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Northern Jet Management from Denver to Chicago
About $17,300 one way on a light jet (Private Advantage · Citation CJ3/CJ4), estimated from Northern Jet Management's published $6,950 an hour, plus the 7.5% tax it says is added, for about 2h 20m of flying.
An estimate from Northern Jet Management's rate as published on its own website, checked October 2, 2026. Not a quote or an offer from Northern Jet Management: see how it's built.
- Estimate
- $17,300
- one way, light
- Flight time
- 2h 20m
- nonstop
- Distance
- 907 mi
- 788 nm
- Published rate
- $6,950
- an hour, plus tax
A CRAFT flight coordinator usually replies within 30 minutes, 7am–10pm ET.
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.
CRAFT card estimate, Denver to Chicago, one way
$27,600
About 2h 10m billed on a Challenger 350 at $12,950/hr, fuel and FET included. Also an estimate; the quote is firm.
- 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.
Northern Jet Management · Denver to Chicago
Northern Jet Management's estimate by jet size
Each row is Northern Jet Management's published hourly rate for that size × our flight-time estimate for Denver to Chicago, with the 7.5% federal excise tax added where its terms say tax is extra. Before minimums, fees and surcharges.
| Jet size | Program | Published rate | In the rate | Flight time | One way | Round trip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light | Private Advantage · Citation CJ3/CJ4 | $6,950/hr | Tax added on topFuel not stated | 2h 20m | $17,300 | $34,700 |
| Light jet | Preview Card · Citation CJ3/CJ4 | $7,560/hr | Tax added on topFuel not stated | 2h 20m | $18,900 | $37,700 |
| Midsize | Private Advantage · Lear 45XR/75, Citation XLS+ | $8,865/hr | Tax added on topFuel not stated | 2h 10m | $20,700 | $41,500 |
| Super-midsize | Private Advantage · Citation X, Challenger 300/350 | $10,750/hr | Tax added on topFuel not stated | 2h 10m | $24,700 | $49,300 |
| Large | Private Advantage · Heavy, Challenger 604/605/650 | $12,500/hr | Tax added on topFuel not stated | 2h 05m | $27,600 | $55,100 |
Light
$17,300
Private Advantage · Citation CJ3/CJ4
$6,950/hrTax added on topFuel not stated2h 20mRound trip $34,700
Light
$18,900
Preview Card · Citation CJ3/CJ4
$7,560/hrTax added on topFuel not stated2h 20mRound trip $37,700
Midsize
$20,700
Private Advantage · Lear 45XR/75, Citation XLS+
$8,865/hrTax added on topFuel not stated2h 10mRound trip $41,500
Super-midsize
$24,700
Private Advantage · Citation X, Challenger 300/350
$10,750/hrTax added on topFuel not stated2h 10mRound trip $49,300
Large
$27,600
Private Advantage · Heavy, Challenger 604/605/650
$12,500/hrTax added on topFuel not stated2h 05mRound trip $55,100
Rates at the entry purchase level as published, checked October 2, 2026; bigger purchases can lower them. Northern Jet Management's terms: Federal excise tax is added. Cards come in 25, 50 and 100 hours, plus a 10-hour preview card on light jets, with no blackout dates and fleet-wide access. Empty legs are $5,450 an hour on light through super-midsize jets.
Same route, every published rate
Light jet from Denver to Chicago, by program
Among 17 published light jet figures on this route, Northern Jet Management's Private Advantage estimate is the 4th lowest, 9% below the route's median of $19,100. The spread runs from $13,900 to $24,200. CRAFT's Fleet Jet Card flies a super-midsize Challenger 350; on this route it comes to about $27,600 one way (fuel and FET included).
- 1Silverhawk AviationJet Card · Citation Ultra, Encore · round trip $3,375$13,900as published
- 2JettlyCategory rate$15,400as published
- 3Concord Private JetJet Card · e.g. CJ4$17,300incl. 7.5% tax
- 4Northern Jet ManagementThis pagePrivate Advantage · Citation CJ3/CJ4$17,300incl. 7.5% tax
- 5Amalfi JetsAmalfi One$17,400as published
- 6Vault AviationMAX Jet Card · 6 seats$17,600as published
- 7Sentient JetSJ25$18,300incl. 7.5% tax
- 8Northern Jet ManagementThis pagePreview Card · Citation CJ3/CJ4$18,900incl. 7.5% tax
- 9Fly AllianceMembership Jet Card · Hawker 400XP, CJ3$19,100incl. 7.5% tax
- 10Outlier JetsJet Card$19,200as published
- 11Wheels UpSignature Dynamic · Phenom 300$21,100as published
- 12Wheels UpSignature Fixed · Phenom 300$21,600as published
- 13Surf Air MobilityJet Card$21,700incl. 7.5% tax
- 14Solairus AviationAltitude$22,100as published
- 15Surf Air MobilityJet Card Premium · Phenom 300, PC-24$22,300incl. 7.5% tax
- 16Stratos JetsSOAR HIGHER · e.g. CJ3, Lear 40$22,500as published
- 17Stratos JetsSOAR HIGHER · Super light, e.g. Phenom 300, XLS$24,200as published
One-way estimates, lowest first: each company's published rate for a light jet × about 2h 20m, 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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Denver to Chicago, priced on a real aircraft.
Northern Jet Management'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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Northern Jet Management, Denver to Chicago: questions
How much does Northern Jet Management cost from Denver to Chicago?
About $17,300 one way, or $34,700 round trip, on a light jet (Private Advantage · Citation CJ3/CJ4), estimated as about 2h 20m of flying × Northern Jet Management's published $6,950 an hour, plus the 7.5% tax it says is added. Midsize jet: about $20,700. Super-midsize jet: about $24,700. Large jet: about $27,600. These are estimates, not quotes from Northern Jet Management.
How does Northern Jet Management compare with other jet cards from Denver to Chicago?
Among 17 published light jet figures on this route, Northern Jet Management's Private Advantage estimate is the 4th lowest, 9% below the route's median of $19,100. The spread runs from $13,900 to $24,200. CRAFT's Fleet Jet Card flies a super-midsize Challenger 350; on this route it comes to about $27,600 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 Northern Jet Management estimate include tax and fuel?
Per Northern Jet Management's published terms, tax is added on top of the rate, and it doesn't say whether fuel is included. 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 Denver to Chicago?
About 2h 20m on a light jet, nonstop, for 907 miles great-circle, by our speed and range assumptions. Winds and routing move the real time.