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Surf Air Mobility from Denver to Chicago
About $21,700 one way on a light jet (Jet Card), estimated from Surf Air Mobility's published $8,700 an hour, plus the 7.5% tax it says is added, for about 2h 20m of flying.
An estimate from Surf Air Mobility's rate as published on its own website, checked October 2, 2026. Not a quote or an offer from Surf Air Mobility: see how it's built.
- Estimate
- $21,700
- one way, light
- Flight time
- 2h 20m
- nonstop
- Distance
- 907 mi
- 788 nm
- Published rate
- $8,700
- an hour, plus tax
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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.
Super-midsize: CRAFT card estimate, Denver to Chicago, one way
$27,600
Same class: Surf Air Mobility's super-midsize estimate on this route is about $27,200 (incl. 7.5% FET). CRAFT: about 2h 10m billed on a Challenger 350 at $12,950/hr, fuel and FET included. Also an estimate; the quote is firm.
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- 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.
Surf Air Mobility · Denver to Chicago
Surf Air Mobility's estimate by jet size
Each row is Surf Air Mobility'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 or don't say. Before minimums, fees and surcharges.
| Jet size | Program | Published rate | In the rate | Flight time | One way | Round trip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turboprop | Jet Card | $6,200/hr | Tax added on topFuel included | 3h 15m | $21,500 | $42,900 |
| Turboprop | Regional Jet Card · King Air, PC-12, Avanti | $6,200/hr | Tax added on topFuel included | 3h 15m | $21,500 | $42,900 |
| Very light | Jet Card | $7,250/hr | Tax added on topFuel included | 2h 35m | $20,400 | $40,800 |
| Light | Jet Card | $8,700/hr | Tax added on topFuel included | 2h 20m | $21,700 | $43,400 |
| Light jet | Jet Card Premium · Phenom 300, PC-24 | $8,950/hr | Tax added on topFuel included | 2h 20m | $22,300 | $44,700 |
| Midsize | Jet Card | $9,350/hr | Tax added on topFuel included | 2h 10m | $21,900 | $43,800 |
| Super-midsize | Jet Card | $11,875/hr | Tax added on topFuel included | 2h 10m | $27,200 | $54,500 |
| Super-midsize jet | Jet Card Premium · Challenger 300/350, Praetor | $12,450/hr | Tax added on topFuel included | 2h 10m | $28,600 | $57,100 |
| Large | Jet Card · Heavy | $15,400/hr | Tax added on topFuel included | 2h 05m | $34,000 | $67,900 |
| Ultra-long-range | Jet Card | $17,300/hr | Tax added on topFuel included | 2h 00m | $36,800 | $73,600 |
Turboprop
$21,500
Jet Card
$6,200/hrTax added on topFuel included3h 15mRound trip $42,900
Turboprop
$21,500
Regional Jet Card · King Air, PC-12, Avanti
$6,200/hrTax added on topFuel included3h 15mRound trip $42,900
Very light
$20,400
Jet Card
$7,250/hrTax added on topFuel included2h 35mRound trip $40,800
Light
$21,700
Jet Card
$8,700/hrTax added on topFuel included2h 20mRound trip $43,400
Light
$22,300
Jet Card Premium · Phenom 300, PC-24
$8,950/hrTax added on topFuel included2h 20mRound trip $44,700
Midsize
$21,900
Jet Card
$9,350/hrTax added on topFuel included2h 10mRound trip $43,800
Super-midsize
$27,200
Jet Card
$11,875/hrTax added on topFuel included2h 10mRound trip $54,500
Super-midsize
$28,600
Jet Card Premium · Challenger 300/350, Praetor
$12,450/hrTax added on topFuel included2h 10mRound trip $57,100
Large
$34,000
Jet Card · Heavy
$15,400/hrTax added on topFuel included2h 05mRound trip $67,900
Ultra-long-range
$36,800
Jet Card
$17,300/hrTax added on topFuel included2h 00mRound trip $73,600
Rates at the entry purchase level as published, checked October 2, 2026; bigger purchases can lower them. Surf Air Mobility's terms: Surf On Demand cards: tax added, fuel included. No peak or blackout dates and no repositioning fees. 25 hours brings 48 hours' notice and a 12-month rate lock; 50 hours brings 24 hours' notice and a 24-month lock. Leg minimums run 1 hour on turboprops to 2 hours on heavy and ultra-long-range jets. A 25-hour card includes two additional aircraft categories and a 50-hour card all of them, so check which cabins your card can book. The Regional card (10 or 15 hours, East and West Coast) covers King Air, PC-12, Avanti and, as available, the Vision Jet, with up to 15% off same-day round trips.
Same route, every published rate
Light jet from Denver to Chicago, by program
Among 17 published light jet figures on this route, Surf Air Mobility's Jet Card estimate is the 11th lowest, 14% above the route's median of $19,100. The spread runs from $15,000 to $26,000. CRAFT's Fleet Jet Card is super-midsize only, so it isn't in this light jet comparison; its estimate is with the super-midsize figures on the route page.
- 1Silverhawk AviationJet Card · Citation Ultra, Encore · round trip $3,375$15,000FET added; tax not stated
- 2JettlyCategory rate$16,500FET added; tax not stated
- 3Concord Private JetJet Card · e.g. CJ4$17,300incl. 7.5% FET
- 4Northern Jet ManagementPrivate Advantage · Citation CJ3/CJ4$17,300incl. 7.5% FET
- 5Vault AviationMAX Jet Card · 6 seats$17,600as published
- 6Amalfi JetsAmalfi One$18,700FET added; tax not stated
- 7Northern Jet ManagementPreview Card · Citation CJ3/CJ4$18,900incl. 7.5% FET
- 8Sentient JetSJ25$19,000incl. 7.5% FET · fuel est. $300/hr
- 9Fly AllianceMembership Jet Card · Hawker 400XP, CJ3$19,100incl. 7.5% FET
- 10Outlier JetsJet Card$20,600FET added; tax not stated
- 11Surf Air MobilityThis pageJet Card$21,700incl. 7.5% FET
- 12Solairus AviationAltitude$22,100as published
- 13Surf Air MobilityThis pageJet Card Premium · Phenom 300, PC-24$22,300incl. 7.5% FET
- 14Wheels UpSignature Dynamic · Phenom 300$22,700FET added; tax not stated
- 15Wheels UpSignature Fixed · Phenom 300$23,200FET added; tax not stated
- 16Stratos JetsSOAR HIGHER · e.g. CJ3, Lear 40$24,200FET added; tax not stated
- 17Stratos JetsSOAR HIGHER · Super light, e.g. Phenom 300, XLS$26,000FET added; tax not stated
One-way estimates, lowest first: each company's published rate for a light jet × about 2h 20m, on the same basis as CRAFT's rate: the 7.5% FET added where the company adds tax or doesn't state it, and a fuel surcharge of $300 an hour where one applies but isn't published (the low end of the $300–$800 we use), 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.
Surf Air Mobility'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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Surf Air Mobility, Denver to Chicago: questions
How much does Surf Air Mobility cost from Denver to Chicago?
About $21,700 one way, or $43,400 round trip, on a light jet (Jet Card), estimated as about 2h 20m of flying × Surf Air Mobility's published $8,700 an hour, plus the 7.5% tax it says is added. Turboprop: about $21,500. Very light jet: about $20,400. Midsize jet: about $21,900. Super-midsize jet: about $27,200. Large jet: about $34,000. Ultra-long-range jet: about $36,800. These are estimates, not quotes from Surf Air Mobility.
How does Surf Air Mobility compare with other jet cards from Denver to Chicago?
Among 17 published light jet figures on this route, Surf Air Mobility's Jet Card estimate is the 11th lowest, 14% above the route's median of $19,100. The spread runs from $15,000 to $26,000. CRAFT's Fleet Jet Card is super-midsize only, so it isn't in this light jet comparison; its estimate is with the super-midsize figures on the route page. Estimates use each company's own published rate as of the date shown, on the same tax and fuel basis, before minimums, fees and surcharges.
Does the Surf Air Mobility estimate include tax and fuel?
Per Surf Air Mobility's published terms, tax is added on top of the rate, and fuel is included. To compare like for like with rates that include fuel and tax, we add the 7.5% federal excise tax where a company says it's extra or doesn't say, and a fuel surcharge of $300 an hour (the low end of the $300–$800 range we use) where it adds one without publishing the amount; nothing for fuel where it doesn't say fuel is extra. 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.