incl. tax | $6,500Light · Signature Dynamic (avg) |
| Dallas to Los CabosDifferent sizes | $23,500Midsize · Elite Jet Card, incl. tax | $25,200Super-midsize · Signature Dynamic (avg) |
| Palm Beach to the HamptonsDifferent sizes | $24,200Midsize · Elite Jet Card, incl. tax | $26,300Super-midsize · Signature Dynamic (avg) |
Estimates before minimums, peak days, fees and surcharges. Sources for both companies' rates are on the jet card rate board.
As published
Terms side by side
From each company's own published terms only. Ask each for the contract before you buy.
Jetvia
- Type
- Managed fleet
- Buy-in
- $100,000 card
- Tax
- Added on top
- Fuel
- Included
- Rate held
- 12 months
Priced at $5,500 an hour plus $8,500 for each day you fly, so the effective rate falls on longer days: its own examples run from $9,750 an hour at 2 hours a day to $6,917 at 6. Tax added; no fuel surcharge unless fuel averages over $6.60 a gallon. Continental U.S., Cabo and the Bahamas.
Wheels Up
- Type
- Owned fleet and broker
- Buy-in
- $200,000 fund
- Tax
- Not stated
- Fuel
- Not stated
- Rate held
- Fixed
Signature Membership: a fund from $200,000, and bigger funds get lower rates. The fixed plan holds one rate for every trip; the dynamic plan prices each trip, and its figures here are Wheels Up's three-month averages after the fund discount, not a promise. Special fixed rates of $7,500 (Phenom 300, Northeast to Florida) and $10,000 (Challenger 300, transcon) apply to certain flights. Rates are behind the View Hourly Rates button on wheelsup.com.
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Jetvia vs Wheels Up: questions
Which costs less, Jetvia or Wheels Up?
It depends on the jet size and the route. They publish rates for different jet sizes, so the route figures below compare different cabins. Every figure is an estimate from each company's own published rate (checked October 2, 2026), before minimums, fees and surcharges, not a quote from either.
What do Jetvia and Wheels Up include in the rate?
Jetvia: tax added on top, fuel included. Wheels Up: tax not stated, fuel not stated.