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Tradewind Aviation from Palm Beach to Los Angeles
About $47,500 one way on a turboprop (Goodspeed · Pilatus PC-12), estimated from Tradewind Aviation's published $5,450 an hour, plus the 7.5% tax it says is added, for about 8h 05m of flying.
An estimate from Tradewind Aviation's rate as published on its own website, checked October 2, 2026. Not a quote or an offer from Tradewind Aviation: see how it's built.
- Estimate
- $47,500
- one way, turboprop
- Flight time
- 8h 05m
- 1 fuel stop
- Distance
- 2,331 mi
- 2,026 nm
- Published rate
- $5,450
- 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, Palm Beach to Los Angeles, one way
$65,000
About 5h 00m 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.
Tradewind Aviation · Palm Beach to Los Angeles
Tradewind Aviation's estimate by jet size
Each row is Tradewind Aviation's published hourly rate for that size × our flight-time estimate for Palm Beach to Los Angeles, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turboprop | Goodspeed · Pilatus PC-12 | $5,450/hr | Tax added on topFuel added on top | 8h 05m | $47,500 | $94,900 |
Turboprop
$47,500
Goodspeed · Pilatus PC-12
$5,450/hrTax added on topFuel added on top8h 05mRound trip $94,900
Rates at the entry purchase level as published, checked October 2, 2026; bigger purchases can lower them. Tradewind Aviation's terms: Goodspeed card on Pilatus PC-12s in the Northeast, Southeast and Caribbean, discounted from a $5,700 retail rate. Fuel surcharge, tax and international fees are extra; tax is charged when you buy the card. 0.2 hour of taxi added per leg with a 0.8-hour minimum; no peak surcharges; rate guaranteed for the one-year contract; 10% fee to terminate.
Same route, every published rate
Turboprop from Palm Beach to Los Angeles, by program
Among 6 published turboprop figures on this route, Tradewind Aviation's Goodspeed estimate is the 3rd lowest, 4% below the route's median of $49,300. The spread runs from $27,300 to $54,000. CRAFT's Fleet Jet Card flies a super-midsize Challenger 350; on this route it comes to about $65,000 one way (fuel and FET included).
- 1Silverhawk AviationJet Card · Round trip $2,325$27,300as published
- 2JettlyCategory rate$43,800as published
- 3Tradewind AviationThis pageGoodspeed · Pilatus PC-12$47,500incl. 7.5% tax
- 4Concord Private JetJet Card · e.g. PC-12$51,000incl. 7.5% tax
- 5Surf Air MobilityJet Card$54,000incl. 7.5% tax
- 6Surf Air MobilityRegional Jet Card · King Air, PC-12, Avanti$54,000incl. 7.5% tax
One-way estimates, lowest first: each company's published rate for a turboprop × about 8h 05m, 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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Palm Beach to Los Angeles, priced on a real aircraft.
Tradewind 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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Tradewind Aviation, Palm Beach to Los Angeles: questions
How much does Tradewind Aviation cost from Palm Beach to Los Angeles?
About $47,500 one way, or $94,900 round trip, on a turboprop (Goodspeed · Pilatus PC-12), estimated as about 8h 05m of flying × Tradewind Aviation's published $5,450 an hour, plus the 7.5% tax it says is added. These are estimates, not quotes from Tradewind Aviation.
How does Tradewind Aviation compare with other jet cards from Palm Beach to Los Angeles?
Among 6 published turboprop figures on this route, Tradewind Aviation's Goodspeed estimate is the 3rd lowest, 4% below the route's median of $49,300. The spread runs from $27,300 to $54,000. CRAFT's Fleet Jet Card flies a super-midsize Challenger 350; on this route it comes to about $65,000 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 Tradewind Aviation estimate include tax and fuel?
Per Tradewind Aviation's published terms, tax is added on top of the rate, and a fuel surcharge is added on top. 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 Los Angeles?
About 8h 05m on a turboprop, with a fuel stop, for 2,331 miles great-circle, by our speed and range assumptions. Winds and routing move the real time.