Jet card cost · Owned fleet and broker
Wheels Up jet card cost, route by route
Wheels Up publishes 12 hourly rates on its own website for light and super-midsize jets, from $8,531 to $13,495 an hour, checked October 2, 2026. Applied to the 30 popular routes below, its estimates run from about $6,400 to $55,500 one way.
Every route figure here is an estimate: flight time × the published rate. Not a quote or an offer from Wheels Up.
- Published rates
- 12
- with a cabin size
- Per hour
- $8.5k–$13.5k
- as published
- Jet sizes
- 2
- light, super-midsize
- Routes priced
- 484
- each with its own page
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.
Comparing Wheels Up? CRAFT's own card flies its Challenger 300s and 350s at one published rate, fuel and FET included. Every route below shows both.
- 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.
As published
Wheels Up's published rates
Every rate as posted on Wheels Up'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light | Signature Fixed · Phenom 300 | $200,000 fund | $9,295/hr | Tax not statedFuel not stated | Fixed |
| Light | Signature Fixed · Phenom 300 | $500,000 fund | $8,995/hr | Tax not statedFuel not stated | Fixed |
| Light | Signature Fixed · Phenom 300 | $1,000,000 fund | $8,695/hr | Tax not statedFuel not stated | Fixed |
| Light | Signature Dynamic · Phenom 300 | $200,000 fund | $9,088/hravg | Tax not statedFuel not stated | Varies by trip |
| Light | Signature Dynamic · Phenom 300 | $500,000 fund | $8,809/hravg | Tax not statedFuel not stated | Varies by trip |
| Light | Signature Dynamic · Phenom 300 | $1,000,000 fund | $8,531/hravg | Tax not statedFuel not stated | Varies by trip |
| Super-midsize | Signature Fixed · Challenger 300 | $200,000 fund | $13,495/hr | Tax not statedFuel not stated | Fixed |
| Super-midsize | Signature Fixed · Challenger 300 | $500,000 fund | $12,995/hr | Tax not statedFuel not stated | Fixed |
| Super-midsize | Signature Fixed · Challenger 300 | $1,000,000 fund | $12,695/hr | Tax not statedFuel not stated | Fixed |
| Super-midsize | Signature Dynamic · Challenger 300 | $200,000 fund | $10,576/hravg | Tax not statedFuel not stated | Varies by trip |
| Super-midsize | Signature Dynamic · Challenger 300 | $500,000 fund | $10,252/hravg | Tax not statedFuel not stated | Varies by trip |
| Super-midsize | Signature Dynamic · Challenger 300 | $1,000,000 fund | $9,929/hravg | Tax not statedFuel not stated | Varies by trip |
Light
$9,295/hr
Signature Fixed · Phenom 300 · $200,000 fund
Tax not statedFuel not statedHeld: Fixed
Light
$8,995/hr
Signature Fixed · Phenom 300 · $500,000 fund
Tax not statedFuel not statedHeld: Fixed
Light
$8,695/hr
Signature Fixed · Phenom 300 · $1,000,000 fund
Tax not statedFuel not statedHeld: Fixed
Light
$9,088/hr avg
Signature Dynamic · Phenom 300 · $200,000 fund
Tax not statedFuel not statedHeld: Varies by trip
Light
$8,809/hr avg
Signature Dynamic · Phenom 300 · $500,000 fund
Tax not statedFuel not statedHeld: Varies by trip
Light
$8,531/hr avg
Signature Dynamic · Phenom 300 · $1,000,000 fund
Tax not statedFuel not statedHeld: Varies by trip
Super-midsize
$13,495/hr
Signature Fixed · Challenger 300 · $200,000 fund
Tax not statedFuel not statedHeld: Fixed
Super-midsize
$12,995/hr
Signature Fixed · Challenger 300 · $500,000 fund
Tax not statedFuel not statedHeld: Fixed
Super-midsize
$12,695/hr
Signature Fixed · Challenger 300 · $1,000,000 fund
Tax not statedFuel not statedHeld: Fixed
Super-midsize
$10,576/hr avg
Signature Dynamic · Challenger 300 · $200,000 fund
Tax not statedFuel not statedHeld: Varies by trip
Super-midsize
$10,252/hr avg
Signature Dynamic · Challenger 300 · $500,000 fund
Tax not statedFuel not statedHeld: Varies by trip
Super-midsize
$9,929/hr avg
Signature Dynamic · Challenger 300 · $1,000,000 fund
Tax not statedFuel not statedHeld: Varies by trip
Terms, as published: 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.
Sources for every company's rates are on the jet card rate board.
The method
How a Wheels Up 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 super-midsize jet: about 2h 30m.
- 2
× the published rate
Wheels Up's Signature Dynamic · Challenger 300 rate: $10,576 an hour. Nothing else is added.
- 3
= the estimate
About $26,500 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
Wheels Up against the other published rates
Wheels Up'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 | Wheels Up | Median of others | Difference | CRAFT card |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light | $9,295Signature Fixed | $8,00012 rates | 16% above the median | — |
| Super-midsize | $13,495Signature Fixed | $11,75011 rates | 15% above the median | $12,950 |
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
Wheels Up on popular routes
Open a route for Wheels Up'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 MiamiSuper-midsize · 2h 30m | Super-midsize | 2h 30m | $26,500 |
| Miami to New YorkSuper-midsize · 2h 30m | Super-midsize | 2h 30m | $26,500 |
| New York to Palm BeachSuper-midsize · 2h 25m | Super-midsize | 2h 25m | $25,400 |
| Palm Beach to New YorkSuper-midsize · 2h 25m | Super-midsize | 2h 25m | $25,400 |
| New York to Los AngelesSuper-midsize · 5h 15m | Super-midsize | 5h 15m | $55,500 |
| Los Angeles to New YorkSuper-midsize · 5h 15m | Super-midsize | 5h 15m | $55,500 |
| Los Angeles to MiamiSuper-midsize · 5h 00m | Super-midsize | 5h 00m | $53,200 |
| Miami to Los AngelesSuper-midsize · 5h 00m | Super-midsize | 5h 00m | $53,200 |
| Los Angeles to Las VegasLight · 50m | Light | 50m | $7,400short hop: minimums apply |
| Las Vegas to Los AngelesLight · 50m | Light | 50m | $7,400short hop: minimums apply |
| New York to AspenSuper-midsize · 3h 50m | Super-midsize | 3h 50m | $40,100 |
| Aspen to New YorkSuper-midsize · 3h 50m | Super-midsize | 3h 50m | $40,100 |
| New York to BostonLight · 40m | Light | 40m | $6,400short hop: minimums apply |
| Boston to New YorkLight · 40m | Light | 40m | $6,400short hop: minimums apply |
| Miami to NassauLight · 45m | Light | 45m | $6,500short hop: minimums apply |
| Nassau to MiamiLight · 45m | Light | 45m | $6,500short hop: minimums apply |
| Dallas to Los CabosSuper-midsize · 2h 25m | Super-midsize | 2h 25m | $25,200 |
| Los Cabos to DallasSuper-midsize · 2h 25m | Super-midsize | 2h 25m | $25,200 |
| Palm Beach to the HamptonsSuper-midsize · 2h 30m | Super-midsize | 2h 30m | $26,300 |
| The Hamptons to Palm BeachSuper-midsize · 2h 30m | Super-midsize | 2h 30m | $26,300 |
| Boston to Palm BeachSuper-midsize · 2h 45m | Super-midsize | 2h 45m | $28,800 |
| Palm Beach to BostonSuper-midsize · 2h 45m | Super-midsize | 2h 45m | $28,800 |
| Chicago to Palm BeachSuper-midsize · 2h 35m | Super-midsize | 2h 35m | $27,300 |
| Palm Beach to ChicagoSuper-midsize · 2h 35m | Super-midsize | 2h 35m | $27,300 |
| Chicago to NaplesSuper-midsize · 2h 35m | Super-midsize | 2h 35m | $27,400 |
| Naples to ChicagoSuper-midsize · 2h 35m | Super-midsize | 2h 35m | $27,400 |
| Philadelphia to MiamiSuper-midsize · 2h 20m | Super-midsize | 2h 20m | $25,100 |
| Miami to PhiladelphiaSuper-midsize · 2h 20m | Super-midsize | 2h 20m | $25,100 |
| Miami to Las VegasSuper-midsize · 4h 40m | Super-midsize | 4h 40m | $49,500 |
| Las Vegas to MiamiSuper-midsize · 4h 40m | Super-midsize | 4h 40m | $49,500 |
Each in the size the route usually calls for, or the nearest size Wheels Up publishes. Flight time × the published rate; before minimums and fees. 484 routes have a Wheels Up page; find any route from a city on the main page.
Get your exact price
Your trip, priced on a real aircraft.
Wheels Up'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.
- 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: questions
Does Wheels Up publish its jet card rates?
Yes. Wheels Up's own website lists 12 hourly rates from $8,531 to $13,495 an hour for light and super-midsize jets, as checked October 2, 2026. The rate is a published recent average, not a promise.
What does a Wheels Up trip cost?
On the 30 popular routes on this page, Wheels Up's published rates come to about $6,400 (New York to Boston) to $55,500 (Los Angeles to New York) one way, estimated as flight time × the published rate. These are estimates, not quotes from Wheels Up.
How do Wheels Up's rates compare with other jet cards?
Light: Wheels Up's $9,295 an hour, 16% above the median of 12 other published light rates ($8,000). Super-midsize: Wheels Up's $13,495 an hour, 15% above the median of 11 other published super-midsize rates ($11,750). CRAFT's card is $12,950 an hour, fuel and FET included.