Jet card cost · Owned fleet
Tradewind Aviation jet card cost, route by route
Tradewind Aviation publishes 3 hourly rates on its own website for turboprops, from $5,110 to $5,450 an hour, checked October 2, 2026. Applied to the 30 popular routes below, its estimates run from about $5,200 to $49,700 one way.
Every route figure here is an estimate: flight time × the published rate. Not a quote or an offer from Tradewind Aviation.
- Published rates
- 3
- with a cabin size
- Per hour
- $5.1k–$5.5k
- as published
- Jet sizes
- 1
- turboprop
- Routes priced
- 482
- each with its own page
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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.
Comparing Tradewind Aviation? CRAFT's own card flies its Challenger 300s and 350s at one published rate, fuel and FET included. Every route below shows both.
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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.
As published
Tradewind Aviation's published rates
Every rate as posted on Tradewind Aviation's own website, checked October 2, 2026. The badges show what the page says the rate includes.
| Jet size | Program | Buy-in | Published rate | In the rate | Rate held |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turboprop | Goodspeed · Pilatus PC-12 | 10 hours | $5,450/hr | Tax added on topFuel added on top | 12 months |
| Turboprop | Goodspeed · Pilatus PC-12 | 25 hours | $5,300/hr | Tax added on topFuel added on top | 12 months |
| Turboprop | Goodspeed · Pilatus PC-12 | 40 hours | $5,110/hr | Tax added on topFuel added on top | 12 months |
Turboprop
$5,450/hr
Goodspeed · Pilatus PC-12 · 10 hours
Tax added on topFuel added on topHeld: 12 months
Turboprop
$5,300/hr
Goodspeed · Pilatus PC-12 · 25 hours
Tax added on topFuel added on topHeld: 12 months
Turboprop
$5,110/hr
Goodspeed · Pilatus PC-12 · 40 hours
Tax added on topFuel added on topHeld: 12 months
Terms, as published: 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.
Sources for every company's rates are on the jet card rate board.
The method
How a Tradewind Aviation trip estimate is built
- 1
Flight time
Great-circle distance ÷ a typical block speed for the jet size, plus taxi, climb and descent. New York to Miami on a turboprop: about 3h 50m.
- 2
× the published rate
Tradewind Aviation's Goodspeed · Pilatus PC-12 rate: $5,450 an hour, plus the 7.5% tax it says is added. Nothing else is added.
- 3
= the estimate
About $22,400 one way. Before minimums, peak days, fees and surcharges; the company's quote is the real number.
Short hops cost more than their flight time: published minimums across programs run 48 to 120 minutes a leg, and some bill per day. Routes under 1h 30m are flagged below.
Rate against rate
Tradewind Aviation against the other published rates
Tradewind Aviation's entry rate in each size against the median of the other companies' entry rates in that size, all with the 7.5% tax added where a company says it's extra. CRAFT's card flies one size, super-midsize.
| Jet size | Tradewind Aviation | Median of others | Difference | CRAFT card |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turboprop | $5,859Goodspeed | $5,8504 rates | at the median | — |
Hourly rates, entry purchase level. CRAFT's is the 25-hour card on a Challenger 300/350, fuel and FET included. A rate is one input: minimums, notice, peak days and what's included differ by program.
Estimated, one way
Tradewind Aviation on popular routes
Open a route for Tradewind Aviation's estimate in every size it publishes, the same route on the other programs, and CRAFT's card.
| Route | Jet size | Flight time | Estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York to MiamiTurboprop · 3h 50m | Turboprop | 3h 50m | $22,400 |
| Miami to New YorkTurboprop · 3h 50m | Turboprop | 3h 50m | $22,400 |
| New York to Palm BeachTurboprop · 3h 40m | Turboprop | 3h 40m | $21,300 |
| Palm Beach to New YorkTurboprop · 3h 40m | Turboprop | 3h 40m | $21,300 |
| New York to Los AngelesTurboprop · 8h 30m | Turboprop | 8h 30m | $49,700 |
| Los Angeles to New YorkTurboprop · 8h 30m | Turboprop | 8h 30m | $49,700 |
| Los Angeles to MiamiTurboprop · 8h 10m | Turboprop | 8h 10m | $47,700 |
| Miami to Los AngelesTurboprop · 8h 10m | Turboprop | 8h 10m | $47,700 |
| Los Angeles to Las VegasTurboprop · 1h 00m | Turboprop | 1h 00m | $6,100short hop: minimums apply |
| Las Vegas to Los AngelesTurboprop · 1h 00m | Turboprop | 1h 00m | $6,100short hop: minimums apply |
| New York to AspenTurboprop · 6h 10m | Turboprop | 6h 10m | $36,100 |
| Aspen to New YorkTurboprop · 6h 10m | Turboprop | 6h 10m | $36,100 |
| New York to BostonTurboprop · 55m | Turboprop | 55m | $5,200short hop: minimums apply |
| Boston to New YorkTurboprop · 55m | Turboprop | 55m | $5,200short hop: minimums apply |
| Miami to NassauTurboprop · 55m | Turboprop | 55m | $5,300short hop: minimums apply |
| Nassau to MiamiTurboprop · 55m | Turboprop | 55m | $5,300short hop: minimums apply |
| Dallas to Los CabosTurboprop · 3h 35m | Turboprop | 3h 35m | $21,200 |
| Los Cabos to DallasTurboprop · 3h 35m | Turboprop | 3h 35m | $21,200 |
| Palm Beach to the HamptonsTurboprop · 3h 45m | Turboprop | 3h 45m | $22,200 |
| The Hamptons to Palm BeachTurboprop · 3h 45m | Turboprop | 3h 45m | $22,200 |
| Boston to Palm BeachTurboprop · 4h 10m | Turboprop | 4h 10m | $24,400 |
| Palm Beach to BostonTurboprop · 4h 10m | Turboprop | 4h 10m | $24,400 |
| Chicago to Palm BeachTurboprop · 3h 55m | Turboprop | 3h 55m | $23,100 |
| Palm Beach to ChicagoTurboprop · 3h 55m | Turboprop | 3h 55m | $23,100 |
| Chicago to NaplesTurboprop · 3h 55m | Turboprop | 3h 55m | $23,100 |
| Naples to ChicagoTurboprop · 3h 55m | Turboprop | 3h 55m | $23,100 |
| Philadelphia to MiamiTurboprop · 3h 35m | Turboprop | 3h 35m | $21,100 |
| Miami to PhiladelphiaTurboprop · 3h 35m | Turboprop | 3h 35m | $21,100 |
| Miami to Las VegasTurboprop · 7h 35m | Turboprop | 7h 35m | $44,400 |
| Las Vegas to MiamiTurboprop · 7h 35m | Turboprop | 7h 35m | $44,400 |
Each in the size the route usually calls for, or the nearest size Tradewind Aviation publishes. Flight time × the published rate, tax added where its terms say it's extra; before minimums and fees. 482 routes have a Tradewind Aviation page; find any route from a city on the main page.
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Tradewind Aviation's figures here are estimates from its published rates. Tell us the route, the date and how many are flying, and CRAFT's desk sends one firm number on a Challenger 300 or 350.
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Tradewind Aviation: questions
Does Tradewind Aviation publish its jet card rates?
Yes. Tradewind Aviation's own website lists 3 hourly rates from $5,110 to $5,450 an hour for turboprops, as checked October 2, 2026.
What does a Tradewind Aviation trip cost?
On the 30 popular routes on this page, Tradewind Aviation's published rates come to about $5,200 (New York to Boston) to $49,700 (Los Angeles to New York) one way, estimated as flight time × the published rate, with tax added where its terms say it's extra. These are estimates, not quotes from Tradewind Aviation.
How do Tradewind Aviation's rates compare with other jet cards?
Turboprop: Tradewind Aviation's $5,859 an hour, at the median of 4 other published turboprop rates ($5,850).