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Surf Air Mobility from Houston to Orange County
About $31,200 one way on a midsize jet (Jet Card), estimated from Surf Air Mobility's published $9,350 an hour, plus the 7.5% tax it says is added, for about 3h 05m 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
- $31,200
- one way, midsize
- Flight time
- 3h 05m
- nonstop
- Distance
- 1,355 mi
- 1,177 nm
- Published rate
- $9,350
- 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.
Super-midsize: CRAFT card estimate, Houston to Orange County, one way
$39,300
Same class: Surf Air Mobility's super-midsize estimate on this route is about $38,800 (incl. 7.5% FET). CRAFT: about 3h 00m 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
- 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.
Surf Air Mobility · Houston to Orange County
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 Houston to Orange County, 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 | 4h 40m | $31,100 | $62,100 |
| Turboprop | Regional Jet Card · King Air, PC-12, Avanti | $6,200/hr | Tax added on topFuel included | 4h 40m | $31,100 | $62,100 |
| Very light | Jet Card | $7,250/hr | Tax added on topFuel included | 4h 05m | $31,700 | $63,300 |
| Light | Jet Card | $8,700/hr | Tax added on topFuel included | 3h 20m | $31,000 | $62,100 |
| Light jet | Jet Card Premium · Phenom 300, PC-24 | $8,950/hr | Tax added on topFuel included | 3h 20m | $31,900 | $63,900 |
| Midsize | Jet Card | $9,350/hr | Tax added on topFuel included | 3h 05m | $31,200 | $62,400 |
| Super-midsize | Jet Card | $11,875/hr | Tax added on topFuel included | 3h 00m | $38,800 | $77,600 |
| Super-midsize jet | Jet Card Premium · Challenger 300/350, Praetor | $12,450/hr | Tax added on topFuel included | 3h 00m | $40,700 | $81,300 |
| Large | Jet Card · Heavy | $15,400/hr | Tax added on topFuel included | 2h 55m | $48,300 | $96,500 |
| Ultra-long-range | Jet Card | $17,300/hr | Tax added on topFuel included | 2h 50m | $52,200 | $104,300 |
Turboprop
$31,100
Jet Card
$6,200/hrTax added on topFuel included4h 40mRound trip $62,100
Turboprop
$31,100
Regional Jet Card · King Air, PC-12, Avanti
$6,200/hrTax added on topFuel included4h 40mRound trip $62,100
Very light
$31,700
Jet Card
$7,250/hrTax added on topFuel included4h 05mRound trip $63,300
Light
$31,000
Jet Card
$8,700/hrTax added on topFuel included3h 20mRound trip $62,100
Light
$31,900
Jet Card Premium · Phenom 300, PC-24
$8,950/hrTax added on topFuel included3h 20mRound trip $63,900
Midsize
$31,200
Jet Card
$9,350/hrTax added on topFuel included3h 05mRound trip $62,400
Super-midsize
$38,800
Jet Card
$11,875/hrTax added on topFuel included3h 00mRound trip $77,600
Super-midsize
$40,700
Jet Card Premium · Challenger 300/350, Praetor
$12,450/hrTax added on topFuel included3h 00mRound trip $81,300
Large
$48,300
Jet Card · Heavy
$15,400/hrTax added on topFuel included2h 55mRound trip $96,500
Ultra-long-range
$52,200
Jet Card
$17,300/hrTax added on topFuel included2h 50mRound trip $104,300
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
Midsize jet from Houston to Orange County, by program
Among 15 published midsize jet figures on this route, Surf Air Mobility's Jet Card estimate is the 8th lowest, at the route's median of $31,200. The spread runs from $26,000 to $39,700. CRAFT's Fleet Jet Card is super-midsize only, so it isn't in this midsize jet comparison; its estimate is with the super-midsize figures on the route page.
- 1Silverhawk AviationJet Card · Citation Excel, XLS · round trip $4,925$26,000FET added; tax not stated
- 2Concord Private JetJet Card · e.g. Hawker 800XP$26,200incl. 7.5% FET
- 3JetviaElite Jet Card · Learjet 60, plus $8,500 a day$27,500incl. 7.5% FET · incl. $8,500 a day
- 4JettlyCategory rate$28,200FET added; tax not stated
- 5Northern Jet ManagementPrivate Advantage · Lear 45XR/75, Citation XLS+$29,600incl. 7.5% FET
- 6Fly AllianceMembership Jet Card · Hawker 800XP, Lear 60, XLS$29,700incl. 7.5% FET
- 7Vault AviationMAX Jet Card · 7 seats$29,800as published
- 8Surf Air MobilityThis pageJet Card$31,200incl. 7.5% FET
- 9Amalfi JetsAmalfi One$31,700FET added; tax not stated
- 10Sentient JetSJ25+$32,500incl. 7.5% FET · fuel est. $300/hr
- 11Solairus AviationAltitude$32,600as published
- 12Fly AllianceThe Reserve (with Thrive) · Citation XLS+$33,200FET added; tax not stated
- 13Outlier JetsJet Card$33,200FET added; tax not stated
- 14Stratos JetsSOAR HIGHER · e.g. Hawker 800XP, G150$34,200FET added; tax not stated
- 15Fly AllianceThe Reserve (with Thrive) · Citation Latitude$39,700FET added; tax not stated
One-way estimates, lowest first: each company's published rate for a midsize jet × about 3h 05m, 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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Houston to Orange County, 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, Houston to Orange County: questions
How much does Surf Air Mobility cost from Houston to Orange County?
About $31,200 one way, or $62,400 round trip, on a midsize jet (Jet Card), estimated as about 3h 05m of flying × Surf Air Mobility's published $9,350 an hour, plus the 7.5% tax it says is added. Turboprop: about $31,100. Very light jet: about $31,700. Light jet: about $31,000. Super-midsize jet: about $38,800. Large jet: about $48,300. Ultra-long-range jet: about $52,200. These are estimates, not quotes from Surf Air Mobility.
How does Surf Air Mobility compare with other jet cards from Houston to Orange County?
Among 15 published midsize jet figures on this route, Surf Air Mobility's Jet Card estimate is the 8th lowest, at the route's median of $31,200. The spread runs from $26,000 to $39,700. CRAFT's Fleet Jet Card is super-midsize only, so it isn't in this midsize 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 Houston to Orange County?
About 3h 05m on a midsize jet, nonstop, for 1,355 miles great-circle, by our speed and range assumptions. Winds and routing move the real time.