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Wheels Up from Denver to Chicago
About $21,100 one way on a light jet (Signature Dynamic · Phenom 300), estimated from Wheels Up's published $9,088 an hour, for about 2h 20m of flying.
An estimate from Wheels Up's rate as published on its own website, checked October 2, 2026. Not a quote or an offer from Wheels Up: see how it's built.
- Estimate
- $21,100
- one way, light
- Flight time
- 2h 20m
- nonstop
- Distance
- 907 mi
- 788 nm
- Published rate
- $9,088
- an hour, recent average
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.
Wheels Up · Denver to Chicago
Wheels Up's estimate by jet size
Each row is Wheels Up's published hourly rate for that size × our flight-time estimate for Denver to Chicago. Before minimums, fees and surcharges.
| Jet size | Program | Published rate | In the rate | Flight time | One way | Round trip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light | Signature Dynamic · Phenom 300 | $9,088/hr avg | Tax not statedFuel not stated | 2h 20m | $21,100 | $42,200 |
| Light jet | Signature Fixed · Phenom 300 | $9,295/hr | Tax not statedFuel not stated | 2h 20m | $21,600 | $43,200 |
| Super-midsize | Signature Dynamic · Challenger 300 | $10,576/hr avg | Tax not statedFuel not stated | 2h 10m | $22,600 | $45,100 |
| Super-midsize jet | Signature Fixed · Challenger 300 | $13,495/hr | Tax not statedFuel not stated | 2h 10m | $28,800 | $57,600 |
Light
$21,100
Signature Dynamic · Phenom 300
$9,088/hr avgTax not statedFuel not stated2h 20mRound trip $42,200
Light
$21,600
Signature Fixed · Phenom 300
$9,295/hrTax not statedFuel not stated2h 20mRound trip $43,200
Super-midsize
$22,600
Signature Dynamic · Challenger 300
$10,576/hr avgTax not statedFuel not stated2h 10mRound trip $45,100
Super-midsize
$28,800
Signature Fixed · Challenger 300
$13,495/hrTax not statedFuel not stated2h 10mRound trip $57,600
The rate is a published recent average, not a promise. Rates at the entry purchase level as published, checked October 2, 2026; bigger purchases can lower them. Wheels Up's terms: 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.
Same route, every published rate
Light jet from Denver to Chicago, by program
Among 17 published light jet figures on this route, Wheels Up's Signature Dynamic estimate is the 11th lowest, 10% above 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 ManagementPrivate 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 ManagementPreview 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 UpThis pageSignature Dynamic · Phenom 300$21,100as published
- 12Wheels UpThis pageSignature 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.
Wheels Up'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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Wheels Up, Denver to Chicago: questions
How much does Wheels Up cost from Denver to Chicago?
About $21,100 one way, or $42,200 round trip, on a light jet (Signature Dynamic · Phenom 300), estimated as about 2h 20m of flying × Wheels Up's published $9,088 an hour. Super-midsize jet: about $22,600. The rate is a published recent average, not a promise. These are estimates, not quotes from Wheels Up.
How does Wheels Up compare with other jet cards from Denver to Chicago?
Among 17 published light jet figures on this route, Wheels Up's Signature Dynamic estimate is the 11th lowest, 10% above 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 Wheels Up estimate include tax and fuel?
Per Wheels Up's published terms, the rate page doesn't say whether tax is included, 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.