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Vault Aviation from Palm Beach to Houston
About $18,300 one way on a light jet (MAX Jet Card · 6 seats), estimated from Vault Aviation's published $7,595 an hour, for about 2h 25m of flying.
An estimate from Vault Aviation's rate as published on its own website, checked October 2, 2026. Not a quote or an offer from Vault Aviation: see how it's built.
- Estimate
- $18,300
- one way, light
- Flight time
- 2h 25m
- nonstop
- Distance
- 946 mi
- 822 nm
- Published rate
- $7,595
- an hour, maximum
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, Palm Beach to Houston, one way
$28,700
About 2h 15m 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.
Vault Aviation · Palm Beach to Houston
Vault Aviation's estimate by jet size
Each row is Vault Aviation's published hourly rate for that size × our flight-time estimate for Palm Beach to Houston. Before minimums, fees and surcharges.
| Jet size | Program | Published rate | In the rate | Flight time | One way | Round trip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light | MAX Jet Card · 6 seats | $7,595/hr max | Tax includedFuel not stated | 2h 25m | $18,300 | $36,600 |
| Midsize | MAX Jet Card · 7 seats | $9,595/hr max | Tax includedFuel not stated | 2h 15m | $21,700 | $43,300 |
| Super-midsize | MAX Jet Card · 8 seats | $12,595/hr max | Tax includedFuel not stated | 2h 15m | $27,900 | $55,700 |
| Large | MAX Jet Card · Heavy, 10 seats | $13,995/hr max | Tax includedFuel not stated | 2h 10m | $29,800 | $59,500 |
Light
$18,300
MAX Jet Card · 6 seats
$7,595/hr maxTax includedFuel not stated2h 25mRound trip $36,600
Midsize
$21,700
MAX Jet Card · 7 seats
$9,595/hr maxTax includedFuel not stated2h 15mRound trip $43,300
Super-midsize
$27,900
MAX Jet Card · 8 seats
$12,595/hr maxTax includedFuel not stated2h 15mRound trip $55,700
Large
$29,800
MAX Jet Card · Heavy, 10 seats
$13,995/hr maxTax includedFuel not stated2h 10mRound trip $59,500
The rate is a published maximum; trips may price lower. Rates at the entry purchase level as published, checked October 2, 2026; bigger purchases can lower them. Vault Aviation's terms: MAX Jet Card rates are maximums that include the 7.5% tax; trips often price lower. No blackout dates, peak surcharges or membership fees, and the balance is refundable and never expires.
Same route, every published rate
Light jet from Palm Beach to Houston, by program
Among 17 published light jet figures on this route, Vault Aviation's MAX Jet Card estimate is the 6th lowest, 8% below the route's median of $19,800. The spread runs from $14,500 to $25,100. CRAFT's Fleet Jet Card flies a super-midsize Challenger 350; on this route it comes to about $28,700 one way (fuel and FET included).
- 1Silverhawk AviationJet Card · Citation Ultra, Encore · round trip $3,375$14,500as published
- 2JettlyCategory rate$15,900as published
- 3Concord Private JetJet Card · e.g. CJ4$18,000incl. 7.5% tax
- 4Northern Jet ManagementPrivate Advantage · Citation CJ3/CJ4$18,000incl. 7.5% tax
- 5Amalfi JetsAmalfi One$18,100as published
- 6Vault AviationThis pageMAX Jet Card · 6 seats$18,300as published
- 7Sentient JetSJ25$19,000incl. 7.5% tax
- 8Northern Jet ManagementPreview Card · Citation CJ3/CJ4$19,600incl. 7.5% tax
- 9Fly AllianceMembership Jet Card · Hawker 400XP, CJ3$19,800incl. 7.5% tax
- 10Outlier JetsJet Card$19,900as published
- 11Wheels UpSignature Dynamic · Phenom 300$21,900as published
- 12Wheels UpSignature Fixed · Phenom 300$22,400as published
- 13Surf Air MobilityJet Card$22,500incl. 7.5% tax
- 14Solairus AviationAltitude$22,900as published
- 15Surf Air MobilityJet Card Premium · Phenom 300, PC-24$23,200incl. 7.5% tax
- 16Stratos JetsSOAR HIGHER · e.g. CJ3, Lear 40$23,300as published
- 17Stratos JetsSOAR HIGHER · Super light, e.g. Phenom 300, XLS$25,100as published
One-way estimates, lowest first: each company's published rate for a light jet × about 2h 25m, 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.
Get your exact price
Palm Beach to Houston, priced on a real aircraft.
Vault Aviation'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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Vault Aviation, Palm Beach to Houston: questions
How much does Vault Aviation cost from Palm Beach to Houston?
About $18,300 one way, or $36,600 round trip, on a light jet (MAX Jet Card · 6 seats), estimated as about 2h 25m of flying × Vault Aviation's published $7,595 an hour. Midsize jet: about $21,700. Super-midsize jet: about $27,900. Large jet: about $29,800. The rate is a published maximum; trips may price lower. These are estimates, not quotes from Vault Aviation.
How does Vault Aviation compare with other jet cards from Palm Beach to Houston?
Among 17 published light jet figures on this route, Vault Aviation's MAX Jet Card estimate is the 6th lowest, 8% below the route's median of $19,800. The spread runs from $14,500 to $25,100. CRAFT's Fleet Jet Card flies a super-midsize Challenger 350; on this route it comes to about $28,700 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 Vault Aviation estimate include tax and fuel?
Per Vault Aviation's published terms, the rate includes the 7.5% federal excise tax, 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 Palm Beach to Houston?
About 2h 25m on a light jet, nonstop, for 946 miles great-circle, by our speed and range assumptions. Winds and routing move the real time.




